Face The West - Edge Of Reason

(September 2008 re-release of 2000 recording) 10 tracks: Paddy's Leather Breeches / Boys Of Ballymote / Maggie's Pancakes / Wing Commander Donald Mackenzie's * Eilean Beag Donn A Chuain * The Youngest Ancient Mariner * The Pumpkin's Fancy / Rory Macleod / Jig Runrig * Crossing The Minch / Jig Of Slurs / Kenny Macdonald's / Wee Todd * Inisheer * Banjo Breakdown / Curlew / Kenny Gilles Of Portnalong * Crying In My Head * Jolly Beggarman / Reconciliation / Big John Macneil / High Road To Linton * The Sands Of Kuwait.

Face The West are seven young musicians from The Isle of Lewis who between them play accordion, acoustic and electric guitars, fiddle, whistles, keyboard, bass and percussion. They also provide vocals in Gaelic and English.

Their choice of material is a mixture of Scottish and Irish traditional and more recent compositions, all stylishly arranged by the band.

The music is full of drive, interest and confidence.

Tunes and songs from the likes of Phil Cunningham, Fergie MacDonald, Pat MacNulty and P/M Donald MacLeod sit alongside trad tunes given a modern treatment by this gutsy award-winning Stornoway band.