Caledonia (Alan Roberts and Dougie MacLean album)

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Caledonia
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Studio album by
Alan Roberts and Dougie MacLean
Released1978
Recorded1977
Studio Fairview Studios, Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire
Genre Folk
Label Plant Life
Producer Nigel Pegrum
Singles from Caledonia
  1. "Caledonia"
    Released: 1978

Caledonia is a 1978 album by Alan Roberts and Dougie MacLean that contains the title song "Caledonia". [1] It was recorded at Fairview Recording Studio and printed by Garrod & Lofthouse.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are Traditional; except where noted. Side A

  1. "Plooboy Laddies" (4:00)
  2. "Johnny Teasie Weasle" (3:00)
  3. "Over My Mountain" (Dougie MacLean) (3:20)
  4. "The Rowan Tree" (3:20)
  5. "Mistress MacKinley's Breakfast Surreals" (3:25)
Side B
  1. "Caledonia" (Dougie MacLean) (3:50)
  2. "Mormond Braes" (2:30)
  3. "Til Tomorrow" (Dougie MacLean) (4:36)
  4. "Jennifer's Tunes" (3:10)
  5. "Sleepy Toon" (4:06)

Personnel

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References

  1. "Alan Roberts". The Herald. 2001-08-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.