The Red Album

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Released January 2016 | Format: CD | ref: CDBAR024
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The Red Album was recorded at B&B Studios in Edinburgh, October 2015. Recorded, engineered and mastered by Richard Werner. Song Circle, now in its eighth year, is a unique and independent singing group for babies and children aged 0-5 years old, hosted by Scottish singer/songwriter Gill Bowman in the backroom of the family café in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. Skylark Café is a haven for young families and Song Circle a cornerstone of the day-to-day life of the business. This album is the second in a series reflecting the repertoire of Song Circle and including three new original songs by Gill.

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TRACK LISTING

    PART ONE

  1. Song Circle Begins 5.53
  2. Rainbow Song 0.58
  3. Wind Mountain Thyme 3:02
  4. Bee Baw Babbity 1:01
  5. Time to Rise (Robert Louis Stevenson) 0:27
  6. Three Blind Mice 1:11
  7. I Had a Little Nut Tree 0:31
  8. Wee Willie Winkie 0:42
  9. Song Circle Break 1:03
    PART TWO

  1. Song Circle 2nd Half 8:29
  2. Percussion Medley: Bobby Shafto/The Big Ship/Coulter’s Candy 1:57
  3. Freddy the Red Teddy Bear (words & music Gill Bowman) 1:49
  4. Fit’ll We Dae wi’ the Herrings’ Heids? 2:59
  5. Red Shiny Shoes (words & music Gill Bowman) 3:38
  6. Song Circle Ends 2:02
  7. Can Ye Sew Cushions? 2:10
  8. Golden Slumbers 0:48
      PART THREE – Bonus Tracks

    1. Sing a Song of Sixpence 0:47
    2. Hey Diddle Diddle 0:35
    3. Frère Jacques 1:06
    4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 0:31
    5. A Moose Loose (words & music Gill Bowman) 1:54
    6. The Friendly Cow (Robert Louis Stevenson) 0:30
    7. Hickory Dickory Dock 1:09
    8. My Grandfather’s Clock (Henry Clay Work) 3:45

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    Gill Bowman - My Yellow UkuleleThe song My Yellow Ukulele was specially written by Gill Bowman for the wee ones who attend song circle, a singing group for parents, babies and children under five in Edinburgh, Scotland. The other songs on the album are also song circle favourites and include some classic nursery rhymes, traditional Scottish lullabies, poems and folk songs. – Find out more.

    The Lullaby Album

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    Stories from the Hamper

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    GOLD

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