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''Musical Tour of Scotland'' is a collection of traditional and original songs and tunes which accompanied Billy Connolly's 1994 television series ''World Tour of Scotland''. It was released in 1995.〔"Musical Tour of Scotland" CD inlay, 1995.〕 Connolly provides vocals on "The Waltzing Fool", "I Wish I Was in Glasgow" and "Irish Heartbeat". Ralph McTell, meanwhile, sings on "Will Ye Go", "The Islands", "Tangle of the Isles" and "Flower of Scotland". The remaining ten songs are instrumentals. The musical nature of this album is notable as Connolly, who had been a folk musician in the 1960s and early 70s, and who included musical interludes in his comedy albums and performances up until 1983, had mostly phased music out of his performances by the late 1980s. "I Wish I Was in Glasgow" was written by Connolly in 1983. With the lines "I would take you there and show you, but they've pulled the building down" and "They bulldozed it all to make a road", he laments that the section of Dover Street on which he was born, between Breadalbane and Claremont Streets, was demolished around a decade earlier. All but the final song, a cover of Van Morrison's "Irish Heartbeat", are studio recordings. "Barges" is an instrumental version of a McTell-penned song that originally appeared on his 1972 album ''Not till Tomorrow''. "Irish Heartbeat" is performed live during Connolly's seven-night stand at Edinburgh's Usher Hall during the "World Tour". Connolly, playing acoustic guitar, is joined on stage by female backing vocalist Julienne Taylor〔(Julienne Taylor's official Facebook page )〕 and, from the bridge onwards, a pipe band. The song was limited-released as a single. == Track listing == # "Banjo Land" (Trad. arr. Graham Preskett) # "The Islands Theme" (Ralph McTell) # "The Waltzing Fool" (Lyle Lovett; trad. arr. Billy Connolly) # "Tangle of the Isles Theme"† (Trad. arr. Graham Preskett) # "I Wish I Was in Glasgow" (Trad. arr. Billy Connolly) # "Flower of Scotland Theme" (Roy Williamson) # "Campbell's Farewell" (Trad. arr. Billy Connolly) # "Will Ye Go" (Trad. arr Graham Preskett, performed by Ralph McTell) # "From Here to Claire" (Trad. arr. Graham Preskett) # "The Islands" (Ralph McTell/Martin Allcock, performed by Ralph McTell) # "Waltz of the Waves" (Trad. arr. Billy Connolly)†† # "Tangle of the Isles"† (Trad. arr. Graham Preskett, performed by Ralph McTell) # "Barges" (Ralph McTell) # "Flower of Scotland" (Roy Williamson, performed by Ralph McTell) # "Glasgow Theme" (Trad. arr. Billy Connolly) # "Will Ye Go Theme" (Trad. arr. Graham Preskett) # "Irish Heartbeat" (Van Morrison, performed by Billy Connolly) †The original song is known as "The Road to the Isles". The line ''the tangle o' the isles'' appears in the song. This version omits the middle verse. †† In 1998, Harvey Reid claimed ownership of this song in a letter to Connolly, a claim to which Connolly agreed.〔(Hot news from Harvey Reid )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Musical Tour of Scotland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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