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With the Night Fast Approaching - Album Cover

Collaboration with guitarist John Steele
With the Night Fast Approaching
 
A collection of traditional songs featuring intense, original, intricate guitar and vocals.

guest fiddler Nichol Caisley
guest singers Bill Monroe, Rebecca Leuchak


Released by:
Raven's Wings Records
Catalogue number:
RWR-1811-CD
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Cinnabar CD cover

CINNABAR  
Highly original arrangements blended versions of traditional songs. Rebecca created the album by drawing in to collaboration fifteen superb guest traditional musicians, all of whom are her friends from other bands and dance music projects.

guest fiddle: Nichol Caisley
guest percussions: Debashis Sinha
guest fiddle: Joel Shore
guest electric guitar: Ron Angus
guest electric guitar and percussion: Bradley Ledden
guest celtic harp: Tadgh O' Muiris
guest Iranian bagpipes: Said Shanbezadeh
guest Québec style foot percussion: Teilhard Frost
guest bodhran: Dick Park
guest Irish banjo: Damian Caisley
guest guitar: John Steele
guest singer: Trudy Binder
guest penny whistle: Charlie Cares
guest cymbol and snare drums: Terry Campbell
guest fiddle: Jesse Hull

Released by:
Raven's Wings Records

Catalogue number: RWR-1809-CD
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GAIA'S BALANCE
Radiantly passionate original songs,
played by the full Rebecca Barclay Band containing celtic and jazz influences.

Frank Van Bussel: keyboards and string arrangements
guest Andean flutes: Pepe Mendoza
guest saxophone: Corey Manders (track 1, 10 and 12)
guest singer: Michel Bakic
guest bass, percussions and electric guitars: Bradley Ledden
guest flutes, percus, sax:(track 9) George Van Bussel
guest drums and percussion: Michael Polliwoda
guest percussion and harmonica: Roddy Cohen

Released by:
Raven's Wings Records

Catalogue number: RWR-1001-CD
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RAGING ZEPHYR
Unusual arrangements of traditional and original songs played by the full Rebecca Barclay Band.

Frank Van Bussell - on keyboards and string arrangements
Don Bull - on bass
Chris Thorn - on drums
Rebecca Barclay - on guitar and vocals
Cory Manders - on saxophones

guest tuba: Colin Couch
guest trombone: Tom Walsh
guest singer: Trudy Binder
guest highland bagpipes: Grier Coppins
guest fiddle: Jim Ediger

Released by:
Raven's Wings Records
Catalogue number:
RWR-1007-CD
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ISLET cd cover art

Collaboration with guitarist John Steele
ISLET

A collection of traditional songs from both sides of the Atlantic featuring predominantly highly detailed guitar and vocals with small touches of fiddle or percussion.

guest fiddler: Jesse Hull
guest fiddler: Tim Butterly
guest Irish flute: Charles Jevons
guest accordion: Peter Jellard
guest percussion: Terry Campbell

Released by:
Raven's Wings Records
Catalogue number:
RWR-1807-CD
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songlist album covers and player below

You can listen to small clips here (see below) if you like- although CD baby also is a great place to listen to full clips and of course amazon too!

(I don't recommend listening to the on CBC streaming since they compress everything to pieces and ruin the sound.What were they thinking?!)

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Rebecca Barclay Canadian folk Singer photo by Tania Anderson

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GAIA'S BALANCE • SONGLIST

01) Work of a Lifetime • Rebecca Barclay
02) She's Waiting for Him • Rebecca Barclay
03) Whole In Me • Rebecca Barclay
04) Things Happen Always • Rebecca Barclay
05) Stolen Child • W.B. Yeats
06) Regardless • Rebecca Barclay
07) Tree Song • Rebecca Barclay
08) Blades of Grass • Rebecca Barclay
09) Passageways • Rebecca Barclay
10) Gaia's Balance • Rebecca Barclay
11) The Answer • Rebecca Barclay
12) Mother Earth • Frankie Armstrong
13) Woof • Rebecca Barclay

Raging Zephyr CD cover interior artwork by Rebecca Barclay

Raging Zephyr CD cover art song Women of this Glen by Rebecca Barclay

RAGING ZEPHYR • SONGLIST

01) Whole In Me • Rebecca Barclay
02) Song of the Soul • Chris Williamson
03) Saucy Sailor • Traditional
04) Unsentient Beaty • Rebecca Barclay
05) Quand J'Etais Chez Mon Pere • Trad
06) In These Times • Rebecca Barclay
07) Women of this Glen • Traditional
08) The Great Valerio • Richard Thompson
09) Sheep's Crook • Traditional
10) Belle Doette • Traditional
11) Couple o Chicks Romp • Rebecca Barclay
12) Love is Around • David Southcombe

The players of the Rebecca Barclay Band during this period were:

Frank Van Bussell - on keyboards and string
Chris Thorn - on drums
Rebecca Barclay - on guitar and vocals
Don Bull- on bass
Cory Manders - on saxophones

Guest players:

Trudy Binder - on vocals
Colin Couch - on tuba
Grier Coppins - bagpipes
Jim Ediger - on fiddles
Michael Polliwoda - on vocals
Tom Walsh - on trombones
the Singers of Brant Street Daycare
Richard Begley - on Bass with the Stonewall Prophets

Cinnabar CD cover centerfold by Rebecca Barclay artwork

musicians of CINNABAR recording by Canadian folk artist Rebecca Barclayby

CFNA nominee 2010

For Canada's Best Traditional Singer!

Wow!
And thanks guys!

CINNABAR • SONGLIST

1) Cutty Wren - Traditional
2) Let No Man Steal Your Time - Traditional
3) Twa Corbies - Traditional
4) Raggle Taggle Gypsies - Traditional
5) Blanch Comme la Neige - Traditional
6) Queen Jane - Traditional
7) The Blacksmith - Traditional
8) The Grey Cockerel - Traditional
9) Marguerite - Traditional
10) Lag and Love - Traditional
11) Willie Taylor - Traditional
12) The Bonnie Banks of Airdree O' - Trad
13) The Snows They Melt the Soonest - Trad

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WITH THE NIGHT FAST APPROACHING • SONGLIST

01) Spencer the Rover - Traditional
02) Craigie Hill - Traditional
03) The Doffin Mistress - Traditional
04) C’Étais Un Charbonnier - Traditional
05) Hares on the Mountain - Traditional
06) The Jute Mill Song - Traditional
07) The Lake of Cagoma - Traditional
/ The Wasp Sting - John Steele
08) Le Serpent Vert - Traditional
09) The Lily of the West - Traditional
10) Maidin Fhomhair - Traditional
11) Searching for Lambs - Traditional
12) The Ranter - Traditional
13) The Wild Hills O' Wannie - Traditional
/ Parcel of Rogues - Traditional


All tracks traditional.
Arranged by Rebecca Barclay and John Steele
Except: The Wasp Sting, tune written by John Steele

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ISLET • SONGLIST

01) Both Sides The Tweed- Dick Gaughan
02) Bruton Town - Traditional
03) Lovely on the Water - Traditional
04) Quand J'Etais Quinz Ans - Traditional
05) Blackwaterside - Traditional
06) Le Dix D'Avril - Traditional
07) The Green Valley- Traditional
08) The Jeanie C - Stan Rogers
09) Factory Girl - Traditional
10) Le Roi A Fait Battre Tambour- Traditional
11) The Cruel Mother - Traditional
12) MacCrimmon's Lament - Traditional

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Rebecca Barclay pic

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