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Fergie MacDonald and his Highland Dance Band

For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week our archive session comes from the Ceilidh King himself, Fergie MacDonald.

For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week our archive session comes from the Ceilidh King himself, Fergie MacDonald along with his Ceilidh Band and Fergie joins Gary to reveal the year and the venue. In the 2nd hour, Gary’s guest is fiddler Charlie McKerron, as he picks some of his favourite tracks. Added to that, we play tracks requested by you.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Jun 202019:00

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Fergie MacDonald and his Highland Dance Band
Fergie MacDonald Accordion
Allan Henderson Fiddle
John MacDonald Accordion
Addie Harper Accordion
Hugh McCallum Drums

TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Welcome To The Ceilidh
a) Marie’s Wedding
b) The Uist Tramping Song
c) The Thistle of Scotland
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) The Shinty Referee [Fergie MacDonald]
b) Laura McColl [Fergie MacDonald ]
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Uist My Love
b) The Dark Waters of Lochshiel [Fergie MacDonald]
c) The Sound of The Sea
d) The Lights of Lochindaal
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: The Argyll and Sutherland Waltz
a) Ella’s Waltz [Fergie MacDonald]
b) The Waters of Kylesku
c) Naver Bay
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Orcadian Strip The Willow
a) Wee Todd
b) Alasdair Henderson of Portree [Fergie MacDonald]
c) The Bumble Bee [Fergie MacDonald]
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) MacEwan’s Barn
b) Trad Tune
c) The Barroland Potcher
d) Kirsty Campbell
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Highland Reel
a) The Regatta Reel [Fergie MacDonald]
b) Mrs MacLeod’s Reel
c) Big Angus Meldrum [Fergie MacDonald]
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Air
a) Durness [Fergie MacDonald ]
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: The Jackie Tar Two Step
a) The Road To The Isles
b) Donna Cunningham [Fergie MacDonald]
c) The Red Socks [Fergie MacDonald]
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Strip The Willow
a) The Blackthorn Stick
b) The Fair Haired Lad
c) Ness Bothan [Fergie MacDonald]
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) Dear Old Donegal
b) Where The Prates Grow
c) Loch Maree Islands
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: The Badon Powell
a) Donnie MacGillivray [Fergie MacDonald]
b) The Spring of Ivy
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Farewell Set
a) Morag Beag
b) The Yellow Corn
c) The Young Pretender
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Eilean M'Araich (Isle Of Arran)
TRK: 12
ARTIST: Mairi MacInnes
CD: This Feeling Inside
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax - Cdtrax092

TITLE: John MacDonald’s March
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Graeme MacKay
CD: A Tribute to Sir Jimmy Shand
LABEL/CAT NR: MCE006 

TITLE: The Student Lancers
TRK: 10
ARTIST: Nicol McLaren and The Glencraig Band
CD: Ah’m dancin’ – Old Time Dances
LABEL/CAT NR: Grretrax – CDTRAX 369

TITLE: Bonnie Mary of Argyll
TRK:
ARTIST: Alasdair Gillies
LP: Among my Souvenirs
LABEL/CAT NR: BGS Productions

TITLE: S ‘och A’ Dhomhnaill Oig Ghaolaich
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Capercaillie
CD: At The Heart of It All
LABEL/CAT NR: Vertical Records

TITLE: Highland Schottische
Nan MacDonald / Mrs Margaret MacAskill
TRK: 4
ARTIST: John Ellis and his Highland Country Band
LP: John Ellis and his Highland Country Band
LABEL/CAT NR: Lismore

TITLE: I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Nina Simone
CD: The Greatest Hits
LABEL/CAT NR: BMG - 82876527622

TITLE: Smelling Fresh
Mary Macdonald / Willie Buchach McLeod / Smelling fresh
TRK: 1
ARTIST: James Duncan Mackenzie
CD: James Duncan Mackenzie
LABEL/CAT NR: James Duncan Mackenzie - JMMCD001

TITLE: Waltzes
Tom and Mary Lyons Waltz / It’s Grand Among Yer Ain Folks /
The Lass from Braco.
TRK: 15
ARTIST: Graeme MacKay
CD: A Tribute to Sir Jimmy Shand
LABEL/CAT NR: MCE006

TITLE: The Top of Ben Lomond/ Neil MacEachern / The Pantomime Horse
TRK: 15
ARTIST: Donald MacLeod Scottish Dance Band
CD: Top of Ben Lomond, The
LABEL/CAT NR: Shielburn Associates - SHIELCD018

Broadcast

  • Sat 20 Jun 202019:00