A founder member of Battlefield Band, Alan has been touring the world with this great Scottish group for over 30 years. This, his first solo album, has been made gradually when touring, recording & family commitments have allowed. On this album this quiet man, renowned for his fine songs and offbeat sense of humour, comes out from behind his keyboards.
Friends who appear on this album include: Eilidh MacKenzie, Christine Primrose, Gillian MacDonald, Wendy Weatherby, Mike Katz, Arthur Cormack, Eric Rigler, Duncan MacGillivray, Iain MacDonald, James MacKintosh, Brian Miller, Simon Thoumire, John McCusker and Finlay MacDonald.==
A founder member of Battlefield Band, Alan has been touring the world with this great Scottish group for over 30 years. This, his first solo album, has been made gradually when touring, recording & family commitments have allowed. On this album this quiet man, renowned for his fine songs and offbeat sense of humour, comes out from behind his keyboards.
Friends who appear on this album include: Eilidh MacKenzie, Christine Primrose, Gillian MacDonald, Wendy Weatherby, Mike Katz, Arthur Cormack, Eric Rigler, Duncan MacGillivray, Iain MacDonald, James MacKintosh, Brian Miller, Simon Thoumire, John McCusker and Finlay MacDonald.
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I wrote this song when our two young daughters were very young. One of them, I forget which, one was afraid of the dark and of having nightmares so the song came out of me trying to reassure her that she was safe and that all would be well
This is a tune from the album ‘‘The Adventures of John Paul Jones’. JPJ was a Scots born sailor who gained notoriety by siding with the Americans during the War of Independence. The album is a musical journey of his life. This tune is in 6/8 jig time and the title pertains to the time Paul Jones was preparing to sail from Brittany for his first attack on the UK.
