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John Carmichael Ceilidh Band

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have a brand new session from John Carmichael and his Ceilidh Band.

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week we have a brand new session from John Carmichael and his Ceilidh Band. Plus Gary's guest is accordionist Sandy Brechin. Sandy tells Gary about how he ended up playing the accordion by accident and about his varied career in music across the years.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Nov 202119:00

Playlist

John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
John Carmichael Accordion
David Bowen Second Accordion
Patsy Reid Fiddle
Alan Kitchen Piano
John Sinton Double Bass
Gordon Smith Drums

TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Australian Ladies [Ferguson]
b) Atholl & Breadalbane Gathering [Ferguson]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) Jim McBay’s Welcome [PM Robertson]
b) Glen Caladh Castle [PM John McLellan]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Flying Scotsman
a) Bowin’ the Strings [Ned Landry]
b) Buckhorn Way [L Sexsmith]
c) Joys of Quebec [Trad]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
a) Calain Mo Ruin [Ross]
b) Eilidh [Bannerman]
c) Whaling Song [Mac Millan ]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Boston Twostep
a) Auld Adam [PM DS Ramsay]
b) Heights of Cassino [D McRae]
c) Locheils welcome to Glasgow [Trad]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Riverside Jig
a) Hogmanay Jig [Andrew Rankine]
b) Cornerhouse Jig [Andrew Rankine]
c) Edmund MacKenzie of Plockton [Andrew Rankine]
d) Willie MacLean of Aultbea [Andrew Rankine]
e) The Weaver and his Wife [Andrew Rankine]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Number One
a) Nighneag a Ghraidh [Trad]
b) The Wee Man from Uist [Trad]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Circassian Circle
a) Pigeon on the Gate [Trad]
b) Sandy Duff [Trad]
c) Tail Toddle [Trad]
d) Bonnie Lass [Trad]
e) Hey ho my bonnie Lass [Trad]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Scottish Waltz
a) Come by the Hills [Trad]
b) Dancing in Kyle [A Stewart]
c) Wild Mountain Thyme [Trad]
d) Make your Way to Stornoway [Halfin]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Fiddle Feature
a) Margaret Ann Robertson [F Jamieson]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) Mac Lean of Pennycross [Ferguson]
b) Dr EG MacKinnon [MacLeod]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Number Two
a) The Lark on the Clear Air [Trad]
b) Kilkenny Races [Trad]
c) MacLeod’s Reel [Trad]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Pride of Erin Waltz
a) The Spinning Wheel [Trad]
b) Homing Waltz [Yates]
c) Silver Darlings [Mclean]
d) The Ashgrove [Trad
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Strip The Willow
a) Inspector Donald Campbell [P MacLeod]
b) The Curlew [D McPherson]
c) Corkhill [Trad]
ARTIST: John Carmichael Ceilidh Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: An Eala Bhan
Calum Kennedy
BBC Take the Floor Recording

TITLE: Shand Medley
ARTIST: Duncan Black and his Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Moonlight on Loch Hourn
TRK: 6
ARTIST: Roddy Matthews
CD: Arnisdale
LABEL/CAT NR: BM017

TITLE: Scotland's Winter
TRK: 4
ARTIST: Siobhan Miller
CD: Flight Of Time
LABEL/CAT NR: Vertical Records - VERTCD101 

TITLE: Reels
The Gugahunter / Dolina Mackay / Mrs Macpherson of Inveran / The Ness Pipers
TRK: 2
ARTIST: The Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience
CD: Foxy Laddie
LABEL/CAT NR:

TITLE: Air & Shetland Reels – Fire in the Hearth / Colgrave Sound / Robertson’s Reel
TRK: 9
ARTIST: Freeland Barbour
CD: Fire in the Hearth
LABEL/CAT NR:

TITLE: Jackson’s No. 2 / Jean’s Reel / Moving Cloud
TRK: 4
ARTIST: Phil Cunningham
CD: Airs and Graces
LABEL/CAT NR:

TITLE: Lady Isabella Wemyss’s Strathspey / Streens / Mar Jaffrey’s (Jnr) Strathspey
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Sandy Brechin & Ewan Wilkinson
CD: Hard Times Come and Go
LABEL/CAT NR: CDBAR020

TITLE: At Your Door
TRK: 10
ARTIST: Andrew Mill
CD: Drain Pipe Dreams
LABEL/CAT NR: CDBAR013

TITLE: Medley
Tam Bain's Lum/Angus MacKinnon/Drum Solo/Bert McCroskie
TRK: 5
ARTIST: The Wallochmor Ceilidh Band
CD: Second Chance
LABEL/CAT NR: Lapwing

TITLE: The River Cree
Jackson’s Bottle of Claret / Tam’s Hunting Horn / Donald Iain Rankine
TRK: 15
ARTIST: The Craigowl Band
CD: 40 50
LABEL/CAT NR: KC2021CD 

Broadcast

  • Sat 6 Nov 202119:00