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Like The Snow - The Bully Wee Band -
Studio Recorded CD
- 2015
Like The Snow (the seventh album) Like The Snow (Sydney Carter); Wizard's Walk
(Jay Ungar); Dixieland (Steve Earle); Patsy Fagan;
Lady Lovibond Part 2 (Colin Reece);
Pink; The Laird Of Drumblaire (J Scott Skinner); When Mother Says Move
(Colin Reece) Colin Reece
- vocals, acoustic guitar & keyboards; Jim Yardley- vocals, mandolin & whistles;
Fergus Feely vocals &mandocello; Ian
Cutler- Bridge Tasman violin & vocals;
Phil Beer - Dobro on When Mother Says Move
To see a
You Tube video collage of Like The Snow click on the Like The Snow album pic on the
left
Since the Bully Wee Band reformed in 2004 they have, not surprisingly, added
to their extensive 45 year repertoire, and this album is the result.
It is the first time they have been in the studio as one unit in 35 years and
the finished tracks demonstrate how they and their sound have matured over the
years.
The Vintage
Years - The Bully Wee Band - Compilation CD
- 2012
The
Vintage Years (the sixth album) The Beggar Wench;
Trooper And The Maid; Three Gypsies; The Trumpet Hornpipe/Mointeach Reel;
Enchanted Lady/Boys O' The Lough/Green Fields O Ross Beigh; The
Cowdenknowes;
The Banks of the Suir/Cortes Gardens; The Road to Dundee; The Silvermines/Lady
Anne Montgomery; Open the Door; Leaboy's Lassie; The Girl That Broke My
Heart; Patrick The Fabulous Magician; Tibbie Dunbar; The Madmen Of
Gotham Jim Yardley- vocals, guitar, mandolin & whistles; John Yardley
- vocals & acoustic guitar; Frank Simon - vocals,
guitar & whistles; Ian
Cutler- violin,
viola, keyboard, vocals;Fergus Feely vocals &
cello-mandolin;
Colin Reecevocals
& acoustic guitars
A compilation of some of the best Bully Wee
Band tracks from the four albums recorded between 1975 and 1980.
All four of those albums, Bully Wee,
Enchanted Lady, Silvermines and The Madmen Of Gotham, can now only be obtained
via download,
but here is an opportunity to hear, on one CD, some of the best
of The Bully Wee Band from those vintage years.
50 Channels -
live - The Bully Wee Band - Live CD
- 2006
50
Channels - Live (the fifth album) Strike the Gay Harp/The Blarney Pilgrim;
Cheapside/The Mountain Road; The Last Letter Home
(Dave
McDade & James H Brown Jnr); Love Will You Marry
Me/Byrne's Hornpipe; The Wedding At Stanton Drew (Colin Reece); Arrival (Ulvaeus/Anderssen)/Donnybrook Fair;
Mama Was Right(Billy Marlowe); Hills Of Ardmourn (Roy Williamson); Leitrim Town/Master Crowley's/Over The
Moor To Maggie; The Snows/The Shepherd's Daughter; Fifty Channels
(Fergus Feely); Dear
Old Donegal/Fiona's Fancy & Willie Coleman's; Lady Lovibond (Colin Reece) Jim Yardleyvocals, mandolin & whistles; Colin Reecevocals
& acoustic guitars; Fergus Feely vocals &cello-mandolin,
Ian CutlerBridge
Aquila electric violin & keyboards
To
hear a Soundcloud collage of 50 Channels - Live click on the 50 Channels - Live album pic on the
left
Recorded during their January 2006 tour,
this was the first Bully Wee Band release for over twenty five years.
The album features eight previously
unrecorded Bully Wee Band songs and tunes along with seven Bully Wee Band
favourites from
their extensive 36 year repertoire. All given the band's unique
and up-to-date live treatment.
Unfortunately due to stock shortages
the CD of '50 Channels - live' is temporarily unavailable.
It is, however, still available to download
complete or track by track from
itunes and
Amazon
50 Channels is also available to download complete or track by
track from
itunes and
Amazon
Mum's The Word
-
Colin Reece - Solo CD - 2021
Mum's The Word (Colin Reece solo album) Black
Cat; Even Hookers Sing The Blues;
When You Walk In The Room; Laughlin Boy; Back On Your Feet;
If I Should Fall Behind; Mum's The Word; Funny 'Bout Love; You've Got A
Friend (duet with Nina Knaggs);
The Days Of Pearly Spencer; The Baron And The Busker; Night
Rider's Lament; Easy Lady
Colin Reece;vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards, mandolin
and octave mandolin, five string banjo, ukulele, bodhran,
electric bass & drums
Peter Knaggs; acoustic & electric lead guitar and bass,
Steve Shorey;
electric guitar and ukulele, Paul Matthews; electric & acoustic
piano and Hammond organ, Ian Cutler; Bridge Aquila electric
violin, Jim Yardley; mandolin, Deborah Neal; Accordian,
Nina Knaggs; Lead and Backing Vocals
To hear
a Soundcloud collage of Mum's The Word click on the album pic on the left
This latest album from Colin was recorded chiefly during the Covid Lockdown
months of March 2020 and May 2021 and hopefully displays that some good can
come out of the frustrations of being unable to take part in live
performance.
As usual the album features some guest musicians in the shapes of Peter Knaggs
on Electric Guitars and Bass, Steve Shorey
on Electric Guitars and Ukulele, Paul Matthews on Acoustic & Electric Pianos
and Hammond Organ,
Ian Cutler on Bridge Aquila Electric Violin with Jim
Yardley on Mandolin (almost the Bully Wee Band), Deborah
Neal on Accordion and Nina Knaggs on Lead and Backing Vocals.
The miracle of the Internet enabled us all to play together whilst keeping
our social distances - except for me and Debs of course.
Perfect Vision
-
Colin Reece - Solo CD - 2020
Perfect Vision (Colin Reece solo album)
Waterbound; And I Love Her; Promises; Love Can Build A Bridge; Duncan; 'Tween
Me And You; Under African Skies; Sam The Railwayman;
Wild Flying Dove; Boulder To Birmingham; Canadian Whisky; Samuel, Oh How
You've Changed; Red River Valley
Colin Reecevocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards, mandolin
and octave mandolin, five string banjo, ukulele, bodhran,
electric bass & drums
Peter Knaggs electric lead guitar on Love Can Build A Bridge, Under
African Skies and Boulder To Birmingham;
Deborah Neal accordion on Waterbound, Under African Skies, Wild
Flying Dove and Canadian Whisky;
Nina Knaggs backing vocals on Love Can Build A Bridge,
Under African Skies and Boulder To Birmingham;
John White backing vocals on Canadian Whisky.
To hear
a Soundcloud collage of Perfect Vision click on the album pic on the left
This latest album from Colin is yet another selection of songs carefully
selected from his past and more recent repertoire.
Maybe a little more rootsy this time, included are covers of songs as far ranging as those from
Lennon & McCartney, Paul Simon, Tom Paxton, Emmylou Harris and Al Stewart.
Also included is a song written by Colin's friend Nick Cann displaying
Nick's wicked sense of humour as well as his fine songwriting talent.
A welcome return goes to Colin's long term Bully Wee Band buddy Ian Cutler
for a storming up-to-date re-recording of Colin's song 'Tween Me And You,
originally recorded on their Face To Face album.
As usual the album features some guest musicians in the shapes of Peter Knaggs
on Electric Guitars, Ian Cutler on Bridge Aquila Electric Violin, Deborah
Neal on accordion. and Nina Knaggs & John White on Backing Vocals.
Way Below The Tide
-
Colin Reece - Solo CD - 2017
Way Below The Tide (Colin Reece solo album)
Reason To Believe;
Carrickfergus; Graceland; Sierra; Way Below The Tide; The Ladies Are The
Loving Kind; The Crow On The Cradle;
Shooting Star; Everyone Was There; You Better Move On; Four Strong
Winds; There's A Place In The World For A Gambler
Colin Reecevocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards, mandolin
and octave mandolin, five string banjo, ukulele, bodhran,
electric bass & drums Steve Shorey
electric lead guitar on There's A Place In The World for A Gambler;
Peter Knaggs electric lead guitar on Sierra and Shooting Star;
Marc Woodward mandolin on Sierra; Deborah Neal accordion on Reason to
Believe and The Ladies Are The Loving Kind;
John Cunningham backing vocals on There's A Place In The World For A
Gambler.
To hear
a Soundcloud collage of Way Below The Tide click on the album pic on the left
The latest
album from Colin is another selection of songs carefully selected
from his past and more recent repertoire.
They include covers of songs as far ranging as those from Sydney
Carter, Arthur Alexander, Paul Rodgers and Tim Hardin. Also included
is a new song from Colin's dear friend John Cunningham and the
traditional Irish ballad Carrickfergus.
The album title track Way Below The Tide is a re-recording of
Colin's self-penned song concerning the Scottish Great Silkie legend that,
at certain times, seals may come ashore, remove their coats and take
human form. Originally recorded by the Bully Wee Band on the Madmen
of Gotham album, Colin felt it was time to reintroduce the song to
the world and thus its inclusion on the album.
The album features some guest musicians in the shapes of Peter
Knaggs and Steve Shorey on guitars, Marc Woodward on mandolin, John
Cunningham on backing vocals and Colin's life partner Deborah Neal
on accordion.
Good and Plenty
-
Colin Reece - Solo CD - 2013
Good and Plenty (Colin Reece solo album)
So many Times;
Execution Row; Land of Good and Plenty; No Surrender; Pilgrim; I Let Me
Down; Running Away; How Long/That's Where I Belong; Loves's Never
Powerless; I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You; Defending
Colin Reecevocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards, mandolin
and octave mandolin, five string banjo, electric bass & drums Steve Shorey
electric lead guitar on So Many Times and Pilgrim;John 'Smudger' Smith
mandolin,
fiddle, Strat and Telecaster cameos on So Many Times
and electric slide guitar on Land of Good and Plenty and I Let Me Down;
Karen Ann Hunter harmony vocals on Love's Never Powerless
To hear
a Soundcloud collage of Good and Plenty click on the album pic on the left
With brand new recordings of three
originals from previous, now unavailable, vinyl albums, four new
originals and four covers of songs
by Steve Earle, Tom Waits , Bruce
Springsteen and Mark Knopfler, this new album sees Colin with a list
of songs that he would probably
describe as 'a mixed bag consisting of past, present and personal
favourites'.
Revisited
-
Colin Reece - Solo CD - 2013
Revisited (Colin Reece solo album) Poor Wayfaring Stranger; Peggy Gordon; The Ballad Of
Seth Davy; Step It Out Mary; Like The Snow;
Fiddler's Green; Portland Town; The Parting Glass
Colin Reeceall vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards,
mandolin
and octave mandolin, five string banjo, electric bass & drums
To hear
a Soundcloud collage of Revisited click on the album pic on the left
It seems that most performers reach a stage
in their life when they get the urge to revisit and acknowledge their roots.
These are some of the songs Colin sang or heard other people sing, but never got
the chance to record, way back when he first realised
there was more to music than the Beatles.
Red Wing
-
Colin Reece - Solo CD - 2011
Red
Wing (Colin Reece solo album) Red Wing Intro;
CQ Prison Blues; Let The Truce Begin; Southern Counties; What's The
Matter; Wozzaccurin'; Appreciation; An Island To Yourself; The Madmen Of
Gotham; The Same Old Bandit; Rain Tyres And Footsteps; Christmas In
Copenhagen; At The End Of The Day; Take Your Time; Sad And Lonely Clown;
Red Wing Outro
Colin Reecevocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano and keyboards, mandolin
and octave mandolin, banjo, bass & drums; Ian CutlerBridge Aquila electric violin; Fergus Feely
octave mandolin;
Steve Shoreyacoustic and electric lead guitars; John 'Smudger' Smith'
electric lead guitar; David 'Rudgey' Rudge harmonica; Karen Hunter, Lindsey Collard and Drew Millin backing vocals.
To hear
a Soundcloud collage of Red Wing click on the album pic on the left
First release of
original material from Colin for ten years.
Nine previously unreleased tracks and seven re-arranged and
re-recorded
songs from the earlier days. All brand new 2011 recordings.
All songs written and arranged by Colin
Reece, the album not only features the Bully Wee Band's Ian Cutler and Fergus
Feely but some of the
best friends and musicians Colin has had the privilege to
work with over the years.
Slaughterhouse
- The Live Concert -
Ian Cutler - Solo CD
- 2003
Slaughterhouse
- The Live Concert (Ian
Cutler solo album) Banks of the Suir/King
of the Fairies; Even Hookers Sing the Blues (Colin Reece); Princess Royal/Battle of
the Somme; Lady Lovibond (Colin
Reece); Rehradice/Walk in Brevnev (Ian Cutler); Azerie; The
Swan/Preacher Ring the Bell (Colin
Reece); Devil Went Down to Georgia; Monti Czardas;
When Mother Says Move (Colin
Reece); Orange Blossom Special; Macedon Express/Galway
Farmer (Phil Beer) Ian CutlerBridge
Aquila electric violin & Aquila 8ve;Colin Reecevocals, acoustic guitars & tambourine; Doug Hudson
vocal & guitar; Valerie Cutler
Bridge Aquila electric
violin, Aquila 8ve & keyboards; Guido
Rincon keyboards, guitar, bouzouki & backing vocals; Martin Vincent
electric guitar; Mike Peters bass & backing vocals;
Carlton Hunt drums
The 2003 recording of Ian's highly successful
annual Slaughterhouse concert featuring many of the players from the original
studio album
including Bully Wee Band partner Colin Reece, from Ian's Hot Rats Doug Hudson
and Mike Peters, Feast of Fiddles' Martin Vincent and
Bad Manners Carlton Hunt. Add to this Shave the Monkey's Guido Rincon and
Ian's sister Valerie Cutler and you have quite a recipe for excitement.
No Choice For a
Beggar
-
Colin Reece - Solo CD - 2001
No
Choice For a Beggar (Colin Reece solo album) Spectre of a Smile; Preacher Ring the Bell;
Barney; Hold Me In Your Arms; Easy Lady; Alice (Here's Your Wonderland);
The Rich, the Poor and Those That Want More; The Old King's Lament;
Farewell to Reality
Colin Reecevocals, acoustic guitars, piano and keyboards, mandolin, banjo, bass & drums; Ian CutlerBridge Aquila electric violin;IvanJewel piano and keyboards; Tee Marcheur
slide guitar; Karen Hunter, Deborah Joy and Drew Millin backing vocals.
To hear
a
Soundcloud collage of No Choice For A Beggar click on the album pic on
the left
This was
Colin's first album of totally original material for nearly sixteen years and to a large extent
saw a return to his
love of storytelling within song.
All the songs on the album are
self penned with the exception of 'Hold Me In Your Arms' which was
written by two friends Karen Taylor and Tony Walker.
Slaughterhouse -
Ian Cutler - Solo CD
- 2000
Slaughterhouse (Ian
Cutler solo album) Preacher Ring The Bell (Colin Reece); Azerie; Mercedes In The Drive
(Doug Hudson);
Even Hookers Sing The Blues (Colin Reece); Orange Blossom Special; Sally Free And
Easy (Cyril Tawney); When Mother Says Move (Colin
Reece); Princess Royal/Battle Of The Somme; The
Swan; Whirlyjig Ian CutlerBridge
Aquila electric violin, Aquila 8ve & keyboards;Colin Reecevocals, acoustic guitars,
keyboards & drum programming; Hugh Crabtree vocals &
melodeon; Charlotte De Speville vocals; Peter
Knight pizzicato Aquila 8ve; Martin Vincent
electric guitar, John Underwood acoustic guitar;
Doug Hudson acoustic guitar; Tony Rico baritone
saxophone; Mike Peters bass; Dave Harding bass; Carlton Hunt drums; Sarah Jayne Tye backing vocals
Ian's first foray into producing a solo
album. Many guests are featured including Steeleye's Peter Knight, Bully
Wee Band partner Colin Reece,
Bad Manners Drummer Carlton Hunt and from Feast of Fiddles Hugh Crabtree and
Martin Vincent.
Available from
Amazon and itunes - The Bully Wee Band
Although no longer available in vinyl or CD
form, all four albums from The Bully Wee Band's early catalogue
areavailable to download complete or track by
track from
itunes,
Amazon and most reputable
download sites.
Bully
Wee (the first album) - 1974 Trooper and the
Maid; The Friar's Britches/The Road to Boyle; The Beggar Wench; From the
North; Up and Down again/The Kid on the Mountain; Highland Harry; The
Jolly Tinker/Rolling in the Rye Grass; The Road to Dundee; Arthur McBride;
The Three Healths; The Lark in the Morning/Morrison's Jig; Three Gypsies
Jim Yardley - vocals, mandolin, guitar; John
Yardley -vocals, guitar; Frank Simon -vocals,
guitar, whistle; Ian Cutler -fiddle
Enchanted
Lady (the second album) - 1976 Kinkora Jig/Behind the Haystack/Willie Coleman's
Jig; The Cowdenknowes; The Trumpet Hornpipe/The Mointeach Reel; The Jolly
Beggar/The Meadow; Martin Wynn's No2; Enchanted Lady/Boys O'The Lough/Green
Fields of Ross Beigh; Cold Haily Windy Night; The Banks of the Suir/Cortes
Gardens; The Snows
Jim Yardley
- vocals, guitar & mandolin; John Yardley
- vocals & guitar; Ian Cutler - violin,
keyboards & vocals; Frank Simon - vocals,
guitar & whistles.
Silvermines
(the third album) - 1978 The Kielder Hunt; Strike the Gay Harp/The Blarney
Pilgrim; The Hills of Ardmorn (Roy Williamson); Leitrim Town/The
Master Crowley/Kitty's Wedding; Open the Door; The Silvermines/Lady Anne
Montgomery; The Road to Dundee; Arrival (Ulvaeus/Anderssen)/Donnybrook
Fair; Leaboy's Lassie
Jim Yardleyvocals, mandolin, guitar, whistle, bouzouki; John
Yardleyvocals, guitar; Fergus Feelybouzouki,
cello, mandolin, vocals; Ian Cutlerviolin, viola,
keyboards, harmonium, vocals
The
Madmen Of Gotham (the fourth album) - 1980 The Madmen Of Gotham (Colin Reece); The Girl
That Broke My Heart; Tibbie Dunbar; Cheapside; Margaret's Waltz; Patrick
The Fabulous Magician; Way Below the Tide (Colin Reece); The
Wedding At Stanton Drew (Colin Reece); Geiranger (Ian Cutler)/Gallagher's
Frolics
Jim Yardleyvocals, guitar, mandolin, whistles; Colin
Reecevocals, guitars; Ian
Cutlerviolin,
viola, keyboard, vocals; Fergus Feelycello-mandolin,
vocals withPhil Moorepiano