Caledonia - Suidakra

Advantages: World winning pipe band
Disadvantages: There is no 2 Jim Kilpatricks

...A really good cd by a top class world winning pipe band. This cd has some of most musical bagpipe tunes ever played by pipe bands in Scotland and maybe the world. Most of the tunes played by the Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia pipe band are composed by their pipe Major Robert Matheson. Robert has written some of the most musical and catchy tunes that any piper would hear or play. Also with the drumming being under the leadership of world drumming champion leading tip Jim Kilpatrick who could ask for a better cd. Some of the playing in this cd has sent shivers up my spine and has got me to get my pipes out from the cupboard and back to playing and trying to learn a tune or two from this great pipe band.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Fantastic , memorable songs
Disadvantages: Why isn't it on itunes?

...**What Is It?** This one disc CD contains the Dougie Maclean collection of songs. The hugely successful Scottish singer/song writer/multi-instrumentalist and musician. This contains 11 tracks of Maclean's hits from the 90's. **History Behind Dougie Maclean** Dougie Maclean started off a a street player in Perthshire, Scotland. He was invited to join the The Tannahill Weavers in 1976, which were and now are still a very popular scottish folk band. He started of his solo career in 1981 but by this time, had already written lots of songs. And so starts the upward way of his career. He started releasing songs, and with his hit "Caledonia" (which had the whole of Scotland singing along) made him a well known Scottish musician. Then his next succeses of "A Wing On A Prayer" "Turning Away" and "The Search" which made him famous... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Well ahead of its time, a set standard for other pipe bands
Disadvantages: No real solo piping tracks.

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