Two Boats Under the Moon is the solo song debut of Scottish musician and musical instrument inventor / builder, Donald WG Lindsay. It is a two-disc collection of 14 live-in-the-studio recordings, made during December 2024 at Watercolour Music in Ardgour, in the Scottish Highlands. Donald sings, plays guitar, and plays on his own “Lindsay System” Scottish smallpipes. Roo Geddes plays fiddle, and on three numbers, piano.

The first disc is themed as a disc of original songs, including the title song Two Boats Under the Moon which Donald wrote during his three year stay on Ascension Island, South Atlantic. This first disc also includes a setting of a Scots poem by Vale of Leven poet Hugh Caldwell to an original tune Donald wrote a few years ago, and a rendition of a little-sung number by Allan Ramsay An Thou Were My Ain Thing.

The second disc is themed as a disc of traditional, mainly Scots, songs from a variety of sources and directions. These are songs that have held their seat in Donald’s repertoire for many years – in most cases for many decades. This second disc also includes two instrumental sets, pairing Roo’s fiddle with Donald’s Bb Lindsay System Scottish smallpipes.

Donald Lindsay…is deft at playing the pipes (and) baritone guitar, and his dead brilliant, unaffected tremolo will warm your heart. Tom Brosseau

…a gently questing and unassumingly personal piece of work…sure to delight traditional music and song enthusiasts, fans of quality songwriting and of acoustic music alike. Alasdair Roberts

…beautifully played 12-string…the whole record is really good. Iggy Pop for BBC Radio 6 Music “Confidential”

…gorgeous… Jude Rogers reviewing “History of Sleep” for The Guardian

…a 21st century visionary piper & composer Matthew Welch

…Donald has earned our admiration and respect for what he is achieving for piping. Piper, museum curator, author and professor Hugh Cheape

…speaks to hope, and innovation… Corey Mwamba presenting “Freeness” on BBC R6 Music

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