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Marian Anderson and her Scottish Dance Band

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have a great session from Marian Anderson and her Scottish Dance Band.

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have a great session from Marian Anderson and her Scottish Dance Band. We then bring you to the recent National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs Festival, held in Partick Burgh Halls. This time, we showcase some of the incredible prize winners from the solo and ensemble categories.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sat 14 Mar 202619:00

Marian Anderson and her Scottish Dance Band

Marian Anderson Lead Accordion
Graham Bell 2nd Accordion
Gillian Bean Ramsay Fiddle
Isobel Hodgeson Piano
Max Ketchin Drums

TITLE: The Hollin Buss
a) Farewell to the Tay [trad] 
b) Arthur Walkers Jig [Gordon Pattullo]
c) Peter Rae’s Jig [Jim Johnstone]
d) Fraser Patullo’s Jig [Gordon Pattullo]
e) Arthur Walkers Jig [Gordon Pattullo]
f) Peter Rae’s Jig [Jim Johnstone]
g) Fraser Patullo’s Jig [Gordon Pattullo]
h) Farewell to the Tay [trad] 
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Black Mountain Reel 
a) Bessie Bell’s Reel [Jim Johnstone]
b) Alex Muir’s Reel [Tommy Ford]
c) Andy Broon’s Reel [Aly Bain]
d) The Lismore Ferryman [John Renton]
d) Bessie Bell’s Reel [Jim Johnstone]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Old Tyme Waltz
a) Yvonne [Marian Anderson]
b) Love Life to The Max [Marian Anderson]
c) The Winfield Bairn [Marian Anderson]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Marian Anderson’s Compliments to Peggy and Les McIntosh [Marian Anderson]
b) Isobel and John Michie of Meikle Wartle [Marian Anderson]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: City of Belfast - Strathspeys
a) City of Belfast [Marian Anderson]
b) Quentin and Ruth Currall [Marian Anderson]
c) Glenoe [Marian Anderson]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Border Meeting
a) Carbisdale Castle [Marian Anderson]
b) Alan Irvine’s Reel [Alan Crookston]
c) The £35 Weetabix [Alan Crookston]
d) Tommy’s Tarbukas [Alasdair Fraser]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz
a) Farewell To Darling Harbour [Marian Anderson]
b) Maranui [Marian Anderson]
c) Farewell To New Zealand 2024 [Marian Anderson]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Miss Delicia Chisholm [W Fraser]
b) Walter Douglas MBE [PM Donald McLeod]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) Chase Me [Gordon Shand]
b) Kiwi Pipers [Gordon Pattullo]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Fiddle Solo
a) Niel Gow’s Lament for the death of his 2nd Wife [Niel Gow]
b) Mrs Stewart of Bombay [William Marshall]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 2
a) Bonnie Wee Jeannie McColl
b) Scotsmen Everyone
c) Waggle O’ The Kilt
d) Nice To Get Up In The Morning
e) Saftest O’ The Faimly
f) That’s The Reason Noo A’ Wear The Kilt [Harry Lauder]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: The Hoy Head - Reels 5x32
a) Miss Mary Printy [Iain MacPhail]
b) Miss C M Barbour [Iain MacPhail]
c) Cloudy Morning [Colin Finlayson]
d) The Wriggling Rag Worm [Graeme Munro – of Clappy Doo]
e) Miss Mary Printy [Iain MacPhail]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: A Day Like Today
TRK:
ARTIST: Emily Smith
CD: A Day Like Today
LABEL/CAT NR: Foot

TITLE: Bandboys
TRK: S 1 B 5
ARTIST: Jimmy Blue & Mickie Ainsworth
LP: The Best Of The Ian Powrie Band
LABEL/CAT NR: Talisman


TITLE: Medley
The Air Tune 
Fairy Port
My Dungannon Sweetheart [Graeme Townsend] 
ARTIST: Southside Fiddlers Junior Superstars
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: 6/8 Marches
Catherine Campbells Welcome to Auchnamonie [Jim Mackay]
Ord Hill [Jim MacKay]
ARTIST: Graeme MacKay
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TITLE: March / Reel
Balchraggan March [John Summerville] 
The Red Crow Reel [Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh]
ARTIST: Beth McAlaney
BBC Take The Floor

TITLE: MSR
Cameron Highlanders [James Scott Skinner] 
Comin’ Throu The Rye
Miss Jane of Violet Bank [Max Houliston]
ARTIST: Sam Gray
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Retour Des Hirondelles [Beniamino Pagano and Robert Trognée]
ARTIST: Alistair Adamson
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Strathspey and Reel
The Laird of Drumblair [James Scott Skinner]
Boys of Malin
ARTIST: Nuala Maria McKnight
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: 6/8 Marches
Maids of Kintail 
Kenneth J MacLeod [Peter R MacLeod] 
ARTIST: Calum Gardiner
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bonnie at Morn
ARTIST: Imogen Miller
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: MSR
Edinburgh City Police [Roderick Campbell] 
The Fiddler’s Wife [John Makay] 
The Herd Laddies [John MacKay]
ARTIST: John Burns
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TITLE: Notes for Nicky [Nicola Braid]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid
BBC Take The Floor

TITLE: Medley
Castle Dangerous [J Haugh]
Lady in a Bottle [Archie Kenneth]
Leaving St Kilda
Ewen Henderson of Strotian
Dornoch Highland Games
Donald MacLeod’s Reel 
ARTIST: Claire Gullan Trio
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: I Wish I Was In Glasgow
TRK:
ARTIST: Billy Connolly
CD: Musical Tour Of Scotland

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

Broadcast

  • Sat 14 Mar 202619:00