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Davie Scott celebrates some of the finest albums Scotland has ever produced, featuring Belle & Sebastian, The Incredible String Band, The Waterboys, and The Proclaimers.

RUNNING ORDER:

1. Classic Scottish Albums profiles The Boy With The Arab Strap which won Belle & Sebastian β€˜Best Newcomer’ Award at the Brit Awards in 1998.

2. For the Record tells the story behind the recording of James MacMillan's breakthrough composition The Confession of Isobel Goudie.

3. Classic Scottish Albums reveals the amusing story of how the eponymous album from The Incredible String Band first came to be.

4. Jamie MacDougall presents For the Record unveiling the fascinating story behind Capella Nova's recordings of music by Robert Carver.

5. The late John Martyn's Solid Air is under the spotlight in Classic Scottish Albums.

6. The symphonies of Sibelius recorded under the baton of the late Sir Alexander Gibson are the focus of For the Record.

7. This is the Sea remains the biggest seller for The Waterboys. Davie Scott takes a listen in Classic Scottish Albums.

8. Kenneth McKellar's 1950's recordings of the songs of Robert Burns and the Hebrides are his greatest achievements, celebrated in For the Record.

9. Classic Scottish Albums reveals how a lot of hard work and a memorable appearance on the Tube kick started a global success story for The Proclaimers.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 13 Feb 2009 00:30

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Feb 2009 00:30