One of the MusicScotland top 99.(May 2003) 10 tracks (61 mins): Glenuig Hall / The Wrong Box * The Arms Dealer’s Daughter / Aye Right * Heading West * The Reid Street Sofa / Missed The Bypass / Fit’r Ye Daein Up Ma Vennel? * The Nordal Rumba * Maxine’s Polka / Bar Bruno * A Fistful of Euro / The New Rat #6 * Carboni’s Farewell * Scraping The Barrel / Fielding’s Possum / Take The Tunnel * Tune For Bartley.
The new album from the progressive Celtic 'acid croft' group, introducing a World music influence.
The first recording with their current line-up, featuring new members Quee MacArthur (bass) and Luke Plumb (mandolin) with Angus Grant (fiddle), Garry Finlayson (banjo, banjax), James Mackintosh (drums, percussion) and Malcolm Crosbie (guitar).
Also featuring Michael McGoldrick (uilleann pipes), Toby Shippey (trumpet) and others from Salsa Celtica.
Recorded at Bleep and Booster's, Edinburgh 2003. Produced by Shooglenifty.
"...the injection of young Tasmanian mandolin / bouzouki / banjo whizz Luke Plumb into the group has given it a huge melodic lift... That's not to deny the on-going splendour of fiddler Angus Grant's playing and tune writing - for instance the gentle title track contrasting with the energetic Aye Right!, or his playful Nordal Rumba, with its brassy Latino feel... Scraping the Barrel is a set of three tunes that range from menace to mania, all the while keeping within ear-shot of the Scottish melodic tradition... this is Shooglenifty's finest album for many years." (Folkworld)
