Long almost forgotten, the settings of Scottish and Welsh folk songs by Haydn and Beethoven have enjoyed a revival in the twenty-first century, with new recordings taking various approaches. Some use a fortepiano and a period violin and cello for the trio accompaniment; some singers use a simple style intended to evoke the household uses to which these commercial publications would originally have been put. This disc, by an American tenor joined with a German piano trio, uses modern instruments and a conventional smooth texture characteristic of German art song performances. Sample one of the first six or one of the last six tracks to see if you like the approach; the songs do not feel like folk music, but whether Haydn wanted them to is an open question. The chief attraction of this disc is that tenor James Taylor tries to build an intelligent program around Haydn's Scottish and Welsh songs rather than simply plowing through a large number of them. The inclusion of Haydn's Six Original Canzonettas, Hob. XXVII1:31-36, better known as the English Canzonettas (they are, like the Scottish and Welsh songs, in English), is a fortunate choice; the Canzonettas originated during Haydn's sojourn in London and are related to but quite different from the folk song settings. They are very sophisticated little gems including, among other highlights, a Shakespeare setting (She Never Told Her Love) that is almost Schubertian in its sensitivity to the silent lover who dons the iron mask of self-repression "like patience on a monument." Taylor is at his best with these six songs. Serving as instrumental interludes between the central set of Canzonettas and the bookend Scottish and Welsh songs are two early Haydn trios. One can understand why they were chosen; they fit the gentle mood of the rest of the music here. Yet there were plenty of occasional pieces from Haydn's late career -- perhaps some of his music for mechanical clock -- that would have filled the bill better; Haydn's audience in 1795 would have found these two trios hopelessly old-fashioned. In spite of its lack of engagement with Haydn's sound world, and even with a few missed opportunities, this is an attractive and offbeat disc offering a worthwhile choice in this pleasant corner of the Haydn repertory.