Battlefield Band Out for the Night

Tuesday, February 24 2004 @ 09:19 AM EST

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA- Out for the Night is the 20th album of Battlefield Band for Temple Records and the second album featuring the talents of Alan Reid, vocals, keyboards and accordion; Mike Katz, tops on highland and small pipes plus whistles, bass and guitar; fiddler Alasdair White, who also plays bazouki, mandolin and whistles; and Irish interest Pat Kilbride, vocals and virtuoso guitar and cittern.

The 12 studio tracks plus 3 bonus live tracks feature traditional and newly composed material by members of the band, as well as a tune by Dubliners fiddler John Sheehan and a song from Henry McCullough - ex-Sweeney's Men and Wings. Some music from Brittany is added to the pot for good measure. Out for the Night contains 70 minutes of music in all.

Under their banner "Forward with Scotland's Past," Battlefield Band has been performing for more than three decades, mixing old songs and tunes with self-penned material, playing them on a unique fusion of ancient and modern instruments. Over these years they have played with and introduced many fine musicians to their ever-widening worldwide audience. In September 2003, Battlefield Band were voted "Best Live Act" in the first annual Scots Trad Awards, in association with the BBC. The winners were voted for by listeners around the world.

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