Based in Owen Sound, Ontario, Arrandale is a folk group whose first CD, Arrandale, is a mix of old favourites, with a Celtic bias, plus some odd material such as "New Orleans." Arrandale has an engaging, clean-cut sound with pleasant voices and arrangements. The banjo, mandolin, and whistle accompaniments form excellent bridges between the vocals. While it doesn't break any new ground, Arrandale is an album you can enjoy listening to repeatedly.

Time Revelers, Arrandale's second CD, takes the group a notch forward from its earlier Arrandale release. Mixing original material written by band members Derek Cunningham and Brian Davidson with traditional material and covers of Stan Rogers, Eric Bogle, and Leonard Cohen, Arrandale sings and plays with increased authority. They mix a good blend of whistles, banjo, and guitars on musical interludes and a good tapestry of male and female voices on harmony. A solid pub band, Arrandale occasionally leans too heavily on electric guitar and drums and the delivery tends, in places, to get shouty.

The members of Arrandale are Derek Cunningham, vocals, guitar; Dave Comber, vocals, banjo, autoharp, bodhran; Brian Davidson, bass, mandolin, percussion, vocals; Bill Farrar, vocals, whistle; Dave Farrar, drums, vocals; Gillian McManaman, vocals, whistles.

Arrandale
1992 Arrandale (no catalogue number)

Foggy Dew; Molly Malone; Leaning Stone; New Orleans; Garten Mother's Lullaby; I Know Where He Is; Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya; Come Ye Ore Frae France; John Anderson; Sarah; John McLean's March; Tiree Love Song; John Barleycorn; The Piper O' Dundee 46:32

Time Revelers
1995 Arrandale (no catalogue number)

Fine Line; The Ribbon; Oblivion; Song for Ireland; Follow Me up to Carlow; I Once Loved a Lass; The Mary Ellen Carter; Leaving Nancy; Song of Bernadette; The Galway Races; Standing on a Rock; Unable; Tyneside Set 52:03