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The Lewis Blue | ||||
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Studio album by Duncan Chisholm and Ivan Drever | ||||
Released | 1998 (original release) 1 January 2008 (reissue) | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Celtic fusion | |||
Label | Iona Records | |||
Duncan Chisholm and Ivan Drever chronology | ||||
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The Lewis Blue is an album by Scottish Celtic musicians Ivan Drever and Duncan Chisholm, released in 1998. At the time, both musicians were members of Wolfstone (though Drever left shortly after The Lewis Blue's release).
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