
Compilation Programme
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have a fan favourite programme for you this week, featuring a selection of our leading bands.
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TITLE: Gay Gordons - 4/4 Marches
a) The Balkan Hills [J Gillan]
b) The Lochaber Gahering [George Stewart McLennan]
ARTIST: David Kennedy and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) Da Naked Jarl’s Twostep [Matthew Scollay]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid & Gordon Haddow Quartet
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Jigs
a) The Jig Runrig [Fergie Macdonald]
b) The Glasgow Gaelic Club
c) Geordie Macintosh of Granton [Fergie Macdonald]
d) Your Drunken Fumbling Fingers [Sandy Brechin]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz
Scalloway Voe (Ronnie Cooper)
Sunset Over Foula (Ronnie Cooper)
Ronas Voe (Ronnie Cooper)
ARTIST: Scott Band and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
This is The Craigowl Scottish Dance Band
TITLE: Leith Country Dance
a) The Sailor's Wife [N Gow]
b) Davie's Burn [J .Johnstone]
c) Stoneypath Tower [J.Johnstone]
a) The Sailor’s Wife [N Gow]
ARTIST: Craigowl Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Flowers of Edinburgh
a) Original [Trad]
b) Lass of Patties Mill [Trad]
c) Bottom of the Punchbowl [Trad]
d) Original
ARTIST: Graeme MacKay Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Eva Three Step - 6/8 Marches
a) John Matheson of Nairn [Evan Gair]
b) Miss Ishbel T MacDonald [PM John MacDonald, South Uist]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and her Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Strathspey and Hornpipe
a) The Sands o’Murness [F. Jamieson]
b) The Hawk [James Hill]
ARTIST: Full Tilt
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Pride of Erin
a) When Irish Eyes are Smiling [E Ball]
b) Black Velvet Band [P Kavanagh]
c) Wild Colonial Boy [D Walker]
d) Wild Rover [Trad]
e) Do You Want Yer Old Lobby Washed Down [B Shine]
ARTIST: Alan Crookston and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: 2/4 Marches - John lead
The Royal Scottish Pipers Society [R.Campbell]
Glenboyne [P/M J.Robertson]
ARTIST: The Full Scottish
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Walls of Limerick
a) George Whyte's Favourite [Trad]
b) The Old Bush [Trad]
c) Scotch Mary [Trad]
d) Maid in the Meadow [Trad]
ARTIST: Martainn Skene Highland Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Flirtation Two Step
a) The Ornithologist [Freeland Barbour]
ARTIST: Leonard Brown and his All Star Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
a) Caol Muile - Sound of Mull
b) Soraidh Leis An Ait - Farewell to the Place
c) Ribhn Og Bheil Cumhn’ Agad - Do you Remember
d) Am Falbh Thus Leam A Ribhinn Og? - Will you come with me?
ARTIST: Fin Hope Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Duke of Atholl’s Reel (8 x 32 Jig)
a) Athole Highlanders
b) Jig of Slurs
c) Paddy’s Leather Breeches
d) Kenny Gillies of Portnalong
ARTIST: Susan MacFadyen and her Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: She Loves Me (When I Try)
TRK: 4
ARTIST: Mairearad and Anna
CD: Best Day
LABEL/CAT NR: Shouty Records - CD03
TITLE: Homage
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Paddy Callaghan
CD: EP
LABEL/CAT NR: BBC
TITLE: El Relicario
TRK: S 1 B 1
ARTIST: Bill Wilkie Accordion Orchestra
LP: All Scotland Accordion Festival 1978/79
LABEL/CAT NR: Gem
TITLE: Dunoon Barn Dance
Sprig of Ivy / Donald Maclean’s Farewell to Oban
TRK: 13
ARTIST: Peter Bruce
CD: Purely Traditional
LABEL/CAT NR: Smith Mearns - SMR150CD
TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
John MacNeil’s Reel / Miss Susan Cooper / Donny The Post / Forbes Raeburn of Huntly
TRK: 9
ARTIST: Graeme Mitchell SDB
CD: In Full Swing
LABEL/CAT NR: CDGAR001
TITLE: Bridge Street Reels: Mario's Cap / The Lass From Skye / Reelin' Doon Bridge Street
TRK: 3
ARTIST: Graham Mackenzie
CD: The Dawning
LABEL/CAT NR: Blue Door Music - BDM002CD
TITLE: Bonnie Wells O’ Wearie
TRK: S 2 B 5
ARTIST: Bill McCue
LP: White Heather for Luck
LABEL/CAT NR: Beltona
TITLE: Puirt-chruinn
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Teud
CD: EP
LABEL/CAT NR: Self Released
TITLE: Oran Manitoba
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Teud
CD: EP
LABEL/CAT NR: Self Release
TITLE: Irish Jigs
Biddy of Sligo / Maggie Brown / Father O’Flynn
TRK: S 1 B 3
ARTIST: Angus Fitchet and His All Star Scottish Band
LP: Fitchet’s Fancy
LABEL/CAT NR: Waverley Records – GLN 1025
Broadcast
- Sat 30 Aug 202519:00BBC Radio Scotland