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Formed in the 1960s, The Whistlebinkies have evolved into a major leading force in Scottish traditional music. The line-up includes percussion, fiddles, concertina, clarsach, pipes and vocals. The Band is regularly invited to tour China. Tracks: The Loch Ness Monster / The Albannach / Farewell To St Kilda / Donald MacLennan’s Tuning Phrase / Ceilidh Lines / My Bonny Moorhen / Captain Celtic / Coronach / On The High Road To Linton / Munyanes de Canigo / Wendell’s Wedding / The Shepherdess / I Will Make You Brooches.
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One of Scotland's longest established folk groups.
Formed during the great surge of interest in traditional and Celtic music and song in the late 1960s, The Whistlebinkies evolved into a leading force in their field. They led the revival in the use of the bellows-blown bagpipes in Scotland and were among the first to combine the three national instruments (fiddle, bagpipe and clarsach) in regular performance.
Their repertoire is drawn from all periods of Scottish music and from all regions of the country.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Great Scottish CD
16 Aug 2008
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A new/old lineup for the Whistlebinkies. The change is in their harp/singer. I must admit I prefered their previous singer-but this CD has only one song. If you are looking for a great Scottish recording played with traditional Scottish instumentation, put this on your short list. There are some non-Scottish influences,but not to distraction. It also features a tune by the late Tony Cuffe. Tony's contribution to the tradition will be heard in sessions for many generations. The Whistlebinkies play with a great mastery of their instruments, and are a pure pleasure to listen to over and over. I have lots of other CDs from other groups, but my Whistlebinkies never grow old.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Nice but too expensive
7 Oct 2008
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This disc is mostly music for dancing. As the other reviewer said, there is only one song, and this singer does not have the clarity or youthfulness of the singer on "Timber Tambre" or "Wanton Fling." The performances are fine, but lack the lovely and lyrical quality of TT and WF. If the cost were $10-$15, I would give it another star.
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