Home Is Where the Van Is


Home Is Where the Van Is, an album by The Battlefield Band, was released in 1980 on the Temple Records label. The album, the band's U.S. debut, "continued the Scottish group's affinity for blending modern instrumentation into the country's folk tradition." Several songs from the album notably featured band member Ged Foley on the Northumbrian smallpipes.

Track listing

  1. "Major Malley's March & Reel/Malcolm Currie" – 2:27
  2. "Bonny Barbry-O" – 3:18
  3. "Look Across the Water/Mrs Garden of Troup/The Keelman Ower Land" – 4:29
  4. "Braw Lads O'Galla Water" – 3:35
  5. "Up & Waur Them A', Willie" – 3:25
  6. "Joseph McDonald's Jig/The Snuff Wife/Thief of Lochaber" – 3:56
  7. "Cockle Geordie/Miss Graham/Miss Thompson" – 4:01
  8. "The Boar and the Fox" – 4:10
  9. "Blackhall Rocks" – 2:53
  10. "The Lads O' the Fair" – 4:05
  11. "The Cowal Gathering/The Iron Man/Dancing Feet/Dick Gossip's Reel" – 4:34
  12. "Mary Cassidy" – 2:30

Personnel

Battlefield Band

Guests

Also appearing on some songs are :

Performances

The band played the album in its entirety at the 2009 Celtic Connections, as part of the festival's Classic Albums series. The performance featured the line-up who recorded the album in 1980, playing together with the line-up of 2009.