Take The Floor

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Gary Innes presents the very best in Scottish dance music.

  1. Sep 5

    Compilation Session and Simon Thoumire

    Take The Floor

  2. Aug 29

    Compilation Programme

    Take The Floor

  3. Aug 22

    Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band

    TITLE:   Kate Dalrymple ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Jigs Rakes of Kildare  Trad Stoneypath Tower  Jim Johnstone Apples in Winter  Trad The Eavesdropper  Trad ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gay Gordons Morag’s Spicey Rum  Alastair McPhail Kevin’s Wayward Trailer Fraser McGlynn ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:  Dashing White Sergeant Original   Trad The Island Dance  Trad Angus MacLeod  Andrew Rankine The Balallan Poachers Trad Alistair of the Den  Trad Bratach Bana    Trad ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz – Gaelic Songs Leaving Stornoway  Fagail Steornabhagh In Praise of Islay Moladh na Lanndaigh Uist Love Song Teann A’Nall Leaving Barra  Fagail Bharraigh ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Highland Schottische – Gaelic Mouth Music Morag’s Wedding My Grandfather’s Cart Many a Thing I Bought Wee Calum ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Boston Two Step With Me Shillelagh Under Me Arm  Trad Twa’ Recruiting Sergeants    Trad Old Lamus Fair    Trad Dear Old Donegal    Trad ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Reel of the 51st Division Drunken Piper     Trad Catching Rabbits    Ian Powrie 93rd Highlanders Farewell to Edinburgh  M MacKinnon Green Woodside ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Pride of Erin Spancil Hill Homes of Donegal Far Away in Australia Green Glens of Antrim ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance Tommy McDonald of Bargullian Dr BruceThompson Wee Man from Skye   Donald MacLeod ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Eva Three Step Miss Audrey MacKenzie     Ian Crichton Lady Dorothea Stewart-Murray's Wedding March  A Rose  ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Medley Loch Maree    Trad Captain Carswell   W Laurie Cameron Highlanders  Scott Skinner Calliope House   D Richardson Donald MacAuley of Dalilea  Fergie MacDonald ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Strip The Willow Findlay Murchie’s Birthday   Duncan Johnstone The Kitchen Maid   Trad The Skye Man’s Jig   Duncan Johnstone Chris Worral    George Meikle ARTIST: Duncan MacKinnon Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: An Ataireachd Ard TRK:  11 ARTIST:  Catherine Ann MacPhee CD:  Canan Nan Gaidheal - The language of the Gael LABEL/CAT NR:  Greentrax TITLE:   Wee Michael's March / Poodle Girl / Boys of the Puddle TRK:  11 ARTIST:  John McCusker CD:  Transatlantic Sessions 6 - Volume One LABEL/CAT NR: Whirlie Records - WHIRLIECD035 TITLE:   Tattie Bogle So I’m off with the Good St Nicholas Boat / Alan Crookston of Blackburn / Iain Anderson of West Craigs / The Ulsterman’s Glasses TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Laim Stewart CD:  The Carnforth Collection LABEL/CAT NR: CD096 TITLE:   Ruby Wilkinson’s Farewell to Cranshaws Ruby Wilkinson of Cranshaws / Blair Drummond / Miss Ann Rutherford TRK:  6 ARTIST:  Jim Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band CD:  Book 52 RSCDS LABEL/CAT NR:  RSCDS CD085 TITLE:   Broadford Bay The Man from Skye / The Pends / Mo Chuachag Laghach Thu / Walking on the Moon TRK: 4 ARTIST:  Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band CD:  Highlander Music LABEL/CAT NR:  HRMCD 506 TITLE:  Mitch’s Reels  Crackens / Jessie Stuart’s Welcome to Dufftown / Bitter Lemon Reel   TRK: 20 ARTIST:  Graeme Mitchell and his Band CD:  Caricatune LABEL/CAT NR: mitch2 TITLE: The Crookit Bawbee TRK:  8 ARTIST:  Kenneth McKellar CD:  Twenty Favourite Songs TITLE:   Mulvihill's / The Galway Rambler / Bobby Casey's No.2 / Wing Commander Donald Mackenzie's Reel TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Gordon Gunn Band CD:  Shoreside LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax Recordings - CDTRAX204

  4. Aug 15

    The Crynoch Ceilidh Band

    TITLE:   Kate Dalrymple ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Grand March a)  The Ceilidh Song [Jack Delaney] b) Uist Tramping Song [John R Bannerman] c) Lights of Lochindaal [Iain Simpson] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Mrs MacLeod of Raasay a) Original [William Morrison] b) Steven & Karylin Garrick of Voe [Michael Philip] c) The Skittery Felty [Michael Philip] d) The Daily Election [Ian Thomson] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a)  Dennis Morrison's Visit to Falkirk [John Burns] b)  Cruiky Junior [John Burns] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: St Bernard's Waltz a) Mr & Mrs Booth's Wedding Waltz [Ian Thomson] b) Bill & Alice Meston's Golden Year [Ian Thomson] c) Alex & Ragnhild's Wedding Waltz [Ian Thomson] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Cabin Life a) Original [Ian Thomson] b) Jig for Josh [Ian Thomson] c) Jig for Louise [Ian Thomson] d) The Front of Bennachie [Ian Thomson] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gay Gordons a) Belleisle Ceilidh [Ian Muir] b) Jimmy MacDonald of Tighnabruaich [Ian Muir] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:  Band Leaders Choice 1 - Slow Air a) Lament for Tom [Ian Thomson] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Broxden Reel a) Original [Ian Thomson] b) Road to Tobermory [Marie Fielding] c) Alison's Reel [Keith Dickson] d) Ashton Lane [Marie Fielding] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: A Dancer All her Days a) A Dancer All Her Days [Ian Thomson] b) Joan's Joy [Ian Thomson] c) The White Bridge [Ian Thomson] d) Nan Beadle's Strathspey [Ian Thomson] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Elphinstone Jig a) The Laird of Cockpen [Trad] b) The Laird of Insch [Ian Thomson] c)The Laird of Banchory [Ian Thomson] d) Under the Stands [Margaret Robertson] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Circassian Circle a) Hurlock's Reel [Tom Anderson] b) McArthur Road [Dave Richardson] c) Scootie Lucy [Rob Ross] d) Outfoxed by Rabbits [Rob Ross] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leaders Choice 2 – Band Medley A)The Sniffer, the blower, the gulper & the tantaliser Two Step [John Burns] B) Annie & Ian (waltz) [John Burns] C) Caroline & Richards Wedding March (slow air) [John Burns] D) Callum & Jessica's Wedding March [John Burns] E) The Curling Stone (strathspey) [John Burns] F) The Punch Maker (reel) [John Burns] G) The Birthday Boy (jig) [John Burns] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Dashing White Sargeant a) Glenburnie Rant [Neil Gow] b) Far Frae Hame [Trad] c)Lady McKenzie of Coull [Nathaniel Gow] d)Dr Robertson [Alexander Walker] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Orcadian Strip The Willow a) Tribute to West Renfrewshire [Ian Muir] b) Mouse in the Kitchen [Colin Farrell] c) A Mischief of Mice [Ian Thomson] d) Val's Probably Off to Anfield [Amber Thornley] ARTIST: The Crynoch Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Toiseach na Traghad TRK: 11 ARTIST:  Maggie Macinnes CD:  Uiseagan Bharraigh LABEL/CAT NR: Marram - MARCD07 TITLE: Heather on The Hill PERFORMER:  Nathan Evans LABEL: EMI ALBUM:  Heather on the Hill TITLE:   Strip The Willow Muckin’ O’ Geordie’s Byre / Glasgow Gaelic Club / Humours of Castle Glendhar / The Drunken Parson TRK: S1 B1 ARTIST:  Jim Johnstone and his Band LP:  Welcome to the Dance LABEL/CAT NR:  Talisman – STAL 5015 TITLE: Not that Song (Natalie Haas) The Leahy Challenge (Natalie Haas) ARTIST: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Cranachan (Alasdair Fraser) The Oatcake Club (Alasdair Fraser) ARTIST: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   The Valley of the Moon Reel  (Alasdair Fraser) ARTIST: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas with Nick Gareth BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Take a Daunder (Alasdair Fraser) ARTIST: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   Farley Bridge (Duncan Chisholm) ARTIST: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Pitnacree Ferryman (Traditional) ARTIST: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:  The Kelburn Brewer (Alasdair Fraser) ARTIST: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas and guest James MacKintosh BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:  Dinkies ARTIST: Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas and guest James McIntosh BBC Take The Floor Recording

  5. Aug 8

    Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band

    TITLE:   Kate Dalrymple ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Eva Three Step a) The Bonawe Highlanders [Trad] b) Joan C Mackenzie  [Alastair Downie] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Mairrit Man's Favourite (Reel) a) The Apple Tree   [Carl Volti] b) Sir David Davidson Of Cantray [John Lowe] c) The Wooden Whale  [Alasdair Fraser] d) Pigeon On The Gate  [Trad] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) J.D Peace Of Shoreside   [Billy Peace] b) Isabel And Kenneth Macleod Of Lewis- [Billy Anderson] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: St Bernard's Waltz- with Cameron Buchanan on guitar a) Graham Rylance's 90th Birthday  [Billy Anderson] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Boston Two-Step a) Two Step Per Una!   [Wayne Robertson] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Virginia Reel a) Turkey In The Straw [Trad] b) The Chicken Reel  [Trad] c) Pick A Bale O' Cotton [Trad] d) Golden Slippers  [James A Bland] e) Yankee Doodle Dandy [Trad] f) California Here I Come! [Al Jolson/Bud DeSylva/Joseph Myers] g) Yankee Doodle  [Trad] h) Turkey In The Straw [Trad] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Bandleaders Choice 1 - Claire Telford with Robert Black on piano a) Loch Katrine's Lady  [Phil Cunningham] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gay Gordons Two-Step a) Willie Johnstone Of Dunnydeer   [Michael Philip] b) Lindsay And Troy's Wedding March  [John Burns] c) The Friendly Games    [Robert Black] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Orcadian Strip The Willow a) The Sailor's Wife   [Niel Gow] b) The Canty Auld Man  [Trad] c) The Banks Of The Allan  [Trad] d) Miss Mary Printy   [Iain Macphail] e) The New High Level  [Robert Whinham] f) Stuart And Kenny Thomson [Bobby Frew] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Canadian Waltzes a) Happy Go Lucky Boy Waltz [Trad] b) Waltz For Mary Ann  [Trad] c) Raemona    [B Herbert] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Bandleaders Choice 2 a) The Bumblebee  [Mairtin O’Connor] b) Shop Street  [Mairtin O’Connor] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gay Gordons a) Alex McArthur Of Biggar  [Angus Fitchet] b) The Taps O Fechle   [Angus Cameron] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Inverness Country Dance a) Speed the Plough    [Trad] b) Mrs Macloed Of Rosses   [Unknown] c) Tour Of Mull    [Calum Maclean] d) John Huband's Reel   [Calum Maclean] e) George The 4th's Welcome To Scotland [Daniel Menzies] ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   The Old Scottish waltz TRK: 14 ARTIST:  Robbie Shepherd CD:  Auld Meal Mill LABEL/CAT NR: Ross Records TITLE: Robbie Shepherd MBE PERFORMER:  Graeme Mitchell Scottish Dance Band LABEL: Thane Records – TRCD0305 ALBUM:  On The Road TITLE:   Grand March The Dunecht Loon / Belleisle Ceilidh TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band CD:  On The Road LABEL/CAT NR: Thane TITLE:   Cum na Ghealladh TRK: 5 ARTIST:  Sian CD:  Araon LABEL/CAT NR: 2025 SIAN MUSIC TITLE:  Peter Mackinnon Of Skeabost / Woman Of The House / Lord Mcconnell... TRK: 10 ARTIST:  Angus Nicholson Trio CD:  Lasses That Baffle Us LABEL/CAT NR: FOTS TITLE: Ar Plac’h Iferniet - Live Lorient 2016 TRK:1 ARTIST: Bagad Cap Cavval CD: Still (Live) LABEL/CAT NR:Coop Breizh – VOC899661 TITLE: Peggy Mclean / The Black Horse / Am Ball A Bh'Anns An Oban / Mary's Fancy TRK: 6 ARTIST:  Daimh CD:  The Rough Bounds LABEL/CAT NR:  Goat Island Music TITLE: The Crookit Bawbee TRK:  8 ARTIST:  Kenneth McKellar CD:  Twenty Favourite Songs TITLE: The Stool of Repentance / David Ross / The Irish Washerwoman TRK:  Side 1 Band 2 ARTIST:  Ian Powrie with his Scottish Band LP:  On Stage LABEL/CAT NR: Waverley - ZLP2066

  6. Aug 1

    Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band

    TITLE:   Kate Dalrymple ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: GAY GORDONS The Atholl and Breadalbene Gathering  (W Ferguson) Johnny Cope      (Trad)  The Black Bear Hornpipe    (Trad) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Last of the Lairds Original: The Stool of Repentance  (Trad) Fergie’s Jig      (Jim Johnstone) Bill Black’s Button Box    (Willie Hunter) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: THE ST JOHNSTOUN REEL Original: The St Johnston Reel   (Helen Gowans) Off to the Shetlands    (Skip Howard) Rannie MacLellan     (Brenda Stubbert) The Legacy      (Gordon Pattullo) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: DUNOON BARN DANCE a) The Balkan Hills    (Corp Gillon, QOSH) b) Madame Offski     (PM Roddy MacLeod) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: SCOTTISH WALTZ a) Aye Fond Kiss    (Trad: Words: Burns) b) Scotland Yet   (P MacLeod) c) The Nameless Lassie   (A MacKenzie) d) The Blue Belles of Scotland  (Trad) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: THE BANKS OF THE ALLAN WATER a) Original: The Fair Maid of Perth    (Trad) b) Iain MacPhail’s Welcome to Brazil    (Ron Kerr) c) Willie Mann of Paddie     (Angus Cameron) d) The Lucky Escape      (Ron Kerr) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: BOSTON TWO STEP The Nettie Fraser Two Step    (D McCallum) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: THE ANGUS REEL a) Original: Miss Jean Milligan   (W B Matthew) b) Burgan’s Rant     (Murray Schoolbraid) c) Phil Cunningham    (A Bain) d) The Morayshire Reel    (Paul Machlis) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: A GAELIC WALTZ a) My Faithful Fond One   (Trad) b) Song of the Naciora    (Trad) c) My Fair Haired Lass    (Trad) d) I Won’t Return to the Sea   (Trad) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: EVA THREE STEP a) The Sweet Maid of Mull   (A C Beaton) b) The Scottish Division    (Sgt A Kelly) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: BAND LEADER’S CHOICE Autumn Leaves     (arr Kerr) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: JAMES SENIOR OF ST ANDREWS a) Original: The Cotter Hoose    (Bert Murray) b) Byres Croft      (Ron Kerr) c) Davina Lindsay’s Strathspey    (Ron Kerr) d) Elizabeth’s Fancy     (Ron Kerr) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: PELORUS JACK a) Original: Christian Catto   (Alan Kindness) b) Sam’s Sugar Bush Jig   (Gerry Smith) c) Peter’s Jig     (Kelli Trottier) d) Lake Peters Jig     (Harold Langille) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: CORN RIGGS a) Original: Corn Riggs    (Trad) b) The Ale is Dear    (Trad) c) The Big Birl     (Robert Mathieson) d) The High Road to Linton   (Trad) ARTIST: Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   Bonny Glenshee TRK:  5 ARTIST: Jim Malcolm CD:  Home LABEL/CAT NR: Beltane records - BELCD102 TITLE:  Flower of Portencross TRK:  3 ARTIST:  Scottish Fiddle Orchestra CD:  Serenity LABEL/CAT NR:  REL TITLE:  Comin' Through The Rye TRK:  1 ARTIST: Robyn Stapleton CD: Songs Of Robert Burns LABEL/CAT NR:  Laverock Records TITLE: 2/4 & 6/8 Pipe Marches Cowal Gathering / Ellenorr TRK:  S 2 B 7 ARTIST:  John Carmichael and his Band LP:  Your Accordionly LABEL/CAT NR: Country House Records – BGC 251 TITLE: Scottish Waltz My Heart if Sair / Auld Scotch Sangs / The Nameless Lassie / Annie Laurie TRK:  S 1 B 3 ARTIST:  Angus Fitchet LP:   The Legendary Angus Fitchet LABEL/CAT NR:  Lochshore – LOCLP 1024 TITLE: Saturday Night TRK:  9 ARTIST:  Siobhan Miller CD:  Bloom LABEL/CAT NR: Songprint Recordings - SPR006CD TITLE:   Donald Macleod Reels: Traditional Reel / John Garroway / Drumlithie TRK:  4 ARTIST:  Daimh CD:  The Rough Bounds LABEL/CAT NR: Goat Island Music - GIMCD005

  7. Jul 25

    Robert Black Scottish Dance Band

    Robert Black Scottish Dance Band Robert Black Accordion Tom Orr 2nd Accordion Gemma Donald Fiddle Duncan black Piano John Sinton Double Bass Scott Gordon Drums   TITLE: Kate Dalrymple ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Gay Gordon’s - 4/4 March a) The Friendly Games [Robert Black] b) The Host City [Robert Black] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant (6 X 32 Reel) a) Original b) The Commonwealth Charter [Robert Black] c) Frank’s Reel [John McCusker] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Old Tyme Waltz - Shetland Waltz’s a) Gluss Ayre [Frank Jamieson] b) Sunset Over Foula [Ronnie Cooper] c) Ronas Voe [Ronnie Cooper] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Eva Three Step a) Miss Betty McLean of Blair Dhu [Jim Johnstone] b) The Commonwealth of Nations [Robert Black] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Polka a) The Highland Ruby Polka [Robert Black] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Britannia Two-Step a) Norven House [Ronnie Cooper] b) The King’s Fancy c) Davie’s Brae [Jim Johnstone] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Granite City Reel – Reels a) Hold [Tom Orr] b) Trip To The Market [Adam Sutherland] c) Maudabawn House ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Military Two Step a) Glasgow 2014 2 Step [Robert Black] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Pride of Erin Waltz a) Irish Whispers ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Dance For The Commonwealth – Jigs a) Democracy [Robert Black] b) Human Rights [Robert Black] c) Peace & Security [Robert Black] d) Freedom Of Expression [Robert Black] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) The Caledonian Society of Winnipeg [Roddy MacKay] b) Rudy Meek’s Farewell To Scotland [Marie Fielding] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz a) Twenty Five Wonderful Years [Robert Black] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Strip The Willow – Jigs a) Jackson’s Bottle Of Claret b) Orsasay [Margaret Robertson] c) Alex Little MC [Max Houliston] d) Rakes Of Kildare ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Orcadian Strip The Willow a) The Open Fence [Ian Hardie] b) The Bouncing Czech [John McCusker] c) Inside Oot Fisheater Reel [Peter Wood] d) The Keep Left Sign [John McCusker] ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Orcadian Strip The Willow a) Mrs MacLeod of Raasay b) De’il Stick The Minister c) Isle O’ Walsay d) Jim Moor’s Fancy ARTIST: Robert Black Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: A Land for All Seasons TRK: 1 ARTIST: Kate Black CD: A Land for All Seasons LABEL/CAT NR: KBCD001   TITLE: The Wee Kirkcudbright Centipede TRK: 11 ARTIST: Alaisdair Gillies CD: The Best Of Alasdair Gillies LABEL/CAT NR: Beltona - BELTONA105   TITLE: The Bees of Maggieknockater Forres Country Dance / Meldrum House / Lintrathen Jig / Anne Marie Morrison of Borve TRK: 5 ARTIST: James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band CD: Thirty Popular Dances – Vol 2   TITLE: Granny's Heilan' Hame V/O 4” TRK: 13 ARTIST: Calum Kennedy CD: The King of the Highlands LABEL/CAT NR: Ythan Music Trust - LEGACY22CD   TITLE: Don’t Go on the 8-3-0 ARTIST: The McCalmans CD: Honest Poverty LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax   TITLE: The Magic Roundabout TRK: 5 ARTIST: Session A9 CD: The Magic Roundabout LABEL/CAT NR: RAJ Records   TITLE: Gleann Baile Chaoil (Ballaculish Glen) TRK: 8 ARTIST: Karen Matheson CD: Downriver LABEL/CAT NR: Vertical Records - VERTCD075   TITLE: The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie ARTIST: Malinky CD: Last Leaves LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax   TITLE: Grand March The Dunecht Loon / Belleisle Ceilidh TRK: 1 ARTIST: Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band CD: On The Road LABEL/CAT NR: Thane   TITLE: Lassie Come and Dance with Me ARTIST: Jim MacLeod CD: The Man and his Music   TITLE: The Lights Of Lochindaal TRK: 16 ARTIST: Gunna Sound Ceilidh Band CD: Rollin' On The Sea LABEL/CAT NR: Gunna Sound - GSR001   TITLE: Loch Tay Boat Song TRK: 4 ARTIST: The Cottars CD: On Fire LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax Recordings - CDTRAX281   TITLE: The White Heather Jig The Six Twenty Two Step TRK: 3 ARTIST: Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band CD: Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part two LABEL/CAT NR: RSCDS

  8. Jul 18

    Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band

    Sandy Nixon  Lead accordion Ian Graham   Seond accordion Jim Clark   Piano John Delaney  Bass Ross Angus   Drums TITLE:   Kate Dalrymple ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording    TITLE: Lamb Skinnet a) Original b) Charlie Hunter     [Bobby MacLeod] c) The Duchess of Atholl’s Favourite  [trad.] d) Heather Hills     [trad.] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) Brigadier General Ronald Cheape of Tiroran  [P/M Willie Ross] b) The Balkan Hills      [Corporal J.Gillan] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Waltz a) Ordale Waltz  [Frank Jamieson] b) Glus Ayre   [Frank Jamieson] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: The Missing Turn a) Catherine Margaret Hall  [Jimmy Ritchie] b) Roman’s Reel   [Sandy Nixon] c) Loch Torridon   [trad.] d) Zac’s Reel    [Sandy Nixon] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording        TITLE: Bonny Betty Attrill a) Bonny Betty Attrill  [Geo. Roberts] b) Gertie Gibb   [James Scott Skinner] c) Capt. Jimmy Bain   [Sandy Nixon] d) Cropie’s Strathspey  [trad.] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Boston Two Step a) The Orkney Two-Step [John M. Mason] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Jiggles a) Billy o’ da Toon Haal    [Steven Spence] b) Kickin’ the Ba’     [Bobby Frew] c) Nimble Fingers  (for Iain MacPhail)  [Angus Fitchet,1994] d) Pudsey’s Jig (for Ian Adamson)   [Sandy Nixon] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording      TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice One a) Style Musette [Andre Verchuren] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording      TITLE: The Music Makars a) Original (At the Fair)    [trad] b) The Telephone Box   [Freeland Barbour] c) Danny MacPhail’s Reel   [Grant Crawford] d) Ron Bennett’s Reel   [Gary Blair] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Brittania Two Step a) Pipe Sgt. Ian F. Clowe [Ian Holmes] b) Linda McNeillie    [Ian Holmes] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording      TITLE:  Chased Lovers a) Original (Lucy and Lyn’s Clinks Bag)   [David Oswald] b) Flora’s Jig      [Sandy Nixon] c) The Loreburn Jig     [Ian Holmes] d) Lucy’s Jig      [Sandy Nixon] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording     TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Two- Sharing Ice Creams with Angels  a) Alan Ross’s Strathspey    [Sandy Nixon] b) Alan Ross’s Reel     [Marian Anderson] c) North of the Grampians    [trad.] d) Polly Stewart     [trad.] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Dinky One-Step a) Shufflin’ Samuel [Felix Burns] ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Black Mountain Reel a) Original b) The Balmedie Lassies     [Alastair Hunter] c) Father Kelly’s Reel     [trad.] d) Colin Lander’s Reel     [Muriel Johnstone] e) Donald Ridley’s Compliments to Jim Halcrow ARTIST: Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE:   The Waverley Polka    TRK:  1 ARTIST:  The Clydesiders CD:  Scottish Folk Songs of the West LABEL/CAT NR:  Scotdisc - 191018051822  TITLE:   The Royal Mile     TRK:   ARTIST:  Kenneth McKellar CD:  McKellar in Scotland LABEL/CAT NR:           TITLE:   The Bluebell Polka TRK:  8 ARTIST:  Jimmy Shand CD:  The King Of The Melodeon Men LABEL/CAT NR:      TITLE:   The St Andrew Platinum Reel Collessie Hall / Father Kelly’s Reel / Sandra Blue’s Reel and Farquhar Mathieson TRK:  1 ARTIST:  David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band CD:   Platinum LABEL/CAT NR:  SBJ0701      TITLE:   The Berry Fields O' Blair TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Jim Malcolm/Susie Malcolm CD:  The Berries LABEL/CAT NR: Beltane Records - BELCD113      TITLE:  The Northern Lights   TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Iona Fyfe CD:  The Northern Lights LABEL/CAT NR: Iona Fyfe - IFLIGHTS21   TITLE:   Inverness Country Dance Speed The Plough / Bill Powrie / Katie Stammers / Cortez Island Hornpipe TRK:  7 ARTIST:  Ron Kerr Scottish Dance Band CD:  Play the St Andrews Ball LABEL/CAT NR: Shielburn Associates - SHIELCD007    TITLE:   Dancing In Kyle     TRK:    ARTIST:  Alasdair Gillies CD:  Live at Eden Court Theatre LABEL/CAT NR: Country House Records BGC239    TITLE:   A Summer In Skye     TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Douglas, Blair CD:  Summer In Skye, A LABEL/CAT NR:  MacMeanmna -  Skyecd09    TITLE:   Osgarra: Skye / A Bottle Of Vodka, Twenty Marlboro Red And £50 Cashback The Drambulance / B'Fhearr Mar A Bha Mi 'N Uiridh . TRK:  2 ARTIST:  Beinn Lee CD:  Aonaibh Ri Chèile LABEL/CAT NR:  Sgoil Lionacleit Artist Productions   TITLE:   The Rumour TRK:   ARTIST:  Andy Stewart CD:  Come In Come In LABEL/CAT NR:         TITLE:   Westlin' Winds   TRK:  2 ARTIST:  Robyn Stapleton CD:  Songs Of Robert Burns LABEL/CAT NR: Laverock Records - LAVE002CD    TITLE:   Rolling Hills Of The Borders   TRK:  3 ARTIST:  Breabach CD:  The Big Spree LABEL/CAT NR:  VERTICAL - VERTCD081  TITLE:   Peter D. Scollay / Merran's Rant / Da Kirk Stack TRK:  9 ARTIST:  Fiddlers Bid CD: Naked And Bare LABEL/CAT NR:  Greentrax recordings - CDTRAX277

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Gary Innes presents the very best in Scottish dance music.

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  • Creator
    Take The Floor
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Take The Floor Podcast | BBC Scotland
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