In the introduction Robin says " As whisky goes through its long period of maturation in wooden casks, a certain amount is lost in evaporation. This is know as the 'Angels Share'. It could be the reason why angels plays harps and sing! The scots are a musical nation, and much given to singing and song-making. It is entirely appropriate therefore that whisky, Scotland's best known contribution to humanity, should be celebrated in song.

These songs are from Robin's show, The Angel's Share, which muses on the various themes that emerge from Scottish whisky songs and poems. The Scots have an ambivalence about whisky. Centuries of religious disapproval meant that we became as interested in the production of whisky as its consumption, for it drinking the stuff leads to damnation, turning it into an enterprise could lead to salvation. This ambivalence lies behind many other things, the mythology of the medicinal dram, the acceptance of punishing levels of tax, and the fact that delight in excessive drinking has been counterbalanced by a very active Temperance movement.

The whisky songs and poems tell us stories if we look closely enough. I had a lot of fun putting the material together. I hope these songs give you as much pleasure, whether you listen to them with a dram or not.

1. MORE THAN JUST A DRAM 4:10 2. OUR GLENS 4:00 3. PIPER MACNEIL 2:36 4. WILLIE BREW'S A PECK O' MAUT 2:45 5. THE PARISH O' DUNKELD 2:20 6. TAK' AFF YOUR DRAM :37 7. TWELVE AND A TANER A BOTTLE 2:53 8. WHISKY AND WOMEN 1:31 9. NANCY'S WHISKY 2:59 10. THE DEIL'S AWA' WI' TH' EXCISEMEN 1:33 11. A BOTTLE O' THE BEST 3:22 12. JOHN BARLEYCORN 4:20 13. TONGUE DISCIPLINE :22 14. TALL TALE 2:16 15. WHISKY YOU'RE THE DEVIL 2:40 16. TAK' A DRAM/A WEE DEOCH AN DORUS 2:48