Blair Douglas - Stay Strong

Composer Of The Year - Scots Trad Music Awards 2008

(June 2008) 13 tracks: Martyn In Mind * The Soldier's Lullaby * Lewis Love * Rester Fort, La Nouvelle Orleans * 'S Barail Leam * Atchafalaya Morn * Taladh An Iasgair * Acadie Sing Me Home * Ceitidh Fiona's Waltz * Keep The Ceilidh Funky * Mabou Nam Mile Baidh * The Hot Damn Special * Tonn Nan Deur.

Blair Douglas is not only a brilliant accordion player but an all-round musician, songwriter and composer.

Stay Strong (Bithibh Laidir in Gaelic, Rester Fort in French) includes tributes to Martyn Bennett, Rose Gentle, John Morris Rankin and the people of The Western Isles, Cape Breton, New Orleans and Louisiana.

Featuring musicians Jim Drummond, Ed MacFarlane, Jim Yule, Malcolm Jones, Chaz Stewart, Iain Douglas, Morph, Phil Anderson, Colin Tully, Craig Klein, The New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Gary West, Gordon Gunn, Ron Kerr, Stephen Rees, Mairi Rankin, Wendy MacIsaac, Sandro Chiancio, Andrew MacPherson, Eddie McGuire, Dougie Pincock, Ceitidh Douglas and Robin Rankin.

With vocalists Eddi Reader, Arthur Cormack, Michael Marra, Cookie Rankin, Kathleen MacInnes and Runrig's Bruce Guthro and Rory MacDonald.