Bruce Davies, Singer, Songwriter, Troubadour from Scotland

Discography

1984 - Beggars Mantle (folk duo) - Milestone
Milestone Recordings CMS 001 & CMS 001R and later released on the Lochshore Label as LOCLP 1015 & ZCLOC 1015 Now deleted
1986 - Beggars Mantle - Home That I Love
Lochshore LOCLP 1036 & ZCLOC 1036 Now deleted.
1987 - Beggars Mantle - Going Places
(Scotdisc KITV 436) Now deleted.
1987 - Beggars Mantle - The Quest for Scotland
(Scottish Tourist Board); not now commercially available.
1990 - Bruce Davies - Caledonia
RR001 Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
1990 - Bruce Davies with Mark Kenneth - The Caledonian Collection
RR002 Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
1990 - Bruce Davies - In Concert.
RR003 Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
1992 - Bruce Davies - By Request
RR004 & RR004CD. Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
1994 - Bruce Davies - Troubadour
RR005 Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
1994 - Bruce Davies - Anthology
RR006 (compilation from 001, 003 and 004), Now deleted.
1995 - Bruce Davies - ...wi' lichtsome he'rt...
RR007 & RR007CD (some material from 001, 002, 003 and some new recordings).
1996 - Bruce Davies - From A Distance
RR008 & RR008CD (compilation from 001, 003, 004 & 005) Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
1996 - Bruce Davies - Will Ye no' Come back Again
MR001 Cassette & CD (compilation from 001, 002, 003, 005, 011 and 2 new recordings); available from Medium Rare Records, PO Box 2939, Springfield, VA 22152 USA.
1997 - Bruce Davies - Life Begins
RR009 & RR009CD. Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
1998 - Bruce Davies - The Best of Tomorrows
RR010 & RR010CD. Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
1999 - Bruce Davies - ...o'er the border...
RR011 & RR011CD. Now deleted
2000 - Bruce Davies - ...small against the sky...
R012CDr (Limited edition of 250) Now deleted; best tracks on later compilations.
2002 - Bruce Davies - Somewhere Down the Road
R012CD.
2002 - Bruce Davies - Sunshine On A Cloudy Day - Interpretations 1990 - 2000 - R013CD.
2002 - Bruce Davies - Another Time, Another Place - Originals - 1990 - 2000 - R014CD.

2003 - Bruce Davies - Songs We Used To Sing - R015CD.

 

Also...

1982 - Alan Sorensen's Greatest Hit
As bass guitarist and guitarist for Alan Sorensen
1982 - The Search, Common Factor - Now deleted
As bass guitarist for rock band.
1984 - Ancestral Manoeuvres, The McCalmans
As bass guitarist
(Available from Greentrax Recordings, Cockenzie Business Centre, Edinburgh Rd., Cockenzie, East Lothian, EH32 0HL, Scotland, UK).
1984 - Beggars Mantle appeared on Library Discs for Chappell Music Ltd.
1986 - Beggars Mantle recorded two songs for a "Live Aid" type album in Ingolstadt, Bavaria.
1987 - Fund raising tape for The Cheshire Homes, Beggars Mantle (2 songs), Ski'in' Doo (2 songs) Russ Beveridge (2 songs) - Now deleted
1989 - Beggars Mantle recorded for Carlin Recorded Music Ltd.
1988 - Garden Praise
As arranger and instrumentalist on this album of songs and hymns with an environmental theme, to commemorate the International Garden Festival in Glasgow.
1989 - Marching in the Light, The Scottish Baptist Youth Choir
As bass guitarist.
1992 - Glen of Weeping, Moira Kerr
As narrator on the song Glen of Weeping on the album of the same name.
(Available from Mayker Records, PO Box 877, Glasgow, G52)
1994 - Beautiful Highlands of Home, Gillian Murray
As guitarist on one song on the album
(Available from Dunray Music, 18 Colonsay Gardens, Inchture, Perthshire, PH14 9SA).   Gillian did the featured female vocal on You Touched Me on my Best of Tomorrows album.
1997 - The Journey, Harvey Andrews
As guitarist for two songs on the album.
(Available fromHaska Music, 9 Middlefield, Richmond Park, Gnosall, Staffs., ST20 0LS, UK).
1998 - At Home in My Heart, Anne Pack
As guitarist/keyboard player/arranger for three songs.
(Available from Dunray Music, 18 Colonsay Gardens, Inchture, Perthshire, PH14 9SA; catalogue numbers RBCD1020 and RBCS1020).
1999 - It's Never Too Late, Nell Hannah & Friends
As Producer/guitarist/keyboard player/arranger for the album. Included is a new, voice and guitar only, version of Margarita (I recorded it specially for this, cassette only, release). Catalogue number NELL002.
(Available from Rothes Recordings, PO Box 7, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2TA, Scotland.)
1999 - Life in the Kingdom, Songs by Children from Fife Schools
I contributed two songs, which I wrote with the pupils of John Fergus School, Glenrothes. This double album is a collection of 51 songs written by songwriters in association with children from schools throughout the Kingdom of Fife. Catalogue number NMT02.
(Available from The New Makars Trust, 30 Pitcorthie Road, Dunfermline, Fife, KY11 8DR.)
1999 - Between the Tay and the Forth, New Songs Celebrating Fife
I contributed one song, which I wrote with the residents of Northeden House, Cupar. The album is a collection of 21 songs written by songwriters in association with various homes for the elderly etc., throughout the Kingdom of Fife. Catalogue number NMT03.
(Available from The New Makars Trust, 30 Pitcorthie Road, Dunfermline, Fife, KY11 8DR.)
2000 - Turn To Me, Bill Jones
I contributed the string arrangement to add to the beautiful voice and piano of Bill's version of Taimse im Chodladh. It was a particular delight to be involved in an album of someone who is destined to be one of England's "Folk Divas." Catalogue number BOING 0008 CD.
This album won the Horizon Award in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2000.
(Available from Belinda Jones, PO Box 391, Sunderland, SR6 8YN.)
2000 - Music from Betty Nicol's Acoustic Music Club, Various Artists
I contributed guitars, bass and supporting vocals to the, award winning, Sandra Ireland (now Davies) song, Warm September Days. The album features many of the east of Scotland's best acoustic music performers.
(Available from Sandy Forbes, 30 Main Street, West Wemyss, Fife, KY1 4SW.)
2000 - One Day At A Time, Nell Hannah and Friends
I contributed one song,Wind Beneath My Wings, to this album. This is the version that is now available on Sunshine On A Cloudy Day.
(Available from Rothes Recordings, PO Box 7, Glenrothes, Fife, KY6 2TA, Scotland.)
2001 - The Gift, Harvey Andrews
As guitarist, supporting vocalist and co-producer for eight songs on this album. Mike Silver co-produced and played on the other seven tracks with Harvey
(Available from Haska Music, Callow View, Brockton, Worthen, Shrewsbury, SY5 9HU).