Skipinnish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. Our band in session is the Skipinnish Dance Band, formed of members of the ever popular band Skipinnish!
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. Our band in session is the Skipinnish Dance Band, formed of members of the ever popular band Skipinnish. Gary is then joined by the band's founding members, Angus MacPhail and Andrew Stevenson, to tell us all about how the band was formed, 25 years ago this year, and their plans for celebrating the special anniversary.
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Skipinnish Dance Band
Skipinnish Dance Band
Angus MacPhailLead accordion
Andrew StevensonSmall Pipe / Highland Pipes
Archie MacAlister Fiddle
Ross WilsonKeyboard
Brian CruickshankBass
Fraser MacInnesDrums
Guests
Rachel WalkerVocals
Malcolm JonesGuitar
Duncan NicholsonHighland Pipes
TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) Colonel MacLean of Ardgour[P/M John McLellan]
b) Brigadier General Ronald Cheape of Tiororan[P/M William J Ross]
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Hills of Perth[Trad]
b) Walter Douglas MBE [P/M Donald MacLeod]
c) Murdo MacKenzie of Torridon[Bobby MacLeod]
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) Skyman’s Jig[Duncan Johnstone]
b) Kenny Gillies Of Portnalong, Skye[Peter MacFarquhar]
c) The Famous Baravan[Gordon Duncan]
d) Inspector Donald Campbell of Ness[Peter R MacLeod]
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
a) An T-Eilean Muileach
b) Am Falbh Thu Leam
c) Òran na Caiora
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Marchhall Crescent
b) Kenneth J. MacLeod[Peter R. MacLeod]
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) Major David Manson[Peter R MacLeod]
b) Fiona MacLeod[P/M Donald MacLeod]
c) Loch Carron[D C Mather]
d) John Morrison Of Assynt House[Peter R. MacLeod Sr]
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Maraiche Nan Cuantan
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) The Red Coat
b) I bhi Ada
c) Calum Crùbach
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) Gordon Connell’s 80th[Angus MacPhail]
b) Dr Ross’s Welcome to the Argyllshire Gathering [Donald MacLeod]
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Tìr Mhurrain
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) Captain Carswell[P/M William Lawrie]
b) John MacFadyen of Melfort[P/M John McColl]
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Orcadian Strip the Willow
a) Leg of the Duck
b) Donnella Beaton[George Johnstone]
c) Kenny MacDonald’s Jig [Norman MacDonald]
d) Dr Flora MacAulay Of Carradale[Allan MacDonald]
ARTIST: Skipinnish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Last Of The Hunters V/O 21”
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Skipinnish
CD: Steer By The Stars
LABEL/CAT NR: Skipinnish Records - SKIPCD28
TITLE: 2/4 Marches: Donald Maclean's Farewell To Oban / Argyllshire Gathering
TRK: S 2 B 8
ARTIST: Fergie MacDonald / Iain MacLachlan
LP: Kings Of The Button Keyed Box
LABEL/CAT NR: LISMOR - LILP5160
TITLE: The Maid of Tullyknockbrine / Dinkeys Reel (2 Reels)
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Frankie Gavin, Arty McGlynn & Aidan Coffey
CD: Irlande
LABEL/CAT NR: Ocora – C 570400
TITLE: The Cattle Fold Of Kintail / The Wedding In Coistal / Devil In The Kitchen
TRK: 10
ARTIST: Allan MacDonald / Margaret Stewart
CD: Fhuair Mi Pog
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax - Cdtrax132
TITLE: Leaving GlenUrquart/The Pap Of Glencoe
TRK: 5
ARTIST: Skipinnish
CD: Skipinnish
LABEL/CAT NR: Skipinnish Records - Skipcd01
TITLE: The Years We Shared
TRK:
ARTIST: Runrig
CD: The Story
LABEL/CAT NR: Ridge Records - RR078
TITLE: Alive
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Skipinnish
CD: The Seventh Wave
LABEL/CAT NR: Skipinnish Records - SKIPCD26
TITLE: The Hag At The Churn / The Gathering / Dolina Mackay / Michael Rankins
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Skipinnish
CD: The Seventh Wave
LABEL/CAT NR: Skipinnish Records - SKIPCD26
TITLE: Walking on The Waves
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Skipinnish
CD: Western Ocean
LABEL/CAT NR: Skipinnish Records - SKIPCD24
TITLE: The Island (Intro)
TRK: 8
ARTIST: Skipinnish
CD: The Seventh Wave
LABEL/CAT NR: Skipinnish Records - SKIPCD26
TITLE: The Island
TRK: 9
ARTIST: Skipinnish
CD: The Seventh Wave
LABEL/CAT NR: Skipinnish Records - SKIPCD26
Skipinnish Dance Band
Broadcasts
- Sat 17 Feb 2024 19:00˿ Radio Scotland
- Sat 29 Jun 2024 19:00˿ Radio Scotland except Extra
- Sat 29 Jun 2024 20:00˿ Radio Scotland Extra