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Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band

For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week, enjoy the music of Robert Nairn and his Highland Dance Band.

For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. Our archive session comes from Robert Nairn and his Highland Dance Band recorded earlier in 2020. Simon Howie chats about this year's Perth All Scotland Accordion and Fiddle Championships, which will host a virtual Festival this year. We also enjoy some Lockdown recordings.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Aug 202019:30

Playlist

Playlist

Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
Robert Nairn Lead Accordion
Andrew Macdonald Second Accordion
Allan Nairn Banjo and Guitar
Ewen Henderson Fiddle
Ross Wilson Keyboard
Hugh MacCallum Drums

TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Loch Ruan
b) Stewart and Sheila’s Silver Wedding [Robert Nairn]
c) Leaving Port Askaig 
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Barn Dance
a) Pipe Major Willie Grey
b) Iris Katie Nairn [Robert Nairn]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) If you’re Irish [Trad]
b) Bonnie Wee Jeannie MacColl [Trad]
c) The Lammas Fair
c) Piporach Domhnall Dubh [Trad]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
a) O Nach agmhor [Trad]
b) Fagail Glaschu [Trad]
c) Na Ceadachadh an tide dhomh [Trad]
d) Gu math slan do ribhinn og [Trad]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) Inspector Donald Campbell of Ness [P.M Donald MacLeod]
b) Cutting Bracken [Trad]
c) Kenny MacDonald’s Jig
d) Dr Flora MacAuley of Carradale [Allan MacDonald]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) Calum Beag [Trad]
b) The Red Coat [Trad]
c) John MacAlpine [Trad]
d) Horo tha mi smaointinn [Trad]
e) Calum Beag [Trad]
f) The Red Coat [Trad]
g) John MacAlpine [Trad]
h) Horo tha mi smaointinn [Trad]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice One - St Bernard’s Waltz
a) Kate Martin’s Waltz [Blair Douglas]
b) The Skye Glen Waltz [Blair Douglas]
c) Kate Martin’s Waltz [Blair Douglas]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) Archie Harrison [Fergie MacDonald]
b) Put me in a chest [Trad]
c) Brenda Stubbert’s Reel [Jerry Holland]
d) The Barrowburn Reel [Addie Harper]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Britannia Two Step
a) The Sweet Maid of Mull [A C Beaton ]
b) MacLeod of Mull [Donald MacLean]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Two – March, Strathspey and Reel
a) Hugh Alexander Low of Tiree
b) Highland Harry
c) John Morrison of Assynt House
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Last Waltz
a) The Loch Tay Boat Song
b) Wild Mountain Thyme
c) Maree’s Waltz [Robert Nairn]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Orcadian Strip the Willow
a) Fosgail an doras [Trad]
b) The Price of a Pig [Trad]
c) Nelson Madela’s Welcome to City Glasgow [Blair Douglas]
d) The Skylark’s Ascension
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Lochnagar
TRK: 14
ARTIST: Jean Redpath
CD: Think On Me
LABEL/CAT NR: Jean Redpath Records - JR108 

TITLE: March, Strathspey and Reel
a) Unknown March
b) Arlene Bowie [Peter Farnan]
c) Traditionally Technical Reel [Robert Black ]
ARTIST: Matthew Scollay
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken
ARTIST: Emily Gold
Lockdown / Home Recording for Take The Floor

TITLE: A Tribute to Larry Reynolds
a) Mouse in the Kitchen
b) Unknown
c) The Big Fort
d) Tribute to Larry Reynolds
ARTIST: Craig Paton Scottish Dance Band
Lockdown / Home Recording for Take The Floor

TITLE: Waltz
Irish Whispers
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Jim Cameron and his Band
CD: Jim Cameron’s Scottish Dance Band Volume 2
LABEL/CAT NR: Ross Records – CDGR175

TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
Willie Mann of Paddy / The Peter Davidson Reel / Kitchener’s Hall / Donny The Post /
Briggy Stanes
TRK: 16
ARTIST: Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band
CD: A Guid Scots Night
LABEL/CAT NR: Grasmere – DRCD101

Broadcast

  • Sat 29 Aug 202019:30