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Internationally renowned
Celtic masters Battlefield Band perform for one special night in Denver |
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Contact: Rodolfo Betancourt
rudy@swallowhillmusic.org
Laura McGaughey
laura@swallowhillmusic.org
303.765.2488 |
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DENVER, COLO. (10/7/08) --
Under their banner, Forward with
Scotland's Past, Battlefield Band have been performing on the international
scene for more than three decades, inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic
music and fired by the strength of the modern Scottish cultural scene. Swallow
Hill is pleased to bring them to Denver to perform on their Daniels Hall stage
on Friday, November 7 at 8 p.m. for a special one-night engagement.
Founded by a group of friends in 1969 and named after the Battlefield area of
Glasgow, Battlefield Band now perform throughout the world, playing to audiences
in Europe, Australia, Asia, the Middle East and Canada, as well as more than 60
cities annually in the United States. The band, who pioneered the integration of
bagpipes with fiddle, keyboards, guitar and voice, mix 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. Their music is played regularly on NPR's "Thistle and
Shamrock" program and they are frequent guests on "A Prairie Home Companion."
Battlefield Band were awarded Best Live Act at the first annual Scots Trad Music
Awards, which celebrate Scotland's thriving traditional musical scene. The
nominees are chosen by a panel of Scotland's traditional music experts and the
winners chosen by popular public vote via post and email to the BBC, with voting
open to audiences around the world, proving the band is still leading the way
after 30 years.
Billboard magazine writes, ""What the internationally renowned Irish
band, the Chieftains, has done for traditional Irish music, Battlefield Band is
doing for the music of Scotland …" This is the band against which others measure
themselves. Over the years new members have brought with them new ideas, new
music, new instruments, attitudes and influences, leading to continued
creativity, freshness, and enthusiasm.
For tickets visit www.swallowhillmusic.org or call
(303) 777-1003 x2. Discounts are available for Swallow Hill members. Buy in advance and save! This press
release is also available online at
http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/newsroom/newsmain.htm and also as a RSS Feed at
http://www.swallowhillmusic.org/xml/newsroom/rss/SwallowHillNews.xml.
About Swallow Hill Music
Association:
Helping people make
and enjoy music since 1979, Swallow Hill Music Association is one of the largest
nonprofit
institutions of its kind in the United States as a source for folk, roots and
acoustic music. With more than 2,300 members, Swallow Hill provides a place to
celebrate music that is rarely heard elsewhere in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Three concert venues house more than 200 performances a year, featuring some of
the world's great artists as well as up-and-coming new talent.
Swallow Hill’s Julie Davis School of Music
offers classes for every interest, skill level and member of the family. Each
year, a faculty of 60 instructors provides training to more than 4,000 students.
A Tier II member of the
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD), Swallow Hill has been
named one of the Top 25 Movers & Shakers in Arts & Culture by the Rocky
Mountain News, has won both
the Mayor's and Governor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts and countless "Best of
Denver" awards, has been recognized by the North American Folk Alliance, and
is one of the most sought-after venues by folk and roots performers in the
country.
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