Almost an Island

Almost an Island
Studio album by Wolfstone
Released	24 September 2002
Recorded	CAP Studios, Crask of Aigas, Beauly
Genre	Celtic rock
Length	44:03
Label	Once Bitten Records
Producer	Brian McNeill
Wolfstone chronology
Seven (1999) Almost an Island (2002) Terra Firma (2007)

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The Scotsman	favourable
The Living Tradition	favourable
FolkWorld	favourable
Allmusic

Almost an Island is the seventh album by Scottish Celtic rock group Wolfstone, released in 2002. It was their first studio album to be released on their own label, Once Bitten Records.

Track listing

1. "The Piper and the Shrew" (Leo McCann) – 3:32
2. "Elav the Terrible" (R.S. McDonald) – 3:27
3. "Where the Summers Go" (Duncan Chisholm/Stuart Eaglesham) – 4:07
4. "La Grande Nuit du Port de Peche" (Martin Hughes) – 4:11
5. "The Queen of Argyll" – 4:20
   • The Queen of Argyll (Andy M. Stewart)
   • The Knockard Elf (Stevie Saint)
6. "5/4 Madness" (Phil Cunningham) – 5:01
7. "Davie's Last Reel" (Saint) – 3:22
8. "Jericho" (Chisholm/Eaglesham) – 4:10
9. "All Our Dreams" (Iain MacDonald) – 6:39
10. "The Panda" (Gordon Duncan) – 5:14
    • The Panda
    • The Soup Dragon

Personnel

• Duncan Chisholm – fiddle, backing vocals
• Wayne Mackenzie – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Stevie Saint – pipes, whistles
• Stuart Eaglesham – guitars, vocals

Additional musicians

• Alyn Cosker – drums
• Phil Cunningham – keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
• Cous-cous MacAfferty – cittern
• Brian McNeill – tambourine

References