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Ramsay: The Gentle Shepherd

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Details

Composer
Allan Ramsay
Artist
Makaris, Fiona Gillespie, Corey Shotwell, Madeline Healey, Bradley King, Benjamin Matus, Caitlin Hed
Format
CD
Label
Olde Focus Recordings
Released
Mar 07, 2025
Catalog #
FCR924
UPC
767223520080

About

The first Scottish opera. The first ballad opera. A pastoral masterpiece which was ubiquitous on London and Edinburgh stages throughout the eighteenth century. Allan Ramsay's "The Gentle Shepherd" is perhaps the most important work from the British Isles that you've never heard of! Peasants Peggy and Patie plan to wed, but when their liege Sir William Worthy returns from fighting for a noble cause, he upends their lives by revealing Patie's birthright. Will true love prevail? Brilliantly realized by Makaris-specialists in the music of galant-era Scotland-"The Gentle Shepherd" finally receives it's first recording in 2025, on the 300th anniversary of it's initial publication.

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 Act I Scene 1: Sang I: The wawking of the Faulds (Narrator, Patie) 03:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Sang I: The wawking of the Faulds (Narrator, Patie)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Jock Nicol, Corey Shotwell
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  2. 2 Act I Scene 1: Sang II: Fy gar rub her o'er with Strae (Patie) 01:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Sang II: Fy gar rub her o'er with Strae (Patie)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Corey Shotwell
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  3. 3 Act I Scene 2: Sang III: Polwart on the Green (Narrator, Peggy) 02:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Sang III: Polwart on the Green (Narrator, Peggy)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Jock Nicol, Fiona Gillespie
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  4. 4 Act I Scene 2: Sang IV: O dear Mother, what shall I do? (Jenny) 01:47
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Sang IV: O dear Mother, what shall I do? (Jenny)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Madeline Healey
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  5. 5 When she cam ben she bobed 03:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    When she cam ben she bobed
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  6. 6 Act I Scene 2: Sang V: How can I be sad on my Wedding-Day (Peggy) 01:54
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Sang V: How can I be sad on my Wedding-Day (Peggy)
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Fiona Gillespie
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  7. 7 Act I Scene 2: Sang VI: Nansy's to the Green Wood gane (Jenny) 03:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Sang VI: Nansy's to the Green Wood gane (Jenny)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Madeline Healey
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  8. 8 Act II Scene 1: Sang VII: Cald Kale in Aberdeen (Narrator, Glaud) 02:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Sang VII: Cald Kale in Aberdeen (Narrator, Glaud)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Jock Nicol, Harrison Hintzsche
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  9. 9 Act II Scene 1: Sang VIII: Mucking of Geordy's Byer (Symon) 01:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Sang VIII: Mucking of Geordy's Byer (Symon)
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Tracy Cowart
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  10. 10 Act II Scene 3: Sang IX: Carle an the King come (Narrator, Mause) 01:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 3: Sang IX: Carle an the King come (Narrator, Mause)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Jock Nicol, Caitlin Hedge
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  11. 11 Sheebeg and Sheemore: Planxty Lady Wrixon (Narrator) 02:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sheebeg and Sheemore: Planxty Lady Wrixon (Narrator)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Jock Nicol
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  12. 12 Act II Scene 4: Sang X: Winter was cauld, and my Cleathing was thin (The yellow hair'd Laddie) (Peggy, Patie) 02:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Sang X: Winter was cauld, and my Cleathing was thin (The yellow hair'd Laddie) (Peggy, Patie)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Fiona Gillespie, Corey Shotwell
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  13. 13 Act II Scene 4: Sang XI: By the delicious Warmness of thy Mouth (Patie, Peggy) 03:03
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II Scene 4: Sang XI: By the delicious Warmness of thy Mouth (Patie, Peggy)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Corey Shotwell, Fiona Gillespie
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  14. 14 Act III Scene 1: Sang XII: Happy Clown (Narrator, Sir William) 02:02
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Sang XII: Happy Clown (Narrator, Sir William)
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Jock Nicol, Bradley King
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  15. 15 Plea Rarkeh na Rourkough 03:46
    Track
    15
    Title
    Plea Rarkeh na Rourkough
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  16. 16 Act III Scene 3: Sang XIII: Leith-Wynd (Narrator, Jenny, Roger) 03:44
    Track
    16
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Sang XIII: Leith-Wynd (Narrator, Jenny, Roger)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Jock Nicol, Madeline Healey, Brian Giebler
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  17. 17 Act III Scene 3: Sang XIV: O'er Bogie (Jenny) 02:06
    Track
    17
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Sang XIV: O'er Bogie (Jenny)
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Madeline Healey
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  18. 18 Act III Scene 4: Sang XV: Wat ye wha I met Yestreen (Sir William) 01:46
    Track
    18
    Title
    Act III Scene 4: Sang XV: Wat ye wha I met Yestreen (Sir William)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Bradley King
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  19. 19 Act IV Scene 1: Sang XVa: (Jocky said to Jenny): Enter Bauldy Singing (Bauldy, Mause) 01:56
    Track
    19
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Sang XVa: (Jocky said to Jenny): Enter Bauldy Singing (Bauldy, Mause)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Ben Matus, Caitlin Hedge
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  20. 20 Stool of Repentance: Lady Doll Sinclair's Reel 03:02
    Track
    20
    Title
    Stool of Repentance: Lady Doll Sinclair's Reel
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  21. 21 Act IV Scene 2: Sang XVI: Kirk wad let me be (Narrator, Patie) 01:53
    Track
    21
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Sang XVI: Kirk wad let me be (Narrator, Patie)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Jock Nicol, Fiona Gillespie
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  22. 22 Act IV Scene 2: Sang XVII: Woes my Heart that we shou'd sunder (Peggy) 04:03
    Track
    22
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Sang XVII: Woes my Heart that we shou'd sunder (Peggy)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Fiona Gillespie
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  23. 23 Act IV Scene 2: Sang XVIII: Tweed-side (Peggy) 02:37
    Track
    23
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Sang XVIII: Tweed-side (Peggy)
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Fiona Gillespie
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  24. 24 Act IV Scene 2: Sang XIX: Bush aboon Traquair (Peggy) 02:46
    Track
    24
    Title
    Act IV Scene 2: Sang XIX: Bush aboon Traquair (Peggy)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Fiona Gillespie
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  25. 25 Bony Christy 02:45
    Track
    25
    Title
    Bony Christy
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  26. 26 Act V Scene 1: Sang XX: Bony gray ey'd Morn (Sir William) 02:48
    Track
    26
    Title
    Act V Scene 1: Sang XX: Bony gray ey'd Morn (Sir William)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Bradley King
    Ensemble
    Makaris
  27. 27 Act V Scene 2: Sang XXI: Corn Riggs are bonny (Peggy, All) 03:27
    Track
    27
    Title
    Act V Scene 2: Sang XXI: Corn Riggs are bonny (Peggy, All)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Fiona Gillespie, Caitlin Hedge, Madeline Healey, Tracy Cowart, Brian Giebler, Bradley King, Corey Shotwell, Ben Matus, Harrison Hintzsche
    Ensemble
    Makaris