Album of The Week  -Tom Fairnie – ‘Lightning In The Dark’ 30 June 2020

Celtic Music Radio’s Album of The Week this week is Tom Fairnie’s ‘Lightning In The Dark’ – tune in at 12 pm and hear Tom in conversation with Auntie Liz about his album and hear some tracks and a bit about how Tom wrote and recorded this most excellent album.

‘My new CD, Lightning In The Dark, was released on Friday the 1st of May. It was produced and recorded in Liberty Hill just outside Austin, Texas, by the genius that is Merel Bregante at his studio Cribworks Digital Audio http://www.cribworksdigitalaudio.com/producerengineer.html. The tracks feature great musicians some of whom have played with Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Johnny Cash, Chris Hillman, Doc Watson and many others. Merel’s own background is rich in experience and experiences and he can talk generously and lovingly about his time with The Sunshine Company, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Loggins and Messina and many others. He has produced and recorded performers such as Steve Martin, Sarah Piece, Dan Fogelberg and John McEuen.’

Tom Fairnie is no stranger to Celtic Music Radio and has been a supporter of the station from the start from fund raising concerts to guest on many presenters shows. Tom From Edinburgh,  performing as a solo act,  he has numerous collaboration with other group such as The Travelling Waveries –Bob Shields; Billy Cornwall  ; Mike Dillon   / Tom Fairnie & The Snakes – including Kathy Stewart Kennedy and Karen Dietz/ Tomfoolery – with Jane Fairnie; Madelaine Cave and Graham Whyter   and guesting Pauline Vallance & Alan Brand, Gigging the length and breadth of the country and of course abroad. So much so that Merel Bregante wanted to record this his latest album – so off to Austin Tom and his lovely wife Jane Fairnie went and stayed with Merel during the recording of this fine album.

Album Tracks – ‘ Lightning In The Dark’

1. Isn’t That The Way
2. If Your Go West
3. Sleeping On The Streets Of New Orleans
4. No One Knows The Night
5. Lightning In The Dark
6. The Only Things I Ever Cared About
7. Better Times
8. Give Me The Good Times
9. Lightning All Over The Sunnyland
10. A Quiet Life
11. The Winter of ‘72
12. Liberty

Previous Albums:-
Banishment (CMR AOW – Jan 2012)
As Eden Lay In Darkness  (CMR AOW – Jan 2012)
Hard To Find -Tom Fairnie & Bob Shields
The Journeyman
Birthmarked