Really, this cd has been 300 years in the making. But practically speaking we've been working on it for 18 months. In Magic Torch's ongoing researches into local folklore and tradition we found we were often coming across fragments of songs or ballads either about Inverclyde, or written by Inverclyders. We compiled some of these into a "songbook" of around 30 compositions, steering clear of the more well know songs - with the exception of The Green Oak Tree.

We chose pieces which reflected the lives and times of the people who have passed through Inverclyde across the ages; Irishmen building the new railway; Highlanders leaving for the colonies; the "celebration ode" which commemorated the inauguration of the James Watt Dock; a ballad detailing the exploits of a local warlock in the seventeenth century. The songs were then reinterpreted by a tremendous selection of local musicians at Life Injection studios in Gourock.

Any purchase from the shop will net you a free copy of the cd and commemorative booklet...what a bargain!

You can alsolisten to some demo versions of the songs via our downloads page.