Battlefield Band US tour dates Sept., Oct. 2007, February & March 2008

[rlmacklin]

Battlefield Band US tour dates Sept., Oct. 2007, February & March 2008

Sept 2007 USA
28th Sept Bath ME The Chocolate Church (207) 442- 8455
29th Sept Hartford CT Pipes In the Valley, Riverfront Plaza (860) 870-5567
30th Sept Binghamton NY Night Eagle Cafe (607) 843-7378

October 2007 USA
03rd Oct Maggie Valley NC Eagle Nest (828) 926-9658
05th Oct Ft Lauderdale FL Broward Ctr for Performing Arts (954) 462-0222
06th Oct St Petersburg FL Palladium (727) 822-3590
09th Oct Newberry SC Newberry Opera House (803) 276-5179
11th Oct Knoxville TN Laurel Theater (865) 522-5851
12th Oct Dayton OH Canal Street Tavern (937) 228-9867 
13th Oct Jasper IN Jasper Arts Center (812) 482-3070
14th Oct Ann Arbor MI Ark (734) 763-8587
15th Oct Cleveland Heights OH Night Town (216) 795-0550
16th Oct Kent OH The Kent Stage 3.30pm  330 677 5005
17th Oct Northampton MA  Iron Horse (413) 586-8686
18th Oct Manchester NH Palace Theatre (603) 668-5588 
19th Oct Pawling NY Towne Crier (845) 855-1300
20th Oct Saranac Lake NY Harrietstown Town Hall (518) 637-4989
21st Oct Vienna VA Wolf Trap, The Barns (703) 255-1900

February 2008 USA
29th Feb Dallas TX North Texas Irish Festival, Fair Park (214) 821-4173
 
March 2008 USA
01st Mar Dallas TX North Texas Irish Festival, Fair Park (214) 821-4173
02nd Mar Dallas TX North Texas Irish Festival, Fair Park (214) 821-4173
08th Mar Mt Vernon WA McIntyre Hall Performing Arts (360) 416-7727
15th Mar Hamilton MT Hamilton Performing Arts Center (406) 375-6074
16th Mar Helena MT  Myrna Loy Center (406) 443-0287
17th Mar Billings MT Alberta Bair Theater (406) 256-8915
28th Mar Carrboro NC Arts Center (919) 929-2787
29th Mar Newport News VA Christopher Newport Univ
Ferguson Ctr (757) 594-8752 

[richidoo]

http://www.battlefieldband.co.uk/

Looks cool. Have you seen them play?

[rlmacklin]

Rich,

Yes - Battlefield Band has performed at Laurel Theater (an older converted church building with a smaller stage, intimate setting with superb acoustics, now owned/run by the 25+ years old Jubillee Community Arts organization) in Knoxville TN several times over the years and I have gone to each show.  They have undergone quite a few changes of personnel over that span, but Alan Reid has been one constant.  The band's quality and love of traditional Scottish and Celtic music has also been consistent.
 
I recall the young John McCusker was their fiddler on two or three tours here - he had joined them at age 17 and stayed with the band for 11 years - and then he went on to solo and play [instrumentally  =) ] with/produce for and later marry Kate Rusby of the British folk scene.

Pat Kilbride on guitar was another Battlefield Band member early on, who left but rejoined the group in 2002.

Wow -
Battlefield Band on Thursday night, Oct 11, at Laurel Theater, and next night

Loreena McKennitt, Friday, Oct 12, at Tennessee Theatre
(Loreena McKennitt's tour which I caught in Asheville NC in April had 4 tour buses of folks, equipment, etc. - that show could never fit on the Laurel's stage...)
Tennessee Theatre acoustics are excellent (many Knoxville Symphony Orchestra performances are there).
I got a front row center seat for Loreena's show here...

[richidoo]

Thanks. It is playing at a nice stage club here in Chapel Hill.
Rich

[rlmacklin]

Battlefield Band current lineup, etc.

Inspired by their rich heritage of Scottish music, and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene, Battlefield Band mixes the old songs and tunes with new self-penned material, playing them on ancient and modern instruments: bagpipe, synthesizer, fiddle, guitar, cittern, flute, accordion, whistle, bouzouki and bodhran. They have been performing to international acclaim for almost thirty years. Founded by a group of friends in 1969 and named after the “Battlefield” area of Glasgow, Battlefield Band now perform throughout the world. The Battlefield Band is Alan Reid on accordion and keyboard, Mike Katz on pipes and whistle, Alasdair White on fiddle, and Sean O’Donnell on guitar.