25/10/2014
Robbie Shepherd has a session from Colin Donaldson and his Scottish dance band, plus he is joined by Canadian accordionist and bandleader Laird Brown.
For the very best in Scottish traditional music join Robbie Shepherd. It's Colin Donaldson and his Scottish Dance Band that make a welcome return to the programme. Canadian accordionist and band leader Laird Brown joins Robbie as special guest and shares his passion for the music.
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TAKE THE FLOOR PLAY LIST
TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Fiona's Polka
a) The Royal Scots Polka [William Denholm]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gay Gordons (4/4 Marches)
a) The Garb of Old Gaul
b) Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants
c) Heilan' Laddie
d) Blue Bonnets Over The Border
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Irish Rover
a) Original [Trad]
b) A Garden In Connemara [Joseph McCarthy]
c) The Minstrel Boy [Trad]
d) Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's An Irish Lullaby) [J.R.Shannon]
e) Patsy Fagan [Trad]
f) The Laddies Who Fought and Won [Harry Lauder]
g) The Enniskillen Dragoons [Trad]
h)The Gentle Maiden [Trad]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Orwell Lodge Strathspey
a) Jane's Thirtieth [Alastair Wood]
b) Lady Isle [Ian Muir]
c) Calum's Road [Donald Shaw]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Alan J. Smith
a) John Andrews "Five Miles" [Hugh Ferguson]
b) Jeannies Blue E'En [Trad]
c) Wi' A Hundred Pipers [Trad]
d) The Cornerhouse Jig [Andrew Rankine]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: White Heather Foxtrot (2/4 Marches)
a) Clan MacColl [John MacColl]
b) Captain Carsewell [Willie Lawrie]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) Anything Doing? [Felix Burns]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Viennese Swing
a) Jimmy and Mickie [Ian Powrie]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Lindsay Ross Jigs
a) Jim Kennedy's Jig [Lindsay Ross]
b) Patricia Ann Douglas [Lindsay Ross]
c) Ian MacIntosh of Pine House [Lindsay Ross]
d) The Wind That Shaks The Piggery [Lindsay Ross]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Bandleaders Choice Flirtation Two Step
a) Accordion Tarantella [Peter Towse ]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Eva Three Step (6/8 Marches)
a) Alasdair Downie Of Appin [Ian Holmes]
b) The Hills Of Tynron [Ian Holmes]
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Mairrit Man's Favourite
a) The Apple Tree [Trad]
b) The Black Scone
c) Jean Kirkpatricks Fancy [Adam Rennie]
d) Ken Duncan's Reel
ARTIST: Colin Donaldson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Island Dentist’s Jigs
Mrs Rose of Kilravock’s Jig / The Island Dentist’s
Compliments to the Banjoman / I Would Go Quickly
TRK: 13
ARTIST: Kevin Macleod
CD: Highland Strands
LABEL/CAT NR: BEAGCD003
TITLE: Last Trip Home
TRK: 8
ARTIST: Alan Reid & Rob Van Sante
CD: Rough Diamonds
LABEL/CAT NR: Red Sands Music – RSCD004
TITLE: 2/4 March and Reel
Tommy MacDonald of Barquillean / Shanbally Castle
TRK: S 2 B 7
ARTIST: John Ellis and His Highland Country Band
LP: Birlin’ Sporrans
LABEL/CAT NR: Lismor Records - LILP 5183
TITLE: Air / Strathspey / March
The Duchess Tree / The Kirrie Kebbuck /
E M Ross’s Welcome to Kiltarlity
TRK: 10
ARTIST: Ron Gonnella
CD: Music of The Fiddle Volume 5
LABEL/CAT NR: Ross Records – CDTHIS 005
TITLE: Strathspey and Reel
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band
CD: By the Waters Edge
LABEL/CAT NR:
TITLE: Irish Reels
TRK: 10
ARTIST: Alasdair MacCuish and the Black Rose Ceilidh Band
CD: Ceilidh Spirit
LABEL/CAT NR: CastleSound Studios/RD001
TITLE: Lament
TRK: 14
ARTIST: Scotch Mist
CD: Coast to Coast
LABEL/CAT NR: Scotch Mist Production
TITLE: Carradale
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Alan Reid & Rob Van Sante
CD: Rough Diamonds
LABEL/CAT NR: Red Sands Music – RSCD004
TITLE: Boston Two Step
Old Comrades
TRK: 4
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
CD: The Best of Alex MacArthur
LABEL/CAT NR: Ross Records – CDLAT005
TITLE: The Fiddling Solicitor’s Reels
Whisky Before Breakfast / Carn Gorm to Blue Ridge /
Late Night at Kincraigie
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Kevin Macleod
CD: Highland Strands
LABEL/CAT NR: BEAGCD003
Broadcasts
- Sat 25 Oct 201419:06BBC Radio Scotland except Extra
- Sat 25 Oct 201419:30BBC Radio Scotland Extra
- Sun 26 Oct 201413:05BBC Radio Scotland except Extra
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