Collaborating with multi-instrumentalist Christopher Marra on all but one unaccompanied track, and using a sprinkling of musicians from multiple genres throughout, the album’s 13 tracks crackle with an air of diversity.

There are Child Ballads, songs from the collections of Robert Burns, Greig-Duncan and Ord, from The American War of Independence and more contemporary offerings, including original music by Christopher which gives prominence to the words of Angus poet Violet Jacob, and an intriguing combination of African rhythms with 17th century lyrics.

Barbara and Christopher are a pair with many and varied musical collaborations behind them and a vast experience of performing. On stage their shows have been described by the Herald as “a musically enjoyable, mischievously entertaining performance from a well-matched duo” and they have brought the same energy to the studio.