Origin: Edinburgh, Scotland
Genre: Celtic, Traditional Celtic, Scottish Folk, Contemporary Celtic, Celtic Fusion
Original line-up:
1970: Duo:
Gordon Jones: Guitar, Bodhran, Vocals, Bouzouki, Mandola)
Bob Thomas (Guitar, Mandolin, Mandola, Banjo, Concertina)
1972: Trio:
Gordon Jones: Guitar, Bodhran, Vocals, Bouzouki, Mandola
Bob Thomas: Guitar, Mandolin, Mandola, Banjo, Concertina
Bill Watkins: Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle
1972: The Band: Silly Wizard:
Gordon Jones: Guitar, Bodhran, Vocals, Bouzouki, Mandola
Bob Thomas: Guitar, Mandolin, Mandola, Banjo, Concertina
Chris Pritchard: Vocals
Johnny Cunningham: Fiddle, Viola, Mandola, Vocals
Silly Wizard was a Scottish Folk band from Edinburgh, formed in 1970. The founder members were two - Gordon Jones (Guitar Bodhran, Vocals, Bouzouki, Mandola), and Bob Thomas (Guitar Mandolin, Mandola, Banjo, Concertina. In 1972, formed a Trio with Bill Watkins (Guitar, Vocals, Fiddle), later replaced by Chris Pritchard (Vocals), and recruited Johnny Cunningham (Fiddle, Viola, Mandola, Vocals), and Silly Wizard started to take off. In December 2012, Silly Wizard was inducted into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall Of Fame.
Title: Silly Wizard (2019)
Genre: Celtic, Traditional Celtic, Scottish Folk, Contemporary Celtic, Celtic Fusion
Label: Talking Elephant Records
Rating: *****
Tracks:
1. Pibroch (3:47)
2. Jenny Gray's Whiskey (3:59)
3. The Wind That Shakes The Barley/The Ale Is Dear (2:31)
4. Carlisle Wall (3:19)
5. My Loves In Germany (6:52)
6. Electronic Jig (0:51)
7. The Heron Election Ballad No. 4 (4:06)
8. Atholl Braes/The Drunken Piper (2:45)
9. The Shearing (4:23)
10. The Fairy Dance (1:57)
11. Land O' The Leak (4:24)
Personnel:
Gordon Jones: Guitar, Bodhran, Vocals, Bouzouki, Autoharp
Bob Thomas: Guitar, Mandolin, Dulcimer, Concertina
Johnny Cunningham: Fiddle, Viola, Mandola
Andy Stewart: Vocals, Tenor Banjo, Mandolin
Alistair Donaldson; Electric Bass, Flute, Organ
Freeland Barbour: Accordion, Bouzouki, Whistle, Keyboards
Silly Wizard is the debut album by Silly Wizard, originally released in 1976, remastered and reissued on March 8, 2019 by Talking Elephant for the first time on CD.
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