John McCusker: Billy Connolly's Musical Tour Of New Zealand
Genre: Folk & Traditional
Catalogue Number: PRCD016
Label: Pure records
Released: 2004
Billy Connolly is back with the fourth in his massively popular World Tour series. This time Billy journey's to the other side of the globe to New Zealand, a country he has been visiting since the 1970's and of which he is immensely fond. Billy's extraordinary journey covers the length and breadth of New Zealand and is mixed with the best of his comedy from sell-out shows around the country.
Filmed in 2004 during the first leg of his Too Old To Die Young Tour this series is a stunning journey around New Zealand's two islands from the Southern-most tip to the far north where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific. Along the way Billy takes in Maori traditions, sand paintings, whale-watching, a 90 mile beach and much more to give us a fascinating insight into the spectacular scenery, culture and people of this amazing country.
John McCusker has written beautiful music to go alongside this programme and the CD features John and a host of other musicians (including Billy Connolly) performing it.
Musicians
Billy Connolly: banjo, autoharp, vocals
John McCusker: fiddles, viola, whistles, cittern, ukulele
Andy Cutting: diatonic accordion
Ian Carr: guitar
Ewen Vernal: double bass
Michael McGoldrick: flute uilleann pipes
James Mackintosh: percussion
Kate Rusby: guitar, vocals
Andy Seward: double bass, banjo
Phil Cunningham: accordion
Kris Drever: double bass, banjo
Eddi Reader: harmony vocals
John Doyle: tenor guitar
Track list
1. Billy's Bobby Theme 3:15
2. Billy's Fast Waltz 4:12
3. Billy's Slow Waltz 6:03
4. Billy's Reel 3:11
5. Banjo Reel 1:26
6. Wandering Soul 4:11
written and sung by Kate Rusby
7. Billy's Breton 6:56
8. Schaffer Jig 0:50
9. Billy's Strathspey 3:05
10. Rose Of Sharon (1) 1:59
Traditional Arranged Billy Connolly / John McCusker
11. Billy's Jig 4:32
12. Carnival Of Venice 1:44
Traditional arranged Billy Connolly / John McCusker
13. Billy's Slow Air 6:18
composed by Phil Cunningham / John McCusker
16. Rose Of Sharon (2) 1:19
Traditional Arranged Billy Connolly/John McCusker
14. Billy's March 5:17
15. The Cuckoo 0:54
Traditional arranged Billy Connolly / John McCusker
17. Pokarekare Ana 1:24
Traditional arranged Billy Connolly / John McCusker
Other items featuring John McCusker
- John McCusker: John McCusker. Debut solo album from the Battlefield Band member. (CD)
- John McCusker: Goodnight Ginger. Third album of the Scottish fiddler (CD)
- Various Artists: Harps, Pipes and Fiddles. Who's who in Scottish instrumental music (CD)
- Seriously Scottish 04: The Sound of Contemporary Scotland. The 3rd Seriously Scottish edition: The Sound of Contemporary Scotland (CD)
- Various: The Portraits and the Music. Music linked to art. (CD)
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