Take The Floor events guide w/c 11 Mar 2011

This week's Take The Floor events guide, featuring the ceilidh dances, traditional and folk music events happening throughout Scotland over the next seven days.

Take the Floor, Troon Concert Hall, 20 Feb 2011: Group shot with Robbie Shepherd, Lorne MacDougall Trio with David Foley and Innes Watson, Ian Muir SDB, Alistair Ogilvy and Darcy Carson.

Scottish Country Dance

RSCDS Aberdeen Branch - Aberdeen - Spring Dance - Susan MacFadyen and her Band - 8pm-midnight

Clydebank & District Highland Association - Old Kirkpatrick - Napier Hall - Ceilidh - *Tickets £5*

SATURDAY 12th MARCH

Accordion & Fiddle Club

Fife - Largo Ward Village Hall - Live Music - 8-11pm - *Tickets £5*

Edinburgh - Edinburgh Highland RSS - Columba's Church - 7pm - *Tickets £8/£6*

Sutherland - Rogart Village Hall - Graeme Mitchell

Class

Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Fiddle with Karen Hannah - improvers' class - 11am

Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Whistle with Helen Forbes - 12:30pm

Concert

Glasgow - Whitecraigs Tennis Club - Hot Jazz with Alastair McDonald - 7:30pm

Edinburgh - Edinburgh Highland RSS - Blackhall St Columba's Church - 7pm - * Tickets £8/£6*

Strathpeffer - Square Wheels House Concert - Southern Tenant Folk Union

Paisley Highlanders - Elderslie Village Hall - Stoddart Square - Anne Bone McLean - 7:30-11:15pm -

Scottish Country Dance

RSCDS West Lothian Branch - Uphall - Dance

Edinburgh - Trinity SCD Club - Club Night - Edinburgh Academy Jnr School - Glencraig - 7:30pm-10:30pm - *Tickets £8/£6*

Beauly - Phipps Hall - Frank Thompson's Band - 7:30pm - *Tickets £5.50*

SUNDAY 13th MARCH

Accordion & Fiddle Club

Biggar - Biggar Bowling Club - Ian Kirkpatrick SDB - 7pm

Concert

Forfar - Reid Hall - Andy Kain, Liam Stewart, Eddie Rose, Craig Paton, Bryce Johnstone, Bill Ewan, Malcolm Ross and Bill Gray for Forfar Athletic Football Club - 7:15pm - *Tickets £12/£10*

Scottish Country Dance

Fife - Old Parish Church Hall - Kirk Wynd - Ceilidh, Old Time & Social Dance Club - 2-5pm - *Tickets £3*

East Kilbride - Girl Guide Hall - Ceilidh, Old Time & Social Dance Club - 7:30-10pm - *Tickets £2*

Take the Floor: Troon Concert Hall, 20th Feb 2011

MONDAY 14th MARCH

Accordion & Fiddle Club

Pitlochry, Recreational Grounds (Town Hall if wet) - Highland Nights

Class

St Andrews, SCD Club - live music from Dierdre Adamson on Accordion (learners welcome) - 7:30pm

Scottish Country Dance

Dumbarton - St Patrick's Hall - Strathleven Place - Ceilidh & Social Dance Club - 7:30-10pm

St Andrews SCD Club - Kirriemuir - St Andrews Church - Glamis Road - Dierdre Adamson - 7:30pm

TUESDAY 15th MARCH

Accordion & Fiddle Club

Humbie - Village Hall - Ceilidh, Old Time Club & Social Dance Club - 7:30-10pm - *Tickets £3*

Perth & District - Perth - Salutation Hotel - South Street - Graham Geddes & His Band - 8pm

Castle Douglas - Urr Valley Hotel - Willie McFarlane - 7:30pm

Livingston - Whitburn - Hilcroft Hotel - Richard Smith Trio

Mauchline - Mauchilne & District KFC Supporters Club - Roy Hendrie

Wick - MacKay's Hotel - Steven Carcary Trio

Class

Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Scots Song - suitable for beginners - 2pm

Folk Club

Leith Folk Club - Rura - *Tickets £6*

Fiddlers Rally

Huntly - Stewart Hall - Strathbogie Fiddlers

Scottish Country Dance

Westerton Summer Dancing - Bearsden, Westerton Village Hall, Maxwell Avenue, Westerton - Musicians John Renton and Rickie Francie - 7:30-10:30pm

WEDNESDAY 16th MARCH

Accordion & Fiddle Club

Dunblane - Victoria Hall - Ian Muir SDB - 7:15pm - *Tickets £3*

Teviotdale - Hawick - Riverside Inn - Glencraig SDB

Class

Fife - Kenoway Community School - Accordion Class - George Lawrie - 7-9pm - *Tickets £5.60/half price first lesson*

Concert

Glasgow - St Andrews In The Square - Live Music - Ceilidh & Old Time Club - 8-9:30pm - *Tickets £5*

Midlem - Village Hall - Live Music - Old Time Class (GB Scott) - 8-10pm - *Tickets £2*

Scottish Country Dance

Carnoustie Scottish Country Dance Club - Carnoustie, Beach Hall, Links Parade - Various Bands - 8-11pm

Newtongrange - Dean Tavern - Live Music - Ceilidh & Old Time Club - 7:30-10pm - *Tickets £3*

THURSDAY 17th MARCH

Accordion & Fiddle Club

Coalburn - Coalburn Miners Welfare - Ian Holmes Trio - 7:30pm

Ladybank - Ladybank Tavern - Alexander Lindsay

Tynedale - Hexham Ex-Service Club - Brian Griffin

Class

Penicuick - Town Hall - Ceilidh Class - 8-9:30pm - *Tickets £2.90/£1.50*

Concert

Glasgow - St Andrew's In The Square - Live At The Star - Anarkali - 8pm - *Tickets £8/£6*

Scottish Country Dance

RSCDS - Alva, Summer Dance, Cochrane Hall, West Stirling Street - various musicians - 7:30-10:30pm

11th - 12th MARCH

RSCDS ARGYLL BRANCH -

50th Weekend School - Marian Anderson and her Band and David Cunningham and his Band

8TH - 20TH MARCH

NIEL GOW FESTIVAL - Niel Gow Festival in Dunkeld

Take the Floor: Troon Concert Hall, 20th Feb 2011

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