
Alex MacArthur Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a great archive session from Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band.
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a great archive session from Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band from 1979. And Gary is joined by singer songwriter Ivan Drever to chat about his life and career in music and we also play tracks requested by you.
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ALEX MACARTHUR AND HIS SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
Alex MacArthur Lead accordion
Ian Mearns Fiddle
Jack Delaney Second accordion
Ian Wilson Piano
Gordon Young Bass
Bobby Colgan Drums
TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Craig Paton Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Gay Gordons
a) Lord Lovat’s Lament
b) The Bonnie Woods of Stirkoke
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Cumberland Reel
a) The Cumberland Reel
b) Haddow House
c) Mary Garven
d) Steamboat
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Galloway House
a) Galloway House
b) Bratach Bana
c) Little Lad
d) Angus MacLeod
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Middleton Medley
a) Tarholm Brig
b) Craighall
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Hamilton Rant
a) Dr Bob Smith
b) Trumpet Hornpipe
c) Black Score
d) Jolly Miller
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Dunoon Barn Dance
a) The Lochaber Gathering
b) Glen Caladh Castle
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Waltz
a) Wi A Hundred Pipers
b) The Herding Song
c) I Left My Dearie
d) Mary Darroch
e) Bonnie Strathearn
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Fiddle Solo
a) Laverock’s Nest
b) Innes Russell of Perth
c) The New High Level
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Polka
a) The Royal Scots Polka
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: A Trip To Aberdeen
a) The Braes of Elchies
b) Miss Rough of Longbank [Scott Cameron]
c) Willie MacLean of Aultbea [Andrew Rankine]
d) Anne Fraser MacKenzie [Bobby Macleod]
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Inverness Country Dance
a) Speed The Plough
b) Miss Monaghan
c) Willie Davie
d) Babies in the Wood
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Pibroch MacKenzie's
TRK: S 2 B 7
ARTIST: Alex MacArthur and his Scottish Dance Band
LP: The Biggar and Better Sound of Alex MacArthur
LABEL/CAT NR: WGR022
TITLE: Trip to Aberdeen
a) Braes of Elchies
b) Drummond Castle
c) Locheil’s Welcome to Glasgow
ARTIST: Ian Powrie and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: My Heart's In The Highlands
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Pur
CD: The Lassies Reply
LABEL/CAT NR: MacDug Music - DUG002
TITLE: Gay Gordons
Gordon Shand’s Journey & The Directing Dame of Inverness
TRK: 6
ARTIST: Will Marshall
CD: Destination Home
LABEL/CAT NR: WM2021CD
TITLE: The Waters of Kylesku
TRK: 6
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: The King of the Highlands
LABEL/CAT NR: ythan music - legacy22cd
TITLE: The Beer Garden Polka
TRK: S 1 B 2
ARTIST: The Wilkie Accordion Orchestra
LP: Music of Forty Hands
LABEL/CAT NR: Talisman – STAL 5012
TITLE: Annie Laurie
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Ivan Drever
CD: Black White and Blue
LABEL/CAT NR: ORCCD01
TITLE: Morning Sun
TRK: 1
ARTIST: The Bothy Band
CD: Out of the Wind and into The Sun
LABEL/CAT NR: Mulligan – LUN 013
TITLE: Navigator
TRK: 11
ARTIST: Kris Drever
CD: Black Water
LABEL/CAT NR: Reveal - REVEAL12
TITLE: The Lewis Blue
TRK: 11
ARTIST: Ivan Drever & Duncan Chisholm
CD: The Lewis Blue
LABEL/CAT NR: IRCC062
TITLE: La Patronne
TRK: 3
ARTIST: Will Marshall
CD: Destination Home
LABEL/CAT NR: WM2021CD
TITLE: The Rumour
TRK: 4
ARTIST: Andy Stewart
LP: Come In Come In
LABEL/CAT NR: Lismor/ LIDL 6008
TITLE: Lady Lever Park / The Conundrum
TRK: 12
ARTIST: Bobby MacLeod
CD: Vintage 78s Vol.2
LABEL/CAT NR: Kilmory - KRCD0302
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- Sat 10 Jul 202119:00BBC Radio Scotland