# Battlefield Band.  anyone seen them?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 9, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-band-anyone-seen-them/560045 "2010-11-09T15:47:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-band-anyone-seen-them/560045/1 "2010-11-09T15:47:35Z")

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I got a card in the mail about an upcoming performance in Pittsburgh by the [Battlefield Band](http://www.battlefieldband.co.uk/). So I ordered tickets based on the picture on the mailing.😃

It will be a surprise for my gf. She blew me away me a few years ago by taking me to see [Cesária Évora](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora), who I had never heard of and who I now list as one of my favorite vocalists.

So, has anyone here seen The Battlefield Band perform? They play both traditional Scottish/Celtic music as well as their own songs, from what I’ve read. Is my gf gonna be pleased? Bagpipes?

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**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-band-anyone-seen-them/560045/2 "2010-11-10T02:09:29Z")

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I saw them in 1990 (I think) in Cheltenham Town Hall in Cheltenham in England. I thought they were pretty good.

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**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-band-anyone-seen-them/560045/3 "2010-11-10T13:12:19Z")

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I saw them in 1981 at the Eagle Tavern in NYC.

Does that count?

If so, in my opinion they were just wonderful.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-band-anyone-seen-them/560045/4 "2010-11-10T13:50:23Z")

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Cool! Looking forward to introducing my gf to something new.

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**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-band-anyone-seen-them/560045/5 "2010-11-10T14:36:13Z")

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Haven’t seen them, but I have a couple of their CDs. If she likes Celtic music at all, she’ll dig 'em.

If she doesn’t like Celtic music, ewwwboy.

If she’s not sure, she soon will be 😉

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlefield-band-anyone-seen-them/560045/6 "2010-11-10T15:55:46Z")

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We both love quality music, regardless of genre. This should be fun.