- Audio CD (16 Feb 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Temple Records
- ASIN: B0001BKB98
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 304,865 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Ms. Dynamite Of Benbecula: Alewife T/Little Cascade/Culder's Rant |
| 2. Earl Of Errol |
| 3. Christ Church |
| 4. Nuala Kennedy's Reel: Ambassador Craig Murray's Reel |
| 5. Suedan A' Chain (Jewels Of The Ocean): Grinder/Barbhas AgusButthead |
| 6. Belfast To Boston |
| 7. Anniversary Reel: Out For The Night |
| 8. Rest And Be Thankful |
| 9. Kings Shilling |
| 10. Cota Ruadhn (The Red Coat): Eastwood Cottage/Clisham/Captain Forbes' Reel/Keep The Country |
| 11. Bagad Kemper: Trouble At Baghdad Roundabout/McKenna's Jigs |
| 12. Banks O'Carron Water |
| 13. Bowmore Fair: Mary O'Neill's Reel/Tournemine Et Gasdebois |
Product Description
CD Description
Under their banner "Forward With Scotland's Past" Battlefield Band has been performing for more than three decades, mixing old songs and tunes with self-penned material, playing them on a unique fusion of ancient and modern instruments. Over these years they have played with and introduced many fine muscians to their ever widening worldwide audience. This, their 20th. album on Temple Records, has 12 studio tracks plus 3 live tracks and features traditional and newly composed material by members of the band, as well as a tune by Dubliners fiddler John Sheenan, a song by Henry McCullough. Some music from Brittany is added to the pot for good measure.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Battlefield Band occupy centre-stage in modern Celtic music. In this CD, as well as in many others, the Band create a superb fusion of old and new, blending traditional music with beats, keyboards and inspired vocals. This is not 'gift shop' Celtic music, but is created with consideration and imagination. Ancient tunes are rearranged with style, and are given a cosmopolitan modernity that few other bands can claim to create. Katz's piping style is nothing less than tremendous. Much recommended.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
True Scots
21 April 2005
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This album sees the band at the top of their form with Mike Katz on pipes, Pat Kilbride on guitar and vocals, Alan Reid on keyboards and Alasdair White on fiddle and mandolin. Spirited playing and singing with a variety of songs and tunes new and old from slow airs to high energy medleys, characterise this fine album. There's also three live tracks from their UK 2002 tour.
Plenty of great tunes to rave about: Seudan A'Chuain by Allan MacDonald, The Road to Benderloch by Angus McColl, John Sheahan's lovely slow air Christ Church, named for Dublin's protestant cathedral and traditional favourites like An Cota Ruadh, McKenna's Jig and Lord Randall. Mike Katz's own tunes are excellent too: Barbhas agus Butthead, Trouble at Baghdad Roundabout, Clan Coco and Fifteen Stubbies to Warragul, while Alan Reid's slow air Rest and Be Thankful is just divine.
A fine feast of Scottish music that comes highly recommended.
Plenty of great tunes to rave about: Seudan A'Chuain by Allan MacDonald, The Road to Benderloch by Angus McColl, John Sheahan's lovely slow air Christ Church, named for Dublin's protestant cathedral and traditional favourites like An Cota Ruadh, McKenna's Jig and Lord Randall. Mike Katz's own tunes are excellent too: Barbhas agus Butthead, Trouble at Baghdad Roundabout, Clan Coco and Fifteen Stubbies to Warragul, while Alan Reid's slow air Rest and Be Thankful is just divine.
A fine feast of Scottish music that comes highly recommended.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Pretty good
30 Jun 2005
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This CD has it's ups and downs as most CDs do. The ups are, as usual for the BB, very good instrumentals and arousing vocals (they bring out the Gael in you). "The Earl of Errol" is very Celtic and very well done; I can listen to it over and over again (though the subject matter is not altogether preferable). However, this CD would have been an easy five-star if they had left out "Belfast to Boston," which was yet another attempt at quaint modernity (it simply doesn't work guys) by yet another supposedly Celtic band (when I want Celtic music, I want Celtic music, not ANYTHING to do with Boston, NY, etc.), as well as "Lord Randall," which is very tiresome and repetitive, and "King's Schilling" which is a stereotypically PC song (why do they call themselves the Batlefield Band?). Although my review may seem harsh, this CD is worth buying, "Carron Water" is excellent, "The Earl of Errol" is thrilling, and most all of the numerous instrumentals are very fine, and counteract the PC and stinker songs without too much trouble.
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