The Kinlochard Ceilidh Band have produced and performed on two excellent videos giving you not only the chance to hear their exciting traditional Scottish dance music but also to visit the wonderful Scottish scenery of the Trossachs and the sights of Edinburgh.
The video is available in both US and non-US formats. The soundtrack is available in music and CD from ScotDisc.
This is a musical video of The Trossachs, the mountainous area round Loch Lomond, which is where the band come from. The scenery is breathtaking. The video visits Stirling Castle, Loch Katrine, Loch Ard, Loch Lomond, and Fergus's farm at Kinlochard, where a traditional farmers' ceilidh takes place in an old barn with singing and dancing. Singers on the album are Bill McCue of Scottish Opera and Francesca, Fergus' wife. It also features the great Scottish fiddler, Ron Gonnella and a beautiful tune, Loch Ard, composed by band member and piper Sinclair Little and sung by Francesca.
The video, which was released in 1996, won a Silver Disc from the Scottish Music Industry in 1998. (available in both US and non-US formats. The soundtrack is available in music cassette and CD from ScotDisc.
This video visits Edinburgh, Scotland's capital and the Royal Highland Show, the major agricultural show in Scotland. There are some excellent shots of Edinburgh Castle and a tour of the show with singers Bill McCue and Francesca, where they meet horses, cattle and sheep. The band feature at a stockman's ceilidh and dance on the showground. Other artists include the folk duo, North Sea Gas.
The video is available in both US and non-US formats. The soundtrack is available in music cassette and CD from ScotDisc.
