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'Greengold' - 2007 11 tracks: Smile Or Cry; Deidre's Song; The Lea-rig; Young Betty; The Day Dawn; A Red, Red Rose; Higher Germany; There Is A Light; The Auld Refrain; Jean Yelland; Song for Cove. On this album, they again include a couple of Burns classics, plus the traditional song Higher Germany (from the singing of Kentish gypsy Phoebe Smith), while four of the songs are the joint efforts of Mairi and Dave. Another song is from the pen of Jane Hazeldean, with music by Mairi and Dave.
'Colours of Lichen' - 1996 12 tracks: Giant; Broom o' the Cowdenknowes, Tha mi tinn; Aviemore, Ca' the Stirks frae oot the Corn, The Drummer, The Argyle Bowling Green; Hall of Mirrors; Lullabye for a Very New Baby; Memories of Father Angus MacDonnell; The Duke of Gordon's Birthday, The London Lasses, Da Eye Wifie, The Fyrish Reel; The Piper and the Maker; Eventide; Basker's Delight, Mrs McGhee, The Black Hoe; The Auld Refrain; John Anderson, my Jo. Traditional Scottish and Cape Breton tunes are skilfully blended with some of The Cast's original songs. Mairi Campbell (voice, viola, fiddle), Dave Francis (guitar, voice).
'The Winnowing' - 1993 10 tracks: Auld Lang Syne; Scots Callan o' Bonnie Dundee; Archie Campbell, Marjorie Campbell, Miss Lyall's Strathspey, Miss Lyall's Reel, The St Kilda Wedding; The Step-Dancing Song; Flowers o' the Forest; Green Grow the Rashes; Bright Fields of England, Crossing to Ireland; Kilkelly; Ye Banks and Braes; The Royal Visit. Includes an original musical setting for the Robert Burns favourite Auld Lang Syne. Mairi Campbell (voice, viola, fiddle) and Dave Francis (guitar, voice) with Brian Shiels (double bass). Produced by Jack Evans. The Cast's debut album which has received generous critical acclaim.
'Once Upon a Time in the North' - 2000 Jack Evans with Mairi Campbell & Jenny Gardner 10 tracks: Walk Right In/Brave Lewie Roy/O'er Bogie; MacGregor the Roarer/Angus G. MacLeod/Once Upon a Time in the North; A'Bhirlinn Bharrach/The Atholl and Breadalbane Highlanders; Early Mornin' Train; Sandaig; Tarbolton; The Ballad of Joe Meek; The Lass of Glenshee; Fugitives from URJAZ; Two Minutes Pandemonium.
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"Greengold is a beautiful piece of work, you won't hear better slow air playing than this"
Paul Burgess, 'Shreds and Patches'
"Timelessness, music emerging from the shadows and, naturally, into the light"
The Scotsman
"It is difficult to pick highlights from this superb album"
Folk World, (Germany)
"Great technique meets real soul"
WDCB Chicago