Scottish Women

(August 2004) 16 tracks: Maids When You’re Young (Sheila Stewart) * Strong Women (Sheena Wellington and others) * The Slaves’ Lament (Annie Grace and others) * Reres Hill (Karine Polwart and Corrina Hewat) * Puirt a Beul (Mairi MacInnes and Anna Murray) * Mother’s Ruin (Poem by Ray Fisher) * I Am a Miller Tae My Trade / Gaelic Work Songs (Entire Cast) * A Fhleasgaich Oig is Ceanalta (Maggie MacInnes, Anna Murray and Mairi MacInnes) * Leabaidh Naoimh Aula (MacKenzie) * Lassie Lie Near Me (Annie Grace and others) * The Eriskay Love Lilt (Ishbel McAskill) * Is Gaidheal Mi (Mairi MacInnes) * Hey Donald (Entire Cast) * The Glenlyon Lament (Margaret Bennett and Entire Cast) * Canan Nan Gaidheal (Entire Cast) * O’n dh’fhag thu mi’s Mulad Orm (Anna Murray and others).

The popular Gaelic and Scots songs on this album were recorded from live concerts during the Scottish Women tour of 2002.

The cast of singers included Sheila Stewart, Sheena Wellington, Ishbel McAskill, Elspeth Cowie, Corrina Hewat, Annie Grace, Karine Polwart, Emily Smith, Mairi MacInnes, Anna Murray, Ray Fisher, Margaret Bennett, Maggie MacInnes and MacKenzie.

The tour band consisted of Catriona McAffer, Annie Grace, Corrina Hewat, Brian McNeill, Mike Travis and Andy Thorburn.