
Scottish Legacy
Mrs. McLeod
Mairi bhan og/The Mackay’s March
The Auld Brig O’Don
Andrew Carr/Rattling Roarin‘ Willie
Huntingtone Castle
The Music O’Spey
The Mathematician
Braigh Loch Ihall
Bonnie Strathmore/My Mither’s aye glowerin‘ at me
The Miller O‘ Hirn/Betty Washington
Farewell to Whisky/The Laird O‘ Drumblair
Lochaber No More
Niel Gow’s Lament for the death of his second wife
Mrs. Dundas of Arniston/ Miss Shepherd
Prince Charlie
” …. You could hardly be closer to the source than Ian Melrose, whose musical life began with his father’s fiddle tunes – and the interplay of familial closeness and stylistic distance has resulted in completely original music. On the one hand, there are enchantingly delicate solo arrangements, ……. There are approaches with a touch of Latin rhythm, a Skinner piece with chromatic melodic elements as subtle ragtime – and above all some pieces that are almost stripped bare until only the barest skeleton of a piece of music remains. And this is then intoned so authentically on a slide dobro with an earthy sound that you feel as if a wisp of mist is wafting over a bare mountain ridge with every note. Impressive.”
Akustik Gitarre 1/2002