This is a double CD (for the price of one!) re-release of Adam McNaughtan's early recordings "The Glasgow That I Used to Know" and "Words, Words, Words".
Singer/songwriter Adam McNaughtan, a product of the Scottish Folk Revival of the '60's, has been writing, collecting and singing songs for three decades and has become one of Glasgow's best-loved characters. Many of his own songs have stood the test of time and entered the repertoire of singers from Scotland and beyond, including such classics as "Where is The Glasgow That I Used To Know", "The Jeely Piece Song", "They're Pullin' Doon The Buildin' Next Tae Oors" and "The Transportation Ballad", which date back to the '60's. Adam's more recent compositions include "The Yellow on The Broom", "Blood Upon The Grass" and of course the hilarious "The Lion and The Glove" and "Oor Hamlet", which has attracted the attention of several singers.
But Adam does more than write songs, he is also a performer, with a repertoire ranging from the finest traditional ballads to the worst excesses of the Glasgow music-hall and from the simplest playground songs to the most thoughtful compositions of other writers. Examples of "School Songs", "Jail Songs", "Mammie Songs", "Music Hall Fragments", "Football Songs" and "Street Songs" are to be found on the first CD while the second CD has several examples of the work of other songwriters. Adam performs this amazing mix of material with great enthusiasm even in the cold atmosphere of a recording studio, while a 'live' performance is an experience not to be missed. In addition to performing solo, Adam is also a member of the group 'Stramash'.
All the songs referred-to and many more are included in this value-for-money double CD which Adam cleverly titled "The Words That I Used to Know". The original recordings have been kept intact and two versions of "The Glasgow That I Used To Know" are included. The albums were re-mastered by Peter Haigh of Pier House Studios and sleeve design is by Mad Design, Fife.
An indication of the widespread popularity of Adam's songs was when the Prince of Wales, in his opening speech at the Glasgow Garden Festival of 1988, quoted a lengthy passage from Adam's "The Glasgow That I Used to Know". This was widely reported in the national press. |
