After a time with the group Finn McCuill, a tour with Norman McCaig and his work with the 7:84 Theatre Company, the late Nick Keir joined The McCalmans in 1982. He remained with the group for the next 30 years and toured all over the world as one of the best known and most successful Scottish Traditional acts.
Many of Nick's songs entered the repertoire of The McCalmans but at the same time Nick made many solo performances, including his sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe sell-put shows and still found time to record four solo albums.
In 2004 The McCalmans were inducted into the Scottish Traditional Hall of Fame and were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The McCalmans retired in 2010 and Nick died of a serious illness in 2013 at far too young an age. Nick has been described as a modest and infinitely courteous man, a true poet and remarkable singer/songwriter.
Disc: 1
1. Festival Lights
2. Portnahaven
3. All Over This Town
4. Fires Of Edinburgh
5. Applecross Bay
6. Slow French Waltz
7. American Accent
8. The Bonny Maid Of Fife
9. MIddle-Aged Men
10. Envy The Wind
11. It's A Lie
12. The Seige
13. On This Island
14. Mephistopheles On Minto Street
15. Cold Night In This Old Town
16. Borderland
17. Sorrowlessfield
18. Running Home
19. Here's To You
Disc: 2
1. Corryvrekan Calling
2. East Lothian Sky
3. Far Down The Line
4. Nowhere Else To Go
5. The Beatles Played Kirkcaldy/Happy To Dance WIth YOu
6. Crooked Smile
7. Song Of The Plough
8. The Heron
9. Ainster Harbour
10. Everybody Lies
11. The Heart
12. Loves The Rising Sun
13. The Field Behind Our House
14. White Horses
15. Norman's Dram
16. The Daybreak Carol
17. The Long Road
18. Take MY Time