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Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. Our dance music session comes from Simon Howie and his Scottish Dance Band from 2006. And Gary's guests are Anya and Kevin, children's entertainers from Funbox.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 2 Apr 202219:00

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SIMON HOWIE SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
Simon Howie Accordion
Robert Black Accordion
Jim Lindsay Keyboard
Ron Kerr Fiddle
David Scott Drums

TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Lord McPherson of Drumochter [P/M Angus Graham]
b) Kirkhill [James Ross Riddell]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Gay Gordon Two Step
a) The Rhodesian Regiment [G. S. McLennan]
b) The 79th’s Farewell to Gibraltar [Donald Macleod]
c) Karen Howie of Findony [Ron Kerr]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) Dashing White Sergeant [Trad]
b) Far Frae Hame [Trad]
c) Mrs Mary Printy [Iain Macphail]
d) Miss Elizabeth Purcell’s Favourite [Iain Macphail]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Barn Dance
a) Helen Black of Inveran [Jimmy Ritchie]
b) Bobby Macleod of Tobermory [Ian Holmes]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Scottish Waltz
a) Gluss Ayre [Ian Burns]
b) Miss Rowan Davies [Phil Cunningham]
c) The Heroes of Longhope [Ronnie Aim]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Snake Pass
a) O’er the Sea [Trad]
b) The Irish Washerwoman [Trad]
c) Sweet Biddy Daly [Trad]
d) Davie’s Brae [Jim Johnstone]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: The Inverness Reel
a) John McNeill’s Reel [Peter Milne]
b) Peter Davidson’s Reel [Ronnie Cooper]
c) Capt. Peterson of Melby
d) Spootiskerry [Ian Burns]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Slow Air
a) Bill Black’s Mirk [Ian Powrie]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Britannia Two Step
a) Pipe Major John McKenzie [Bobby Macleod]
b) El Alamein [P/M J. Denholm]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Southern Rose Waltz
a) The Furrows End [G. Pattullo]
b) Annie’s Song [John Denver]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gay Gordon’s
a) Jack Cooper’s March [Angus Fitchet]
b) Willie Aitkinson [Jimmy Lindsay]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: The Lantern Of The North
a) The Rock Valley Jig [Trad]
b) Jig for Judy [Graeme Mitchell]
c) Gibby Lang’s Jig [Jim Johnstone]
d) Rory Macleod [P/ Donald Macleod]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) Ian Powrie’s Farewell to Scotland [Jimmy Blue]
b) St Andrews Lhanbryde bi-Centenery [Bill Black]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) Blaze Away [Abraham Holtzman]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Black Mountain Reel
a) Trip to Windsor [Dan R. Macdonald]
b) Mickie Ainsworth [Ronald Cooper]
c) Revd. Peter Fenton [Adam Rennie]
d) George Wark [George Bell]
ARTIST: Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Muile
TRK: 11
ARTIST: Tide Lines
CD: Dreams We Never Lost
LABEL/CAT NR: Tide Lines Music - TLM01C

TITLE: Waves of Tory, John Ryan's Polka,The Rakes of Mallow, Dennis Murphy's Polka,
TRK: 8
ARTIST: Da Fustra
CD: Over the Waves to Shetland
LABEL/CAT NR: Highlander - HRMCD012 

TITLE: Come Spend A While Wi Me
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Abbie Smith and students from S6
CD: Come Spend A While Wi Me
LABEL/CAT NR: Sgoil Chiuil na Gaidhealtachd - SCGCD021

TITLE: Jungle Party
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Funbox
CD: Jungle Party
LABEL/CAT NR: FUNBOX011CD

TITLE: Johnny B. Goode
TRK:
ARTIST: Chuck Berry
CD: That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists)
LABEL/CAT NR: EMI - CDEMTVD100

TITLE: Lily The Pink
TRK:
ARTIST: The Scaffold
CD: The Hits Of 1968 (Various Artists)
LABEL/CAT NR: MFP5899

TITLE: Ye Canna Shove Your Granny of a Bus
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Funbox
CD: Pirates and The Princesses
LABEL/CAT NR: Birnam

TITLE: Sully’s Cascade
TRK: 11
ARTIST: Kevin Kathleen Jamie and Seoras Clum MacKinnon
CD: Come Spend A While Wi Me
LABEL/CAT NR: Sgoil Chiuil na Gaidhealtachd - SCGCD021

TITLE: Campletown Loch
TRK: 14
ARTIST: James Coutts and his Band
CD: The Joy of Sets
LABEL/CAT NR: 3 Trees Records – 3TRCD02

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 Apr 202219:00