Janet Russell
About the artist
Janet Russell (born in Buckhaven, Fife, on 11 January 1958) is a Scottish folk singer and guitarist (and aunt of musician Elsa Jean McTaggart). As well as solo recordings, she recorded as Janet Russell & Christine Kydd (in the 1980s and 90s) and as a member of Sisters Unlimited. Russell began her career singing in the folk clubs of Edinburgh and went on to support a number of major artists at the Edinburgh Folk and Fringe Festivals from 1980-1983.
Top songs
- O Wha'll Mow Me Now?
- To the Weaver's Gin You Go
- To Daunton Me
- Song of the Olive Tree
- Duncan Gray
- Guns And Bombs
- Rosa's Lovely Daughters
- O Wha'll Mow Me Now
- St Peter's Fields
- Hey Ca' Thro And The Deil's Awa Wi' The Exciseman
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- The Dowie Dens Of Yarrow
- Hey Ca Thro - The Deil's Awa wi th'Exciseman
- The Twa Corbies
- Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight
- The Fisherman's Wife
- While Prose-Work And Rhymes / When Princes And Prelates
- Rattlin' Roarin' Willie
- There Was A Lass
- O Sing a New Song
- Dainty Davie
- Old Woman is Watching
- Hey Ca' Thro / The Deil's Awa wi' th' Exciseman
- All the Tunes in the World
- Fast Bright Nights
- Mary Ambree
- Sanctuary
- O Wha'll M-w Me Now
- Old & Strong / The Mountain song
- My Donald / Ode to Big Blue
- The parting glass
- The Hills of Ardmorn
- The Blude Red Rose
- The Children Are Running
- Land of the Leal
- Choices
- Curtain Call
- The Secretary's Song
- Buy Broom Besoms
- Bright Shining Morning?
- Song of the Olive Tree - Janet Russell
- You Ebb and Flow
- Last Carol
- Do You Love And Apple
- Bonny at morn
- Banks of Sweet Dundee
- Deja mal mariee
- The Band of Shearers
- Across the Wide Ocean
- Janet Russell - Banks of Sweet Dundee
- Ettrick
- Accidents
- Women O' Dundee
- There was a Lass and She was Fair
- Sheath and Knife
- Song for a Seafarer
- Childminder's Song
- Mouth Music
- Jeannie Jenkins
- Soweto
- The Bluebell Polka
- While Prose-Work and Rhymes, When Princes and Prelates
- Come Let Me Take Thee / Jockie's Ta'en the Parting Kiss
- Stand Up Fight For Your Rights / Everyone 'Neath A Vine & Fig Tree
- Up Wi The Carls O'dysart / The Deils
- Up Wi' the Carls o' Dysart
- Sodjer's Cairn
- Matt Hyland
- Collier Laddie
- Wexford Lullaby
- Willie Brewed A Peck O' Maut/Barren Rocks Of Aden/Swing Yer Maw
- Eppie Morrie
- Steely Water/Donal Og
- Waxie's Dargle
- Waly Waly Up The Bank
- The Creole Girl's Lament
- My Laddie Sits/Maire Nighean Alastair/Gie My Love Brose
- The Pigeon & The Sparra
- Pretty Polly
- The Dowie Dens Of Yarrow - Janet Russell
- The Criminal
- The Band of Shearers / The Musical Priest / The Wind That Shakes the Barley
- the terror time
- The Twa Corbies - Janet Russell
- Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight - Janet Russell
- Sanctuar
- To Daunton Me / Janet Russell
- Curtain Call [a]
- The Blude Red Rose [a]
- The Band of Shearers / The Musical Priest / The Wind That Shakes the Barley [a]
- The Hills of Ardmorn [a]
- Women O'Dundee
- Janet Russell - Pretty Polly
- All the Tunes in the World [a]
- Fast Bright Nights [a]
- Bury My Heart
- The Children Are Running [a]
- Dowie Dens of Yarrow
- The Twa' Corbies
- Lord Maxwall's Last Goodnight
- The Fishermans Wife
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