Neil Hardie and his Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. Neil Hardie is back with us this week, bringing you another great band session.
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. Neil Hardie is back with us this week, bringing you another great band session.
Simon Thoumire then joins Gary as guest to tell us about his incredibly busy few years of composing, recording and touring. We also hear more about his time working with Hands Up for Trad, and, of course, the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year.
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Neil Hardie and his Scottish Dance Band
Neil Hardie Lead Accordion
Caroline Hardie (sister) Fiddle
Brian Forrest 2nd Accordion
Jim Nichol Piano
Graham Sherrit Drums
Alasdair MacLeod Double Bass
TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Iain MacPhail’s Welcome to Shetland [Iain MacPhail]
b) Andrew’s March [John Dagg]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Flirtation Twostep
a) Willie & Bertha’s Boston [Andrew Hughson]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: St Bernards Waltz
a) Waltz for Tracey [Jim Johnstone]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Riverside Jig
a) Haste to the Wedding [Trad]
b) Stool of Repentance [Trad]
c) Humours of Glendart [Trad]
d) Calliope House [Dave Richardson]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: White Heather Foxtrot
a) Janette Gibb Polka [Adam Rennie]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Black Mountain Reel
a) Lord Randolph’s Bride [Trad]
b) Babes’ in the Wood [Trad]
c) Miss Campbell of Saddell [Trad]
d) John Gideon Jamieson of Cullivoe [Iain T MacPhail]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) The Duke of York’s Visit to Balmore [W Burnside]
b) Drumloist [Jim Johnstone]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Band Leaders Choice 1- Selection of Jigs
a) Martin Stewart [Graeme Mitchell]
b) Jaz Jig [David Sturgeon]
c) Lemonville Jig [Jack Hayes]
d) Canadian Four Step [Trad]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Edinburgh Mixture
a) Kol Kalison’s March [Drewie Hawick]
b) Thoughts of Bobby MacLeod [Ian Holmes]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Boston Twostep
a) Gordon Jamieson of Cullivoe [W Renwick]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Southern Rose Waltz
a) Bill [Mable Gray]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) Helen Black of Inveran [Jimmy Ritchie]
b) John Carmichaels Farewell to Scotland [Andrew Rankine]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Band Leaders Choice 2
a) Ashokan Farewell [Jay Ungar]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) The New High Level [Andrew Rankine]
b) Barrowburn Reel [Addie Harper]
c) Walking on the Moon [Addie Harper]
d) Katie Shaw’s Reel [Iain T MacPhail]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) Stan Chapman’s [Jerry Holland]
b) Rait Castle [Ian Hardie]
c) Bobby Crowe of Balmullo [Willie Hunter]
d) Orfasay [Margaret Robertson]
ARTIST: Neil Hardie Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Pad The Road
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Jim Malcolm/Susie Malcolm
CD: Spring Will Follow On
LABEL/CAT NR: Beltane Records - BELCD112
TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
Mrs H L MacDonald of Dunach / John MacFadyen of Melfort
TRK: S 1 B 5
ARTIST: Alasdair Downie Band
LP: Scottish Dances
LABEL/CAT NR: Beltona – SBE 109
TITLE: 40 Shades Of Green
TRK: 14
ARTIST: Rosanne Cash/Jerry Douglas/Donald Shaw/Russ Barenberg/Danny Thompson/Aly
Bain/John Leventhal
CD: Transatlantic Sessions 2 Volume One
LABEL/CAT NR: Iona Records - IRCD063
TITLE: The Tipsy Sailor / The Future is Bright / J.F. Dickie
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Simon Thoumire And David Milligan
CD: The Big Day In
LABEL/CAT NR: Foot Stompin' Records - CDFSR1713
TITLE: Elwyn’s Fairy Glen
Neil Gow’s Farewell to Whisky / Calabria / Miss S J Marshall / The Well Wynd
TRK:
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and His Band
LP: A Measure of Scotch
LABEL/CAT NR: EMI Talisman - STAL5022
TITLE: Tune In 5 / The 5 Tune
TRK: 3
ARTIST: The Canny Band
CD: The Canny Band
LABEL/CAT NR: The Canny Band - CAN01CD
TITLE: Come On, Let Us Sway Together
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Simon Thoumire/Dave Milligan
CD: Portraits
LABEL/CAT NR: Big Bash Records - BDIR003
TITLE: The Sound Of Sleat / Sully's No. 6 / John Cumming of Embo
TRK: 7
ARTIST: Gordon Patullo and his Ceilidh Band
CD: Sure as the Sunrise
LABEL/CAT NR: GP Recordings - GPCD002
Broadcasts
- Sat 27 Sep 202519:00BBC Radio Scotland except Extra
- Sat 27 Sep 202520:00BBC Radio Scotland Extra
