Battlefield Band comes to the Northwest
heads up folks:
One of my favorite bands of Scotland is across the pond and playing in our own backyards. Listed is the remaining dates for Nov. in Washington State. Check out the bands web pages for more info about further dates in the area.
11/21 Fri 7:30 PM $25
Port Angeles High School Auditorium
304 East Park Ave. at Peabody
Port Angeles , WA 98362
(360) 452-8299 (festival office)
About the Band:
FORWARD WITH SCOTLAND’S PAST:
The iconic Battlefield Band returns for 2008 U.S. tour
Under their banner Forward with Scotland’s Past, Battlefield band have been performing on the international scene for more than three decades, inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene. On their 2008 U.S. tour promoting the release of their new album Dookin’, the band is set to fire up the audience with their powerhouse performance and inimitable humor and charm.
Founded in 1969, Battlefield Band have been bringing their distinctive sound of Scotland’s past and present to audiences around the world. Their music is played regularly on National Public Radio’s Thistle and Shamrock program, and they are frequent guests on Minnesota Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. The band, who pioneered the integration of bagpipes with fiddle, keyboards, guitar and voice, mix the old songs and tunes with new self-penned material, playing them on a unique and tasteful blend of ancient and modern instruments, including bagpipes, synthesizers, fiddles, guitars, cittern, bass, whistles, and bouzouki.
With their new album Dookin’ (as in ‘dookin’ for apples), the band not only show continuity, drawing upon the large pool of traditional Scottish (and Irish) music, but clearly reveal their creativity and virtuosic skills with newly discovered songs and tunes, as well as their original compositions. Their 2008 U.S. tour will feature music from the album.
More info at www.battlefieldband.co.uk
All the Best,
Linda
One of my favorite bands of Scotland is across the pond and playing in our own backyards. Listed is the remaining dates for Nov. in Washington State. Check out the bands web pages for more info about further dates in the area.
11/21 Fri 7:30 PM $25
Port Angeles High School Auditorium
304 East Park Ave. at Peabody
Port Angeles , WA 98362
(360) 452-8299 (festival office)
About the Band:
FORWARD WITH SCOTLAND’S PAST:
The iconic Battlefield Band returns for 2008 U.S. tour
Under their banner Forward with Scotland’s Past, Battlefield band have been performing on the international scene for more than three decades, inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene. On their 2008 U.S. tour promoting the release of their new album Dookin’, the band is set to fire up the audience with their powerhouse performance and inimitable humor and charm.
Founded in 1969, Battlefield Band have been bringing their distinctive sound of Scotland’s past and present to audiences around the world. Their music is played regularly on National Public Radio’s Thistle and Shamrock program, and they are frequent guests on Minnesota Public Radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. The band, who pioneered the integration of bagpipes with fiddle, keyboards, guitar and voice, mix the old songs and tunes with new self-penned material, playing them on a unique and tasteful blend of ancient and modern instruments, including bagpipes, synthesizers, fiddles, guitars, cittern, bass, whistles, and bouzouki.
With their new album Dookin’ (as in ‘dookin’ for apples), the band not only show continuity, drawing upon the large pool of traditional Scottish (and Irish) music, but clearly reveal their creativity and virtuosic skills with newly discovered songs and tunes, as well as their original compositions. Their 2008 U.S. tour will feature music from the album.
More info at www.battlefieldband.co.uk
All the Best,
Linda
posted by World According to Linda @ Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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