Christine Primrose, who won a well deserved award for 'Gaelic Singer of the Year' at the Scots Traditional Music Awards in November 2009, is releasing the song 'Mo Cheist Am Fear Ban' (my darling is the fair one), as a digital download only single, on Monday 25th January.
You can hear the track & see the accompanying video below, and you can purchase the track direct from the Temple Records mp3 store here or from any of the major download retailers, including itunes or Amazon
Christine is a great singer, and a trailblazer, who has been singing traditional Gaelic song all her life, and who has played a pivotal ... read more Posted Monday 25th of January 2010 at 12:16:00 PM
Video - This video contains extracts from Battlefield Band's full length concert DVD, along with footage from various sources, including the World Pipe Band Championships 2009 & The Gathering 2009. Enjoy!
Tourdates - The band are about to set off on the 'Mi... read more Posted Wednesday 23rd of December 2009 at 09:30:00 PM
With tour dates coming up in Germany, Switzerland & France, Battlefield Band have recently released a German language version of their ‘Robber Barons’ single. This song takes a look at greed through the ages, from the 'Robber Barons' of the middle ages in Germany to the modern day politicians & bankers.
The original version appeared on Battlefield Band's 'Zama Zama ...try your luck...' album, and the German language version was re-recorded by Alan Reid, with the German translation and backing vocals from Paddy Bort.
Die Raubritter' is available as a 'digital download single from all the major online outlets including itunes. You can purchase the track from itunes here: read more Posted Wednesday 02nd of December 2009 at 01:53:00 PM
Congratulations to Christine Primrose, who won a well deserved award for 'Gaelic Singer of the Year' at the Scots Traditional Music Awards last weekend. Christine is a great Gaelic singer, and a trailblazer, who has been singing traditional Gaelic song all her life, winning many prizes at the Mod and the Pan Celtic Festival. She has rightly become a highly regarded and sought after tutor & artist who has done so much to ... read more Posted Wednesday 02nd of December 2009 at 12:29:00 PM
With this new album, Scottish traditional music legends Battlefield Band explore the greed, disasters, human resilience and victories inherent in the search and exploitation of different sources of wealth.
After more than three decades performing on the international stage, inspired by their rich musical heritage and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene, this powerful album illustrates that Battlefield Band continue to forge ahead as pioneers for contemporary Scottish traditional music.
Featuring songs and tunes old & new written by Battlefield Band, Norman Buchan, Alan Reid, A... read more Posted Monday 14th of September 2009 at 03:37:00 PM
'Robber Barons' is the first single from Battlefield Band's upcoming 'Zama Zama ...try your luck...'album. The core theme running through the album is the pursuit of wealth & its effects, and this song, written by Alan Reid, looks at greed through the ages, from the 'Robber Barons' of the middle ages in Germany to the modern day politicians & bankers. It's obviously particularly relevant in the current climate; a very suitable... read more Posted Monday 17th of August 2009 at 12:14:00 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.
Former ambassador Craig Murray to stand in North Norwich by-election.
Craig Murray, who became a human rights campaigner after being sacked as Britain's ambassador to Uzbekistan for making a stance against torture, is to stand in the North Norwich by-election as an anti-sleaze candidate.
Temple Records artists Battlefield Band have known Craig since the early days of the group, when he encountered them as a student during freshers week at Dundee University. In his role as British Ambassador, Craig invited the group to Uzbekistan in 2003, to play at the Queen's birthday party celebrations at the British Embassy in Tashkent. The subsequent tour of Uzbekistan was an eye opening experience for the group during which they met some fantastic Uzbek musicians. Two years later, with a lot of organisation, the band managed to bring two dancers & four of these great musicians to the UK for a superb combined tour.
Battlefield Band & Temple Records would like to wish Craig all the best in his campaign - here's a tune the band wrote for him back in 2004:
... read more Posted Thursday 16th of July 2009 at 02:44:00 PM
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
