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Gary Innes presents the very best in Scottish dance music.

  1. May 23

    Leonard Brown All Star Band

    Leonard Brown  Accordion Liam Stewart  Piano Duncan Findlay   Banjo/Guitar  John Sinton  Bass Malcolm Ross  Drums TITLE: Grand March Loudoun Kirk     [Liam Stewart] The Aud Squad   [Peter Wood] Linsey and Troy’s Wedding   [John Burns] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Flowers of Edinburgh The Original Waverley Steps Ray Milbourne      [Iain MacPhail] Spootiskerry       [Ian Burns] Donald Ridley’s Compliments to Willie Hunter  [Donald Ridley] Kitty’s Wedding Clancy’s Salsa      [George Carmichael] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Eva Three Step Old Adam   [Donald Shaw Ramsay] The Shands   [Leonard Brown] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance Stranded in Stornoway   [Leonard Brown] Peter Wood’s Tartan Tune  [Leonard Brown] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: St. Bernard’s Waltz Sunset Over Foula   [Ronnie Cooper] Rona’s Voe    [Ronnie Cooper] The Diamond Grays   [Leonard Brown] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Reel of the 51st Division Original Itchy Fingers    [Robert R. Pinkman] The Piper’s Glass Hey Ho My Bonnie Lass The Ale is Dear  [William Gunn] The Brolum   [Dr. Charles Bannatyne] Piper Lindsay Ross   [Leonard Brown] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice No. 1 - Jacqueline Cha Cha Tea for Two   [Vincent Youmans] Wheels   [Naman Petty] Never on a Sunday  [Manos Hatzidakis] Yellow Bird   [Michel Mauleart Monton] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Joe McDiarmid’s Jig (4x32 J) Shamrock Glen    [Liam Stewart] Jim Kennedy’s Jig    [Lindsay Ross] Malcolm Ross    [Lindsay Ross] The Risin’ Stour    [Nicky McMichan] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Old Tyme Waltz Helen Armit    [Tom Alexander MBE] Isle of My Heart Kenmore Gardens   [Tom Alexander MBE] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Hoedown Waiting for the Federals  [Trad] Bowin’ the Strings   [Trad] Ridin’ the Fiddle ARTIST: Leonard BrownAnd His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice No. 2 Jimmy Cassidy and The Sandance Kid - (Leonard Brown) ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: The Final Fling The Jimmy Burgess Two Step  [Iain MacPhail] Donald Iain Rankine     [Andrew Rankin] The High Level Hornpipe   [James Hill] ARTIST: Leonard Brown And His All Star Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   Speir Thoo The Wast Wind TRK:  2 ARTIST: FARA CD:  Times From Times Fall TITLE:   Memories of Ardachy / Jock’s Fiddle Jig TRK:  7 ARTIST:  Aonghas Grant CD:  The Hills of Glengarry LABEL/CAT NR:   SHOOGLE07006 TITLE: Mr and Mrs Iain Forrest ARTIST: Jennifer Forrest and her Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Smithfield Polka Number 2 / Midnight PERFORMERS: Rachel Henderson, Anika Thomas, Alice Guse, George Glyn-Jones COMPOSER/S: Sárán Mulligan / trad ALBUM: BBC RECORDING TITLE: O’er Bogie / Sean McCusker’s Farewell PERFORMERS: Kisna Panesar, Amy Naulls, Eilidh Paterson, Kathleen Macdonald COMPOSER/S: Neil Stewart / Jimmy McHugh ALBUM: BBC RECORDING   TITLE: Nightfires PERFORMERS: COMPOSER/S: Seán Wood ALBUM: BBC RECORDING TITLE:   Catch the Wind The Navvie [trad] / Gruesome Twosome [George Meikle] / Silver Walk [Fergie MacDonald] / Donald Ridley's Compliments to Oliver Waugh [Donald Ridley] TRK:  5 ARTIST:  George Meikle & the Lothian Band CD:  RSCDS Book 45 LABEL/CAT NR:  RSCDS  TITLE:   Jimmy Shand Marches a) Ian Thomson’s Farewell To The Fife Police   [Jimmy Shand] b) Ian And Bunty Redford’s Silver Wedding March   [Jimmy Shand] ARTIST: Ian Cruickshanks and his band BBC Take the Floor Recording TITLE:   Pipe Reels a) Primo McFarlane’s Reel    [Michael D Philip] b) Lexi McAskill      [Dr John McAskill] c) David McIntosh      [Michael D Philip] d) The Blackbird      [Dr C Bannatyne] ARTIST: Michael Philip and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take the Floor Recording TITLE:   ‘Ile Bhain (Fair Haired Lad) TRK:  8 ARTIST:  Rona Lightfoot CD:  Eadarainn TITLE: The Pearl TRK:   ARTIST: Aly Bain/Phil Cunningham CD:  The Pearl  TITLE: The White Cockade TRK:  3 ARTIST:  John Mason and The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra CD:  Let Glasgow Flourish

  2. May 16

    John Burns and his Scottish Dance Band

    John Burns   Lead accordion Duncan Black   2nd accordion Neil Dawson   Fiddle Duncan Christie  Drums Tom Orr   Piano Brian Cruickshank  Bass TITLE: Gay Gordons a) Jarl Magnus Olafson Of Lusetter  [Ivor Scollay]  b) Lund Wedding March   [Callum Nicolson] c) The Hamefarers Dance Band  [Willie Hunter] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Circassian Circle a) Petronella b) The Rakes Of Mallow c) The Fairy Dance d) The Flowers Of Edinburgh  ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) The Cowal Gathering   [P/M John MacLellan] b) The Lewis & Harris Gathering  [P/M Peter R. MacLeod] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording            TITLE: St. Bernards Waltz a) Ronnie & Amy's Ruby Waltz  [John Burns] b) The Kathalex Waltz   [John Burns]  ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Strip the Willow a) Fraher's b) Patsy Geary's c) The Banks Of Lough Gowna d) Willie Coleman's ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leader's Choice 1 - Pipe March, Strathspey & Reel a) Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band  [Roderick Campbell]  b) The Fiddler's Wife    [John MacKay]  c) The Herd Laddies    [John MacKay] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Call of The Pipes a) The Hills Of Moffat  [George Cockburn]  b) Captain I.R. MacHorton  [P/M J. Massie]   ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording          TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant a) The Old Peak Road  [Kyle Rowan]  b) Sheepskins & Beeswax  c) The Spanner Turner  [John Burns]  d) Doit's Moffat Chippy  [Nicky McMichan] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Highland Barn Dance a) Captain & Mrs D.A. Nicolson Of Lemreway b) Dr. Hugh MacKenzie Of Munlochy   [Ian Crichton]  ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leader's Choice 2 - Continental Polka a) Trouble!!   [John Burns] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording             TITLE: Lomond Waltz a) Miss Sarah Downie Of Lintrathen   [John Burns]  b) Master Alasdair Raymond Irvine   [John Burns]  ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Riverside a) The Hills Of Glenorchy b) Stan Chapman's   [Jerry Holland] c) The Boys Of Ballymote d) The Jig Runrig   [Fergie MacDonald] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE:   Peter Davidson Reel / Jessica s Tune / Barrowburn TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Aly Bain CD:  First Album LABEL/CAT NR:  Whirlie Records   Whirlie CD 1  TITLE:   Kail And Knockit Corn / Caper Fey / Pottinger's Reel TRK:  S2 B2 ARTIST:  Tom Anderson LP: Scottish Violin Music - Volume 2 LABEL/CAT NR:  Waverley   ZLP2015  TITLE:   Da Slockit Light / Smith O'Couster / Da Grocer TRK:  S1 B 6 ARTIST:  Aly Bain / Tom Anderson / Violet Tulloch CD:  The Silver Bow - Shetland Folk Fiddling Vol.1 LABEL/CAT NR:   Topic Records   12TS281  TITLE:   Peerie Hoose Ahint The Burn / The Merry Boys Of Greenland / Macdonald's Reel TRK:  S1 B4 ARTIST:  Tom Anderson LP: Scottish Violin Music - Volume 2 LABEL/CAT NR:  Waverley   ZLP2015  TITLE:   Jack Broke Da Prison / Donald Blue / Sleep Soond Ida Mornin' / Lasses Trust In Providence / Bonnie Isle O'Whalsay TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Tom Anderson/Aly Bain/Violte Tulloch CD:  The Silver Bow - Shetland Folk Fiddling TITLE:   Mason s Apron TRK:  5 ARTIST:  Sean Maguire CD: Music of Ireland LABEL/CAT NR:   Platinum Music Ireland TITLE:   Victory Rag TRK:  20 ARTIST:  The Humblebums CD:  Best of the Humblebums LABEL/CAT NR:   Sanctuary Records -  05414939507878  TITLE:   Far From home / Da Road to Houll (Shetland Reels) TRK:  5 ARTIST:  Boys of the Lough CD:  Good Friends - Good Music LABEL/CAT NR:  PHILO   PH1051 TITLE:   Lord MacDonald s Reel TRK:  2 ARTIST:  Jean Carignan CD: Classic Canadian Songs LABEL/CAT NR:   Smithsonian Folkways Recordings  TITLE:   Lightly Swims the Swan  TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Aly Bain / Phil Cunningham CD:  No Rush LABEL/CAT NR:   Self released PCAB001 TITLE:   Sophie's Dancing Feet / Andy Brown's Reel TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Aly Bain CD:  Transatlantic Sessions 3 Volume One   LABEL/CAT NR:   Whirlie Records - Whirliecd12 TITLE:   Margaret s Waltz TRK:  10 ARTIST:  Aly Bain CD:  First Album LABEL/CAT NR:  Whirlie Records - Whirlie CD1    Dur:  3.18 TITLE:   Trouble in the Fields TRK:  6 ARTIST:  Maura O'Connell / Nanci Griffith / Donald Shaw / Jerry Douglas / Russ Barenberg / Danny Thompson CD:  Transatlantic Sessions 2 volume two LABEL/CAT NR:  Iona Records - IRCD064   TITLE:   Shetland Set - The Lament For The Sailor.. / Scalloway Lasses / The Watle O'It TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Aly Bain CD:  Transatlantic Sessions 6 - Volume One LABEL/CAT NR:   Whirlie Records - WHIRLIECD35

  3. May 9

    Gordon Pattullo Scottish Dance Band

    Gordon Pattullo, Accordion Angela MacEachern, fiddle John Crawford, keyboard Brian Cruickshank, bass guitar Billy Thom, drums Billy Young, guitar & banjo Fraser Pattullo, smallpipes & whistles TITLE: CIRCASSIAN CIRCLE   Ukrainian Polka   (Trad) (arr G. Pattullo) Fraser Valley Breakdown  (Trad) (arr G. Pattullo) The Old Man & the Old Woman (Trad) (arr G. Pattullo) The Longford Breakdown (Bill Meeks) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: GAY GORDONS Major John MacLennan, Gordon Highlanders (P/M G. S. MacLennan) The Glendaruel Highlanders (P/M A. Fettes) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: BLACK MOUNTAIN REEL  The Borestone J D MacLennan’s Reel Miss Morag Alexander Miss S J Marshall The Well Wynd ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: MODERN WALTZ Samantha’s Lullaby (Arthur G. Gilles) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: STRIP THE WILLOW The Curlew (D. MacPherson) (Paterson’s Publications) Echoes of Oban (D. MacPherson) (MCPS) Rory MacLeod (P/M D. MacLeod) (D. MacLeod Collection) The Irish Washerwoman (Trad) (arr G. Pattullo) (Sunshine Music) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: ST BERNARD’S WALTZ The Sunnybank Stomp (Gordon Pattullo) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: GAY GORDONS TWO STEP Glenstriven (P/M J. McLellan) (MCPS) The 79th’s Farewell to Gibraltar (P/M J. MacDonald) (Copyright Control) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: CANADIAN BARN DANCE Torbeag (Gordon Pattullo) McLean of Pennycross (A. Ferguson) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: THE IRISH ROVER  All (Trad) (arr G. Pattullo) Top of Maol John Egan’s The Bally desmond Polka Terry Teahan’s Spanish Lady O’Keefe’s Flanagan’s The Lisdoonvarna ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: BRITANNIA TWO STEP  Nelson Mandela’s Welcome to the City of Glasgow (Blair Douglas) The Atholl & Breadalbane Gathering (Wm. Ferguson) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: BROON’S REEL Geordie Greig’s Reel (Gordon Pattullo) Mouth of the Tobique (Trad) (arr G. Pattullo) The C N E Breakdown (Ward Allen) Frenchie’s Reel (W. Allen & M. Lavigne) ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   Hornpipe Selection Harvest Home TRK:  12 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo CD:  The Very Best of Gordon Pattullo LABEL/CAT NR:  GP Recordings TITLE:   Accordion in Switzerland TRK:  S 2 B 4 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo LP:  A Gordon For You LABEL/CAT NR:   EMI   TITLE:   A Scottish Solider TRK:  6 ARTIST:  Andy Stewart CD:   Greatest Hits LABEL/CAT: Savanna – SSLCD 103 TITLE:   Bluebird Polka TRK:  S 1 B 1 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo LP:  Here’s Tae a Gordon LABEL/CAT NR:  Emerlad Gem TITLE:   The Chilliwack Barn Dance TRK:  S 2 B 4 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo LP:  Scotch on the Box   LABEL/CAT NR:  Ross Records   TITLE:   Lament for Jack Miller TRK:  5 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo CD:  Fair Play LABEL/CAT NR:  Lapwing TITLE:   March from a Little Suite (Dr Finlay’s Casebook) TRK:  15 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo CD:  Gordon Pattullo and Friends LABEL/CAT NR:  Grasmere TITLE:   The Sands of Kuwait TRK:  3 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo CD:  Hand Made in Scotland LABEL/CAT NR:  GP Recordings TITLE:   The Four String Polka TRK:  6 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo CD:  The Very Best of Gordon Pattullo LABEL/CAT NR:   GP Recordings TITLE:   The Kiwi Pipers TRK:  17 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo CD:  The Very Best of Gordon Pattullo   LABEL/CAT NR:  GP Recordings TITLE: The Furrows End   TRK:  15 ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo CD:  Key Change LABEL/CAT NR:  GP Recording

  4. May 2

    Ian Smith Scottish Dance Band

    Ian Smith  Accordion Marie Fielding  Fiddle Rory Matheson  Keyboard Rory Grindlay   Drums TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) Captain Carswell    Willie Lawrie    b) Master Mariner Kenneth MacLeod OBE  Angus MacPhail   ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gay Gordons a) The 51st Highland Division  Donald MacLeod     b) Murdo MacKenzie of Torridon  Bobby MacLeod    c) The MacNeils of Ugadale  John MacKenzie   ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant a) Spootiskerry    Ian Burns     b) John Keith Laing   Addie Harper    c) Ramnee Ceilidh   Gordon Duncan d) Stomach Steinway Man   Ian Lowthian ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz a) Uibhist mo Ghraidh - Uist my Love b) Ma Theid Thu Lag nan Cruachan - If you go to Lag na Cruachan c) Nan Ceadachadh an Tide Dhomh - If time would permit me d) Clachan Glinn da Ruadhail  - The Maid of Glendaruel ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Eva Three Step a) Marchhall Crescent   Callum MacPhee b) Miss Joan C MacKenzie  Alastair Downie ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Houlinhan’s Jig a) Calliope House    Dave Richardson b) Lisnagun     Brendan Ring c) Dram Behind the Curtain   Mairearad Green d) Williafjord ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: MSR a) Major Manson at Clachantrushal  P/M Donald MacLean  b) Devil in the Kitchen    William Ross c) Captain Lachlan MacPhail of Tiree  Peter MacFarquhar ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gaidhlig Waltz a) Gaol na h-Oige – The Love of Youth b) A Mhaldag a Bhoillich Ghil – Oh maiden of the fair white breast, or sometimes known as Gentle Miaden c) Loch na h-Ob – Loch of the Bay ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Highland Scottische a) Mor a Cheannaich     Trad b) Ho Ro Tha Mi Smaointinn    Trad c) Bernard Smith of Tiree    Ian Smith ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Scattermaster a) Jimmy Ward’s b) Glencoe Diversion    Ian Smith c) Far Frae Home    Trad d) Mo Chuachag Laghach Thu e) Prince of Wales ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Jackie Tar Two-Step a) Angus Grant’s March   Alan Henderson b) Crossing the Minch   Donald MacLeod ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Strip the Willow a) Alan MacPherson of Mosspark   Angus MacDonald b) Paddy’s Leather Breeches c) Rory MacLeod Jig     Donald MacLeod d) The Famous Baravan     Gordon Duncan ARTIST: Ian Smith and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: 6x8s a) MacLeod of Mull      Donald MacLeod b) Braemar Gathering      G S MacLennan ARTIST: The Gordon Connell Tribute Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   Air An Traigh TRK:  2 ARTIST:  Trail West CD:  Countless Isles And Endless Miles LABEL/CAT NR: TW Records - TW02CD   TITLE:   Walter MacCallum's Hornpipe TRK:  9   ARTIST:  Trail West CD:  One That Got Away LABEL/CAT NR: Tyree Records - 05CD   TITLE:   The Island Boy TRK:  8 ARTIST:  Trail West CD:  One That Got Away LABEL/CAT NR: Tyree Records - 05CD   TITLE:   Bernie’s Second Debut: Francis Street Jig #3 / The Travers / Pipe Major Jimmy McGregor TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Trail West CD:  From The Sea To The City LABEL/CAT NR: TW Records - TW01CD   TITLE:   Ar Cànan ’s ar Ceòl TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Trail West CD:  Ar Cànan ’s ar Ceòl (Single) TITLE: The Galway Shawl   TRK:  6 ARTIST:  Trail West CD:  Countless Isles And Endless Miles LABEL/CAT NR: TW Records - TW02CD   TITLE: The Queen of Argyll TRK:  3 ARTIST:  Trail West CD:  Thirsty Work   LABEL/CAT NR:  TW Records TITLE: Take Her in Your Arms TRK:  3 ARTIST:  Trail West CD:  From the Sea to the City   LABEL/CAT NR:  TW Records TITLE:   Countless Isles And Endless Miles TRK:  12 ARTIST: Trail West CD:  Countless Isles And Endless Miles LABEL/CAT NR: TW Records - TW02CD

  5. Apr 25

    Jim Johnstone Scottish Dance Band

    TITLE: Bob Sanders - Jig Mrs Stewart’s Fancy   Glasgow Gaelic Club  Humours of Glendart   The Drunken Parson  ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Fight About The Fireside – Reel Glenburnie Rant The High Road to Linton Roll her on the Hill  Unknown ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Green Grow The Rashes - Strathspey Green Grow The Rashes Dorrator Bridge The Duke of Edinburgh Green Grow The Rashes ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: River Cree - Jig Jackson’s Bottle of Claret Lord Cathcart   The Weaver and his Wife Harvest Time   ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Gaelic Waltz Farewell to Fiunary Highland Cradle Song Cobbler’s Last Unknown ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Jessie’s Hornpipe - Reel The Ton  Drumley’s Good night and joy be with you The Ton ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: 6/8 Marches Teinside Cottage Braemar Gathering ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   Esma’s Jig / Kitty’s Jig / Carole’s Jig / Wendy’s Jig / Christine’s Jig TRK:   ARTIST:  Iain MacPhail Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   The Hiking Song TRK:  Calum Kennedy ARTIST:  3 CD:  Calum Kennedy - Sailing Up The Clyde & Songs Of Scotland & Ireland LABEL/CAT NR:  Beltona Records - Beltona101 TITLE:  Hi Horo Mo Nighean Donn ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy BBC Recording - Gaelic Music Archive TITLE:   Barnyards of Delgaty TRK:  S 1 B 3 ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy LP:  The Calum Kennedy Show   LABEL/CAT NR: Golden Guinea – GSGL 10480   TITLE:   O Mhairi E Mhairi ARTIST: Calum Kennedy BBC Recording Gaelic Music Archive TITLE:   Loch Maree Island  TRK:  15 ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy   CD:  Home to Scotland LABEL/CAT NR:  Savanna – SSLCD 107   TITLE:   Five Lovely Lassies ARTIST:  Kennedy Family TITLE:   Here's to the hills TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy CD:  The King of the Highlands LABEL/CAT NR:  Ythan Music - Legacy22cd  TITLE:   Dark Lochnagar TRK:  10 ARTIST: Calum Kennedy CD:  The King of the Highlands LABEL/CAT NR:  Ythan Music - Legacy22cd TITLE:   Bonnie Dundee TRK:  7 ARTIST:  Will Starr CD:  King of the Scottish Accordionists Volume Two LABEL/CAT NR:  Sleepytown Records – SLPYBUD02  TITLE:   The Skyline of Skye TRK:   ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy LP:  Skyline of Skye   LABEL/CAT NR:  Decca Ace of Clubs – ACL 1156 TITLE:   Lovely Stornoway TRK:  S 1 B 3 ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy LP:  The Scottish Working Man   LABEL/CAT NR: Golden Guinea - GGL 0412 TITLE:   Puirt - 'S ann an Ille TRK: 2 ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy CD:  The King of the Highlands LABEL/CAT NR:  Ythan Music - Legacy22cd TITLE:   Eilean Fraoich ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy BBC Recording - Gaelic Music Archive TITLE:   Mo Mhàthair TRK:   ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy CD:  Gaelic Songs LABEL/CAT NR:  Beltona  TITLE: Callum's Ceilidh  TRK:  17 ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy CD:  The King of the Highlands LABEL/CAT NR:  Ythan Music - Legacy22cd  TITLE:  Pheigi A Ghraidh TRK:  2 ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy CD:  Pheigi A Ghraidh LABEL/CAT NR:  Beltona - 45-BL2727  TITLE:  Brochan Lom  TRK:  18 ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy CD:  The King of the Highlands LABEL/CAT NR:  Ythan Music - Legacy22cd

  6. Apr 18

    Matthew Maclennan Scottish Dance Band

    Matthew MacLennan  Lead accordion Julia Dignan   Fiddle Liam Stewart   2nd accordion Robert Black   Piano John Sinton   Bass Gordon Smith   Drums TITLE: Gay Gordons a) Walter Douglas MBE   [PM Donald MacLeod] b) The Atholl and Breadalbane Gathering [PM William Ferguson] c) The Sweet Maid of Mull   [Allan C Beaton, John MacFadyen] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: The Laird of Milton’s Daughter RSCDS 22 a) The Laird of Milton’s Daughter (Original Tune)  [W Christian] b) Maidens       [Andrew Rankine] c) Murdo Morrison of Borve     [Bill Black] d) The Clay Pigeon Boxer     [Ian Crichton] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) Kilberry Castle   [Archibald Campbell] b) Captain Campbell   [PM William Ross] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz – Waltzes from the North Isles a) Lisa      [David Halcrow] b) Dance of the Sooth Wast Wind  [Tom Georgeson, Da Mirrie Dancers] c) Morven’s Waltz    [Ronald Anderson] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Paisley Weavers 3x32 Strathspey RSCDS Graded book 3 a) Lady Jemima Jonston   [Nathaniel Gow] b) Lady Burnside’s Birthday   [Charles Duff] c) ‘Stoigh Leam Fhéin An Siosalach  [Unknown] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Boston Two Step a) The Sharpshooters March   [Gerardo Metallo] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Number 1 featuring Cameron Goodall and Dougie Anderson a) Bonnie Dundee    [Walter Scott] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: The Virginia Reel a) The Waves of Torry   [Traditional] b) The Ennis Reel    [Traditional] c) John Ryan’s Polka    [Traditional] d) Scartoglen Polka    [Traditional] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Scottish Waltz a) O Gin I Were a Baron’s Heir   [Joseph William Holder] b) Castles in the Air     [James Ballantyne] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Foursome Reel a) Devil in the Kichen     [Traditional] b) Dalnahassaig     [PM G S Maclennan] c) When you go to the hill take your gun  [Traditional] d) Johnnie Macdonald’s Reel    [J A Centre] e) Lumsden’s Rant     [A Macdonald] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Number 2 a) Haughs o’ Cromdale    [Traditional] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Eva Three Step a) The 10th ITC Farewell to Inverness  [PM William Bryson] b) The 10th HLI Crossing the Rhine   [PM Donald Shaw Ramsay] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant a) Hjerdafeld     [Ian Burns] b) The Mortgage Burn   [Gordon Maclean] c) Ronnie Maclellan’s Reel   [Brenda Stubbert] d) Alex Saones Reel    [Robert Black] ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Tarmac Jigs Smell the Tarmac  [Margaret Robertson] Under the Stands   [Margaret Robertson]  On The Esplanade   [Margaret Robertson]  ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Hornpipes from The Youth Group Henny’s   [Lois Nicol] Frsekas  [Andrew Gifford] ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Still Water    [Margaret Robertson]  ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Waltz Krissi     [Margaret Robertson ] Sungaets & Widdergaets  [Margaret Robertson ] ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Voe Sandy      [Ryan Couper ] Da 60 Fathom Reel   [Alex Couper ] Da Clubb    [Ross Couper  ] ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Reels Brian The Coach Driver  [Margaret Robertson] Fiddles in the Rain    [Margaret Robertson]   The Platinum Year   [Margaret Robertson]  ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Waltzes Eileen’s Waltz    [Debbie Scott] Williem Couper Allan of Lower Fea  [Ross Couper]  The Dolls House   [Margaret Robertson]  ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Hornpipes Tug The Line     [Margaret Robertson] Tune for Lukas    [Kevin Henderson] ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Slow Air Memories of Dave Jackson   [Bryan Gear]    ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Plain Sailing   [Margaret Robertson] ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Shipshape Reels Talon’s Trip To Thompson Island   [Kevin Henderson]   Valentine’s Reel    [Jenna Reid]  Shipshape     [Margaret Robertson]   ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Reels Spootiskerry    [Ian Burns]     Laxo Burn     [Arthur Scott Robertson] Hurlock’s Reel   [Tom Anderson]  ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga BBC Take The Floor Recording

  7. Apr 11

    Rory Matheson Scottish Dance Band

    Rory Matheson  Lead accordion Kristan Harvey  Fiddle Padruig Morrison 2nd Accordion Tom Orr  Keys Rory Grindlay  Drums TITLE:   Kate Dalrymple  ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording        TITLE: Gay Gordons a) Willie Anderson of Dalharen [George Bell]   b) Fingal’s Cave   [Trad] c) MacGregor’s March  [Gordon Shand] ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Strip the Willow a) Rocking the Boat   [Mairtin O’Connor] b) Leslie’s March   [William Reeve] c) Port Sheain/Old Johns  [Trad] d) Arthur’s Jig   [Mike Vass] ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gaelic Waltz a) Far an Robh Mi 'n-raoir b) Island that Lies to The North  c) A nighneag a'ghraidh d) Filoro e) Cearcall A Chuain ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance  a) Mrs MacDonald, Glenuig   [Allan MacDonald] b) Millbank Cottage    [PM W.D.Dumbreck] ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording   TITLE: Virginia Reel – Pipe Reels a) Lupin Drive  [Ali Hutton] b) Stone Frigate  [P.M Donald Kerrigan] c) Loch Carron  [Dave Charles Mather] d) John Galloway  [Donald Macleod] ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 1- MSR  a) Murdo Macleod   [Peter R Macleod] b) Blair Drummond   [Trad] c) Herd Laddies Reel   [Trad] ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant a) The Graf Spee b) Mairtin O’Connor (An Geantrai) c) The Nine Pint Coggie   [Trad] d) Good Days     [Sally Simpson] ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Britannia Two Step a) Glenstriven     [John McLellan] b) John Mackenzie of Strathglass  [Willie Ross] ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 2 – Fiddle Slow Air a) Who Possess This Land   [Rory Matheson/Graham Rorie] ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Highland Schottische a) I Bhi Ada b) An cota ruadh c) Fear a' phige d) O theid mi fhim e) I Bhi à Da ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording Orcadian Strip the Willow a) Patti Fahey’s Slide    [Liz Carroll ] b) The Windmill    [Jenna Reid] c) Waiting for Janet    [Andy Cutting] d) John Stenson’s No. 2   [John Stenson] e) Shuffle     [Damian O’Kane]  ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE:   Childhood’s End ARTIST:  Sileas  BBC Recording TITLE:   Lament for the Death of The Rev. Archie Beaton TRK:  6 ARTIST:  Scottish Fiddle Orchestra CD: Serenity   LABEL/CAT NR:  Rel Records TITLE:   Pretty Peggy / The Haggis / Drowsy Maggie / The Mason’s Apron / The Fairy Dance TRK:   ARTIST:  Paul Anderson  CD:  Home  LABEL/CAT NR: TITLE:   Coulters Candy  TRK:   ARTIST:  Isla St Clair CD:  Kids Stuff LABEL/CAT NR: TITLE:   Bonnie Boats of Buckie  TRK:   ARTIST:  Isla St Clair  CD:   LABEL/CAT NR: TITLE:   The Dowie Houms of Yarrow  ARTIST:  Isla St Clair  School of Scottish Studies TITLE:  My Love is Like a Red Red Rose   TRK:   ARTIST:  Isla St Clair  CD:   LABEL/CAT NR: TITLE:   Highland Lullaby  TRK:   ARTIST: Isla St Clair   CD:  Kids Stuff LABEL/CAT NR: TITLE:   Scottish Waltz My Heart is Sair / Auld Scotch Sangs / The Nameless lassie / Annie Laurie  TRK:  S 1 B 3 ARTIST:   Angus Fitchett LP:  The Legendary Angus Fitchett LABEL/CAT NR:  Lochshore – 1024 TITLE:   O’ Kane’s March TRK:  11 ARTIST:  Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band CD:  The 2020 Sound LABEL/CAT NR:  HOWIE04CD

  8. Apr 4

    Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band

    Fin Hope                     Lead Accordion Tom Gold                    Fiddle Adam Gibb                 Second Accordion Jim Gold                     Piano Brian Cruickshank      Bass Duncan Christie         Drums TITLE: Kate Dalrymple ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gay Gordons a) Dr Morrison’s Seven Thistles [J S Skinner] b) Da Guizers March [G Stove] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Circassian Circle  a) Alison’s Reel [K Dickson] b) The Plough and the Stars [L Redican] c) Frank’s Reel [J McCusker] d) Laxo Burn [A S Robertson] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Military Two-Step a) Anything Doing?   [Felix Burns band master Bandmaster of the 4th Battalion Border Regiment] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz a) Sandy and Helen Gardiner’s Golden Wedding Waltz [K Dickson] b) Miss Helen Goodfellow [J Burns] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Britannia Two-Step a) The Maids of Kintail [Trad.] b) John MacKenzie of Strathglass [W Ross] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Strip the Willow Gordon Shand’s Compliments to Ian Crichton (G Shand) Gavin’s Jig (G Shand) The Man from North Connel (C MacLean) Tom Hope of Nisbet (E Dickson) ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Bandleaders Choice #1 a) Salute to John [G Shand] b) The Boys of Ballymote [Trad.] c) Ashokan Farewell [J Ungar] d) Harvest Home [Trad.] e) The Inside Oot Fish Eater [P Wood] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Gay Gordons Two-Step a) Flett from Flotta [D MacLeod MBE] b) Drumloist [J Johnstone] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Lomond Waltz a) The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen [M Webb] b) The Auld Meal Mill [Trad.] c) I Belong to Glasgow [W Fyffe] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) Jim McBay’s Welcome [J B Robertson] b) Jenni’s 2/4 [J Burns] ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Bandleaders Choice 2 a) The Beaumont Rag (Trad.) ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Orcadian Strip the Willow a) Bag of Plums b) Iain MacFadyen’s Welcome To Clickimin c) Famous Baravan d) Calliope House ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant a) Ramnee Ceilidh b) Wes and Maggie’s Ceilidh Croft c) Trip to Windsor d) The High Drive ARTIST: Fin Hope Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Worker’s Song ARTIST: Paul McKenna / Karine Polwart / Kris Drever & Siobhan Miller BBC Recording TITLE: Erin Go Bragh ARTIST: Paul McKenna BBC Recording TITLE: Wages Day ARTIST: Ricky Ross & Lorraine McIntosh BBC Recording TITLE: Language of the Gaels ARTIST: Karen Matheson BBC Recording TITLE: Red Flag ARTIST: Billy Bragg / Siobhan Miller / Karine Polwart / Karan Casay BBC Recording TITLE: Westlin’ Winds ARTIST: Kris Drever BBC Recording TITLE: Shetland Reeks ARTIST: Seamie O’Dowd & House Band BBC Recording TITLE: Craigie Hill ARTIST: Karine Polwart BBC Recording TITLE: What You Do With What You’ve Got ARTIST: Siobhan Miller BBC Recording TITLE: The Shipyard Apprentice ARTIST: Dick Gaughan BBC Recording TITLE: Both Sides the Tweed ARTIST: Full Cast BBC Recording TITLE: Freedom Come All Ye ARTIST: Full Cast BBC Recording

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    Take The Floor
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