"The Corries became a vocals driven band with what is really minimal instrumentation ( Some albums were over produced to be sure) with two guitars, or a guitar and harmonica, or any of the many other strings, whistles, pipes, and concertinas Roy was fluent with. But it was the voices that carried the band, not the instruments."

Indeed. The instrumentation was minimal, although they had an enormous number of instruments to choose from. But the song was the important thing, and they used what was best suited to get the words of the song over to an audience. That was what earned my respect way back then, and still does.

Barbara