May and Mackie - Time and Tide

  by Zena Grieg

published: 8 / 9 / 2022

---

The Shetland country music husband and wife May and Mackie, who have performed and toured for over forty years, have brought out a new album, their fifth. Created during lockdown, recorded partly in their own home studio in Scalloway, supplemented by recordings by producer Philip Anderson in Nashville, ‘Time & Tide’ is a mix of covers with five new original compositions. Songs to look out for in this fourteen-track collection include: the catchy opener ‘Rambling Man’ with some strident vocals by Mackie and exuberant fiddle playing; ‘Keep Your Distance’, highlighted by May’s rich, emotive vocals; the powerful confessional ‘Wrong Side Of The Bed’; their own distinctive minimalist take on Joe Diffie’s ‘In My Own Backyard’; the toe-tapping ‘Don’t Tell Me’ with its energetic interplay of guitar and fiddle; ‘Arabella (For Bella)’ with its intricate guitar intro and flourishes; the Appalachian-influenced melodic ‘Sad Looking Moon’; the traditional country love song ‘Sweet Symphony’; the uplifting ‘ Long Road Home’ with its lyrics of resilience: “You will find your way/But it’s a long way home”; the Cajun-tinged ‘Gonna Get a Life”; and the emotive ‘Gulf Coast Highway’ bringing this evocative record to conclusion. Worth repeated listening, ‘Time & Tide’ is a versatile, harmonious collection by these well-established popular musicians.

Track Listing:-

1 Rambling Man
2 Storms Never Last
3 Wrong Side of the Track
4 In My Own Back Yard
5 . Don't Tell Me
6 . Keep Your Distance
7 . Arabella (For Bella)
8 Sad Looking Moon
9 . I Love Only You
10 Up All Night Crying
11 Sweet Symphony
12 Long Road Home
13 Gonna Get a Life
14 . Gulf Coast Highway

Band Links:-

https://www.facebook.com/events/legion-scotland-lerwick-branch/may-mac

Post A Comment

---

Comment

Name

your name

Location

ie London, UK

Submit

Check box to submit

Adam Coxon
Adrian Janes
Amanda J. Window
Andrew Twambley
Anthony Dhanendran
Benjamin Howarth
Cila Warncke
Daniel Cressey
Darren Aston
Dastardly
Dave Goodwin
Denzil Watson

Dixie Ernill
Dominic B. Simpson
Eoghan Lyng
Fiona Hutchings
Harry Sherriff
Helen Tipping
Jamie Rowland
John Clarkson
Julie Cruickshank
Kimberly Bright
Lisa Torem
Maarten Schiethart

Malcolm Carter
Marie Hazelwood
Mark Rowland
Nick Dent-Robinson
Nicky Crewe
Nige Nudds
Philamonjaro
Richard Lewis
Shirley Procter
Spencer Robertshaw
Steev Burgess
Steve Kinrade

Steve Miles
Tommy Gunnarsson
Zena Grieg