My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose Love Songs by Robbie Burns Meredith Hall, soprano La Nef ACD2 2336 For its first recording on the ATMA Classique label, La Nef presents a program devoted to Scottish poet Robbie Burns (1759-1796).   Burns set music and arranged some 400 of his poems, and in doing so, played an important part in preserving the music and songs of his native Scotland.   With the exceptional participation of soprano Meredith Hall, who has been lauded for her preciseness and lushness of tone, La Nef convenes us to a meeting between knowledgeable music and popular tradition, to the strains of the theorbo, Baroque guitar, harp, flutes, and viola da gamba. Craigieburn Wood Charlie he's my darling Comin Thro' the Rye Grimstock / The Old Mole / Cuckolds all a row When o'er the hill the e'ening star Hugh O'Donnel Simmer's a pleasant time What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man My Tocher's the Jewel She's Fair and Fause The gloomy night is gath'ring fast Carolan's Dream My love is like a red, red rose Last May, a braw wooer Welsh Dance “Pwt-ar-y-Bys” My love was born in Aberdeen O let me in this ae night Lament for Owen Roe O'Neill John Anderson my jo Ye banks and braes Now Nature hangs her mantle green Sheebeg and Sheemore Bumper Squire Jones Carolan's Favourite Jig Should auld acquaintance be forgot ATMA Classique is distributed in Australia by Rockian Trading PO Box 44, Briar Hill, Vic, 3088, Australia Telephone +61 (0)3 9432 4149 ~ Facsimile +61 (0)3 9444 6879