Alan Reid was a vital member of Scotland’s legendary folk group Battlefield Band for 40 years. His groundbreaking keyboard work helped cement the band’s reputation as one of the most influential of its generation, while his songs steadily gained admirers. From beautiful ballads to a musical cycle on the life and times of Scots born sailor John Paul Jones Alan has forged a reputation for composing songs with beguiling melodies and strong historical content. He was nominated in the 2009 Scots Tradition Awards in the ‘Composer of the Year’ category.
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Rory Faithfield is a storytelling folk singer-songwriter who embodies the folk lyricism of his Irish heritage and the roots of his early days in Sydney’s pub scene.
Australian music journalist Bruce Elder noted, "Faithfield inhabits the same rich musical world as Christy Moore, Luka Bloom and Glen Hansard. His songs are wistful, romantic, deeply felt, beautifully crafted and sung with a voice that pours sincerity and emotion over every line and note”.
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Alan Read
"Alan Reid's performance at the Hylton Performing Arts Center was fresh, engaging, and full of passion for the stories of thepeople he sings about. And he is a master storyteller in song. That he also sings like a dream and plays several instruments with panache adds to the overall effect, which is sometimes witty, sometimes melancholy, often mesmerizing, and always impressive." - Rick Davis, Executive Director, Hylton Performing Arts Centre
"The Pleasure Will Be Mine, one of Reid's loveliest compositions its winsome melody, vivid vernacular lyrics and tender sentiments, an ideal match with his warm, gentle voice, echoed in later highlights such as The Riccarton Tollman's Daughter, while his storytelling took on a darker hue in What Can A Lassie Dae?, and the slippery-slope momentum of The Arran Convict."
Rory Faithfield
"Faithfield inhabits the same rich musical world as Christy Moore, Luka Bloom and Glen Hansard. His songs are wistful, romantic, deeply felt, beautifully crafted and sung with a voice that pours sincerity and emotion over every line and note”. - Bruce Elder
"His message is that all shades of experience can be metamorphosed into positivity and individualistic growth...layers of meaning are revealed gradually," - Sydney Morning Herald
"Heartfelt vocals and assured songwriting grace a collection of intelligent and melodic pop songs with hints of country and folk bubbling throughout... 'A Little Light' is infectious... so this could be Rory's biggest release so far." - Mark Kavanagh - THE STAR (Ireland)
