Dick Gaughan has selected the tracks for this amazing double album to represent three decades of his work as a folk musician. The album title refers to the one-time practice in Scotland whereby an apprentice had to prepare an example of his work to show what he had learned of his trade. Dick Gaughan's "Prentice Piece" is a demonstration of a master craftsman.
| 1. | Sail On | |
 | Written by Dick Gaughan from the 1996 album Sail On |
| 2. | Florence in Florence | |
| Written by Dick Gaughan. From Outlaws and Dreamers (2001) |
| 3. | The Auchengeich Disaster | |
| Words by Norman Buchan, tune traditional. From The Bonnie Pit Laddie (1975) |
| 4. | Land of the North Wind | |
| Written by Allan Taylor. From the 1966 album Sail On |
| 5. | The Wind that Shakes the Barley | |
| Traditional. From Spirit of Ireland (1997) |
| 6. | Games People Play | |
| Written by Joe South. From "Different Kind of Love Song (1983) |
| 7. | Strike the Gay Harp / Shores of Loch Gowna | |
| A couple of jigs learned from from the playing of the great Seamus Tansy. From Coppers and Brass (1977) |
| 8. | Willie o Winsbury | |
| Traditional. From Gaughan (1978) |
| 9. | Both Sides the Tweed | |
| Music Dick Gaughan, Words traditional. From Handful of Earth (1981) |
| 10. | The Father's Song | |
| Written by Ewan MacColl. From Different Kind of Love Song. |
| 11. | Muir and the Master Builder | |
| Written by Brian McNeill. From Redwood Cathedral (1998) |
| 12. | The Cruel Brother | |
| Traditional. From Sandy Bell's Ceilidh (1977) |
| 13. | October Song | |
| Written by Robin Williamson. From Redwood Cathedral (1998) |
| 14. | Lassie, Lie Near Me | |
| Traditional. From Folk Friends 2 (1981) |
| 15. | The Pound a Week Rise | |
| Written by Ed Pickford. From Gaughan (1978) |
| 16. | Why Old Men Cry | |
| Written by Dick Gaughan. From Redwood Cathedral (1998) |
| 17. | The Yew Tree | |
| Written by Brian McNeill. From Outlaws & Dreamers (2001) |
| 18. | 51st (Highland) Division's Farewell to Sicily | |
| Music J. Robertson. Words Hamish Henderson. From Sail On (1996) |
| 19. | Scojun Waltz / Randers Hopsa | |
| Written by Dick Gaughan. From Handful of Earth (1981) |
| 20. | Flooers o the Forest | |
| Written by Dick Gaughan. From Parallel Lines (1983) |
| 21. | Outlaws and Dreamers | |
| Written by Dick Gaughan. From Outlaws and Dreamers (2001) |
