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| From Wishaw comes a note from Nick, otherwise John Nicol, introducing his latest album, The Wishing Tree. The title comes from a trip down the Western Isles and includes a walk to the actual Wishing Tree at the Windy Pass, south of Oban.
This is a deceptive album, as a cursory glance reveals titles one recalls from well-refreshed undergraduate gatherings - but do not pass by; Nick suffuses weel-kent, perhaps even well-worn songs, like "The Lea Rig" and "The Bonny Lass O' Fyvie", with rare emotion and power.
There are some unusual tracks too, like "The Italian Garden", commemorating another labour, like the more famous Chapel in Orkney, by Italian POWs, and "Stay Passenger" recalling the terrible days of the Covenanters.
Not to be treated as "easy listening" - heed the words, and it will be
worth it. |
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