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The Duo Alan Reid
and Rob van Sante
Contact and Booking Details:
www.reidvansante.com
Scottish Folk Music
Rob and Alan deliver an entertaining programme featuring Alan’s songs and Rob’s choice songs. Rob’s
tasteful and driving guitar work (usually in his favoured DADGAD tuning) underpins Alan’s
piano, accordion and guitar while each complement the other’s lead vocals with strong
harmonies
Alan and Rob are available for concerts and festivals, including workshops on John Paul Jones, singing, songwriting and guitar.
Duo Recordings
Under the Blues (2002) The Rise and Fall O’ Charlie (2009) The Adventures of John Paul Jones
(2012)
UNITED KINGDOM Red Sands Records
tel: +44 (0)1360 622114 email1: [email protected]
GERMANY Elke & Holger Zimmer
+49 (0)1744 954938 [email protected]
NORTH AMERICA Dunphy Productions Inc.
tel: +1 413-548-9860 [email protected]
www.dunphyproductions.com
AUSTRALIA Berlsa Trading
+61 (0)2 8678 8376 +61(0)412 602 983
Alan Reid (vocal, keyboard, guitar, piano accordion)
Rob van Sante (vocals, guitars, recording engineer
and producer) Alan was a vital member of Battlefield Band from 1969 till 2010. The ‘Batties’ have been pre-eminent in Scottish music for decades, touring the world and recording 30+ albums. Their music has won awards in the UK. Germany and the USA. Alan was crucial in the band’s evolution as singer and player, being the first to use keyboards as an integral element in a traditional folk band. His influence and the band’s can be heard in many of today’s Celtic musicians. His songs are noted for their lyricism, strong melody and story telling and have been an important component of the band repertoire. Since 2000 when his partnership with Rob began Alan’s reputation has been enhanced by his involvement in Linn Records’ mammoth recordings of Robert Burns’ songs and his nomination as composer of the year at the Scots Tradition Awards in 2009. Alan also composed all the songs and music for the duo’s biographical album on the life of 18th century sailor John Paul Jones
Recordings The Sunlit Eye (1997) solo album Recollection (2011) retrospective of Alan’s songs with Battlefield Band Martyrs, Rogues and Worthies (2001) songbook
Netherlands born Rob is an accomplished guitarist and singer. He began playing at an
early age, absorbing music styles of all genres and incorporating them into his playing styles.
In the 1970s, 80s and 90s he worked with a variety of well known English and Celtic
musicians, touring extensively in Europe as well as North Africa and the Middle East and eventually putting down roots in Leeds in the north of England. It was at this time he came
in contact with Alan and Battlefield Band and was recruited as their sound engineer and
unofficial fifth member.
As well as recording and co-producing all three duo albums Rob has produced and
played on numerous other albums, working with such luminaries as Danny Thompson,
Tom McConville, Tom Napper, Kate Rusby, John McCusker and many more. His singing
has been noted for its heartfelt sincerity.
Recordings So What is There to Show (1990)
with Tom Napper
