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Battlefield Band are a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in 1969, they have released over 30 albums and undergone many changes of lineup. As of 2010, none of the original founders remain in the band. The band is noted for its combination of bagpipes with other instruments, most notably on their cover of ''Bad Moon Rising,'' and for its mix of traditional songs and new material. Battlefield Band tours internationally, playing to audiences in Europe, Australia, Asia, the Middle East & Canada, and more than 60 cities annually in the United States. Battlefield Band were winner of 'Best Live Act' at the inaugural Scots Trad Music Awards in 2003. In 2011, they were winner of 'Best Band' at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2011. Battlefield Band's "Compliments to Buddy McMaster" (a track from its album ''Dookin released in 2007) was nominated for the 7th Annual Independent Music Awards for World Traditional Song of the year. They also have been nominated for the 11th Independent Music Awards 'World Traditional Song' category for its recording of 'A' Bhriogais Uallach' (The Pompous Trousers), a track from their album ''Line-up'' released in 2011. They have collaborated with other musicians including the Scottish harp player and glass sculptor Alison Kinnaird. ==History== The band's brand of music was developed when Brian McNeill and Alan Reid were joined by (Jenny Clark ) (vocals, guitar, cittern, appalachian dulcimer and whistle) and Duncan McGillivray (pipes and whistle). ''Stand Easy'', the album they recorded in 1979, still stands up as one of the band's finest. The next line-up included Dougie Pincock (bagpipes) and Jim and Sylvia Barnes, Alan Reid (vocals and electric keyboards) and Brian McNeill (fiddle). The band has gone through many line up changes over the years. Alan Reid, who had been a member ever since and the last remaining founding member, finally left the band at the end of 2010, concentrating on his musical duo with guitarist & singer Rob van Sante who has been Battlefield Band's sound engineer for the past thirteen years.〔(Alan Reid & Rob van Sante duo Web Site / Biography )〕 On 1 January 2015, Battlefield Band revealed in an e-mail to their fanbase that, back from their US tour in October/November 2014, they were working hard in the studio on a new recording project with the working title ''Beg, Borrow & Steal''. The Irish / Scottish album would highlight and explore the cultural cross-fertilisation of the vibrant musical traditions of Scotland & Ireland and the group would collaborate with many other leading traditional musicians and scholars. So far, Mick Moloney (USA/Ireland), Nuala Kennedy (Ireland), Aaron Jones (Ireland), Christine Primrose (Scotland), Alison Kinnaird (Scotland) & Barry Gray (Australia) are all on board, with more to follow. The band has been awarded Creative Scotland assistance for this project. If all would have gone well as initially announced and expected, the recordings would have been available on Temple Records by March 2015 - it might even have turned into a tour if all would have gone well and the musicians would have been available. As of Summer 2015, not a single news has surfaced about the new album project. On 22 June 2015, on their Twitter page, Battlefield Band announced a January 2016 (11-date) tour of Germany, Switzerland and Austria due to begin on 14 January in Offenburg, Germany and end on 31 January 2016 in Hamburg, Germany. This would be Battlefield Band's return to the stage after more than a year of inactivity for the band had not tour during the whole year 2015... On 14 August 2015, Battlefield Band's label Temple Records announced that the new album had been re-titled simply as ''Beg & Borrow'' and would be released as a digital download (and on streaming) on 21 August 2015, on CD in the UK on 18 September 2015 and on CD in the USA on 16 October 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battlefield Band」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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