Take the Floor at the 2024 Edinburgh Festivals

1ST HOUR

JOHN BURNS & HIS SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
John Burns Lead accordion
Stuart Cameron 2nd accordion
Neil Dawson Fiddle
Brian Cruickshank Bass
Duncan Black Piano
Alan Sutherland Drums

2ND HOUR

IAIN MACPHAIL & HIS SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
Iain MacPhail Accordion
Brian Griffin Harmony accordion
Claire Gullan Fiddle
Isobelle Hodgson Keyboards
Alasdair MacLeod Bass
Kevin Milne Drums 

TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: John Burns & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) Donald McLean’s Farewell To Oban
b) Captain Carswell [P/M Willie Lawrie]
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TITLE: Circassian Circle
a) Rannie MacLellan’s Reel [Brenda Stubbert]
b) The Fencing Post [Ronnie Cooper]
c) Chadwick’s Bog
d) Hurlock’s Reel [Tom Anderson]
ARTIST: John Burns & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Pride of Erin
a) John’s Irish Air [Gordon Shand]
b) Mary Of Dungloe
c) The Mountains Of Mourne
d) Little Old Town In County Down
ARTIST: John Burns & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Annie Iona Cameron [Stuart Cameron]
b) Mrs Lily Christie [P/M Donald Shaw Ramsay]
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TITLE: The Riverside
a) Charles Anderson
b) The Bernera Bridge
c) Nutty Broon
d) The Celtic Matador [D. Ogilvie]
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TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Captain Norman Orr-Ewing [P/M Willie Ross]
b) Leslie Angus [Jim Halcrow]
c) Linsey And Troy’s Wedding March [John Burns]
ARTIST: John Burns & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
a) Farewell To Fuinary
b) The Skyline Of Skye
c) The Mist Covered Mountains
d) Mull Of The Cool High Bens
ARTIST: John Burns & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) Ian Powrie’s Farewell To Scotland [Jimmy Blue]
b) John Carmichael’s Farewell To Scotland [Andrew Rankine]
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TITLE: Britannia Two Step
a) Portree Bay [J. MacKenzie]
b) Robbie Shepherd M.B.E. [Graeme Mitchell]
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TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) Bobby Gardner’s Favourite
b) Toss The Feathers
c) Mother’s Delight
d) Farewell To Erin
ARTIST: John Burns & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: St. Bernards Waltz
a) Castles In The Air
b) Comin’ Thru The Rye
c) My Ain Folk
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TITLE: Strip The Willow
a) Neil Cranston’s Jig [John Burns]
b) Drummond Castle
c) Willie Weir’s Return To Oblivion [Scott Gordon]
d) Tooly’s Retreat [John Burns]
ARTIST: John Burns & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Postie’s Jig [Roy Clowes]
a) Lassie, Come and Dance With Me [Neil Grant]
b) Saftest O’ the Family [H. Lauder]
c) It’s Nice to Get Up in the Morning [H. Lauder]
d) That’s the Reason Now I Wear the Kilt [H. Lauder/A.B. Kendall]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) 51st Highland Division [P/M Donald MacLeod]
b) Far O’er the Sea [Traditional]
c) Green Grow the Rashes O’ [Robert Burns]
d) Willie’s Gan’ Tae Melville Castle [Traditional]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Nice To See You [Elsie Craig]
a) Here’s Tae the Gordon’s [Traditional]
b) Bonnie Lass O’ Fyvie [Traditional]
c) Mormond Braes [Traditional]
d) MacFarlane O’ the Sproats O’ Burnie Boozie [G.B. Thomson/Willie Kemp]
e) Barnyards O’ Delgaty [Traditional]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Boston Two-Step
a) Hey! Look Me Over [Cy Coleman]
b) Consider Yourself One of Us [Lionel Bart]
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TITLE: The Lea-Rig
a) Original Tune [James Reid]
b) The Ball of Kirriemuir [Traditional]
c) McGinty’s Meal-an’Ale [G.B. Thomson/W.Kemp]
d) The Conversazione [Willie Kemp]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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BAND LEADERS CHOICE

TITLE: Bonnie Ann [Mary Isdale Macnab]
a) The Glendaruel Highlanders [P/M A. Fettes]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Pride Of Erin Waltz
a) My Wild Irish Rose [Chauncey Olcott]
b) Sidewalks of New York [Charles B. Lawlor]
c) Little Annie Rooney [Michael Nolan]
d) Doonaree [Eilis Boland]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: The Irish Rover [James B. Cosh]
a) Original Tune [Traditional]
b) Roddy M’Corley [Ethna Carbery]
c) O’Donnell Abu [Traditional]
d) Kelly, the Boy from Killane [P.J. McCall]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Canadian Barn-Dance
a) Kantara to Elarish [P/M. W. Ferguson]
b) The Sprig of Ivy [Bruce Seton]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Eva Three-Step
a) Portree Bay [J. Mackenzie]
b) Glenstriven [P/M John MacLellan]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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BAND LEADERS CHOICE

TITLE: St. Bernard’s Waltz
a) The Bonnie Wells O’Wearie [John Charles Greive]
b) The Laird O’ Cockpen [Traditional]
c) The Queen’s Marys [Traditional]
d) The Rowan Tree [Lady Nairne]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) Calum Beag [Traditional, Arr. Iain MacPhail]
b) Mullin Dhu [Traditional, Arr. Iain MacPhail]
c) Ubhaidh Abhaidh [Traditional, Arr. Iain MacPhail]
d) Far A Phige [Traditional, Arr. Iain MacPhail]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) A Dram Before Ye Go [J.A. MacLellan]
b) Barbara’s Jig [Trad/D. Johnstone]
c) Cork Hill [Traditional]
d) Duart Castle [P/M Donald MacLean]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) Original Tune [Traditional]
b) O’Dem Golden Slippers [Traditional]
c) Camptown Races [Stephen C. Foster]
d) Oh! Susannah [Traditional]
e) Old Folks At Home [Traditional]
f) Da Fustra Two-Step [I.T. MacPhail]
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail & His Scottish Dance Band
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