Name: Invercauld March/Marchioness of Huntly by windbreck
Duration: 1 min 59 s
Description: Tracks recorded by Donald Davidson in 1929, 1931 and 1939

Tracks recorded by Donald Davidson in 1929, 1931 and 1939

Banchory Moothie

Invercauld March/Marchioness of Huntly

A story of loss of faith. He could have been a young guy called Ross who has started to play bass and ended up playing in small Belfast gospel halls and whilst on stage decides the whole religion thing isn't for him.
Or he could have been another young guy called Eamonn who decides it's all nonsense and tells his shocked and angry family. Or not.
No moving mountains or walking mulberry trees were harmed during the making of this song.

Live At The Mustard Seed

Are you sitting comfortably?  Then I'll begin, etc.
This song is a series of musical vignettes which tell the story of my mate Ross and me.
it starts with Ross starting to gig, moves into our meeting and beginning a lot of songwriting before eventually drifting apart.
But there's good news, kids, as we renew our partnership over 30 years later, picking up where we left off, written rock classics the like of which the world has never heard, and is now unlikely to. The 'Dream On' mid section is a salute to the fact that I get all my best ideas when falling asleep.
The song ends with an old man, slumped over a piano, threatening the world that he isn't done yet.
And hopefully we aren't.

Our Rock & Roll Thing

The title track of the incoming album from The Drammed, following my idea for an album title and a discussion with Dougie around the cosmos and how it affects mundane life. He dashed off the first verse and I grabbed the idea and ran with it.
The Universe is a mysterious place, simultaneously running along the lines of physics, balanced and ethereal, whilst also being a catastrophic bringer of destruction and entropy to everything. Just like being in a band onstage when you're doing your best to get noticed. We blend the common imagery of both situations into a stuttering electronic and rock guitar mess, a magnificent clash of styles and all with a complete lack of common sense. If it doesn't work we'll have another shot, and another shot.......
Bass guitar provided by Ross Mc Clelland from Studio Creatures, doing fine work as always.

A Beginner's Guide To Chaos

Hohner Echo Harp 2x32 C/G, für das Folkharmonica-Forum.

Whistling Rufus

Studio Creatures become political with a movie in a song.
There comes a point where, after 13 years of being lied to, and seeing the potential replacement doing much the same, that you realise you've had enough.
The song was inspired by the downward spiral of politics to become a shabby way to get power and enrich you and your mates quickly without interference, particularly if you're supported by the media, owned by a few billionaires you spend your time courting.The fact the same billionaires are opposed to any actions to deal with climate change adds to the song's rant.
The French have the right idea, they know how and when to protest, and haven't been infected by the supine malaise that infects the UK.
In this song I tried to recreate an unfolding of events, aided by my memories of what I'd hear at night whilst growing up in Belfast in the 1970s. 
In my head this is John Lennon meets Heaven 17 meets 1970's Blaxploitation soundtracks.
Thanks to Auntie Vicky for reading the news to come.
Let's testify, brothers and sisters.

Start The Revolution Now

Apachicola Waltz

A carol I wrote inspired by the lovely St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. Hopefully it will have lyrics soon!

Orkney Christmas

Written in the middle of the night two years ago when I couldn't sleep - this is a short piece that's meant to be a plane taking off. I layered fiddle parts with piano and mandolin and it is made from ten different tracks.

On A Cloud

From the hugely inventive but short-lived beezwaX project with Mark Rossi, one of the most creative musicians I have ever worked with, back in 1997-8.
This track was recorded for a CD cover disc for a Northern Ireland music magazine, with the stipulation that it had to be a cover.
We did this, a Patti Smith song, and gave it our usual strange twist.
We also change the final chorus line, which is
'Makes me come on like some heroine' to what we though was more appropriate 'Makes me come on on heroin'

Markus Lane (Mark Rossi) -Guitar and vocals
Eamonn P Keyes- Bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, samples, vocals.

Invercauld March/Marchioness of Huntly

windbreck

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