Piping Live! 2010 opens Monday 9 August at 7:30pm with a bang as stalwarts of the Celtic music scene the Battlefield Band take to the stage. Inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene, The Battlefield Band mixes the old songs and tunes with new self-penned material, playing them on a unique fusion of ancient and modern instruments: bagpipes, synthesizers, fiddles, guitars, cittern, bass, whistles, and bouzouki.
Joining them is Seudan, with 6 pipers who play matched sets of pipes copied from a 1785 set. Their music harks back to the time before military styles and links music, Gaelic and dance. As well as this, Ecletnica Pagus from Molise, Italy will perform their wonderful mix of classical and folk with Zampogna, harp, bass clarinet amongst other instruments.
Battlefield Band recordings available:
- In North America: The Best of Battlefield Band / Temple Records: A 25 Year Legacy, Across The Borders, zama zama – try your luck, Rain, Hail Or Shine, Dookin’, Battlefield Band, Battlefield Band – Live in Concert at the Brunton Theatre, Home Ground – Live From Scotland, The Road of Tears, Leaving Friday Harbor, Happy Daze, Anthem For The Common Man, Home Is Where the Van Is, Time & Tide, Opening Moves, At the Front, Stand Easy / Preview, Threads, New Spring, Live Celtic Folk Music, On the Rise, Battle of the Field, Celtic Hotel, Out for the Night, Quiet Days
- In Europe: The Best of Battlefield Band / Temple Records: A 25 Year Legacy, Across The Borders, zama zama – try your luck, Rain, Hail Or Shine, Dookin’, Battlefield Band, Battlefield Band – Live in Concert at the Brunton Theatre, Home Ground – Live From Scotland, The Road of Tears, Leaving Friday Harbor, Happy Daze, Anthem For The Common Man, Home Is Where the Van Is, Time & Tide, Opening Moves, At the Front, Stand Easy / Preview, Threads, New Spring, Live Celtic Folk Music, On the Rise, Battle of the Field, Celtic Hotel, Out for the Night, Quiet Days
Piping Live! 2010
Opening Night Concert
Mon 9 August, 7:30pm
£16
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Strathclyde Suite
Tickets can be booked:
In person Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
2 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow, G2 3NY
City Halls and Old Fruitmarket
Candleriggs
Glasgow, G1 1NQ
By phone 0141 353 8000
Online www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
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