Roddy Matthews - Seeing In The Dawn

(July 2007) 14 tracks: Stretch's Jig Set: Stretch's Jig / Garsters Dream / Da Sooth End / Orfasay / Matthew Scollay's Jig * Slow Air: Gordon * West Highland Marches: Aros Park / The Dark Waters Of Loch Shiel * Roddy's Hornpipes: Violet Tulloch's Welcome To Bingfield House / Coquet Head / Jim Nichol's Hornpipe * Back To The West: Bobby MacLeod Of Tobermory / Memories Of Ian Peterson * Northumbrian Rants: Winshield's Hornpipe / The Northumbrian Galop / Hunter's Hill / Tom Cowing's Rant * Granny And Grandad's Ruby Wedding * Favourite Waltzes: Gordon And Sandra's Wedding Waltz / Cuddling Katie / The Bonnie Lass O' Wark * Northumbrian Pipes Set: Remember Me / Madame Bonaparte * Northumberland And Shetland Reels: Maggie's Bucket / Ivor And Marjory Gear / Blaydon Flats / The James Hill Memorial * Polkas: Drumshysters Polka / Bert's Highland Polka * Levi Jackson Rag * Air: Leaving Lordenshaw * Uswayford Set: Cheeky Pete / Inga's Reel / Uswayford.

One of the foremost fiddlers of Northumberland, continuing the strong Scottish links with Northumbrian music.

Includes some favourite tunes alongside some new ones and one or two that need to be heard again, recognising the places that Roddy has travelled to and played at.

"Seeing in the dawn is a great thing to do if you've had a brilliant night of unforgettable music." (Roddy Matthews).

Roddy Matthews (fiddle), Tom Orr (accordion), Scott Nichol (accordion), Jim Nichol (keyboard, bass), Iain 'Stretch' MacFadyen (drums, electric guitar), Dorothy Lawrenson (northumbrian pipes).