Battlefield Band's Quiet Days album has a wealth of great songs and their impeccable musicianship that continues unabated with each new release. Original material outweighs the traditional tunes, especially several compositions by fiddler John McCusker, who really shines on "The Keep Left Sign" and the beautiful air "Dalnabreac. This is a more tame version of a Battlefield Band album than I have heard in awhile.

1. Captain Lachlan MacPhail Of Tiree/Peter MacKinnon Of Skeabost/The Blackberry Bush MacAskill - 3:23 2. The River Reid - 4:37 3. Dalnabreac/The Bishop's Son/Miss Sharon McCusker McCusker - 3:50 4. From Here To There/Jack Broke The Prison Door/Toss The Feathers/The Easy Club Reel Russell/Sutherland - 4:05 5. The St. Louis Stagger/The Ass In The Graveyard/Sandy's New Chanter MacAllister - 4:20 6. Captain Campbell/Stranger At The Gate/John Keith Laing Harper - 3:04 7. Hold Back The Tide Tams - 3:37 8. Blistered Fingers/The Cumbernauld Perennials/The Keep Left Sign/Taking The Soup/Bonnie George... MacLeod - 8:45 9. Curstaidh's Farewell McCusker/Reid - 4:13 10. The Hoodie Craw McCusker/Reid - 3:35 11. Col. MacLean Of Ardgour/Pipe Major Jimmy MacGregor/Rocking The Baby MacDonald - 4:30 12. How Will I Ever Be Simple Again?/Dawn Song MacDonald/Thompson - 3:38

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