
Robert Nairn's Highland Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a great band session from Robert Nairn's Highland Dance Band. It's then Gary meets Gary, as Gary Innes is joined by Scotland's National Chef, Gary MacLean.
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Robert Nairn's Highland Dance Band

ROBERT NAIRN HIGHLAND DANCE BAND
Robert Nairn - Accordion
Andrew MacDonald - Accordion
Ross Wilson - Keyboard
Hugh McCallum - Drums
Ewan Henderson - Fiddle
Alan Nairn - Banjo & Guitar
Iain MacMaster - Whistle
Ewan Henderson - Small Pipe / Highland Pipes
TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) The Shores of Loch Bee
b) The Yellow Corn
c) MacLeod of Mull
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Barn Dance
a) PM David Ross Farewell to Blackwatch
b) The Edinburgh Volunteers
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Reeling Reels
a) The Cockrel in the creel [PM Donald McLeod]
b) Hugh MacDonald’s Reel
c) Kalabacken
d) Make hay when the moon shines [Robert Nairn]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
a) Eilidh
b) An Ciaora
c) An Eala Bhan
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Britannia Two Step
a) An Fhadhail Dubh [Alan Nairn]
b) The Campbell’s are Coming
c) Lord MacDonald of the Isles March to the Battle of Harlow
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Highland Scottiche
a) I bhi ada [Trad]
b) Castiona Caimbeall [Trad]
c) Fhuir mi nead na gurraguig [Trad]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: BANDLEADERS CHOICE NUMBER ONE - Big Pipes
a) Tuireadh Iain Ruadh
b) Hills of Glenorchy
c) Calum Crubach
d) Drunken Piper
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) Lochaber 2000 [Dr John MacAskill]
b) Drover Lads [Trad]
c) Echoes of Oban [Donald MacPherson]
d) Dr Flora MacAuley of Carradale [Alan MacDonald]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Jazz Twinkle
a) The Argyllshire Gathering
b) Major D Manson at Clachantrushual
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) Hugh MacCallum’s Reel [Fergie MacDonald]
b) The Blackberry Bush [PM Donald MacLeod]
c) The Brolum [Trad]
d) Donald MacLeod’s Reel
e) Hugh MacCallum’s Reel [Fergie MacDonald]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Iain MacKay Tribute Waltz
a) Och nan och tha mi fo mhulad
b) Se Siabost as boidhche leum
c) Ceann Loch an Duin – Loch An Dun
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Orcadian Strip the Willow
a) Give me a glass of water [Trad]
b) The eavesdropper [Trad]
c) S’imadh rud a chunna mi [Trad]
d) The inevitable journey [Robert Nairn]
ARTIST: Robert Nairn Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Find Hope
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Emily Smith
CD: Songs For Christmas
LABEL/CAT NR: White Fall Records - WFRCD015
TITLE: White Heather Foxtrot
The Craic at Clashmore Hall / Crossing the Minch
TRK: 11
ARTIST: The Alan Crookston Ceilidh Band
CD: Note Again
LABEL/CAT NR: Glasfield Records - GLRCD1701
TITLE: Take My Hand
TRK:
ARTIST: Skerryvore
CD: Evo
LABEL/CAT NR: Tyree Records
TITLE: Sunshine On Leith
TRK:
ARTIST: The Proclaimers
CD: The Best Of The Proclaimers
LABEL/CAT NR: Chrysalis - 538682-2
TITLE: Neil's Airs and Reels
TRK: 13
ARTIST: Kinlochard Ceilidh Band
CD: Strip the Willow
LABEL/CAT NR: Scotdisc -CDITV656
TITLE: Cowden Hall
TRK: 13
ARTIST: Finlay MacDonald
CD: Cowden Hall
LABEL/CAT NR: Footstompin' Records -CDFSR1706
TITLE: Auld Nick's a Piper
TRK: 3
ARTIST: Albannach
CD: Eye of the Storm
LABEL/CAT NR: Mixed Records - DIDX-134913
TITLE: I Belong to Glasgow
TRK: S 1 B 1
ARTIST: Will Fyfe
LP: I Belong to Glasgow
LABEL/CAT NR: EMI
TITLE: Caribou / Contrazz / Asher
TRK: 15
ARTIST: Hjaltibonhoga
CD: Scrolling On
LABEL/CAT NR: HB001
Broadcast
- Sat 10 Dec 202219:00BBC Radio Scotland