The Album

Album_cover_publicityThe Music Makes Me album In The Wild Country consists ten songs, written and performed by eight composer-musicians from Argyll. All of the tracks were produced by Joe McAlinden and recorded & mixed by David Donaldson in the summer of 2015 at Strathlachlan Village Hall on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll. The album sessions lasted fourteen days while post-production was completed in the new year. The songs are as follows, listed as they appear on the album.

  • Blair Witch Project – (3:12)
    Music & Lyrics: Clair Tierney • Lead Vocals: Clair Tierney • Slide Guitar: Nick Lewis •  Acoustic Guitar: Clair Tierney
  • Down By The Shore – (3:00)
    Music & Lyrics: Alana-Kathryn Mathers • Lead & Backing Vocals: Alana-Kathryn Mathers • Lead Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Alana-Kathryn Mathers • Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Eddi Price
  • Blue Water – (3:13)
    Music & Lyrics: Nick Lewis • Lead Vocals: Nick Lewis • Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Nick Lewis • Backing Vocals: Joy Dunlop/Nick Lewis • Percussion (Step Dancing): Joy Dunlop
  • Gravity Is Calling – (2:35)
    Music & Lyrics: David Fee • Lead Vocals: David Fee / Clair Tierney • Acoustic Finger Picking: Eddi Price • Backing Vocals: Alana-Kathryn Mather • Fiddle: Clair Tierney
  • Is Duine Mi – (5:03)
    Music: Joy Dunlop & Pippa Reid-Foster • Chord Arrangement: Nick Lewis • Lyrics: Joy Dunlop • Vocals: Joy Dunlop • Clarsach: Pippa Reid-Foster • Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Nick Lewis • Slide Guitar: Nick Lewis
  • It’s True – (3:21)
    Music & Lyrics: Martin Toye • Lead Vocals: Martin Toye • Rhythm Guitar: Martin Toye • Backing Vocals: Alana-Kathryn Mathers/Joy Dunlop/Nick Lewis • Slide Guitar: Nick Lewis • Shruti: Joy Dunlop
  • You Don’t Have To Be Strong – (4:46)
    Music & Lyrics: David Fee • Lead Vocals: David Fee • Acoustic Guitar: David Fee • Backing Vocals: Nick Lewis/Joy Dunlop • Slide Guitar: Nick Lewis • Shruti: Joy Dunlop
  • Reothadh / Frozen Heart – (2:22)
    Music: Joy Dunlop • Lyrics: A poem by Anne Frater • Lead Vocals: Joy Dunlop • Acoustic Finger Picking: Eddi Price • Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Nick Lewis • Clarsach: Pippa Reid-Foster
  • Search For The Summertime – (2:52)
    Music & Lyrics: Nick Lewis / Joy Dunlop • Lead Vocals: Nick Lewis • Backing Vocals: Joy Dunlop • Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Nick Lewis • Low D Whistle: Pippa Reid-Foster • Clarsach: Pippa Reid-Foster
  • If You Were A Bird – (2:52)
    Music & Lyrics: Eddi Price • Lead Vocals: Eddi Price • Backing Vocals: Joy Dunlop / Nick Lewis • Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Eddi Price • Acoustic Lead Guitar: Nick Lewis