Disc Artwork

Our disc art and samples of all our songs.

 

Just a few days to go!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30E8q6cRE9g

Got a fabulous new song from one half on the 'Song for Armadale' winning duo, Bill Baird. Can't wait for you all to hear it on the CD!

Samples of some of our songs for the CD

The CD is coming together nicely!


Here is a sample selection of some of the songs which will feature on it, including our traditional 'Jessie o' the Dell'!


However, there are still more songs, including the winner, as well as some tunes.


I hope to send the complete music to the CD pressing company next week, as well as having them uploaded to iTunes.


Keep an ear out, and enjoy the music!


https://soundcloud.com/armadale-anthem/a-song-for-armadale-sample-track

Exciting news!
A CD is going to be made from the best entries, with 100% of the proceeds going towards the Gala Day.
I'll keep you posted...

Here is a map showing our on-line audience to the Blogspot website (not including our Facebook statistics).

The darker coloured areas show highest amount of readers - nearly 800 to this blog!

Video of Bill Baird and Richie Meldrum performing the song at the Proclamation

As Alex Hastings was on holiday, he wasn't able to perform the song at the Proclamation, so here it is performed by Bill Baird and Richie Meldrum

http://youtu.be/0OiBqEwYrmY

And a link to Alex Hastings singing it in Palma Nova!

http://youtu.be/X7-LZQGXwiA

That's it all over - thanks

So that's it all over!

I hope you'll agree we received some fantastic songs, and I hope you enjoy singing them for years to come.

I would welcome any suggestions and ideas for how we can promote the excellent songs we have, or for any future events.

I would like to offer sincere thanks to all the competitors who have entered this competition, and made it so successful, and thanks to the younger folks’ tutors and teachers too, for nurturing such awesome talent!

I have been heartened by the amount of interest in the competition - the entries have been inspiring, and some have brought tears to my eye – for various reasons.

Thanks to the singers too, who have made the songs come alive.

I would also like to thank the Gala Day Committee for their encouragement, help and promotion of this song contest.

I am very grateful to Douglas Benson, and the dutiful Baton team, who have helped me organise, as well as promote, the competition.

Thanks to Nathaniel Codona who organised the Marquee and sound for the Final and Proclamation.

And special thanks to the adjudicators, Mike Farrell, Graham Whitelaw, Elma Paton and Anne-Marie Vance who kindly agreed to take part in the hardest job in this competition.

The purpose of the Song Competition was to encourage our talented community to create a song which would make us proud to be Armadalians, and looking at the entries received, our wildest expectations have been surpassed manifold.

Last but not least, thank you, the Spirit of Armadale, for coming and cheering on the songwriters and singers.

                                                    Up Armadale!