Three cheers for Kevin Macleod whose bright and breezy acoustic mandolin and bouzouki made me get up and start dancing..

Three cheers for Kevin Macleod whose bright and breezy acoustic mandolin and bouzouki made me get up and start dancing as soon as I heard the very first bars of the first track - three light and lively Scottish jigs. That spontaneous impulse - the irresistible urge to allow your heart to run away with your feet comes through loud and clear on each succeeding track. Phew!
The use of no less than nine beautiful and varied stringed instruments - everything from mandolins to bouzoukis and tenor steel resonator guitars gives the music a delightful, timeless quality. I know you will love it. I did.

 Martin Taylor, October 1999.

The opening sets of jigs and reels establish beyond any doubt Kevin Macleod’s rare fluency on the mandolin, as he confidently stamps his mark on a joyous tour of (mostly) Scottish fiddle and pipe tunes

The opening sets of jigs and reels establish beyond any doubt Kevin Macleod’s rare fluency on the mandolin, as he confidently stamps his mark on a joyous tour of (mostly) Scottish fiddle and pipe tunes. Joined by an impressive studio band of Alec Finn, Frankie Gavin, John Martin, Malcolm Jones and Freeland Barbour, Macleod’s playing has a foot tappable quality, a dancability that stems no doubt from his experience in that field.
But he’s also capable of capturing the stately beauty of the slower material - The Waltz from Orsa and Faeroese Waltzes coming off particularly well. The lack of a bass instrument even the grand piano is low in the mix - lends the CD a light, spacious feel that pushes the melody right to the fore, and there are many memorable ones here.

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