Saltfishforty

About the artist

Saltfishforty are Douglas Montgomery (fiddle/viola) and Brian Cromarty (guitar/mandola/vocals). Combining the traditional music of Orkney, Scotland, with original compositions, they released their debut album, Goose Music, to critical acclaim in May 2003. In 2004 the duo were nominated in the 'up and coming artist of the year' category at the BBC Scottish Traditional Music Awards. Their second album, Orkney Twister, was released in December 2005.

Top songs

  1. The Creelman / The Normaway Inn / The Reconciliation
  2. The Glassel Jig / Stoot's Jig / Reel For Karen
  3. Whisky
  4. Netherbow
  5. Beef And Tatties: Pour The Tatties / The Tasty Tattie Tour / Beef
  6. Yellow And Blue
  7. Howie MacDonald's / Rhena's 80th / La Reel De La Baie Sainte-Marie
  8. The Cock O' Byam
  9. A Ring On Her Hand
  10. Picky
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  1. Breadbin Blues
  2. Danielle And Keith / A Tune For Lucy
  3. The Bride's Lament
  4. The Sweetness Of Mary
  5. Orkney Reels: The Orkney Hornpipe / Hattie Man O' Ree
  6. The Holm Band Tune / W.R. Aim's Compliments To Jimmy Craigie
  7. The Locks At Athy
  8. Svecia
  9. Red Diesel Reels: Red Diesel / Mutton Bannocks / The Silver Penguin
  10. Karaoke Carol: Portsmouth Hornpipe / Karaoke Carol / Reel For Carl
  11. Tabasco Twist
  12. Watersound Shore
  13. Birds
  14. Short Day Blues
  15. The Burray Strathspey And Reel: Stompin Laura / Delicate Duncan
  16. Twelve Bar In G
  17. Laid Back Ruby
  18. Tongadale Stroganoff: Tongadale Reel / Star O Munster
  19. Threewheelin': Orcadia / Unknown / Sandy Cromarty's Reel
  20. Oh Dear Oh (Live)
  21. The Banks
  22. Burray (Live)
  23. Song For Ali: Song For Ali / Tune For Ali
  24. Old Joe Clark (Live)
  25. Gav And Bob's: The Comfy Crane / Becky's Birthday Jig / The Folky Gibbon / The Elusive Otter
  26. The Sisters: Marie / Amy
  27. Calling My Name
  28. Closing Time: Closing Time Song / Closing Time Tune
  29. Sleepyheid: Sleepyheid / Between The Terminals
  30. Eileen's
  31. Highland Park: Highland Park Reel / Highland Park Song / The Breck
  32. Boss
  33. Woolypigjigs: Woolypigjig / Olson's Wedding Jig / A Birsay Haddock
  34. Mad
  35. We Went Dancing: We Went Dancing / Winkies
  36. Odin
  37. David Eunson's: The Attic Studio / The Moul Head / The Hawk
  38. For You: Song For You / The Smoking Stone
  39. Tired
  40. Tender
  41. Glassel (Live)
  42. The Snipe
  43. Waltzes
  44. Milk Cow (Live)
  45. Woe
  46. Beef And Tatties
  47. Threewheelin' (Live)
  48. Sleepyheid
  49. Reiländer (Live)
  50. David Eunson's
  51. highland park
  52. red diesel reels
  53. A Ring On Her Hand (Live)
  54. Threewheelin'
  55. Karaoke Carol
  56. For You
  57. orkney reels
  58. The Burray Strathspey And Reel
  59. Tabasco Twist (Live)
  60. Tongadale Stroganoff
  61. We Went Dancing
  62. Gav And Bob's
  63. The Sisters
  64. Song For Ali
  65. Closing Time
  66. Netherbow (Live)
  67. Lady Franklin's (Live)
  68. Trolley's (Live)
  69. Short Day Blues (Live)
  70. Woolypigjigs
  71. Sleepyheid (Live)
  72. Beef & Tatties
  73. Ace of Spades (6 Music Session, 26 Jan 2025)
  74. The Odin Stone
  75. The Glassel Jig; Stoot's Jig; Reel For Karen
  76. Danielle And Keith; A Tune For Lucy
  77. Howie MacDonald's; Rhena's 80th; La Reel De La Baie Sainte-Marie
  78. The Creelman; The Norway Inn; The Reconciliation
  79. The Holm Band Tune; W R Aim's Compliments To Jimmy Craigie
  80. Glassell (Live)
  81. The Curly Doddy / The West to North Sound / The Last Queen of Burray
  82. Faroe Rum / Aandowin At Da Bow / Forfeit of Da Ship
  83. The Creelman
  84. Old Joe Clark
  85. Howie MacDonald's / Rhena's 80th / La Reel De La Baie Sainte
  86. The Jack Snipe
  87. Tender Is The Night
  88. threeweelin'
  89. Threewheelin

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