Bob's Albums
** LATEST ALBUM ** "KALE WATER"
"Kale Water" is the new album from Bob Liddle.
This CD is a follow-up to Bob’s last album, the much acclaimed “Softly Flows The Tweed” which was released in 2007 and was nominated for “CD of The Year” at the national “Box and Fiddle” awards. The new album is called “Kale Water”, and again is an album of original new compositions by Bob, who plays all the instruments on the album, including accordion, guitar, keyboards, drums and bodhran.
The title of the CD is based on an idea by local man Jock Bryce of Linton Hill, Morebattle, who, after buying “Softly Flows The Tweed”, approached Bob to suggest an interesting theme for the next album would be that of the Kale Water Valley in the Scottish Borders. As such, the CD is a “musical map” of the Kale Water area, which rises in the Cheviots near to the English Border and empties, 20 miles later, into the River Teviot at Kalemouth, with all the tunes named after local landmarks or characters, such as “The Sandy Ramage Polka”, “Grubbit Brig”, “The Beirhope Burn” and “The Falls O’ Chatto Linn”. The CD comprises an 8-page booklet with photographs of the area, and Jock has assisted Bob in the sleeve notes to the tunes by adding numerous informative and amusing anecdotes giving an insight into country life, past and present, in this rural area.
Bob is also assisted on the album by local singer Ronnie Patterson from Kelso, who sings the two songs on the album, “Bonnie Border Burn” (the only tune not written by Bob), and a song written by Bob for the “Songs of Kelso” CD released in 2011, called “Kelso, Jewel Upon The Tweed”. Ronnie, now in his 80’s is a well-known local character in and around Kelso, and is still in fine voice.
The album is a mixture of reels, jigs, waltzes and marches, with the haunting “One Cheviot Morning” being a highlight for the lover of slow airs. The album was featured on Celtic Music Radio ( www.celticmusicradio.net )on the Mary K. Burke Show on 17th February (1900-2100), the "Scottish Shindig" on TD1 Radio on 23/02/13 and Moray Firth Radio on Thursday 28/02/13. The next radio appearance is on the "Sunday Getherin'" on TD1 Radio (www.td1radio.com) with Karin Ingram on Sunday 3rd March, 8-10pm. Locally, the CD can be bought at the following outlets;-
Little Feet of Kelso, - Compute, Browns Newsagents, all Kelso - Nairns, Duns – Berwick Music Shop – Music Station, Galashiels - Spences Music Shop and "Rum & Milk", Hawick - Merlin Music, Melrose – Morebattle Village Shop – Yetholm Village Shop, or you can contact Bob by visiting his website at www.bobliddlemusic.com or by phone at 01573-225186. You can also get it from www.musicinscotland.com - www.musicscotland.com - www.amazon.co.uk and www.concordemusic.co.uk
Snippets from two track from the album are below to give you a taster- The Sandy Ramage Polka and a set of jigs starting with "The Hounds At Hownam Law".
This CD is a follow-up to Bob’s last album, the much acclaimed “Softly Flows The Tweed” which was released in 2007 and was nominated for “CD of The Year” at the national “Box and Fiddle” awards. The new album is called “Kale Water”, and again is an album of original new compositions by Bob, who plays all the instruments on the album, including accordion, guitar, keyboards, drums and bodhran.
The title of the CD is based on an idea by local man Jock Bryce of Linton Hill, Morebattle, who, after buying “Softly Flows The Tweed”, approached Bob to suggest an interesting theme for the next album would be that of the Kale Water Valley in the Scottish Borders. As such, the CD is a “musical map” of the Kale Water area, which rises in the Cheviots near to the English Border and empties, 20 miles later, into the River Teviot at Kalemouth, with all the tunes named after local landmarks or characters, such as “The Sandy Ramage Polka”, “Grubbit Brig”, “The Beirhope Burn” and “The Falls O’ Chatto Linn”. The CD comprises an 8-page booklet with photographs of the area, and Jock has assisted Bob in the sleeve notes to the tunes by adding numerous informative and amusing anecdotes giving an insight into country life, past and present, in this rural area.
Bob is also assisted on the album by local singer Ronnie Patterson from Kelso, who sings the two songs on the album, “Bonnie Border Burn” (the only tune not written by Bob), and a song written by Bob for the “Songs of Kelso” CD released in 2011, called “Kelso, Jewel Upon The Tweed”. Ronnie, now in his 80’s is a well-known local character in and around Kelso, and is still in fine voice.
The album is a mixture of reels, jigs, waltzes and marches, with the haunting “One Cheviot Morning” being a highlight for the lover of slow airs. The album was featured on Celtic Music Radio ( www.celticmusicradio.net )on the Mary K. Burke Show on 17th February (1900-2100), the "Scottish Shindig" on TD1 Radio on 23/02/13 and Moray Firth Radio on Thursday 28/02/13. The next radio appearance is on the "Sunday Getherin'" on TD1 Radio (www.td1radio.com) with Karin Ingram on Sunday 3rd March, 8-10pm. Locally, the CD can be bought at the following outlets;-
Little Feet of Kelso, - Compute, Browns Newsagents, all Kelso - Nairns, Duns – Berwick Music Shop – Music Station, Galashiels - Spences Music Shop and "Rum & Milk", Hawick - Merlin Music, Melrose – Morebattle Village Shop – Yetholm Village Shop, or you can contact Bob by visiting his website at www.bobliddlemusic.com or by phone at 01573-225186. You can also get it from www.musicinscotland.com - www.musicscotland.com - www.amazon.co.uk and www.concordemusic.co.uk
Snippets from two track from the album are below to give you a taster- The Sandy Ramage Polka and a set of jigs starting with "The Hounds At Hownam Law".
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| hounds_at_hownam_law.mp3 |
“Softly Flows The Tweed”, is an accordion-based album with tune names and photos all relating to the River Tweed. This album was released late in 2007 and was very successful and was nominated for “Album of the Year” at the annual Accordion & Fiddle Club Awards in 2008. All the tunes were written by Bob who also plays all the instruments on the album. Popular tracks are the slow airs "The Yair" and "Softly Flows The Tweed", with more up-beat sets like "The Hearthstane Burn" jigs and "Mertoun Bridge" reels also proving popular. This album has had a lot of air-play and other bands are strarting to play the tunes from it on their own broadcasts. Below is the opening track from the album, the air "Tweeds Well", leading into the reels "Tweedsmuir" and "Talla Water".
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Auld Favourites
Auld Favourites was recorded in 2001. This is a more "Old Time" album containing many of the "Auld Favourite" tunes as the title suggests. Recorded in Scottish Dance Band format it includes such favourites as "Teviot Brig", "The Muckin' O' Geordies Byre", "Bonnie Dundee", The Hills of Perth", "The Jacqueline Waltz" and a set of Iain Rankine jigs including "Donald Iain Rankine". There are also three sets of popular pipe marches, some Irish Jigs and a couple of sets of well known Gaelic and Shetland waltzes.
Birlin' Buttons
"Birlin' Buttons" was produced in 1996 and features several of my own compositions, including "Glen & Margaret's Arran Wedding", "Gainslie Hill" and "The Cobby".
This album includes guest tracks from two of my friends, namely Alan Veitch, Pipe Major of Kelso Pipe Band who plays 4 of his own compositions, and Charlie McIntee, accordion, fellow electronics apprentice who plays a couple of lively tracks. This album contains a few "upbeat" tracks using guitar and synthesizer sounds but the Scottish "feel" is still there. Highlights are "Highland Cathedral", a Harry Lauder Two-step set and a jazz set including "I Love Paris", "Baby Face" and "Marching Through Georgia".
This album includes guest tracks from two of my friends, namely Alan Veitch, Pipe Major of Kelso Pipe Band who plays 4 of his own compositions, and Charlie McIntee, accordion, fellow electronics apprentice who plays a couple of lively tracks. This album contains a few "upbeat" tracks using guitar and synthesizer sounds but the Scottish "feel" is still there. Highlights are "Highland Cathedral", a Harry Lauder Two-step set and a jazz set including "I Love Paris", "Baby Face" and "Marching Through Georgia".
