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The Battlefield Music group has shown to be among the longest running institutions of Scottish music. At their inception in 1969, these were perhaps one of the most ambitious young groupings around, blending traditional music with some rock and roll and pop, and also in enough time since, they’ve continued to be somewhat up to date with trends, but not just as much as those who’ve implemented within their footsteps and occasionally overtaken them. But that’s great, they have an appropriate niche along with a devoted following. Through the ’70s, Scots music was quite definitely a live matter, limited to the folk night clubs, with very little considered the recording studio room. As well as the Battlefield Music group, under the command of Brian McNeill, spent a lot of the 10 years finding their ft — certainly, McNeill was developing by leaps and bounds like a songwriter, which discovered its first bloom on “The Lads O’ the Good” on 1980’s House can be Where the Vehicle can be, where subtle electrical arrangements met a normal sound. They adopted that up with a straight stronger disc, There is a Buzz, and in 1984, Anthem for the normal Guy, where some employees changes earned vocalist Alistair Russell and noticed a more politics tone creep in to the lyrics — a a reaction to Margaret Thatcher. Even more lineup changes adopted, rendering it hard for the music group to obtain a understand on who these were as well as for the second option half of the ’80s, they appeared to be adrift as can be evident through the enjoyable but unspectacular live disc House Ground, released in 1989, and the issue became a lot more acute following a departure of McNeill in 1990 for an acclaimed single career. Nevertheless, his alternative, virtuoso fiddler and vocalist John McCusker brought a fresh energy towards the music group. However, it took many years for a fresh identity to say itself, until 1997’s outstanding Across the Edges, which discovered them once more at the elevation of their forces. There is still the essential Battlefield Music group audio, but on albums like Rainfall, Hail or Glow they sounded assured and actually pleased to become playing again. Which has continuing over several even more albums into 2001’s Content Daze, in which a slimmed-down lineup still satisfies, even though there aren’t fireworks whenever they grab their tools. 2002’s Period and Tide cut back vocalist Pat Kilbride to the blend, following a 20-yr abscence, who after that remained on for Out for the night time in 2004.
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| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lived together in a pink-colored house called "Big Pink", with the basement used as rehearsal space; their first album was titled "Music From Big Pink". Bob Dylan's jam sessions at the house were recorded, bootlegged, then later released officially as "The Basement Tapes". |
| 2 | Grew out of Bob Dylan's 1960s backing band. They adopted their name while Dylan was out of action, recovering from a motorcycle accident. |
| 3 | Members have included Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Bobby Keys, Sandy Konikoff, Don Preston, Jim Gordon, Bobby Torres, Jim Horn, Chuck Blackwell, Jim Price, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle. |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The '60s | 1999 | TV Movie performer: "The Weight" | |
| Sports Night | 1998 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Patch Adams | 1998 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| Prefontaine | 1997 | performer: "I Shall Be Released" | |
| Larger Than Life | 1996 | performer: "Life Is a Carnival" | |
| The War | 1994 | performer: "Up On Cripple Creek" | |
| Little Big League | 1994 | performer: "STUFF YOU GOTTA WATCH" | |
| Jack the Bear | 1993 | performer: "I Shall Be Released" | |
| The Indian Runner | 1991 | performer: "I SHALL BE RELEASED" | |
| Woodstock: The Lost Performances | 1990 | Video documentary performer: "The Weight" | |
| Berkeley in the Sixties | 1990 | Documentary performer: "The Weight" | |
| Baywatch | 1989 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| New York Stories | 1989 | performer: "Like A Rolling Stone" | |
| Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | 1987 | TV Movie documentary performer: "I SHALL BE RELEASED" | |
| Firstborn | 1984 | performer: "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" | |
| The Big Chill | 1983 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| Star 80 | 1983 | performer: "Up On Cripple Creek" | |
| The Last Waltz | 1978 | Documentary performer: "Who Do You Love", "Such A Night", "Helpless", "The Weight", "Dry Your Eyes", "Coyote", "Mystery Train", "Mannish Boy", "Further On Up The Road", "Evangeline", "Caravan", "Forever Young", "Baby Let Me Follow You Down", "I Shall Be Released", "Don't Do It", "Theme from The Last Waltz", "Up On Cripple Creek", "The Shape I'm In", "It Makes No Difference", "Stagefright", "Old Time Religion", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "Genetic Method/Chest Fever", "Ophelia" | |
| The Shadow of Chikara | 1977 | performer: "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1976 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Double Header | 1974 | performer: "Mystery Train" - uncredited | |
| Oceans | 1971 | Documentary performer: "I Shall Be Released" - uncredited | |
| Easy Rider | 1969 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| The Nice Guys | 2016 | performer: "AIN'T GOT NO HOME" | |
| The Last Man on Earth | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Good Girls Revolt | 2015 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Supernatural | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Hell on Wheels | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| And So It Goes | 2014 | performer: "Up On Cripple Creek" | |
| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | 2014 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| Deuce and a Quarter | 2012 | Short performer: "I Got You Babe" | |
| This Is 40 | 2012 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet | 2012 | Documentary performer: "Further On Up the Road" | |
| The Dilemma | 2011 | performer: "BABY DON'T YOU DO IT" | |
| The Good Guys | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Everything Must Go | 2010 | performer: "I Shall Be Released" | |
| Extraordinary Measures | 2010 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| Howl | 2010 | performer: "This Wheel's on Fire" | |
| Leaves of Grass | 2009 | performer: "Shall Be Released" | |
| Taking Woodstock | 2009 | performer: "I Shall Be Released" | |
| Observe and Report | 2009 | performer: "When I Paint My Masterpiece" | |
| The Messenger | 2009/I | performer: "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" 1969 | |
| No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos | 2008 | Documentary performer: "Mannish Boy" | |
| Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | 2008 | Documentary performer: "All Along the Watchtower" | |
| Upp till kamp | 2007 | TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode | |
| 1408 | 2007 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| The Sopranos | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Unknown Woman | 2006 | performer: "Giorgia On My Mind" | |
| The Departed | 2006 | performer: "Comfortably Numb" 1979 | |
| Wanderlust | 2006 | TV Movie documentary performer: "The Weight" | |
| My Name Is Earl | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Wendell Baker Story | 2005 | performer: "When I Paint My Masterpiece" | |
| Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | 2005 | TV Special documentary performer: "Life Is a Carnival" | |
| A Home at the End of the World | 2004 | performer: "Look Out Cleveland" | |
| Starsky & Hutch | 2004 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| One Tree Hill | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Blues | 2003 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Festival Express | 2003 | Documentary performer: "Slippin' & Slidin'", "The Weight", "I Shall Be Released" | |
| Breakfast with Hunter | 2003 | Documentary performer: "The Weight" | |
| Skeppsholmen | 2003 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Boys of 2nd Street Park | 2003 | TV Movie documentary performer: "The Weight" | |
| Comedian | 2002 | Documentary performer: "When I Paint My Masterpiece" | |
| Ed | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Lone Gunmen | 2001 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Girl, Interrupted | 1999 | performer: "The Weight" | |
| Roswell | 1999 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Down in the Flood: Bob Dylan, the Band & the Basement Tapes | 2012 | Video documentary | |
| Bite Me: The Movie | 2011 | Himself (as The Band) | |
| Garlic: 'A Weird Wood Soul' | 2003 | Video short | Themselves |
| Festival Express | 2003 | Documentary | Themselves |
| Robbie Robertson: Going Home | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Themselves |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1995 | TV Series | Themselves - Musical Guest |
| Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Themselves |
| The Wall: Live in Berlin | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Last Waltz | 1978 | Documentary | Themselves |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Themselves |
| SNL: 25 Years of Music | 1999 | TV Movie | Themselves |
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