Keyboardist, singer, guitarist, accordionist, songwriter, Alan performed with the Battlefield Band for 40 years.
TO A MOUSE, by Robert Burns (music by Alan Reid)
In my laters years in Battlefield Band it was suggested by the band's manager, Robin Morton, that I try to put a melody to this poem...
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SCOTS WHA HAE, by Robert Burns
This song was sent for publication by Burns in 1793 but he didn't want his name associated with it. Why? ...
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THE MIGHTY WALL, by Alan Reid, 2017
The poet Robert Burns is unique in the English language (or mainly Lowland Scots if you will) for having dozens of his songs still being sung in large parts of the world more than 200 years after his death. His themes are universal ones and they speak of our virtues as well as our frailties. He was a lover of life and the fellowship of humankind. This very new song (and rough demo) tries to echo his belief that we share more than what divides us, and moreover, in these fractured times we need more bridges and fewer walls.
