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| Artist: Battlefield Band
Label: Temple Records
Category: Music
List Price: $17.49 (€13.82)
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 165608
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 096045006527
EAN: 0096045006527
ASIN: B000002NP7
Release Date: September 16, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Miss Sarah Macmanus/Appropriate Dipstick/Cape Breton Fiddlers' Welcome - The Battlefield Band, MacFarlane, Iain | | • | Tramps and Hawkers - The Battlefield Band, Traditional | | • | Snow on the Hills/Xesus & Felisa - The Battlefield Band, Traditional | | • | The Concert, Reel/Green Mountain - The Battlefield Band, Tansey, Seamus | | • | The Arran Convict - The Battlefield Band, Reid, Alan | | • | My Home Town/Kalabakan - The Battlefield Band, MacLellan, John | | • | Tuireadh Iain Ruaidh - The Battlefield Band, Traditional | | • | The Trimdon Grange Explosion - The Battlefield Band, Armstrong, Tommy | | • | Simon Thoumire's Jig/Shake a Leg/Ril Gan Ainm - The Battlefield Band, Traditional | | • | Miss Kate Rusby - The Battlefield Band, McCusker, John | | • | The Green and the Blue - The Battlefield Band, Reid, Alan | | • | The Donnie MacGregor/Clumsy Lover - The Battlefield Band, MacPherson, Donald | | • | Woe Be Gone/Bubba's Reel/Frank's Reel - The Battlefield Band, McCusker, John | | • | Six Days on the Road - The Battlefield Band, Green, Earl | | • | In and Out the Harbour/Top Tier, the/Sleepy Maggie/Molly Rankin - The Battlefield Band, Traditional |
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Product Description
Recorded during their three concerts in Edinburghs Queens Hall during the Edinburgh International Festival, not only does it show them at their live best, but there is a lot of newly recorded material, plus - and this is a big plus - it includes tracks recorded with their guests - Alison Kinnaird, Seamus Tansey, Eric Rigler, Kate Rusby and The Radio Sweethearts.
Amazon.com
On this live album, the Battlefield Band is joined by five different guests. Recorded during three concerts at Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, the album features a generous helping of 28 different songs and instrumental dance tunes, but the highlights occur when the guests visit the band on stage. Eric Rigler, a Californian featured on the "Braveheart" soundtrack, plays the smaller, sweeter uillean pipes in harmony and counterpoint with Iain MacDonald's bagpipes on two songs and three tunes. Alison Kinnaird, a frequent collaborator in the past, joins the Battlefield Band again to add her Scottish harp and arrangement to the traditional air, "Tuireadh Iain Ruaidh." Flutist Seamus Tansey adds an Irish flavor on two tunes cowritten with MacDonald. And the Battlefield Band joins Glasgow's Radio Sweethearts for a version of Dave Dudley's truck-driving classic, "Six Days on the Road." --Geoffrey Himes
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| Customer Reviews:
Masterpiece October 30, 2007
I attended a concert with this group a few years ago. We were packed in like sardines and just about raised the roof. They're wonderful performers, and this album is one of the best.
Mellow, Gentle, and Excellent June 17, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I found out about the Battlefield Band by doing a random search on Amazon. And this was their first album I bought -- for no particular reason. It was an excellent choice. It's not as energetic as some of their other work, as they use mostly the fiddle, whistles, and even a harp on slow, soothing songs. The pace does pick up, however, with the last four pieces.My personal favorites are #1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 12 - 15. Track 14 was quite an unexpected treat. It starts off in the traditional country style, but after about 3 minutes it goes Scottish country. I love the bluegrass bagpipes! This album is a great introduction to the band with music that will never get old. It's not quite representative of their current style, but it is no doubt worth buying.
magnificent September 22, 1998
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This cd was my first full introduction to Battlefield Band, and man-alive, I was hooked within a couple of minutes. Deeply rooted in Scottish tradition (and Irish, as well), the lads even manage to do an American country standard better than the original. This record shows the band's energy and strengths in marvelous fashion and ends it all with the rousing Top Tier set. Amazing.
Traditional Celtic music mixed with modern technology June 20, 1998
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
As an avid fan of the group for the past 17 yrs, I've seen them transition through different members, but still keeping alive their particular style and flavor. This is the last recording of the group before another major transition took place and is an excellent example of their ability to combine traditional music with modern technology.
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