title: Crude (album)
text: # Crude (album)
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Folk Roots | (favourable) |
  | The List | (favourable) |
  | Dirty Linen | (favourable) |
  | Folk Roots | (favourable) |
  | Mojo | (favourable) |
  
  Crude is the first studio album from Shetland based band Bongshang.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Le Introducement" - 1:02
  * "Things to Come" - 3:59
  * "The Floggin' Set" - 2:04
  * "If & When" - 5:01
  * "Lee Highway Blues" - 2:41
  * "Phosphene/Tamlin" - 6:48
  * "The Hangman's Reel" - 1:58
  * "Dig a Hole" - 4:55
  * "Scotland/Frosty Morning" - 3:34
  * "A.K.A. Crude" - 4:35
  * "Wedding Row" - 5:54
  * "Reprise" - 2:05
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * JJ Jamieson - banjo, vocals, lawnmower
  * Bryan Peterson - bass guitar, double bass
  * Leonard Scollay - fiddle
  * Neil Preshaw - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  * Christopher 'Kipper' Anderson - drums, percussion
  
  ## Sleeve notes
  
     I first had the pleasure of meeting Bongshang at a concert in Lerwick in September 1993. Although it took me a long time to say their name, it only took me a few seconds to become a fan of their music. Their individual styles combine to make a new and innovative sound, blending traditional and contemporary elements from several world sources, and pinning it all together, the one thing synonymous with the Shetland Islands - talent. It won't take you long to learn their name, you'll be hearing a lot of it.
  
  ## Production notes
  
  * This was the first CD to be produced in Shetland and sold out in four days
  * Crude was recorded in the Garrison Theatre, Lerwick, by sound engineer Stevie Hook and Bongshang members
  * The album was originally released on CD and cassette on Bongshang's own label "Doovf Records". It was later re-released and distributed internationally by the "Iona" record label.
  * The song 'Dig a Hole' features lyrics by Harry Horse of Swamptrash
  