Please see the News as of May 1997 for the story behind this very special evening of music dedicated to one of the best-loved singers of the folksong revival in Europe.

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1997 T Records (TCD 007-Two CD)

Disc One

1 Been on the Road Too Long 3:41
  (Alex Campbell; Coda Music Ltd)
  Performed by Allan Taylor & Barnaby Taylor

2 The Midnight Special 3:13
  (Traditional
  Performed by Johnny Silvo & Arvid Lone

3 I'll Fly Away 5:13
  (Traditional)
  Performed by Johnny Silvo & Arvid Lone

4 The Mingulay Boat Song 3:31
  (Trad., arr. Keir, Moffat, McCalman)
  Performed by The McCalmans

5 Air Fa La La Lo 3:30
  (Trad., arr. Keir, Moffat, McCalman)
  Performed by The McCalmans

6 When I Paint My Masterpiece 3:38
  (Bob Dylan; Warner/Chappell Music Ltd)
  Performed by Mike Silver & Allan Taylor

7 Leaving London 4:36
  (Tom Paxton; Harmony Music)
  Performed by Allan Taylor

8 The Gresford Disaster 3:04
  (Traditional)
  Performed by Phil Jackson

9 Pack Up Your Sorrows 3:09
  (Farina, Marden; Polygram Music Pub. Ltd)
  Performed by Allan Taylor, Johnny Silvo, Mike Silver & Ensemble

10 This Land Is Your Land 6:26
  (Woody Guthrie; Tro Essex Music Ltd)
  Performed by Johnny Silvo & Ensemble

The Scandinavian Section: Introduced by Alan Klitgaard

11 Roisin Dhu 3:43
  (Traditional)
  Performed by Jens Memphis

12 Hav Og Himmel (sub-titled 'P.S. Kroyer the Painter') 6:22
  (Lillebjorn Nilsen; Manus)
  Performed by Lillebjorn Nilsen & Terje Venaas

13 Det Haver Saa Nyligen 3:28
  (Traditional)
  Performed by Alan Klitgaard, Leif Ernstsen, Rod Sinclair

14 Bring Mig Sikkert Hjem 3:28
  (Allan Taylor, Danish translation by Bo Green Jensen; Warner/Chappell Music Denmark)
  Performed by Erik Grip, Anders Roland, Hans Esbjerg

Disc Two

1 Inroduction 0.55

2 I Wish I Was in Glasgow 3:10
  (Billy Connolly; Sleepy Dumpling Music)
  Performed by Iain MacKintosh

3 Everybody Loves a Saturday Night 9:43
  (MacKintosh, Imlach; Gema)
  Performed by Iain MacKintosh & Hamish Imlach

4 Doon in the Wee Room 6:44
  (Trad., arr. Keir, Moffat, McCalman)
  Performed by The McCalmans

5 Bonnie Bessie Logan 3:22
  (Trad., Dougie MacLean; Limetree Arts & Music, Scotland)
  Performed by Dougie MacLean

6 Hold On To Me 5:51
  (Tom Paxton; Harmony Music)
  Performed by Allan Taylor

7 My Old Gibson Guitar 3:27
  (Alex Campbell; MCPS)
  Performed by Allan Taylor

8 Been on the Road Too Long 5:08
  (Alex Campbell; Coda Music Ltd)
  Performed by Allan Taylor, Mike Silver, Iain MacKintosh & Ensemble

9 Gently Does It 4:48
  (Rab Noakes; Neon Music)
  Performed by Allan Taylor & Mike Silver

10 No More Stravaigin' 5:06
  (Gibb Todd; MCPS)
  Performed by Iain MacKintosh
  (Stravaig, Scots/English = to wander around, to travel aimlessly)

11 It's Good To See You [CLICK TO PLAY] 7:23
  (Allan Taylor; Chrysalis Music)
  Performed by Allan Taylor, Bente Kure & Ensemble

The Alex Campbell Tribute Concert was recorded by Danish Radio at the Skagen Festival on 2nd July, 1995. All who have been involved in the project of making this double CD of the concert acknowledge the generous cooperation of Danish Radio and the expertise of its technicians.

Text written and narrated by Allan Taylor
Produced by Allan Taylor - Recorded and edited by Torben Laursen
Mastered at Waterfront Studios, Glasgow, by Alan Cuthbertson
Design digitally assembled at the Art Surgery
For the concert:
Lighting: Ingvald Birk and Nikolaj Asboe
Sound: Erling Smidt, Jens Wellendorf and Lars Hoffensetz
Cover photograph by Ian McCalman - Above photograph by Mogens Eskildsen

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