Since her professional debut aged 16, Northumbrian piper and fiddler extraordinaire Kathryn Tickell has taken the traditions of her home in the North Tyne Valley to new ground, both geographically and musically. An ambassador for traditional music (she was among the first folk musicians to perform at the last night of the Proms), her most recent albums "Air Dancing" and "The Sky Didn't Fall" showcased respectively her openness to intriguing new collaborations, and her deep roots in the traditional music of Northumbria. Having appeared with many great musicians over the years, Kathryn marks this her 25th Year in the business with "Strange But True" a CD of New Recordings with collaborations from many of her musical friends.

Tracklist:

Side Echoes / Down the Side
Unst Bridal March / Da Bride's a Boannie Ting
Air Moving / Over the Border / Holmes' Fancy
Winter Is Past
Dream Waltz
Cockle Geordie / Donald Willie And His Dog
Here's the Tender Coming / Captain Bover
Men Of Destiny / Heidi
Wild Hills of Wannies
Jimmy Allan / Salmon Tails Up the Water
Brafferton Village / Walsh's Hornpipe
Pasodoble Gallego / Splish Splash
Rafferty's Unreel
Techno Ate the Musicians - (Bonus Track)

UPC: 769934009021
Label: Park Records
Release Date: 10.23.06
Format: CD

Kathryn Tickell - Strange But True: 25 Years Of Friends and Tunes (CD)