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.”

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