Battlefield Band, great San Diego venue 11/6/09

[sydnie7]

Yes, it's a ways off and tickets aren't even on sale yet, but the promoter is a friend and has asked us to spread the word. It's a Friday night and I can think of several places near the concert that would make for fun pre- and/or post-meeting. Let's welcome the lads to Sun Diego with a kilted concert night!

AcousticMusicSanDiego
4650 Mansfield Street
San Diego (Normal Heights) CA 92116

(619) 303-8176

Website

All concerts @ 7:30 PM


BATTLEFIELD BAND
November 6, 2009
http://battlefieldband.co.uk

"What the internationally renowned Irish band, The Chieftans, has done for Irish music, Battlefield Band is doing for the music of Scotland" ~ Billboard


Under the banner “Forward With Scotland’s Past,” Battlefield Band play Scottish music of rare passion and joy. Inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength of today’s Scottish Cultural scene (which they themselves have done much to create and fuel), Battlefield Band mix the old songs with new self-penned material, and perform them on a unique fusion of ancient and modern instruments -- bagpipe, fiddle, synthesiser, guitar, cittern, flute, bodhran and accordion.

This is the gold standard, the band against which all others are measured. After 30 years they still lead the way for Scottish music -- introducing new musicians, new music; always involving their ever widening audience, as they travel the world. As the Edinburgh Evening News recently stated: “The Battlefield Band is turning into a national treasure, and exemplifies the ongoing nature of Scottish musical tradition. Not seen them yet? Shame on you.”

The band is pleased to welcome its newest member Sean O’Donnell, an accomplished guitar player and singer from Derry, Northern Ireland, who has been playing music since the age of 16. He moved to Scotland in 1996, quickly becoming active in the live music scene, having played with the award-winning Scots Irish band Bionic, The Emily Smith Band, the Michael McGoldrick Band, Deaf Shepherd, and Daimh. Add him to the Battlefield Band mix of experience and musicianship -- founding member Alan Reid on keyboards and vocals, fiddle prodigy Alasdair White, bagpipe virtuoso Mike Katz -- and they're off again. A unique blend making a unique band, moving “Forward with Scotland’s Past.”
Wanna read more? http://battlefieldband.co.uk/presski...sskit-2009.pdf

Wanna watch and listen? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX5RbEXjdPI -- Once you get to this video, there are links to others on the same page.


AcousticMusicSanDiego
4650 Mansfield Street
San Diego (Normal Heights) CA 92116

(619) 303-8176

WEB SITE: http://acousticmusicsandiego.com

All concerts @ 7:30 PM
--
Carey Driscoll
www.AcousticMusicSanDiego.com

[sydnie7]

Tickets have gone on sale for this event.

Link

I'm going to duplicate this in the California sub-forum, hope the mods don't mind.

[sydnie7]

Bumping for those interested.

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And another bump, with link to a YouTube clip from concert -- these fellows are wonderful and I'm really looking forward to the evening! Bob and I are driving extra-far for this one, as we are out of town that week for a little timeshare vacation -- but making the round trip for this concert!

Listen!

[sydnie7]

Another bump, don't miss this one -- it's a listener's venue, no alcohol served, pew seating in a 100-year-old church. We'll be there, dining across the street at DeMille's Italian prior to the show.

[sydnie7]

We had a great time last night -- Battlefield Band is NOT to be missed. Just one poorly lighted pic from our second-row seats; it's appropriate that the fiddler is in motion, because he never stopped all night! And the piper was very impressive, switching from bagpipes to whistles to a mandolin-style stringed instrument, sometimes in the middle of a number.


Spotted two other kilties but no pics, sorry. One fellow was wearing Leatherneck (as was Bob) but pleated to the yellow stripe. The other sported Maple Leaf.