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Beyond The Clisham (Tape Records 1997) Recorded at the Valtos Outdoor Centre in April 1997. A week of recording songs, walking, drinking, watching sunsets and midnight strolls. And no kids to distract proceedings. And Jon had bought a Tascam 8 track thing which was epic. The band couldn’t work it properly though. Still, another tape of fine songs was rattled off with great dexterity. Once more Jason painted a cover, this time depicting the band as sheep on leads in the hand of a buxom warrior maid with a bobban hat. Heroes All about the First World War. The second part of a trilogy but the first track on side one just to confuse everyone All Quiet On The Newton Front The first part of the trilogy, coming second in the running order. Waiting For The Boats The only bit of the trilogy to appear in the right order. This ones about the Iolaire Travellin’ Man A tale of been a Travellin’ Man obviously. Dead Sheep Upstream Hill walkers beware All Alone In The Darkness Where did these lighthouse keepers go Voyage of the Dawn Squad A moving tribute to Stornoway’s most exclusive club Beyond the Clisham Border posts along the Harris/ Lewis border. About bleedin’ time. The only Dun Ringle song called same as the album title Sulas Sgeir A moving tribute to the guga hunter Fish Boxes A moving tribute to herring No Way Back A moving tribute to the old ways and how their changing so much Uig Draftsmen Mysterious first cousins to the Uig Chessmen. Except its drafts and not draughts. Clever eh Moon Rise Over The Grim High above the Grimersta River the moon races the clouds home (copy right Marillion/Fish) Funky Botach The band get funky in gaelic but still fail to get a grant of the Gaelic TV fund or what ever their called The Hidden Track A hilarious hidden track that would only really be hilarious if it was on CD and if it was indeed actually funny. Or mildly amusing. |
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