McCraes Battalion "Armistice Day" Scirishican Publishing
Release date: 2 January 2014
Running time: 39:00, 9 tracks
McCrae’s Battalion is a Celtic rock band from San Francisco. The name of the band is that of a Scottish battalion raised from volunteers in 1914 (Click HERE for more info). One could say that this four piece band is a rara avis. They have a Scottish heritage, but the bagpipes are not featured on their songs. Besides, they are not based in Scotland, but in California.
Fraser McGill (lead vocals, guitars, banjo, harmonica), Kristen Vandling (fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals), Colin Hall (bass, guitar, vocals) and Drew Mayo (drums, percussion, vocals) have recorded 9 songs together with guest musicians Daíthí O’Keefe on tin whistle and Jim Wasco on keyboards.
The band follows two different paths on the album. Some numbers could be defined as folk-rock, with a keyboards and/or harmonica sound: “Skara Brae”, “The Only One”, “No One Goes”... IMHO, the other approach is more appealing, since McCrae’s Battalion are able to create a distinctive sound based on fiddle, banjo, the odd tin whistle and an interesting style of playing bass and drums. The catchiest song could be “Billy McConnell”. The opening track “March of the Cameron Men” has a similar structure, but I would pick up “Wind That Shakes the Barley” as best song on the album, together with “Larimer Street” (lyrics by Utah Phillips). Another outstanding number is “Gator Waltz”.
The album digipack packaging has a great artwork and all the credits and information are provided. There is no booklet with lyrics, but the link to their website lyrics page is clearly mentioned.
Tracklist:
1 - March of the Cameron Men 02:46
2 - The Only One 06:33
3 - Larimer Street 04:00
4 - Acacia McCrae 04:16
5 - Wind That Shakes The Barley 04:44
6 - Gator Waltz 04:16
7 - No One Goes 04:36
8 - Billy McConnell 03:38
9 - Skara Brae 04:07
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Review by Kinksmarkham
Release date: 2 January 2014
Running time: 39:00, 9 tracks
McCrae’s Battalion is a Celtic rock band from San Francisco. The name of the band is that of a Scottish battalion raised from volunteers in 1914 (Click HERE for more info). One could say that this four piece band is a rara avis. They have a Scottish heritage, but the bagpipes are not featured on their songs. Besides, they are not based in Scotland, but in California.
Fraser McGill (lead vocals, guitars, banjo, harmonica), Kristen Vandling (fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals), Colin Hall (bass, guitar, vocals) and Drew Mayo (drums, percussion, vocals) have recorded 9 songs together with guest musicians Daíthí O’Keefe on tin whistle and Jim Wasco on keyboards.
The band follows two different paths on the album. Some numbers could be defined as folk-rock, with a keyboards and/or harmonica sound: “Skara Brae”, “The Only One”, “No One Goes”... IMHO, the other approach is more appealing, since McCrae’s Battalion are able to create a distinctive sound based on fiddle, banjo, the odd tin whistle and an interesting style of playing bass and drums. The catchiest song could be “Billy McConnell”. The opening track “March of the Cameron Men” has a similar structure, but I would pick up “Wind That Shakes the Barley” as best song on the album, together with “Larimer Street” (lyrics by Utah Phillips). Another outstanding number is “Gator Waltz”.
The album digipack packaging has a great artwork and all the credits and information are provided. There is no booklet with lyrics, but the link to their website lyrics page is clearly mentioned.
Tracklist:
1 - March of the Cameron Men 02:46
2 - The Only One 06:33
3 - Larimer Street 04:00
4 - Acacia McCrae 04:16
5 - Wind That Shakes The Barley 04:44
6 - Gator Waltz 04:16
7 - No One Goes 04:36
8 - Billy McConnell 03:38
9 - Skara Brae 04:07
Website
Click to buy:
Band's store
CDbaby
Amazon
Review by Kinksmarkham
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