Malinky

An amazing album of superb music and traditional song, celebrating all the wondrous qualities of folk music…apart from scratchy bowing and dubious timing! Brilliant musicianship, excellent arrangements and vocals with real feeling set Malinky well above many other groups. A plethora of instruments and talent. Stupendous.

On this, their third album, the line-up has undergone a couple of changes - singer Karine Polwart is moving on, to be replaced by the outstanding young vocalist Fiona Hunter, while button box player Leo McCann is replaced by Ewan MacPherson (mandolin, mandola, guitar, tenor banjo, vocals). Jon Bews (fiddle, vocals), Steve Byrne (vocals, bouzouki, guitar) and Mark Dunlop (whistles, bodhran, vocals) continue to be key members of the group.

1. Edom o Gordon
2. Clerk Saunders
3. Hughie the Graham
4. The Scotia Set
5. Seán Ó Duibhir a'Ghleanna
6. King Orfeo
7. Inertia Reels
8. Flowers of Saskatchewan
9. The Bonnie Banks o Fordie
10. The Icon
11.The Sun's Cousin
12. My Ain Countrie

Released: 2005