battlefield band

Robin Morton, founder member of Boys of the Lough, manager, producer and ‘fifth member’ of Battlefield Band, owner of Temple Records, enthusiast, author, song-collector and promoter of folk music has died at the age of 81.

Robin Morton’s admiration for the Battlefield Band in all its many incarnations has driven the assembly of this collection; snapshots of 40 years of musical development that so effectively chart the band’s evolution. The Producer’s Choice is a superbly fitting celebration of it.

Hands Up for Trad have announced their inductees for the 2016 Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, honouring the hard work and dedication of musicians and industry people to Scottish traditional music scene throughout their lives – Including Barbara Dickson, Battlefield Band & the late Michael Marra.

We talk to Robin Morton of Temple Records about his involvement in traditional music during the 1960s – a founder member of Boys of the Lough, ‘fifth member’ of the Battlefield Band, author, song-collector and promoter of folk music…the list goes on!

Hello, Goodbye sees John McCusker in what’s sure to be a very welcome return to solo projects. Joined by a host of friends this is bound to please fans and traditional folk music lovers.

The latest offering from the Battlefield Band features 12 Scottish and Irish guest musicians, packed with great music and enough background information to satisfy your needs. A wonderful album that explores some of the roots and expressions of the shared tradition of Scotland and Ireland.

The Battlefield Band dropped by Garrison Keillor’s vaiety show ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ whilst on their current US tour to perform ‘Eight Men of Moidart’. Watch the video here.

Findlay Napier gives us a behind the scenes account of Scots Trad Music Awards 2011, the nearest thing Scottish folkies have to the office Christmas party!

In this week’s Friday Folk Music Club we have Emily and the Woods, Sam Brookes, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Karine Polwart, Battlefield band, Andy Irvine, The Webb Sisters and Walking with Ghosts. Enjoy!

Watch Kris Drever performing some impromptu sessions with pals Alasdair White of the Battlefield Band and Irish tenor banjo player Eamonn Coyne!