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Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band and Elaine C Smith

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a great band session from one of our leading bands and enjoy chat with special guests.

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week our archive session comes from Lynne Christie and her Scottish Dance Band plus Gary's guest is Elaine C Smith. Elaine is one of Scotland’s best known performers with a career in radio, television, film and theatre spanning 30 years. She chats to Gary about her career and how music has always played a part in her life.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Apr 202119:40
BBC Radio Scotland except Extra

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LYNNE CHRISTIE SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
Lead Accordion Lynne Christie
Fiddle Susan Gordon
2nd Accordion Iain Cathcart
Piano Tom Orr
Bass Neil MacMillan
Drums Duncan Christie

TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) The 75th Entry to Tripoli [Piper Williams] 
b) The 7th and 8th KOSB March to the Somme [R.Halliday]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) George Duncan [Trad]
b) The Atholl Highlanders March to Loch Katrine [W Rose]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Rory O’More
a) Original [Trad]
b) Wee Murdie [Bobby MacLeod]
c) Athernie Lodge [Trad]
d) The Lad O’Duns [Trad]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Old Tyme Waltz
a) Starry Night in Shetland [Trad]
b) Winnie’s Waltz [Ian Duncan]
c) Mary Thomson [Ian Duncan]
d) Julia [Ian Duncan]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) The Borestone [Jim Johnstone] 
b) The Carse O’Gowrie [Jim Johnstone]
c) The Hesleyside Reel [Trad]
d) Polwait on the Green [Trad]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice One- Fiddle Solo
a) Balmoral Sound March [Nick Cowling]
b) Martin Yule [Tom Anderson]
c) The Style of Ballylanders [Trad]
d) Unknown Title [Trad]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) The Fordlands Two Step
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) South Hall [PM John MacLellan]
b) John McFadyen of Melfort [John MacColl]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Two
a) Old Adam [Donald Shaw Ramsay] 
b) Nicky McMichan’s ‘Canny Man’ Sessions [John Burns]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Strip The Willow
a) Shandon Bells [Trad]
b) 2 Bin Avenue [Graeme Mitchell
c) Irish Washerwoman [Trad]
d) Pat O The Pipers [Trad]
ARTIST: Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Sorry
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Karine Polwart
CD: This Earthly Spell
LABEL/CAT NR: Hegri Music - Hegricd04

TITLE: All Will Be Well
TRK: 9
ARTIST: Michael Marra
CD: Posted Sober
LABEL/CAT NR: Inner City Sound Records - ICS 001 CD

TITLE: Green Grow The Rashes
TRK: 6
ARTIST: Dougie MacLean
CD: Real Estate
LABEL/CAT NR: DUN008

TITLE: Auld Lang Syne
TRK: 4 
ARTIST: Eddi Reader
CD: Eddi Reader Sings The Songs Of Robert Burns
LABEL/CAT NR: Rough Trade - RTRADECD097

TITLE: Jim Kennedy’s Jig / Agnes Laing’s Fancy / Willie Hunter of Lerwick / Nurse Mairi Graham’s Jig
TRK: 4 
ARTIST: The Cullivoe Band
CD: Hairst Blinks
LABEL/CAT NR: CB01

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Apr 202119:40
    BBC Radio Scotland except Extra
  • Sat 24 Apr 202120:10
    BBC Radio Scotland Extra