Wae's me for Prince Charlie (album)

Wae's me for Prince Charlie is Battlefield Band's second (studio) album on the Escalibur label. It was first released on LP in 1978 as Volume II - Wae's me for Prince Charlie.[1]

For the Scottish Jacobite song, see Wae's me for Prince Chairlie.
Wae's me for Prince Charlie
Studio album by
The Battlefield Band
Released1978
GenreCeltic
Length40:57
LabelEscalibur
The Battlefield Band chronology
Battlefield Band
(1977)		 Wae's me for Prince Charlie
(1978)		 At the Front
(1978)

Content

The album is a sort of "follow-up" to Volume I - Farewell to Nova Scotia which had been previously released on LP in 1976 as Battlefield Band's debut (studio) album on the Escalibur label.

Track listing

Side A : 19:49

  1. "Pipe Major George Allan" 4.55 (Donald MacLeod)
  2. "Wae's Me for Prince Charlie" (*) 4.05 (William Glen)[2]
  3. "Lady Madeleine Sinclair / The Spey in Spate / The Duke of Perth" 3.09 (trad. / J.S. Skinner / trad.)
  4. "The Hieland Sodger" (*), (**) & (****) 3.34 (trad.)
  5. "The Streaker/The Wee Man from Skye/The Irish Washer Wife" 4.06

Side B : 21:08

  1. "The Arran Boat / The Canty Auld Man / Drummond Castle" 5.29 (trad.)
  2. "The Lothian Hairst" (**) 3.31 (trad.)
  3. "The Barngann Gil" 2.52 (trad.)
  4. "Mormond Braes" (***) 5.17 (trad.)
  5. "Cherish the Ladìes / The Rambling Pitchfork" 3.59 (trad.)

Personnel

Battlefield Band
  • Brian McNeill: voice (**), guitar, fiddle, concertina, mandolin, viola
  • Jamie McMenemy: voice (***), mandolin, banjo, fiddle, Irish flute
  • John Gahagan: voice (****), Irish flute, whistle, concertina, bones
  • Alan Reid: voice (*), organ, guitar, piano, accordion

Guest musicians
  • David John Munro: Uilleann pipes
  • Ian McDonald: Scottish Highland pipes
  • Angus McGregor: Northumbrian pipes

References
  1. BlogSpot "Time Has Told Me" / Post "Battlefield band ::: Wae's me for Prince Charlie" on Saturday, February 23, 2008
  2. chrsouchon.free.fr / Page "Wae's me for Prince Charlie"
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