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  Saturday 24 March 2012 8.00pm Booking No. 20 $38/$30 Brunswick Town Hall Doors Open:7.15pm BATTLEFIELD BAND Inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength and vibrancy of today's Scottish cultural scene, the Battlefield Band have led and been at the forefront of a great revival in Scottish music. Refusing to be limited musically by suffocating antiquarianism, or musical fashions, they have mixed the old songs and music with a new self-penned repertoire, all played on a fusion of ancient and modern instruments - bagpipes, fiddle, guitar, flutes, bodhran and accordion. Named after the Glasgow suburb of Battlefield, where the group was formed by four student friends in 1969, they have now been on the world's roads for over 40 years, distilling their own unique form of the Scottish spirit and bottling it in concert and onto disc. During the years there have obviously been line-up changes and indeed the band are remarkable for the smooth and organic way in which these changes have taken place. Their continued creativity, freshness and enthusiasm is due to the positive way they have embraced these changes - and of course the new musicians themselves have been of prime importance. Musical evidence of these changes can be heard on their many albums made over the years. > Find out more: Website | Facebook | YouTube FIONA ROSS Born and brought up in Glasgow and spending part of her youth in the Outer Hebrides, Fiona Ross served her apprenticeship as a singer in Edinburgh's vibrant song sessions of the 90's. She quickly gathered admirers for her strong but sensitive interpretation of traditional Scots song. Fiona went on to perform with Scottish folk scene stalwarts Brian Miller, Gavin Livingstone and Duncan Woods in the band Handsel. The band delighted audiences at Scotland's Celtic Connections and performed in folk clubs and festivals as far afield as Auchtermuchty and Moscow. A great enthusiast of the Scottish singing tradition, Fiona served as Vice-Convenor of Scotland's Traditional Music and Song Association. She now lives in Melbourne. Check out one of our other concerts:
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