R: Alan Reid and Rob van Sante at The Willows Folk Club 2nd March 2011
Arundel West Sussex UK
March 2011

This is a 27 minute video of Alan Reid and Rob van Sante who guested at The Willows Folk Club, Arundel, West Sussex on Wednesday 2nd March 2011. Alan Reid, the long stalwart of Scotland’s Battlefield Band and Rob van Sante, the sound engineer for that same band for many years, have formed a new and successful partnership with an excellent blend of modern and traditional folk music. Alan Reid plays keyboards, accordion, and guitar and sings with a wonderful Scottish lilt. Rob van Sante, originally from The Netherlands now residing in Leeds, has a lovely guitar style and he blends his playing and singing superbly with Alan. On this video the following songs are featured: Road of Tears by Alan Reid, Saints and Sinners by David Francey, The Pleasure will be Mine by Alan Reid, Nancy’s Whisky..trad., The Last Lighthouse Keeper by Alan Reid and Green and Blue by Alan Reid where the duo are joined by Alistair Russell who was also in the Battlefield Band. As always The Willows audience gave these two entertainers a lovely welcome this being their first visit to these parts. Chris Davies MC’d the evening excellently, as always, and the atmosphere was just fantastic. Thank you Alan and Rob for an excellent evening’s entertainment. Haste Ye Back! Check out their website for all their news of gigs and new CD releases at www.reidvansante.com