''Happy Daze'', an album by The
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 t ...
, was released in 2001 on the
Temple Records label.
Track listing
# "The Devil's Courtship / An Dro" – 3:47
# "Medium Man / Floating Candles / Nighean Cailleach nan Cearc" – 3:58
# "The Banks of Red Roses" – 5:17
# "Tiny Wee Vin / The Road to the Aisle" – 4:14
# "The Riccarton Tollman's Daughter" – 4:15
# "Shepherd Lad" – 3:53
# "The Merry Macs / Dr. Iain Mac Aonghais" – 4:24
# "Happy Days" – 4:55
# "Whaur Will We Gang? / March of the Ceili Man" – 3:21
# "A Mile Down the Road /Johnny's Jig / Boys of the Puddle" – 4:30
# "Start It All over Again" – 5:05
# "Wee Michael's March / Oot B'est da Vong" – 4:03
# "Love No More" – 3:38
# "Blue Bonnets over the Border / Khazi" – 3:52
# "The 24th Guards Brigade at Anzio / The Melbourne Sleeper / MacRae's of Linn" – 3:51
Personnel
Battlefield Band
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Alan Reid (keyboards, vocals)
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Karine Polwart
Karine Polwart ( ) (born 23 December 1970) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. She writes and performs music with a strong folk and roots feel, her songs dealing with a variety of issues from alcoholism to genocide. She has been most recognised fo ...
(lead vocals, guitar)
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John McCusker
John McCusker (born 15 May 1973) is a Scottish folk musician, record producer, and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and p ...
(fiddle, whistle, cittern)
* Mike Katz (Highland pipes, small pipes, various whistles...)
References
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Battlefield Band albums
2001 albums