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The Battlefield Band
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The Battlefield Band: Anthem for the Common Man (Temple TP015, 1984)
Side One: The Four Minute Warning: The Tide's Out/James MacLellan's
Favourite (Duncan Johnstone)/Dougie's Decision (John
Gahagan)/The Ferryman (Donald MacLeod)/Lady Doll Sinclair;
The Old Changing Way (Richard Thompson); The Hook of Holland (B
McNeill)/Dominic MacGowan (Duncan Johnstone); The Snows of
France and Holland (B McNeill) Sauchiehall Street Salsa: McHugh's
Other Foot (John Gahagan)/The Man with Two Women
Side Two: Anthem (James Oswald); The Yew Tree (B
McNeill); Port of Call (Kieran Halpin); Ina MacKenzie/ The
Braes of Mellinish/Troy's Wedding (Colin Magee); Miners' Wives
(J Corrie/A Reid); I Am the Common Man (J Corrie/A Reid)
All tracks traditional except where indicated
Brian McNeill (fiddle, mandocello, guitar);
Alan Reid (keyboards, vocals);
Dougie Pincock (whistles, Highland pipes, small pipes, flute);
Alistair Russell (cittern, guitar, vocals)
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The Battlefield Band: On the Rise (Temple TP021, 1985)
Side One: John MacKenzie's Fancy (J Barrie)/The Train Journey North
(T Anderson); Carnlough Bay; The Pilgrim's March/Scarlet and
Black (Brian McNeill)/The Struggle (D Pincock)/Struy Lodge
(William Ross); Montrose (Brian McNeill); She's Late But
She's Timely (Alan Reid); Bad Moon Rising (J Fogerty)/The
Rising Moon Reel (D Pincock)
Side Two: The Clumsy Lover (Neil Dickie)/The Unmade
Bed (D Pincock); The Dear Green Place (Alan Reid); The Gale
Warning (R Seton)/The Anchor's Steam Reel (Brian McNeill)/The
Farmer's Daughter; Island Earth No More
(J Corrie/Battlefield Band)/Flight of the Eaglets (Wm Ross);
After Hours (C McGettigan)Green Gates/The Ship in Full Sail
All tracks traditional except where indicated
Brian McNeill (fiddle, mandocello, mandolin, guitar, vocals, cittern);
Alan Reid (keyboards, vocals);
Dougie Pincock (whistles, Highland pipes, small pipes, flute, tom-tom, mandolin, bodhran);
Alistair Russell (guitar, vocals)
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Various: Music In Trust (Temple TP022, 1986)
with Alison Kinnaird, Brian McNeill, Dougie Pincock, Alan Reid
Side One: The Sweet Maid of Mull (AC Beaton)/Macleod
of Mull (Donald Macleod); Frideray (Pincock/Reid); Cro Cinn
t-Saile/The Kilbarchan Weaver; Lady Haddo (M MacDonald); The Silver
Darlin's (McNeill/Pincock); The
Duchess of Gordon (Marshall); The St Kilda Girls Lament/The St Kilda Wedding March
Side Two: Anster Market (McNeill)/The East Neuk of
Fife; Brodick Castle (Alan Reid);
Dunkeld Steeple (Niel Gow)/Killiecrankie; Mo Run Geal Og; Glenfinnan Highland
Gathering/Lady MacKenzie of Gairloch/The Five Sisters (Pincock);
Held In Trust (Kinnaird)
All tracks traditional except where indicated
Alison Kinnaird (clarsach, vocals)
Brian McNeill (fiddle, viola, concertina, cittern, guitar);
Alan Reid (keyboards, vocals);
Dougie Pincock (whistles, Highland pipes, flute);
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The Battlefield Band: Celtic Hotel (Temple TP027, 1987)
Side One: Conway's Farewell (Dougie Pincock)/Andy
Renwick's Ferret (Gordon Duncan)/Short Coated Mary; Seacoalers
(Brian McNeill); return to Kashmagiro (D Pincock)/The
Cuddy with the Wooden Leg (Brian McNeill); Jock the Can
(Alan Reid); The Rovin' Dies Hard (Brian McNeill); Muineira
Sul Sacrato Della Chiesa/Hy O Y Frwynen/E Kostez an Henbont
Side Two: The Celtic Hotel (Robin Morton/Battlefield Band);
The Left-Handed Fiddler (JS Skinner)/The Floating Crowbar/The
Ships Are Sailing/Lucy Campbell/June Apple; We Work the Black Seam
(Sting); The Tail o' the Bank (Alan Reid); Togail Curs Air
Leodhas (trad/D Pincock); Cran Tara (D Pincock)/Madadh Ruadh
(D Pincock)
All tracks traditional except where indicated
Brian McNeill (fiddle, mandocello, mandolin, electric guitar, vocals, cittern, bouzouki);
Alan Reid (keyboards, vocals);
Dougie Pincock (whistles, Highland pipes, small pipes, flute, bodhran, soprano sax, alto sax, low whistle);
Alistair Russell (guitar, vocals)
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The Battlefield Band: Home Ground (Temple TP034, 1989)
Side One: Skinner's Compliments to Dr MacDonald (JS
Skinner)/The Ivory Reel (B McNeill)//Miss Susan Fedderson
(B McNeill)/Tuireadh Iain Ruaidh/The Ladies from Hell (J
MacMillan)/The Roes Among the Heather/Islay's Charms (Iain C
Cameron)/The Banks of the Allan; The Yewe Tree (B McNeill);
After Hours (C McGettigan)/Whiskey In the Jar/Green Gates/The Ship
in Full Sail; Farewell Johnny Miner (Ed Pigford); The Four
Minute Warning: The Tide's Out/James MacLellan's
Favourite (Duncan Johnstone)/Dougie's Decision (John
Gahagan)/The Ferryman (Donald MacLeod)/Lady Doll Sinclair;
Side Two: John MacKenzie's Fancy (J Barrie)/Dr
John McInnes' Fancy/The Train Journey North (Tom Anderson);
The Rovin' Dies Hard (B McNeill); Fare Thee Well Whisky;
Peace and Plenty (B McNeill); Band of a Thousand Chances:
Land of a 1000 Dances (Kenner/Domino)/The Dashing White
Sergeant/Donald Where's Your Trousers (McLeish/Kennedy)/The Fairy
Dance/Let's Twist Again (Appell/Kalmann)/Mrs McLeod of Raasay/With
a Little Help from My Friends (Lennon/McCartney)/The Atholl
Highlanders
All tracks traditional except where indicated
Brian McNeill,
Alan Reid,
Iain MacDonald,
Alistair Russell
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The Battlefield Band: New Spring (Temple TP045, 1991)
Side One: Inverary Castle (Wm Laurie)/Calum Beag/Lucy
Cassidy (George Macintyre); The Green and the Blue (Alan Reid);
Seann Bhriogais Aig Uilleam/Lady Margaret Stewart; Working Away (Alistair
Russell)/The Toastie Jig (Iain MacDonald/John McCusker); The
Prince of Wales/Angst Agus Angus (Alan Reid)/Let There Be Drams
(Alan Reid/John McCusker)
Side Two: Miss Sarah MacManus (Iain MacFarlane)/The
Appropriate Dipstick (Iain MacDonald/Phil Cunningham)/Cape Breton
Fiddlers' Welcome to Shetland (Willie Hunter); The Devil Uisge
Beatha (Alan Reid); The Golden Eagle/O'er the Moor to Maggie/The
Highland Man Kissed His Grannie/Wissahickon Drive (Liz Carroll);
I Feel Like Going Home (Charlie Rich); Farewell My Love/Auchindoun/Tom
Paine's Strathspey (John McCusker)/The Sands of Loch Bee (John
MacDonald)/The Handshaker (Allan Angus MacDonald)/Cailleach
An Dudain
All tracks traditional except where indicated
John McCusker (fiddle, whistle, accordeon, keyboards, cittern, vocals);
Alan Reid (keyboards, vocals);
Iain MacDonald (Highland pipes, whistes, flute, vocals);
Alistair Russell (cittern, guitar, vocals)
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