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The Seamus O'Sullivan Experience

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a brilliant band session from The Seamus O'Sullivan Experience.

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a brilliant band session from The Seamus O'Sullivan Experience., who have once again brought with them the wonderful step dancer, Chelsea Docherty.
Gary then is joined by singer, broadcaster and all round performer extraordinaire Jamie MacDougall, to find out more about his love of Harry Lauder, and how he is celebrating the 155th birthday of Scotland's great troubadour.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 3 May 202519:00

The Seamus O'Sullivan Experience

The Seamus O'Sullivan Experience


Seamus O'Sullivan Lead Accordion
Iain Cathcart 2nd Accordion
Duncan Black Piano
Neil MacMillan Bass
Gordon Smith Drums
Chelsea Docherty Dancer

TITLE: Jazz Twinkle
a) The Navvy [Traditional]
b) McDermott's [Traditional]
c) O'Neal's [Eamonn O'Neal]
d) The Navvy [Traditional]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Hullichan’s Jig (4x64) 
a) Jackson's Jig [Traditional]
b) Shandon Bells [Traditional]
c) The Irish Washerwoman [Traditional]
d) Pet o' The Pipers [Traditional]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Lomond Waltz 
a) Loch Lomond [Traditional]
b) Lovely Stornoway [Robert Halfin/Calum Kennedy]
c) Bonnie Gallowa' [George S Hornby & George B Sproat]
d) Dancing in Kyle [Evelyn Duguid/Judy Pritchard]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Strip the Willow [3x64 Reels] 
a) The Broken Plate [Seamus O’Sullivan]
b) The Road to Emily's Bar [Seamus O'Sullivan]
c) Uncle Tom's Cabin [Seamus O'Sullivan]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gay Gordons 
a) The Banks of the Nith [Jim Johnstone]
b) The Hills of Mull [Calum MacLean]
c) The Roses of Prince Charlie [Ronnie Brown]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Boston Twostep 
a) Salute to Felix Burns [Ian Holmes]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bandleader's Choice 1 
a) The Flower of Portencross [John Mason]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: The Dashing White Sergeant [4x64 bar Reels] 
a) Original [Traditional]
b) The Waves of Tory [Traditional]
c) The Girl I Left Behind Me [Traditional]
d) The Bottom of the Punchbowl [Traditional]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Britannia Two Step 
a) Drumloist [Jim Johnstone]
b) Rab's Wedding [John Kerr]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Hooper’s Jig
a) Peter's Peerie Boat [Tom Anderson]
b) The Dandy Dancer [Jim Johnstone]
c) Tobin's Favourite [Traditional]
d) Seamus O'Sullivan's [Ian Thomson]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Viennese Swing 
a) Concert Waltz [Jimmy and Mickie] Ian Powrie
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 2 
a) Charlie Mulvihill's [Traditional]
b) Olly's One [Seamus O'Sullivan]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Edinburgh Mixture 
a) Iain MacPhail's Welcome to Shetland [Ronnie Jamieson]
b) Master Alistair Cunningham Weir [Robin Brock]
c) The Atholl Highlanders [Traditional]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Circassian Circle
a) The Rose Tree [trad]
b) My Love is but a Lassie Yet [trad]
c) Maggie in the Woods [trad]
d) Mrs Mary Printy [Iain MacPhail]
ARTIST: The Seamus O’Sullivan Experience
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Coulter's Candy
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Ray Fisher
LP: Traditional Songs of Scotland
LABEL/CAT NR: SayDisc - CSDL 391 

TITLE: Ian Burgess / Loch Lochy / Time Out In The Gap / Castle Law/ Jenny Dang The Weaver /
Bobby Macleod Gunn
TRK: 6
ARTIST: Tom Orr Band
CD: Off The Beaten Track
LABEL/CAT NR: CPR - 002

TITLE: The Skye Boat Song
TRK: S 1 B 6
ARTIST: Kenneth McKellar
LP: Kenneth McKellar
LABEL/CAT NR: Decca – LK 4203

TITLE: I Love a Lassie
TRK: 4
ARTIST: Jimmy Logan
CD: The Golden Years of Jimmy Logan

TITLE: Waggle O’ The Kilt
TRK: 6
RTIST: Sir Harry Lauder
CD: Scotland’s Stars on 78
LABEL/CAT NR: LCOM 5232

TITLE: Somebody Waiting for Me
TRK: 9
ARTIST: Jimmy Logan
CD: The Golden Years of Jimmy Logan

TITLE: Keep Right Onto the End of The Road
TRK: 12
ARTIST: Sir Harry Lauder
CD: Scotland’s Stars on 78
LABEL/CAT NR: LCOM 5232

TITLE: When The Snow Melts
TRK: 12
ARTIST: Duncan Chisholm
CD: Black Cuillin
LABEL/CAT NR: Copperfish Records - CPFCD008

TITLE: La Bastringue / Mouth Of The Tobique / Mitten's Breakdown / Seven Fit Tree
TRK: 8
ARTIST: Ceilidh Minogue
CD: Ceilidh Minogue
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax Recordings - CDTRAX304

TITLE: Hector the Hero
TRK: 7
ARTIST: Jenna Reid
CD: Transatlantic Sessions 3 Volume 2
LABEL/CAT NR: Whirlie Records - WHIRLIECD13

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 May 202519:00