Scottish Ballad

Ross Records are proud to produce CDs of the famous Scottish Ballad, the traditional Scottish Ballad is the name given to a song telling a story. 'Bothy Ballads' were the songs sung in the farm bothy's by the farm workers after a hard days work, they were sung unaccompanied and are associated mainly with the North East of Scotland and the local dialect called 'Doric'.

Tam Reid - Behind the Bothy Door Volume 1

Tracks include Annie McKelvie, Im-Hm, Bogies Bonny Belle, It's Afa Like it's Father, Drumallochie, Tobacco Pipes, Buchan Ploughman, Country Geordie, Bandy's Roup, Braes o' Braenall, Hash of Bennagoak, Princie and Jean, The Buchan Bobby, The Festival o' Keith, Lang lang Syne.

Tam Reid - Behind The Bothy Door Volume 2

Tracks include The Traivlin' Mull, Trampin' Lass, Auld Grace, Sleepytoon, Muckle Friday Fair, The New Lum Hat, The Corncraik amang the Whinney Knowes, Big Kilmarnock Bonnet, The Road and the Miles to Dundee, A Pair o' Nicky Tam's, Twa Recruitin' Sergeants, The Drunkard's Ragged Wean, Kissin' in the Dark, Muckle Gauket Gype, The Buchan Vet.

Ian Middleton - 'Tatties Tatties Throu'

The Bree' tracks include The Futtret, The Twa Budgies, Teethache, The Humble Tattie, The Twa Budgies Second Meeting, 'X' marks the Spot, The Geet's First Crop, The Traivlin' Mull, Lugs at the Fitba, An Auld Wye o'Life Wears Awa', Feels on Wheels, A Fee'd Man Looks Back, A Taste o' Honey.

Ian Middleton - 'Tatties, Milk and Meal'

Tracks include  Aul' Davy's Drawers, Jock gets a Springclean, The Menu, Egg on his Face, A Sign o' The Times, A Nod's as Guid as a Wink, The Mither Tongue, The Diagnosis, When the Dyow's aff the Gr'un', A Shortcut tae Siller, Look afore ye Loup, A Heavy Mail.

Ian Middleton - 'Anither Dreel'

Tracks include A Question o' Mainners, Beatin' the Budget, Green Fingers, A Feast or a Famine, Matrimonial Bliss, Teen Short, The Gairdener's Medley, Hame Truths, The Conversation, Geordie's  Lament, A Chaip Wye tae Traivel, Battle o' the Bulge, A Question o' Identity.

Ian Middleton - 'A Brand New Bilin'

Tracks include The Dumplin', The Gale Warnin', A Lifetime on the Lan', It's a Sair Fecht, Lament for the Mini, The Lispin' Leghorn, The Neep, Fin the Binder's Laid By, The Skweel Sports, A Kittley Problem, The Lang Life Recipe, For Wint o' Education, Hame Comforts, The Awkward Ailment, Slippin' Standards, Road o' the Travellin' Man.

Robert Lovie - 'Live At Buckleys'

Recorded live at Buckleys as a tribute to the late Ian Middleton of Arradoul, Buckie. Ian Middleton was renowned for his Doric poems and songs, and on this CD Robert Lovie brings to life many of these numerous compositions including 'The Humble Tattie', 'Passion Pooder', Jock Gets a Springclean, Teen Short, A Kittley Problem, A Question O' Mainners, Sma' Bundles, The Futtret and many more.

Ross Records have several very popular bothy ballad CDs and DVDs by Tam Reid and Robert Lovie. We also have CDs of Ian Middleton and a wide range of Scottish Ballad music.