Curious Caledonians

Release Date: 10th Jan 2020
Catalogue No: ABC4818774
Label: ABC Classics
Length: 60 minutes

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anon.: Miss Susanna Baird’s Reel / Miss Johnston’s Reel

Work length3:18

Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

anon.: Black Mary

Work length1:21

Claire Patti (soprano)
Evergreen Ensemble
Recorded: 2019

Ford, T: The Emigrant Highlander’s Wife (Arr. by David McGuinness)

Work length3:23

Allegra Giagu (mezzo-soprano)
Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

Dora Jordan: The Blue Bell Of Scotland

Work length3:12

Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

anon.: Morag

Work length2:14

Claire Patti (soprano)
Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

Brian Alexander Robertson: Laddie Oh Leave Me

Work length5:08

Allegra Giagu (mezzo-soprano)
Evergreen Ensemble
Recorded: 2019

anon.: Hit Her On The Bum

Work length4:22

Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

Hook: The Favorite Scotch Rondo (Arr. by Aaron McGregor)

Work length3:32

Allegra Giagu (mezzo-soprano)
Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

anon.: The Hen’s March / Sir George Murray’s Favorite / The Duke of Wellington

Work length4:37

Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

anon.: The Marquis Of Huntly’s Welcome Home / [No] 6 Dance (Arr. by David McGuinness)

Work length3:17

Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

anon.: Ye Banks and Braes

Work length1:56

Allegra Giagu (mezzo-soprano), Claire Patti (soprano)
Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

Alexander Garden: Jenny Dang The Weaver

Work length3:01

Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

anon.: The Banks Of Clyde

Work length3:05

Allegra Giagu (mezzo-soprano)
Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

Anonymous, Malcolm MacDonald: Lord Moira’s Welcome / Miss Jeann Stewart Of Bohally’s Reel

Work length3:53

Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

anon.: The Horse-man’s Port (Arr. by Shane Lestideau)

Work length4:30

Evergreen Ensemble
Recorded: 2019

Attwood, T: Queen Of France’s Lamentation

Work length4:28

Allegra Giagu (mezzo-soprano)
Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

Montague Corri: Blackbird Waltz

Work length2:41

Evergreen Ensemble
Recorded: 2019

anon.: La Fenella

Work length1:19

Evergreen Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia
Recorded: 2019

anon.: Don Alphonso

Work length1:25

Evergreen Ensemble
Recorded: 2019

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Evergreen Ensemble continues their fascinating journey into the sound world of colonial Australia with this enchanting album of instrumental and vocal music drawn from the music collections of Sydney Living Museums and the State Library of New South Wales. Bringing together Australia and Scotland's finest Early Music talent and iconic folk artists, Evergreen Ensemble weaves stories back through time, rediscovering the sounds of folk melodies performed on period instruments. For their new album Curious Caledonians, ensemble director and violinist Shane Lestideau has invited four renowned guest musicians to bring their specialised knowledge of nineteenth-century performance styles to the recording. With the help of a Scottish researcher, they have delved deep into the nation's musical archives to discover treasures hidden in the personal music books and manuscripts lovingly bound together by their owners for safe-keeping. Much of this music bears the unmistakable flavour of Scotland: strathspeys and reels, haunting Gaelic airs and arrangements of favourite Scottish songs and tunes. It gives us the chance to 'listen at the window' of a Scottish-Australian house in the 19th century and consider what place these songs, piano duets and quadrilles may have had in their lives. The album features the dulcet tones of mezzo-soprano Allegra Giagu and soprano Claire Patti, with Claire also appearing on Celtic harp. Australian violinists Shane Lestideau and Ben Dollman (Australian Brandenburg Orchestra) are joined by Aaron McGregor of the renowned Scottish Baroque ensemble Concerto Caledonia, with acclaimed Australian Baroque cellist Daniel Yeadon completing the string section. Performing on an authentic 19th-century Collard & Collard square piano are historical keyboard specialists Neal Peres Da Costa (University of Sydney) and David McGuinness (Concerto Caledonia). Curious Caledonians offers a rare insight into domestic and public music-making in Australia since 1788, honouring the extraordinary contributions of Scottish culture to Australian society and exploring Scottish music's unique ability to reinvent itself in new surroundings. Part classical, part folk, part Scottish, part Australian, this album captures the musical - and emotional - landscape of the early Australian settlement.

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