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Farewell To Nova Scotia (Battlefield Band Album)
''Farewell to Nova Scotia'' is Battlefield Band's debut (studio) album. It was first released on LP in 1976 on the Breton label Arfolk as ''Scottish Folk'' and on the Escalibur label as ''Volume I - Farewell to Nova Scotia''. The album is named after the title song "Farewell to Nova Scotia". History High on the wing of success at Lorient festival 1975, the band entered a Breton recording studio and released this rare album featuring for the first and last time Ricky Starrs. ''Volume I - Farewell to Nova Scotia'' is predating their first Topic album (released on LP in 1977 as ''Battlefield Band'') and is followed by ''Volume II - Wae's me for Prince Charlie'' released on LP in 1978 on the Escalibur label as their second and last studio album on this label. The three studio albums that follow on the Topic label - Battlefield Band (1977), At The Front (1978) and Stand Easy (1979) - would be pretty much in the same vein. Battlefield Band is a trio made up of the founder members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battlefield Band
Battlefield Band were a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in 1969, they have released over 30 albums and undergone many changes of lineup. As of 2010, none of the original founders remain in the band. The band is noted for their combination of bagpipes with other non-traditional instruments, such as electronic keyboards, and for its mix of traditional songs and new material. Battlefield Band toured internationally, playing to audiences in Europe, Australia, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. They have collaborated with other musicians including the Scottish harp player and glass sculptor Alison Kinnaird. History Career Battlefield Band was formed in 1969 by five student friends from Strathclyde University (Brian McNeill, Jim Thomson, Alan Reid, Eddie Morgan and Sandra Lang, who became crime fiction author Alex Gray) and took its name from the Glasgow suburb where McNeill was living at the time. After several line-up changes and an album recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celtic Music
Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerably to include everything from traditional music to a wide range of hybrids. Description and definition ''Celtic music'' means two things mainly. First, it is the music of the people that identify themselves as Celts. Secondly, it refers to whatever qualities may be unique to the music of the Celtic nations. Many notable Celtic musicians such as Alan Stivell and Paddy Moloney claim that the different Celtic music genres have a lot in common. These following melodic practices may be used widely across the different variants of Celtic Music: *It is common for the melodic line to move up and down the primary chords in many Celtic songs. There are a number of possible reasons for this: **''Melodic variation'' can be easily introduced. Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell To Nova Scotia
"Farewell to Nova Scotia" is a popular folk song from Nova Scotia, Canada. It was adapted from the Scottish lament "The Soldier's Adieu" written by Robert Tannahill. It was written sometime before or during World War I and popularized in 1964 when Catherine McKinnon used it as the theme song for the Halifax-based CBC TV program, ''Singalong Jubilee''. Catalogued as Roud Folk Song Index No. 384, both the tune and lyrics are public domain. History The 1791 Scottish folk song "The Soldier's Adieu" was printed in 1803 in a Glasgow newspaper and attributed to Robert Tannahill. Philip A. Ramsay's 1838 edition of ''The Works of Robert Tannahill. With Life of the Author'' printed the first stanza of the song. Then Alexander Whitelaw published it in the 1843 edition of The Book of Scottish Song. David Semple then published it in his 1874 edition of ''The Poems and Songs of Robert Tannahill''. Folklorist Helen Creighton first collected the song in 1933 from Annie (Bayers) Greenough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wae's Me For Prince Charlie (album)
''Wae's me for Prince Charlie'' is Battlefield Band's second (studio) album on the Escalibur label. It was first released on LP in 1978 as ''Volume II - Wae's me for Prince Charlie''. Content The album is a sort of "follow-up" to ''Volume I - Farewell to Nova Scotia'' which had been previously released on LP in 1976 as Battlefield Band's debut (studio) album on the Escalibur label. Track listing Side A : 19:49 # "Pipe Major George Allan" 4.55 ( Donald MacLeod) # "Wae's Me for Prince Charlie" (*) 4.05 ( William Glen) # "Lady Madeleine Sinclair / The Spey in Spate / The Duke of Perth" 3.09 (trad. / J.S. Skinner / trad.) # "The Hieland Sodger" (*), (**) & (****) 3.34 (trad.) # "The Streaker/The Wee Man from Skye/The Irish Washer Wife" 4.06 Side B : 21:08 # "The Arran Boat / The Canty Auld Man / Drummond Castle" 5.29 (trad.) # "The Lothian Hairst" (**) 3.31 (trad.) # "The Barngann Gil" 2.52 (trad.) # "Mormond Braes" (***) 5.17 (trad.) # "Cherish the Ladìes / The Rambling Pitchf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian McNeill
Brian McNeill (born 6 April 1950, Falkirk, Scotland) is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and musical director. He was a founding member of Battlefield Band which combined traditional Celtic melodies and new material. Biography McNeill learnt music on the violin before taking up other instruments including guitar, fiddle, viola, mandolin, bouzouki, cittern, concertina, and hurdy-gurdy, as well as singing. He played fiddle with Battlefield Band from its formation in 1969 until 1990. In 1987, he won the UK National Songsearch competition for amateur and professional performers, having been runner-up in 1986. From 1996 until January 2008, McNeill was head of the traditional music course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. As a novelist he has published three books, ''The Busker'' (1989), ''To Answer the Peacock'' (1999), and ''In the Grass''. He has also produced an acclaimed audio-visual show about Scottish emigration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Reid (musician)
Alan Reid (born 2 May 1950, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish folk multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Battlefield Band, which combined traditional Celtic melodies and new material. Biography 1969–2010: the Battlefield Band years Alan Reid joined Battlefield Band in 1969, at a time when they were evolving into a folk group. From 1973, Battlefield Band quickly became pre-eminent in the emerging Scottish Traditional music scene, becoming established firmly at the forefront where they remain today. Battlefield Band made two albums with the Breton label Arfolk (released in 1976 & 1978) and three albums with the Topic label (released in 1977, 1978 & 1979) but since 1980 have recorded exclusively with Temple Records. Reid travelled the world with the band and has been involved in over 30 albums. Although the band's lineup changed many times, Reid was keyboarder and known as the "father and son" of Battlefield Band. One of the many accomplishments cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battlefield Band Albums
A battlefield, battleground, or field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact between opposing forces, though battles may involve troops covering broad geographic areas. Although the term implies that battles are typically fought in a field – an open stretch of level ground – it applies to any type of terrain on which a battle is fought. The term can also have legal significance, and battlefields have substantial historical and cultural value—the battlefield has been described as "a place where ideals and loyalties are put to the test".Veronica Fiorato, Anthea Boylston, Christopher Knüsel, ''Blood Red Roses: The Archaeology of a Mass Grave from the Battle of Towton AD 1461'' (2007), p. 3. Various acts and treaties restrict certain belligerent conduct to an identified battlefield. Other legal regimes promote the preservation of certain battlefields as sites of histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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