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08/08/2026

For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We share again a great session from Wayne Robertson and his Scottish Dance Band from last year.

For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We share again a session from Wayne Robertson and his Scottish Dance Band from July of last year. Gary is then joined by Robert Lovie to hear all about a Cairn that was recently unveiled in memory and tribute to the late Robbie Shepherd, and also look ahead to Piping Live with Finlay MacDonald.

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TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) The Bonawe Highlanders [Trad]
b) Joan C Mackenzie [Alastair Downie]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: The Mairrit Man's Favourite (Reel)
a) The Apple Tree [Carl Volti]
b) Sir David Davidson Of Cantray [John Lowe]
c) The Wooden Whale [Alasdair Fraser]
d) Pigeon On The Gate [Trad]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) J.D Peace Of Shoreside [Billy Peace]
b) Isabel And Kenneth Macleod Of Lewis- [Billy Anderson]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: St Bernard's Waltz- with Cameron Buchanan on guitar
a) Graham Rylance's 90th Birthday [Billy Anderson]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Boston Two-Step
a) Two Step Per Una! [Wayne Robertson]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Virginia Reel
a) Turkey In The Straw [Trad]
b) The Chicken Reel [Trad]
c) Pick A Bale O' Cotton [Trad]
d) Golden Slippers [James A Bland]
e) Yankee Doodle Dandy [Trad]
f) California Here I Come! [Al Jolson/Bud DeSylva/Joseph Myers]
g) Yankee Doodle [Trad]
h) Turkey In The Straw [Trad]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bandleaders Choice 1 - Claire Telford with Robert Black on piano
a) Loch Katrine's Lady [Phil Cunningham]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gay Gordons Two-Step
a) Willie Johnstone Of Dunnydeer [Michael Philip]
b) Lindsay And Troy's Wedding March [John Burns]
c) The Friendly Games [Robert Black]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Orcadian Strip The Willow
a) The Sailor's Wife [Niel Gow]
b) The Canty Auld Man [Trad]
c) The Banks Of The Allan [Trad]
d) Miss Mary Printy [Iain Macphail]
e) The New High Level [Robert Whinham]
f) Stuart And Kenny Thomson [Bobby Frew]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Canadian Waltzes
a) Happy Go Lucky Boy Waltz [Trad]
b) Waltz For Mary Ann [Trad]
c) Raemona [B Herbert]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bandleaders Choice 2
a) The Bumblebee [Mairtin O’Connor]
b) Shop Street [Mairtin O’Connor]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Alex McArthur Of Biggar [Angus Fitchet]
b) The Taps O Fechle [Angus Cameron]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Inverness Country Dance
a) Speed the Plough [Trad]
b) Mrs Macloed Of Rosses [Unknown]
c) Tour Of Mull [Calum Maclean]
d) John Huband's Reel [Calum Maclean]
e) George The 4th's Welcome To Scotland [Daniel Menzies]
ARTIST: Wayne Robertson Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: The Old Scottish waltz
TRK: 14
ARTIST: Robbie Shepherd
CD: Auld Meal Mill
LABEL/CAT NR: Ross Records

TITLE: Robbie Shepherd MBE
PERFORMER: Graeme Mitchell Scottish Dance Band
LABEL: Thane Records – TRCD0305
ALBUM: On The Road

TITLE: Grand March
The Dunecht Loon / Belleisle Ceilidh
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band
CD: On The Road
LABEL/CAT NR: Thane

TITLE: Cum na Ghealladh
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Sian
CD: Araon
LABEL/CAT NR: 2025 SIAN MUSIC

TITLE: Peter Mackinnon Of Skeabost / Woman Of The House / Lord Mcconnell...
TRK: 10
ARTIST: Angus Nicholson Trio
CD: Lasses That Baffle Us
LABEL/CAT NR: FOTS

TITLE: Ar Plac’h Iferniet - Live Lorient 2016
TRK:1
ARTIST: Bagad Cap Cavval
CD: Still (Live)
LABEL/CAT NR:Coop Breizh – VOC899661

TITLE: Peggy Mclean / The Black Horse / Am Ball A Bh'Anns An Oban / Mary's Fancy
TRK: 6
ARTIST: Daimh
CD: The Rough Bounds
LABEL/CAT NR: Goat Island Music

TITLE: The Crookit Bawbee
TRK: 8
ARTIST: Kenneth McKellar
CD: Twenty Favourite Songs

TITLE: The Stool of Repentance / David Ross / The Irish Washerwoman
TRK: Side 1 Band 2
ARTIST: Ian Powrie with his Scottish Band
LP: On Stage
LABEL/CAT NR: Waverley - ZLP2066

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