Scottish-Italian music by Francesco Barsanti (1690-1772)  and others. Francesco Barsanti was born in the Tuscan city of Lucca in 1690. A composer who spent some time in London; there he played the flute and oboe for the Italian opera. Barsanti also went to Scotland and lived in Edinburgh where he spent eight years. The compositions of Barsanti were composed primarily in Scotland with a definitive Italian style.

The "mongrel" is a cross between Scottish and Italian music in the 18th Century when both genres were popular, particularly in the British Isles.........

Concerto Caledonia is Scotland’s baroque ensemble, specialising in the music of 18th century Scotland played on period instruments

...This is an enjoyable and illuminating issue which students of the period cannot afford to ignore. Performances are lively and stylish (I must mention the beguiling singing of Mhairi Lawson and Jamie McDougall). Mr McGuiness’s notes stress the importance of Allan Ramsay and William Thomson in popularising Scotland’s contribution to the music of the period. They are full of fascinating information.
Philip Scowcroft

Mhairi Lawson - Soprano
Jamie MacDougall - Tenor
Chris Norman - Flute & Whistle
Elisabeth Dooner - Flute
Lucy Russell Aidrian Chandler Joanna Parker Sarah Bevan-Baker - Violins
Katherine McGillivray - Viola
Alison McGillivray - Cello
Ninian Perry - Double Bass
Elizabeth Kenny - Guitar and Theorbo
Steve Player - Guitar
David McGuinness - Harpsichord