Roses and Tears:

Roses and Tears

  1. him bÚ
  2. turas an ýnraidh
  3. donít you go
  4. the aphrodisiac
  5. barra clapping song
  6. seinneam cli˜ nam fear ˜r
  7. oran sugraidh
  8. the quimper waltz
  9. soldier boy
  10. aí rýcan a bhí againne
  11. rose cottage reels
  12. leadhasach an tir chein

Credited with being at the forefront of the renaissance in folk/roots music over the last 20 years, Capercaillie, Scotland's finest celtic act, return with their new studio album ìRoses and Tearsî.The album features many newly discovered traditional songs sourced from the Gaelic song archive at the School of Scottish Studies,along with self-penned material and a beautiful rendition of John Martyn's anti-war song ìDon't You Goî.

This album re-affirms Capercaillie's unfailing enthusiasm for the music they inherited whilst growing up on the Atlantic fringes of Scotland and Ireland. Their innovative approach to traditional sources and influences and the excitement they create through live performance explains the widespread esteem in which they are held in the current explosive folk scene.

The line-up of the band (described by Mojo as ìa marriage made in heavenî) unites sublime vocals of Karen Matheson with Donald Shaw - accordion & piano; Manus Lunny - bouzouki; Charlie McKerron - fiddle; Michael McGoldrick - pipes & flutes; Ewen Vernal - bass; Che Beresford - drums; David Robertson - percussion.

Available to buy from the 31 March from Vertical Records.