The Sharpening Stone was released in 1998, with many tunes inspired by the group's pilgrimage the previous year to Kirkmount, Nova Scotia. Though the little village is no longer inhabited, the family's exploration uncovered artifacts of a former time, including their Great-Grampa's sharpening stone, inspiration for the title track of the album.
- The Sharpening Stone
- Robison's Jig, Fishcakes and Beans
- James Scott Skinner's Welcome to Inverness, Mrs. Douglas of Edam, The Crossroads, Vera's Goose
- Da Slockit Light, Over the Moor, Among the Heather, The Lasses of Stewarton, Thanks to Friends, Simeon's Great Smile, Rannie MacLellan's
- Jimmy Mackinnon of Smelt Brook, Beauties of the Ballroom, Mom's Jig
- Wandering, Fireweed, Andy Renwick's Ferret
- Reel Made with Hilda, Hot Fingers, On a Hot Piano, Little Man's Homecoming
- Danny Boy (“Londonderry Air”)