Various Artists - Anthem For The Common Man (CD)

The Battlefield Band have long been one of Scotland's finest keepers of the regional folk music tradition. While the group's earliest releases--which date to the mid-'70s--were steadfastly true to their Celtic roots, 1984's ANTHEM FOR THE COMMON MAN--their ninth release--expands the band's sound by incorporating pop-influenced instrumentation and arrangements. ANTHEM also signals a change in personnel; founders Brian McNeill and Alan Reid are joined here for the first time by Dougie Pincock and Alistair Russell. In part, the addition of Pincock and Russell may have transformed the band's instrumental composition, since the usual arsenal of fiddles, citterns, mandocello, pipes, flutes and mandolins is augmented by the presence of electric guitars, keyboards, and drum computers. Fans of the band's older material needn't be alarmed, however, as the songs are still deeply grounded in Celtic forms, as McNeill's lilting ballad "The Snows of France and Holland", hypnotic jigs such as "Ina MacKenzie" and even the tender reading of Richard Thompson's "The Old Changing Way" demonstrate.

General

Label:	Temple
Release date:	April 2007
Contributors:	Robin Morton • Alan Reid • Dougie Pincock • Alistair Russell • Brain McNeill
Performers:	Battlefield Band
Format:
Running time:	39 minutes
Categories:	Music > Folk Music > World > British Isles
LSN:	XJU-NU1-BKE-6
Barcode:	5018085200821

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Disk 1

1	The Four Minute Warning
2	The Old Changing Way
3	The Hook Of Holland/Dominic MacGowan
4	The Snows Of France & Holland
5	Sauchiehall Street Salsa
6	Anthem
7	The Yew Tree
8	The Port Of Call
9	Ina MacKenzie/The Braes Of Mellinish/Troy's Wedding
10	Miners' Wives
11	I Am The Common Man

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