The Best of Silly Wizard

The Best of Silly Wizard
Studio album by Silly Wizard
Released	1985
Genre	Folk
Label	Shanachie
Silly Wizard chronology
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The Best of Silly Wizard is an album by Silly Wizard released in 1985 by Shanachie Records. ^[1] This album has selections from previous recordings by the band.

Track listing

1. "The Valley of Strathmore" – 6:17
2. "Donald McGillavry / O'Neill's Cavalry March" – 4:09
3. "A.A Cameron's Strathspey / Mrs. Martha Knowles / The Pitnacree Ferryman / The New Shillin'" – 4:26
4. "The Fishermen's Song" – 5:53
5. "The Queen of Argyll" – 3:28
6. "Finlay M. MacRae" – 3:36
7. "The Pearl" – 3:54
8. "Isla Waters" – 3:53
9. "Mo Chuachag Laghach (My Kindly Sweetheart)" – 2:27
10. "Broom O' the Cowdenknowes" – 5:24
11. "Green Fields of Glentown / The Galtee Reel / Bobby Casey's Number Two / Wing Commander Donald MacKenzie's Reel" – 4:43

Personnel

• Phil Cunningham – Accordion, whistle, vocals, keyboards, mandola, guitar, synthesizers, electric piano, piano, harmonium
• Johnny Cunningham – Fiddles, vocals, viola
• Andy M. Stewart – Lead vocals, tenor banjo, whistle, mandolin
• Martin Hadden – Electric bass, fretless bass, guitar, harmonium, string synthesizers, piano, electric piano, vocals
• Gordon Jones – Guitar, bodhran, mandola, vocals
• Bob Thomas – Guitar

References

1. The Best Of Silly Wizard, 1 January 1985, retrieved 14 May 2025