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	Scottish music from Battlefield Band
		The band emerged at a time when Scottish music was still in the banal clutches of a media insisting on underlining cartoon stereotypes amid popular images of parlour room music and dance.
		Alan Reid (keyboards/guitar/vocals) from Glasgow, one of the founder members of the band and an invaluable factor in their success and longevity, does much of the bands singing and songwriting, particularly on contemporary Scottish themes.
		This is Battlefield Bands ninth album, and their music continued to intrigue and surprise.
	www.footstompin.com /artists/battlefield_band (791 words)

	Battlefield Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		There was quite a buzz around what the Battlefield Band would sound like when they showed up for a small crowd at the Tranzac Club in Toronto.
		Having said that he does an excellent job of anchoring the Battlefield sound with his command of the small and Highland pipes.
		After the show I had the feeling that the Battlefield sound would soon be changing.
	www.rambles.net /batband01_live.html (497 words)

	The Purdue Exponent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		When Friends of Bob brings Battlefield Band to town, they will be bringing with them a fine example of young, Scottish manhood, according to one of the band members.
		Battlefield Band was formed in 1969 by a group of friends in Scotland.
		The rest of the band includes three members who were not yet born when Battlefield Band began, Mike Katz, Karine Polwart and the newest member, Alasdair White, who is only 18.
	www.purdueexponent.org /2001/11/14/features/battle.html (444 words)

	Battlefield Band, Time and Tide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		As far as Battlefield Band lineups go it's perhaps early in the day yet to guess their staying power and compare them to any previous grouping.
		What’s obvious is that the Battlefield Band is a functional working unit on the move.
		This is a hearty reaffirmation of the Battlefield Band’s lasting stature on the Celtic music scene.
	www.greenmanreview.com /cd/cd_battlefield_timeandtide.html (351 words)

	International Festival of Musical Traditions Riga Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Battlefield Band pioneered the integration of bagpipes with fiddle, eyboards, guitar and voice.
		Founded by a group of friends in 1969 and named after the “Battlefield” section of Glasgow, Battlefield Band now performs throughout the world, playing to audiences in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, as well as more than 60 cities annually in the United States.
		Line-up changes during these thirty-four years have seen individuals going on to play in other bands and the new members have brought with them new ideas, attitudes and influences, leading to continued creativity, freshness and enthusiasm.
	www.rigamusic.lv /index_en.php (367 words)

	LetsGo-Show.com - Battlefield Band
		The Battlefield Band is one of Scotland's prized assets.
		Battlefield Band pioneered the integration of bagpipes with fiddle, keyboards, guitar and voice.
		Battlefield Band now performs throughout the world, playing to audiences in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, as well as more than 60 cities annually in the United States.
	www.thescottishtattoo.com /letsgo/BB.html (599 words)

	Battlefield Band, rain, hail or shine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Battlefield Band is veteran Scottish folk group, originally formed in 1969 in Glasgow.
		A distinguishing characteristic of the Battlefield Band is the ever-present synthesizer of Alan Reid.
		Also, the program itself will not play the audio tracks of the CD, which seemed kind of strange to me. However, for any fan of Battlefield Band, these problems are clearly not very important, in light of all of the information that the program provides.
	www.greenmanreview.com /rain_hail_or_shine.html (639 words)

	July 2004 Feature: Battlefield Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Battlefield’s longest serving member, Alan Reid, had been playing with Rob Van Sante at An Lanntair, and the opportunity to grab an interview with the newest and the longest serving members of the band before the Batties head out on a tour to celebrate their 35 years in business, is too good to miss.
		The band was started by Brian McNeil and at that time they called themselves ‘Harvest’ but they changed their name to Battlefield Band after the district of Glasgow.
		And around that table, Ali with his fiddle and Mike with his pipes, is the great strength of Battlefield Band’s music - it’s never been too far away from the session, never cut itself from the life blood of the intimate and spontaneous.
	www.hi-arts.co.uk /jul04_battlefield_band.htm (1874 words)

	Battlefield Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This is the gold standard, the band against which all others are measured.
		A member of the band in the mid seventies, and featured on the classic album AT THE FRONT, this will be his second stint on the Battlefield.
		Add him to the Battlefield Band mix of experience and musicianship -- founding member Alan Reid on keyboards and vocals, fiddle prodigy Alasdair White, bagpipe virtuoso Mike Katz -- and they're off again.
	www.folkloreproductions.com /HTML/battle.html (186 words)

	News from Temple Records (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Battlefield Band are working with Dave Ramage, Artistic Director at the Maltings Arts Centre in Berwick Upon Tweed (a historic town just south of the Scottish Border), to bring a weekend of concerts, dancing, workshops, tuition and exhibitions to the town from the 8th -10th July 2005.
		Battlefield Band were very proud to win the award for 'Best Live Act' at last years inagaural Scots Trad Music Awards and were especially pleased to be invited back to perform at this awards ceremony as due to touring commitments they could not collect their award in person last year.
		The band were keen to create this award as a a way of thanking the international community on behalf of the many Scots musicians who carry Scottish music to audiences throughout the world.
	www.templerecords.co.uk /news.htm (1597 words)

	Battlefield Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In addition to playing at other people's events, the band have for a number of years organised a festival of their own.
		Over the years band members have come and gone, but the consistent factor has been the quality of the personnel.
		The Battlefield Band are capable of playing a wide range of material within the genre.
	www.fatea-records.co.uk /CAMBRID/cam99/battle.htm (236 words)

	La Jolla Light - La Jolla's Source for Local News Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fans of the band are justifiably excited about the current lineup, which features Alan Reid on vocals, keyboards and accordion, Mike Katz on Highland bagpipe, small pipes, whistles and bass and Alasdair White on fiddle, whistle and bouzouki.
		On the plus side, by the time the Battlefield Band first made its way into the recording studio to start work on their 1976 debut, the aptly titled "Scottish Folk," they had amassed a large cache of incredibly strong, road-tested material.
		It will be evident from the first note of the concert why the Battlefield Band and the music they love have stood the test of time.
	www.lajollalight.com /2003/04/17/a030417admit_one.html (444 words)

	News & Information - Ohio Northern University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Under the banner xForward with Scotlandxs Past,the Battlefield Band has been performing on the international scene for more than three decades, mixing old songs and tunes with new self-penned material, and playing them on a unique fusion of ancient and modern instruments: bagpipes, synthesizers, fiddles and guitars, to name just a few.
		A panel of Scots traditional music experts, drawn from across the country, chose the nominees, and the winners were chosen by popular public vote, which was open to audiences from around the world.
		Battlefield Band's music is played regularly on National Public Radio's Thistle and Shamrock and A and Prairie Home Companion.
	www.onu.edu /news/news2003/battlefield.shtml (404 words)

	...::: MacTarnahan's Brewing - Press Releases - Press Release - Apr 5, 2002
		The Battlefield Band will be in Portland April 21 and 22nd to celebrate the release of the new CD Nightingale Lane.
		Inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene, Battlefield Band mixes the old songs and tunes with new self-penned material, playing them on a unique fusion of ancient and modern instruments: bagpipes, synthesizers, fiddles, guitars, cittern, whistles, banjo, bass, bouzouki and bodhran.
		Pat Kilbride joined Battlefield Band in 1975 and toured with them for a year on guitar and vocals.
	www.portlandbrew.com /pr/pr_73.html (600 words)

	Battlefield Band
		After almost thirty years on the road and having gone through several transformations it is amazing that the band still surprises and delights and this album is no exception.
		This is a brilliant idea and I was delighted to see some of the old faces from the bands previous incarnations.
		It reminded me of a session in the Quarterdeck in the Fiddlers in Portaferry when I was treated to some amazing playing by a Dr McDonald from Cape Breton Island who turned out to be the brother of Iain McDonald then playing with the band.
	downfolk.tripod.com /battlefield.htm (658 words)

	Battlefield Band - Forward With Scotland's Past
		"A quarter of a century after their foundation, the Battlefield Band are still getting great reviews and are still in very good shape, as the four current band members showed us last weekend in the two most traditional and crowded folk festivals of Galicia.
		Clare Brotherwood, THE OBSERVER, UK "At the opening of the 'Traversées de Tatihou', Battlefield Band easily married passion, energy and joy with the rich heritage of Celtic music.
		The band were poetry in motion and the public fully appreciated the true value of the Scottish tradition in Battlefield Band's hands."
	www.battlefieldband.co.uk /concert_reviews.htm (346 words)

	Folkstuff: Battlefield Band in Concert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Scottish, not Irish, the Battlefield Band remains the premier exponent of the modern Celtic music.
		What reviewer after reviewer has commented about the changes in the band's make-up is how smooth and organic changes have taken place, helping continue the band's creativity and freshness.
		With a new line-up and fresh new album, the Battlefield Band is in the middle of a coast-hopping US tour.
	www.tedcrane.com /Folkstuff/200009_Battlefield.htp (225 words)

	Battlefield Band, Happy Daze (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Davy Steele, former member of Battlefield Band, as well as Clan Alba, Ceolbeg, and several other groups, passed away from cancer this past April 11, at the far too young age of 52.
		Battlefield Band's line-up has changed yet again, but with Happy Daze, the quality has remained as high as ever.
		Compared to previous incarnations of Battlefield Band, there is a certain gentleness that I have to attribute to Karine Polwart.
	www.greenmanreview.com /happydaze.html (762 words)

	The Battlefield Band News
		Battlefield Band from Scotland will be playing at the Newport Performing Arts Center, Tuesday, Nov. 3
		Keyboardist Alan Reid would be the first to tell you that members of the Scottish folk ensemble Battlefield Band don't exactly live the rock 'n' roll lifestyle.
		Best Live Band in the first Scottish Trad Music Awards in 2003, the Battlefield Band have been travelling the world for three decaded with their own fusion of ancient and modern instruments and Scottish music...
	www.topix.net /who/the-battlefield-band (194 words)

	Amazon.com: Across the Borders: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		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.
		This cd was my first full introduction to Battlefield Band, and man-alive, I was hooked within a couple of minutes.
		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.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002NP7?v=glance (835 words)

	Battlefield Band (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		One of the largest Scottish newspapers summed it up rather precisely this year: "Scotland's Battlefield Band, 35 years young, are without doubt the Rolling Stones of Folk Music." Indeed, the sound created more than 30 years ago, lost none of its original fascination.
		Worldwide, the Battlefield Band has thus become the quintessence of what is called with good reason a "living tradition".
		More than Highland pipes, fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, keyboards, vocals and a sense of fl humour was never needed to win the hearts of people.
	www.kulturboerse-freiburg.de /files/en/04/m2.htm (101 words)

	Battlefield Band / Dirty Linen #103
		The Battlefield Band, he said, had its roots in a group that McNeill founded with Jimmy Thomson and Sandra Laing in 1969.
		The new group was called Harvest, and eventually had its name changed to the Battlefield Band.
		The whole idea of a Scottish folk band was a novelty at the time, he explained.
	www.dirtynelson.com /linen/103/battexc.html (839 words)

	Directory - Arts: Music: Styles: Folk: Bands and Artists: B: Battlefield Band, The
		Battlefield Band, The · cached · Includes a brief history of the band, with tour dates and a discography.
		Battlefield Band · cached · Official web site of a band playing traditional Scottish folk music.
		Battlefield Band · BBC Radio 2's history and appreciation of the band.
	www.incywincy.com /default?p=1140301 (103 words)

	Battlefield Band Plays Blackstone River Theater - Folk Music
		For 30 years, Scotland's Battlefield Band has continuously explored new musical avenues within their traditional Celtic heritage.
		Not feeling well with a sore throat and fever, band member Alan Reid sang all of the other songs but for one other song sung by Pat.
		An added bonus to the evening, the band recorded a live CD of the night's performance.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art32902.asp (354 words)

	FolkWorld Article: Battlefield Band
		That's another way of saying that this classic Scottish folk band has always managed to blend the young and the old; the traditional and the contemporary.
		Of course it also means that the band has seen a few comings and goings over the years.
		You get the feeling that as he spends more time with the band and injects more of his own tunes, and his own wry humour, both the sound and the live act will be better still.
	www.folkworld.de /5/batties.html (1199 words)

	The Battlefield Band : Preview - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Originally released in very limited quantities and only to the media for promotional purposes, Preview has since been reissued as a makeweight to the 1994 CD release of the Battlefield Band's 1979 album, Stand Easy.
		Its four tracks offered an introduction to the band's new lineup at the time, which found singer and dulcimer player Sylvia Barnes taking the place of Jenny Clark and a new addition in the form of guitarist Jim Barnes.
		Jim Barnes thickened and filled out the band's sound nicely, and Sylvia's voice is, if anything, even stronger than Clark's had been; she blends beautifully with Alan Reid on the gorgeous "Rantin' Rovin' Robin and the lilting "Bonny Lass Come Ower the Burn." The two instrumental tracks are no less lovely.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,49508,00.html (197 words)

	Behind the Curtain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Battlefield Band - 'Out for the Night' - The newest album released.
		Starting in Pawling NY on the 28th of October and finishing up in Newport OR on the 22nd November they're then heading to Canada for a concert in Vancouver before going to Michigan on the 26th of November to appear on the legendary public radio show 'A Prairie Home Companion'.
		e-newsletter, and possibly Temple Records/Battlefield Band upon request but will not be sold or used by any other parties.
	www.mcclellanweb.com /bfb/curtain.html (178 words)

	EdinburghGuide.com :: View topic - On The Great Silk Road - Battlefield Band / Temple Records
		This show features Battlefield Band, and as their guests, four leading Uzbek musicians, two Uzbek dancers and two Scottish dancers, showing off two vibrant musical and dance traditions, and taking the opportunity to perform together, offering an exotic mix of East and West, united under one banner: ‘On the Great Silk Road’.
		Battlefield Band are working with Dave Ramage, Artistic Director at the Maltings Arts Centre in Berwick Upon Tweed (a historic town just south of the Scottish Border), to bring a weekend of concerts, dancing, hands-on workshops from the band and their great guests, tuition and exhibitions to the town from the 8th -10th July 2005.
		The band will be inviting a number of exciting guests to join them for the weekend including fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson.
	www.edinburghguide.com /edgforum/viewtopic.php?t=2461 (531 words)

	Battlefield Band - Out For The Night (Temple Records COMD2094) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Alan Reid (the only remaining original member of the band) has always played a major part with his interpretations of traditional songs and can now add to the canon the gently funky ‘Earl Of Errol’.
		Compositional skills of the band are another forte and between them Katz, White and Reid are quite formidable.
		All of the material presented on this album is of the highest quality and I’m sure many of the new tunes will find themselves being soaked into the tradition and, as such, a finer compliment to any artist I can’t think of.
	www.folking.com /reviews/reviews/426.shtml (240 words)

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