The Temple Records website gives you access to the best
in Scottish Traditional Music, plus a little bit of Irish Music
for good measure.
Here at Temple, we have some of the best Scottish Traditional harp,
bagpipe and fiddle music plus gaelic song, singer/songwriters
like Pat Kilbride and not forgetting Battlefield Band.
From artists like Alison Kinnaird, Ann Heymann, Marie Ni Chathasaigh,
Bill Taylor, Dr. Angus MacDonald, John D. Burgess, Shotts &
Dkyehead, Christine Primrose, Arthur Cormack, Flora MacNeil,
Brian McNeill, John McCusker, Alan Reid, Jim Hunter, Peter Nardini
... to name but a few. Enjoy browsing our site by using
the links below and on the left.
You can also hear, and download, free MP3s from most of the
albums in our catalogue in the 'shop' section of the site.
Battlefield Band are still hard at work in the recording studio here at Temple, working on their new ... read more Posted Friday 03rd of July 2009 at 02:25:00 PM
Battlefield Band are working hard on their new album just now, but as
well as all the recording & mixing, the band are working hard at 'keeping
the show on the road'. They've got concerts in Scotland, England, Northern
Ireland, Galicia & the USA planned before the end of the year, and
a tour which will take them to Germany, Switzerland & France during
January & February 2010, followed by another visit to the USA in March
2010; so have a check below and find out whether they're playing anywhere
near you.
Just a quick update on this: The follow-up to the original Fiddlers 5 album is now well underway, with all of the ensemble tracks recorded already & just some solo tracks to work on before starting to mix the album. Produced by Robin Morton & co-ordinated by Alasdair White of Battlefield Band, the line-up this time around features Alasdair, John Martin (The Tannahill Weavers)... read more Posted Friday 03rd of July 2009 at 02:18:00 PM
Homecoming Scotland
2009 is the year of Homecoming Scotland, a 12 month countrywide events programme celebrating Scotland's great contributions to the world. A spectacular calendar of events will mark Scotland's first ever Homecoming year. Whether you're a Scot, of Scottish descent, or simply love Scotland, you're invited to over 200 Homecoming events during 2009 celebrating amongst other things: the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth, Scottish contributions to golf & whisky, plus great Scottish minds, innovations, rich culture and heritage.
Bat... read more Posted Friday 06th of February 2009 at 12:34:00 AM
On Saturday 24th January 2009, two generations of Battlefield Band - the current line-up & the 1980 line up - combined in concert as part of the Celtic Connections Festival classic album series. This was a great opportunity for the opportunity for the 'old boys' & the 'new boys' to join forces as a Battlefield Band 'Big' Band, performing tracks from their 1980 'Home Is Where the Van Is' album and pla... read more Posted Thursday 05th of February 2009 at 10:54:00 PM
Allan MacDonald
One of three piping brothers raised in the isolated Gaelic- speaking community of Glenuig, Allan MacDonald started piping when he was nine and went on to pursue a competitive career which included win... read more
Sean O'Donnell
Now playing with Battlefield Band, having joined them in 2005, Sean O'Donnell (vocals/guitar) is an accomplished guitar player and singer from Derry, Northern Ireland, who has been playing music since... read more
