The Half Tail
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The Half Tail is the fourth album by Scottish
Celtic rock
group Wolfstone
. It was released in 1996.
It was released in August 1996, first in limtied quantines on 6 August, followed by a wider released on 26 August. A promo poster for the 26 August was distributed.
Reviews were positive for the album.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
Celtic rock
Celtic rock
Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock and a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context...
group Wolfstone
Wolfstone
Wolfstone are a Scottish musical group founded in 1989, who play Highland music combined with rock and roll. Their repertoire consists of both original songs and traditional folk pieces. To date, they have released seven studio albums, the latest, Terra Firma, in 2007. The band record on their own...
. It was released in 1996.
It was released in August 1996, first in limtied quantines on 6 August, followed by a wider released on 26 August. A promo poster for the 26 August was distributed.
Reviews were positive for the album.
Track listing
- "Zeto" - 4:13
- Zeto the Bubbleman
- Electric Chopsticks
- "Tall Ships" - 4:56
- "Gillies" - 6:42
- The Sleeping Tune
- The Noose and the Gillies
- "Heart and Soul" - 3:17
- "Granny Hogg's Enormous Wallet" - 3:43
- Duncan Chisholm
- Granny Hogg's Enormous Wallet
- "Bonnie Ship the Diamond" - 5:54
- Bonnie Ship the Diamond
- The Last Leviathan
- "Glenglass" - 5:26
- "Clueless" - 3:57
- Clueless
- Fleshmarket Close
- The Steampacket
- "No Tie Ups" - 4:07
Personnel
- Duncan ChisholmDuncan ChisholmDuncan Chisholm is a Scottish fiddler and founder member of folk rock group Wolfstone. As well as Wolfstone, he often tours with Scottish Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis' band and Wolfstone's previous lead singer Ivan Drever. He is a former member of ensemble Blazin' Fiddles...
: fiddle - Stuart Eaglesham: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, whistle
- Struan Eaglesham: keyboards
- Ivan DreverIvan DreverIvan Drever is a folk singer, songwriter and guitarist popular not only with the Scottish folk scene but also in other European countries such as Norway, Denmark and Spain. He often tours with popular fiddler Duncan Chisholm who founded the folk rock band Wolfstone which Drever joined in 1990 but...
: lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki - Wayne Mackenzie: bass guitar
- Mop Youngson: drums
- Stevie Saint: pipes
Additional musicians
- Iain Macdonald: flute
- Sandro Ciancio: percussion
- Fraser Spiers: harmonica