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fave it Traditional Folk | Scottish Traditional
14 tracks | 54 minutes
Released May 2007
on Tom Wilson
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 07:36 The Mountainous Set lyrics BUY MP3 07:36 The Mountainous Set lyrics "GIFT MP3" 07:36 The Mountainous Set
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:39 The Whetstone lyrics BUY MP3 02:39 The Whetstone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:39 The Whetstone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:58 Fish Story lyrics BUY MP3 03:58 Fish Story lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:58 Fish Story
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:33 Andy Renwick's Ferret lyrics BUY MP3 01:33 Andy Renwick's Ferret lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:33 Andy Renwick's Ferret
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:42 Toss the Banshee Out the Window lyrics BUY MP3 04:42 Toss the Banshee Out the Window lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:42 Toss the Banshee Out the Window
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:32 Snow in May lyrics BUY MP3 04:32 Snow in May lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:32 Snow in May
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:04 Spring of '03 lyrics BUY MP3 04:04 Spring of '03 lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:04 Spring of '03
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:36 The James Caird lyrics BUY MP3 02:36 The James Caird lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:36 The James Caird
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:20 The Job of Journeywork lyrics BUY MP3 03:20 The Job of Journeywork lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:20 The Job of Journeywork
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:21 The Guardian lyrics BUY MP3 02:21 The Guardian lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:21 The Guardian
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:39 Song for Widlin lyrics BUY MP3 04:39 Song for Widlin lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:39 Song for Widlin
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:12 Be Thou My Vision lyrics BUY MP3 02:12 Be Thou My Vision lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:12 Be Thou My Vision
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:01 The Resolved Set lyrics BUY MP3 05:01 The Resolved Set lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:01 The Resolved Set
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:32 The Winds of Badbea, Far from Home lyrics BUY MP3 05:32 The Winds of Badbea, Far from Home lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:32 The Winds of Badbea, Far from Home
The sounds of the Scottish Highlands and the Rocky Mountains combine on Tom's second release. Featuring spirited tin whistle, majestic horns, rowdy drumming, and merry band of local stars playing everything from banjo to highland pipes.
Bio / Background
The genes may come from Scotland; the roots are firmly planted in the rocky soil of Wyoming. Tom Wilson grew up running around the badlands and mountainsides of the Bighorn Basin. It was there he first learned that to really love and understand the country, you have to walk through it.
It was also there, at the tender age of eleven, that Tom took up his first instrument, the euphonium/baritone horn. He chose the euphonium because of its beauty, rich sound, the way it felt in his hands. That and the fact that he didn't tell his parents about the beginning band meeting, and by the time they arrived, the baritone was the only thing left.
Despite this inauspicious beginning to Tom's musical career, things went just fine until college, when Tom got into long-distance backpacking. Backpacking with a euphonium was no fun, and something more portable was called for. About the same time, a deep-seated but long-dormant love awoke for the music of Scotland and Ireland.
↓ more ↓These two seemingly unrelated urges collided, and thus began Tom's adventures with the tin whistle. The world has been a sqeakier place ever since.
These days, Tom can often be found singing with little kids, trying to understand God, wandering around the deserts, mountains, and trout streams of central Wyoming, and planting trees which don't grow.
Tom lives, works, and plays in and around Lander, Wyoming, with his lovely wife Sarah, his goofy but intrepid dog Rocky, and a cat which he refuses to claim until he sees conclusive evidence that it has caught a mouse.
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