|
|
Article: Battlefield Band: Dookin'.(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
- Article from:
- Sing Out!
- Article date:
- March 22, 2008
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 Sing Out Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
BATTLEFIELD BAND
Dookin'
Temple 2100
Battlefield Band continues its recent trend of mixing light and heavy. The opening "Dookin' for Beetroot" set is typical. It opens with a whistle burst from Mike Katz that's reminiscent of an old Jethro Tull theme, gives way to a fiddle-centered melody anchored by Alasdair White, and finishes off with a classic Battlefield bagpipe-driven foot stomper. Then it's Scan O'Donnell giving a contemporary treatment to a John Spillane song, "I'm Going to Set You Free," and another mighty reel set. Abruptly, Battlefield slips into a lower gear. Alan Reid gives a suitably subdued rendition of "My Luv's Like a Red, Red ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: THE BATTLEFIELD BAND "Happy Da ...
The Washington Post;
November 23, 2001 ;
434 words
... ... heretofore all-male Battlefield Band an entirely new sound ... Celtic roots. The Battlefield Band pioneered the integration ... been the capable Mike Katz. It's too bad ... Sound Bite from the Battlefield Band, call Post-Haste ...
|
|