"Seriously this is an absolute stonker of an album that kicks off well with "The Echo Mocks the Corncrake" and progressively gets better and better as it winds its way through the tracks…. Outstanding plus."
The Living Tradition, Hector Christie
Andy M. Stewart: lead vocals
Gerry O'Beirne: acoustic six string and twelve
string guitars, ukelele, keyboards
Máire Breatnach: fiddle, viola
Phil Cunningham: accordion, keyboards,
acoustic grand piano, whistles
Nico: electric bass guitar and acoustic bass
Kathy Stewart: backing vocals
Jon Turner: Hammond organ
Gary West: highland pipes, whistles
Kevin Wilkinson: drums
11.The Land O' The Leal
(Words: Lady Nairne; Music: Trad./Arr. Stewart/Cunningham)
For many years this song was mistakenly thought to be the work of Robert Burns intil it finally emerged that it was written by Lady Nairne. Lady Nairne was descended from an old Jacobite family from Perthshire and had written many fine songs in favour of the exiled Stuarts. She was extremely modest and preferred to publish her songs anonymously. The "Land O' the Leal" in the context of this song, means Heaven.