Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. Iain Cathcart and the band look back on 40 years of Take the Floor.
For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week we have Iain Cathcart and his Scottish Dance Band in session. Recorded in 2018 to mark the 40th anniversary of Radio Scotland and Take the Floor, Iain and the band take us through some favourite sets and tunes from across the decades. Gary’s guest is Shetland fiddler Margaret Robertson, who just received the honour of MBE for her services to traditional music.
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Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
Iain Cathcart Lead Accordion
Alistair McCulloch Fiddle
James Coutts 2nd Accordion
Neil MacMillan Bass
Graham Berry Piano
Scott Gordon Drums, Harmony Accordion (track 2)
Gus Millar Drums (tracks 1,2,3,4)
GUEST - Margaret Robertson MBE
TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Grand March
a) The 79th Highlanders [Traditional]
b) Anda Campbell's March [Colin Dewar]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant [6x32 Reel]
a) Dashing White Sergeant [Traditional]
b) The Rakes of Mallow [Traditional]
c) Randal's Reel [Graeme Mitchell]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Dunoon Barn Dance
a) Glen Caladh Castle [John McLellan]
b) Jim McBay's Welcome [J Robertson]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Ladies' Fancy [6x32 Jig]
a) Ladies Fancy [Traditional]
b) The Berwickshire Volunteers [Traditional]
c) The Irish Girl [Traditional]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Burns Marches
a) There Was a Lad [Traditional]
b) Duncan Gray [Traditional]
c) My Love She's But a Lassie Yet [Traditional]
d) The De'il's Awa' with the Exciseman [Traditional]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Bill & Anne Black's Anniversary March [Robert Black]
b) Portree Bay [Traditional]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Medley of Pipe Tunes
a) Harken My Love [Traditional]
b) The Sweet Maid of Mull [Allan C Beaton]
c) Duncan Johnstone [P/M Donald MacLeod]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gaelic Waltzes
a) I'm Here by Myself [Traditional]
b) The Boatman [Jean Finlayson]
c) Ho-Ro My Nut Brown Maiden [Traditional]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) Brochan Lom [Traditional]
b) Sabhal Iain Ic Uisdean [Traditional]
c) Vail an Caital Ort [Traditional]
d) Mor a'Chennaich [Traditional]
e) Brochan Lom [Traditional]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Loch Ruan [G McIntyre]
b) Lord Lovat's Lament [Hamish Johnston]
c) Loch Ruan [G McIntyre]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) The Highland Wedding [A MacKay]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Modern Gaelic Waltz
a) Hebridean Sunset [Colin Campbell]
b) Leaving Lismore [Hardie/McLaren]
c) Isle of Iona [Duncan MacGill]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Black Mountain Reel [5x32 Reel]
a) Iain MacPhail's Compliments to the Late Gordon Jamieson [Iain MacPhail]
b) Miss C M Barbour [Iain MacPhail]
c) Miss Kay Rose [Iain MacPhail]
d) Allan Johnston [Iain MacPhail]
ARTIST: Iain Cathcart Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Loch Lomond
TRK: S 2
ARTIST: Kenneth McKellar
LP: The World of Kenneth McKellar
LABEL/CAT NR: Lismor
TITLE: Mrs Delia Graham’s Polka
TRK: 13
ARTIST: Duncan McCallum
CD: Naethin’ Ower Fancy
LABEL/CAT NR: DMCD001
TITLE: 6/8 Marches
Miss Sheena MacMillan of Coile Mhor Cottage / Braemar Highland Gathering
TRK: 9
ARTIST: Duncan McCallum
CD: Naethin’ Ower Fancy
LABEL/CAT NR: DMCD001
TITLE: Gaelic waltz
Where I was Yestreen / South Georgia Whaling Song / Braes of Locheil
TRK: 16
ARTIST: Neil MacEachern Scottish Dance Band
CD: From the Banks of Loch Lomond
LABEL/CAT NR: Shielburn Associates
TITLE: Reels
Soldier’s Joy / Astryd’s Peerie Tune / Brumley Brae and Captain Peterson of Melby
TRK: 11
ARTIST: John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band
CD: Band Boys’ Choice
LABEL/CAT NR: Thane Records – TRCD9903
TITLE: Arkansas Traveller
TRK: 16
ARTIST: High Strings
CD: Oceans Apart
LABEL/CAT NR: Highlander Music – HRMCD003
TITLE: Waltz
TRK: 6
ARTIST: David Halcrow Band
CD: Shetland Session
LABEL/CAT NR: HALCD1701
TITLE: Whalefirth / Da Kirks / Peter D. Scollay
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Margaret Scollay (Robertson)
CD: The Wilderness
LABEL/CAT NR: AMCD03
TITLE: The Silver Spire / Colley’s Reel / Toss The Feathers
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga
CD: Scrolling On
LABEL/CAT NR: HB001
TITLE: The Highland Drummer Boy
TRK:
ARTIST: Alasdair Gillies
CD: Heather and Shamrock
LABEL/CAT NR:
TITLE: The Jimmy Burgess Two Step
TRK: 16
ARTIST: Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band
CD: At Jimmy Normans
LABEL/CAT NR: Jimmy Norman - NORCD0104
Broadcast
- Sat 17 Oct 202019:00BBC Radio Scotland
