Take the Floor Events Guide w/c 5 August

Here are the Scottish dancing, ceilidh and traditional music events in Scotland for the next seven days, brought to you by the Take the Floor team.

Take the Floor Dancers: St Andrews, April 2011

FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

Glasgow - Netherlee Pavilion - Alan Ross and his Band - 7.30pm

Fort William - Caol Community Centre - Ian Cruickshank's Band - 8pm

CONCERT

Ayr - Wellington School - The Alistair McCulloch Trio

SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST

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

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

Edinburgh - Polwarth Church Hall - James Coutts Scottish Dance Band - 7.30pm

Fort William - Caol Community Centre - Ian Cruickshank's Band - 8pm

Pitlochry - Pitlochry Town Hall - Marian Anderson

CONCERT

Peebles - Eastgate Arts Centre - The Alistair McCulloch Trio

COMPETITIONS

Aboyne - Masonic Hall - Fiddle Competitions 15 and Under and 16+

SUNDAY 7TH AUGUST

ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS

Arbroath - Arbroath ARTISAN Golf Club - Marion Anderson Dance band

CONCERT

Haddington - Lennoxlove Castle - Pipe Concert featuring Allan MacDonald and Others - 12.30pm

Aberdour - Aberdour Hotel - Poems and Pints evening hosted by Yard of Ale

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

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*

MONDAY 8TH AUGUST

CLASS

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

FOLK CLUB

Glenfarg - The Glenfarg Hotel - Kinrick - 8.30pm

HIGHLAND NIGHT

Pitlochry - Pitlochry Recreation Ground - Vale of Atholl Pipe Band - 7.15pm

TUESDAY 9TH AUGUST

ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS

Blairgowrie - Red House Hotel - Leonard Brown and Malcom Ross

CLASS

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

FOLK CLUB

Edinburgh - The Village, South Fort Street - Rod Paterson

WEDNESDAY 10TH AUGUST

ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS

Banff - fife Lodge Hotel - Graham Geddas Scottish Dance Band

CLASS

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

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

CONCERT

Edinburgh - Pleasance Cabret Bar - Paul McKenna Band

Inverness - Thistle Hotel - Scottish Cabret Evening - 8.00pm

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

RSCDS - Aberdeen -The Boys Brigade Hall, Crimon Place - 7.30pm

THURSDAY 11TH AUGUST

ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS

Windygates - Greig Institute - Roy Magna and Friends

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

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

CLASS

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

Battlefield Band's Music Tryst festival

5th - 7th August at the National Mining Museum Scotland

Artists include - Battlefield Band, Michael Marra and Mike Whellans

Fiddle Frenzy

7th - 14th August - Lerwick

Fiddle Frenzy's showcase concerts will feature Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham headlining the opening night concert on Sunday 7th August with Bodega, Harris Playfair's Youth Big Band Project, Nordic Fiddler's Bloc featuring Kevin Henderson, Maggie Adamson & Brian Nicholson, Fullscelidh Spelemannslag and more performing through the week.

Fringe ceilidhs

5th - 27th August every night except Sundays - 8pm

Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston St, Edinburgh, EH3 9DJ

With caller Ken Gourlay & HLI / Scott Leslie / Wild Geese / Willie Fraser ceilidh band