Happy Daze
Battlefield Band · 2001
63 min · 15 tracks · traditional folk music
A vibrant tapestry of traditional folk melodies woven with intricate instrumental arrangements and heartfelt storytelling.
Top tracks — play these first
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The Banks of Red Roses — This track stands out for its poignant storytelling combined with evocative melodies, capturing the essence of longing and nostalgia inherent in folk music.
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Happy Daze — The title track encapsulates the album’s joyful spirit and showcases the band’s ability to blend upbeat rhythms with reflective lyrics about life's simple pleasures.
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Start It All Over Again — This track features rich instrumentals and harmonies, representing a thematic pivot towards renewal and hope that resonates throughout the album.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- joyful communal celebration atmosphere
- danceable rhythms for gatherings
- uplifting melodies for sunny days
- short tracks for easy replay
- for lively social settings
Maybe skip if you
- seeking intense emotional depth
- prefer slow, introspective music
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2001, Happy Daze is Battlefield Band's twelfth studio album, emerging after their acclaimed 1999 release, The Road of Tears. This album further solidified their place in the folk music scene, showcasing a blend of traditional Scottish sounds with contemporary influences. At this point in their career, the band was known for revitalizing traditional music, and Happy Daze continued that legacy.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Altan· Lúnasa· The Chieftains
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 The Devil's Courtship / An Dro 3:47
- 2 Medium Man / Floating Candles / Nighean Cailleach Nan Cearc (The Hen Wife's Daughter) 3:58
- 3 The Banks of Red Roses 5:17
- 4 Tiny Wee Vin / The Road to the Aisle 4:14
- 5 The Riccarton Tollman's Daughter 4:15
- 6 Shepherd Lad 3:53
- 7 The Merry Macs / Dr. Ian MacAonghais / Fonn Air Cailleach An T-Siosalaich ( Mrs. Chisholm's Delight) 4:24
- 8 Happy Daze 4:55
- 9 Whaur Will We Gang? / March of The Ceili Man 3:21
- 10 A Mile Down the Road / Johnny's Jig / Boys of the Puddle 4:30
- 11 Start It All Over Again 5:05
- 12 Wee Michael's March / Oot b'est da Vong 4:03
- 13 Love No More 3:38
- 14 Blue Bonnets Over the Border / Khazi 3:52
- 15 The 24th Guards of Brigade at Anzio / The Melbourne Sleeper / MacRae's of Linnie 3:51
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