Will Starr - The Early Years vol 2

(June 2002) 16 tracks: Monymusk / The Lad with the Plaidie / Lord Lindoch * The Last Post * Dashing White Sergeant / Rachel Rae / Petronella / Staten Island / Punch Bowl / East Neuk o’ Fife / My love she’s but a Lassie Yet * Hills o’ The Clyde / Bonnie Stratheyre / The Auld Hoose * Lady Mary Douglas / Off she goes / Kinloch of Kinloch * Bonnie Strathearn / Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair / Westering Home * Dovecote Park / The Marquis of Huntly’s Farewell / Timour the Tartar * Kenmuir’s on an’ awa’ / Peter Baillie’s Wife / Teviot Bridge * Circassian Circle / Flowers of Edinburgh * Under the Double Eagle * Bonnie Ann / The Laird o’ Drumblair / The Mason’s Apron * The Wonder Hornpipe / The Trumpet Hornpipe / The Locomotive Hornpipe * Come o’er the Border / Let Scotland Flourish * Glasgow Highlanders / Stirling Castle * Woodland Flowers * Hamilton House / Dumfries House.

These CDs bring back to life the astonishing virtuosity of the original 78s - extremely clear, with very little of the 'quacky' quality common on discs at that time, 1945 to 1951.

A grand selection of accordion solos, some with piano backing, highlighting Will's superb style in continental pieces, hornpipes, jigs and a couple of dance sets.