Saor Patrol
| Saor Patrol | |
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 Charlie Allan from Saor Patrol at the MPS 2014 in Dortmund |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Folk |
| Website | http://www.saorpatrol.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Charlie Allan | |
| Kevin Johnston | |
drums |
Mark Monaghan |
| Steve Legget | |
drums |
Harry Brown |
| former members | |
drums |
Marcus Dickson, Dan Dean, André Zeuner |
Saor Patrol ([ʃoːɐ̯ pətrol], dt. "Liberty patrol ") is a Scottish folk band from Kincardine in Scotland .
The band mainly plays their own pieces. All songs are instrumental and are played with Great Highland Bagpipe , drums and electric guitar . All band members are members of the Clanranald Trust for Scotland , a non-profit organization recognized in Scotland whose primary aim is to preserve and spread Scottish culture and heritage through entertainment and education. This includes the recreation of a medieval Scottish village called Duncarron . The band's income is donated to this task.
history
Charlie Allan had the idea for this band while making the film Gladiator in 1999. After learning to play the bagpipe himself, he looked for musicians to join the ranks of the Clanranald Trust for Scotland. The band made appearances in Great Britain , USA , Italy , Japan , Taiwan , Norway , Austria , Switzerland , Germany , Netherlands , Africa , Australia .
Band members
Charlie Allan
Kevin Johnston
Mark Monaghan
Steve Legget
Discography
- Espee , Banshee Records,
- Black Bull , Banshee Records, 2007
- Full Boar , Banshee Records
- Full Throttle , Banshee Records, March 21, 2008
- Hands across the Border , Banshee Records (also as DVD )
- The Stomp-Scottish Pipes and Drums Untamed , ARC Music, February 12, 2010
- Duncarron , ARC Music 2011
- Two Headed Dog (Duncarron electric) , ARC Music 2012
- The Warriors (Live) , ARC Music 2013
- Open Air Asylum (Live) ARC Music 2014
- Early Years ARC Music 2014
- Outlander ARC Music 2014
- Battle of Kings ARC Music 2018
Web links
- Official website Saor Patrol (English)
- Official website Clanranald Trust (English)