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So Many Partings is the third album by Silly Wizard, originally released in 1980 (Highway SHY 7010 / Shanachie 79016), and re-released on CD in 1990 by Shanachie Records. The cover features a gatefold painting of the Highland Clearances.

Track Listing

 * 1)   Scarce O'Tatties/Lyndhurst	 3:28
 * 2)   The Valley Of Strathmore	6:16
 * 3)   Bridget O'Malley	4:52
 * 4)   A.A. Cameron's Strathspey/Mrs. Martha Knowles/The Pitnacree Ferryman/The New Shillin'	4:25
 * 5)   Donald McGillavry/O'Neill's Cavalry March	4:05
 * 6)   The Highland Clearances	2:22
 * 7)   Miss Catherine Bronsan	2:19
 * 8)   Wi' My Dog And Gun	4:36
 * 9)   Miss Shepherd/Sweeney's Buttermilk/McGlinchey's Reels

Song Information

 * 1) A Scarce O'Tatties /Lyndhurst. "A Scarce O'Tatties" is a jig by Norman MacLean, and seems to be based on the traditional Scottish song "The Banks of the Devon," for which Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote lyrics.
 * 2) The Valley of Strathmore - Silly Wizard, Stewart, A.M.
 * 3) Bridget O'Malley - Silly Wizard, Traditional
 * 4) A.A. Cameron's Strathspey/Mrs. Martha Knowles (Phil Cunningham)/The Pitnacree Ferryman/ The New Shillin'- Silly Wizard, Cunningham, Phil [1
 * 5) Donald McGillavry/O'Neill's Cavalry March - Silly Wizard
 * 6) The Highland Clearances - Silly Wizard, Stewart, Andy [1]
 * 7) Miss Catherine Brosnan - Silly Wizard, Cunningham, Phil
 * 8) Wi' My Dog and Gun - Silly Wizard
 * 9) Miss Shepherd (Skinner)/Sweeney's Buttermilk/McGlinchey's Reels. The last of these pieces--also known as "Splendid Isolation"--was written by Brendan McGlinchey, fiddler from County Armagh, Northern Ireland, who won the All-Ireland fiddle championship at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in 1962.

Line-Up

 * Andy Stewart (vocals, tenor banjo)
 * Phil Cunningham (accordion, tin whistles, Overton low D whistle, Moog synthesizer, electric piano, vocals)
 * Martin Hadden (bass, harmonium, guitar)
 * Gordon Jones (guitar, mandola, bodhran)
 * John Cunningham (fiddles, vocals)
 * Bob Thomas (guitar)