the funkiest album of Burns songs I've ever heard_{CD Review - BBC Radio 3}

playing of the highest order_{Early Music Review}

If you missed this January 2005 dazzler on its first release, then this brand new, digitally remastered version of David McGuinness's brilliant collection of songs and tunes from 18th-century Scotland should be snapped up. And if you haven't heard it, and think you know a deal aboot our native culture, be prepared to be surprised by the reams of insights, wicked and witty, humorous and heartbreaking, exhilarating and energetic on offer from McGuinness and his leftfield outfit, which includes gleaming soprano Mhairi Lawson and the raw and exciting fiddle playing of David Greenberg. Fresh, vivid, and sparkling throughout._{The Herald}

This new release is another exciting example of the arty side of Scots music prevalent in Edinburgh around the time Burns was active in the capital. The singers are Mhairi Lawson and Jamie MacDougall; the performance, backed by David McGuinness's Concerto Caledonia, is svelte and stylish._{The Scotsman}

Supreme playing and singing, and a strong sense of levity. Concerto Caledonia obviously take their music seriously, but not so themselves - there's passion and perfection here, but no pomposity.
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