It is
Temple Records 30th Anniversary this year. Temple, founded by Robin Morton, is one of
Scotland's great success stories. Temple
spearheaded the Scottish revival at a time when traditional music was dying
out - www.templerecords.com
Battlefield Band was one of Temple's first signings, and they have gone on to huge
international success and critical
acclaim. The band play several dates as part of the
Scotland Homecoming 2009, including the
following festival. For more on
Battlefield Band please see below.
The Gathering
Festival, Edinburgh
Battlefield Band are playing on both
days at 'The Gathering' Festival in Edinburgh on the
25th & 26th
July.
Battlefield Band have recently been played on Mike Harding's show
on BBC Radio 2. Their new 'Battlefield Band in
Concert' DVD is out now.
For over 30 years Battlefield Band have created and played
traditional Scottish music with a rare passion and joy, delighting audiences
around the globe and evolving into what the press have
called:
"...a wondrous, perfectly paced display by musicians firmly in
command of their art...a Highland jam that rang the rafters." The Washington Post
For these three decades the band have been distilling their own
unique form of the Scottish spirit and exporting it worldwide, with concerts in
China, Malaysia, Germany, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, Austria,
Switzerland, Holland, Syria, Jordan, India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, U.S.A., Canada,
Uzbekistan and the U.K. Their new DVD
release captures the excitement and energy of a Battlefield Band performance and
translates it to the small screen, featuring the band in their home country;
live in concert from the Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh,
Scotland.
"What the Chieftains have done for Irish traditional music,
Battlefield Band are doing for the music of Scotland" Billboard
Under their banner Forward With Scotland's Past, The
Battlefield Band have been distilling their own unique version of Scottish spirit and
bottling it in the world's concert halls for more than 30 years. Band member
Alasdair White's solo album "An Clar Gael" was the Winner of the World
Traditional Album category at the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards in the
USA. The IMA Winners were determined by a celebrity and industry judging panel
that included: Snoop Dogg, Susan Tedeschi, Ray Davies, Suzanne Vega, Charlie
Musselwhite, Frank Iero, Judy Collins and Chad Smith.
Inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the
strength and vibrancy of today's Scottish cultural scene, which indeed they have
done much to create and fuel, they have led, and been at the forefront, of a
great revival in Scottish music. Refusing to be limited musically by suffocating
antiquarianism, or the music business' fashions, they have mixed the old songs
and music with a new self-penned repertoire, all played on a fusion of ancient
and modern instruments - bagpipes, fiddle, synthesiser, guitar, flutes, bodhran
and accordion.
‘No tricks, no gimmicks, just very
fine music'
Mojo
Battlefield Band were on the road a
lot last year, playing concerts in Switzerland, Holland, Germany,
Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and the US. They appeared at this
year's Celtic Connections on Jan 24, for a sold out Classic Album
Concert. Battlefield Band carried out an eight date UK
tour throughout February, followed by a US tour in March, and they return
to the UK to play more live dates.
Catch Battlefield Band live in England and Scotland on -
May 2 - Aberfoyle Festival / May 7 - The
Big Whistle Weekend, Bury / May 24 - Burns an' a' that Festival, Ayr / June 19 -
Lowdham Hall, Notts /
July
5 - Cleckheaton Folk Festival / July 6 - Lincoln Drill Hall / July 25/26 -
The Gathering Festival, Edinbu
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