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Ian's new album, "McCalman Singular" and a list of McCalmans' albums

Greentrax CDTRAX269

                        Click on Living Tradition cover

15 tracks including: Greenland (Barbara Dickson) * The 8-3-0 (Sheena Wellington) * Sidmouth Festival Blues (Mike Whellans) * High Ground / Vogrie (Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham) * Shian Road (Isla St Clair) * Wrecked Again (Allan Taylor) * Bound To Go (Davy Steele) * Wha’s Like Us? (Jim Malcolm) * War Outside (Dick Gaughan) * Scotland (Sangsters) * Highlands Tomorrow (Janet McCalman) * WMD (The McCalmans) * Seagull Cry (Derek Moffat) * Edinburgh & Strange Dawn (Ian McCalman).

Some reviews of "McCalman Singular"

• "Brilliant album" Mike Harding "BBC Radio Two"
• “Stellar volunteer cast are a tribute to the high esteem in which the man is held….thought-provoking….hilarious”….. Bob Walton, “Folk Roots”
• “Ian McCalman’s best songs in this excellent album”….. Rob Scott, “Sunday Post”
• “Ian’s songs both comic and touching” Kenny Mathieson, “The Scotsman”
• “A little classic”…Archie Fisher, “Travelling Folk”
• “Listen to these excerpts from Ian’s “songbook” and enjoy, as you won’t be disappointed”…..Andrew Webster, Living Tradition”
• “Fascinating album which deserves careful listening” The Folk Mag
• “A celebration of and a tribute to his (Ian’s) achievements….excellent performances”………. Iain Campbell, “Taplas”
• “Magnifique….excellente”………… “Musiques de Celtic”
• “Full of humour and wit…..very entertaining, great artists, great tunes, great lyrics”…..”Folk World CD Reviews”
• "Ian is quoted as saying "if you write songs like I do, then stay anonymous." Thankfully the good folk at Greentrax took no notice of that. This is a CD of strong songs sung by great performers".... "Penguin Eggs", (Canada's main Folk and World Music magazine)

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1968 All in One Mind,  1969 Singers Three, 1970 Turn Again,  1971, No Strings Attached, 1973 An Audience With The McCalmans, 1976 House Full, 1975 Smuggler, 1977 Side By Side By Side, 1978 Burn The Witch , 1979 The Best Of The McCalmans, 1980 The Ettrick Shepherd, 1980 At Your Service, 1982 Bonnie Bands Again, 1984 Ancestral Manoeuvres, 1986 Scottish Songs, 1986 Peace and Plenty, 1988 Listen To The Heat, 1990 Flames On The Water, 1991 Songs From Scotland, 1993 Honest Poverty, 1994 In Harmony,  1995 Festival Lights, 1997 High Ground,  1999 Keepers,  2000 Hard Night’s Day, 2002 Where the Sky Meets the Sea, 2004 Tangled Web,

2006 Scots Abroad