Alan was a vital member of Scotland’s legendary folk group Battlefield Band for 40 years. His groundbreaking keyboard work helped cement the band’s reputation as one of the most influential of its generation, while his songs steadily gained admirers. From beautiful ballads to a musical cycle on the life and times of Scots born sailor John Paul Jones Alan has forged a reputation for composing songs with beguiling melodies and strong historical content. He was nominated in the 2009 Scots Tradition Awards in the ‘Composer of the Year’ category.
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"Alan Reid's performance at the Hylton Performing Arts Center was fresh, engaging, and full of passion for the stories of thepeople he sings about. And he is a master storyteller in song. That he also sings like a dream and plays several instruments with panache adds to the overall effect, which is sometimes witty, sometimes melancholy, often mesmerizing, and always impressive." - Rick Davis, Executive Director, Hylton Performing Arts Centre
"The Pleasure Will Be Mine, one of Reid's loveliest compositions its winsome melody, vivid vernacular lyrics and tender sentiments, an ideal match with his warm, gentle voice, echoed in later highlights such as The Riccarton Tollman's Daughter, while his storytelling took on a darker hue in What Can A Lassie Dae?, and the slippery-slope momentum of The Arran Convict."
