Photo Credit Rob Van Sante
For about 30 years now, the Battlefield Band has been a mainstay of the Scottish traditional music scene. Here’s a brand new sneak preview from their new album, as well as a video from a couple years back. Enjoy!—Fiddlefreak
Battlefield Band are still hard at work in the recording studio at Temple [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bagpipes’
Battlefield Band Preview Track (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Scottish, bagpipes, fiddle, male singer, traditional, tagged bagpipes, Celtic, fiddle, male singer, Scottish, traditional on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Old Blind Dogs at Live Oak (photos)
Posted in Celtic, Scottish, acoustic, bagpipes, festival, fiddle, male singer, traditional, tagged acoustic, bagpipes, Celtic, festival, fiddle, male singer, Scottish, traditional on July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Fiddlefreak was in attendance at Live Oak Music Festival 2009, a fundraiser for KCBX, Public Radio for the Central Coast in California. Being the folkie that I am, my favorite band this year was Scotland’s Old Blind Dogs, who performed on the main stage Friday afternoon and then later at the Hot Licks dance. Joe [...]
Bua: An Spealadóir (MP3)
Posted in Celtic, Irish, acoustic, bagpipes, banjo, fiddle, flute, male singer, traditional, tagged acoustic, bagpipes, banjo, Celtic, fiddle, flute, Irish, male singer, traditional on April 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
From the Pure Drop Department: Bua is a Chicago-based Irish band that delivers traditional jigs, reels, horpipes and the occasional song with a precision and intensity that is rarely heard on this side of the Atlantic. Jackie Moran (bodhran, banjo, vocals), Chris Bain (fiddle), Seán Gavin (uilleann pipes, flute), Brían Ó hAirt (vocals, concertina, tin [...]
Wicked Tinkers: Rant
Posted in Celtic, Scottish, bagpipes, tagged bagpipes, Celtic, Scottish on June 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
What do your think of when you hear the words “Celtic music?” Is it the mighty dance tradition of the Celtic lands: jigs and reels on flutes and fiddles? Is it beautiful, mist-mystic new-age tunes played achingly slow on harp and hammer dulcimer, and drenched in reverb? Or maybe it’s the song tradition: balladeers singing [...]
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