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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 for you 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 for you from Marian Anderson and her Scottish Dance Band. Gary is then joined by Scottish folklorist, author and singer, Margaret Bennett. Gary met up with Margaret at this year's Celtic Connections festival, to hear all about her amazing career as an academic and musician, and how she thinks our relationship to Scottish music and culture has changed over the years.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

On radio

Saturday 19:00

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
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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
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 - 4/4 Marches
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 – 2/4 Marches
a) Chase Me   [Gordon Shand]
b) Kiwi Pipers   [Gordon Pattullo]
ARTIST: Marian Anderson Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Fiddle Solo – Gillian Ramsay
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
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TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 2 – Military Two Step – Tribute to Bobby Colgan
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
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
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TITLE:   Heaven's Hound
TRK:  2
ARTIST:  Karine Polwart/Dave Milligan
CD:  Still As Your Sleeping
LABEL/CAT NR: Hudson Records - HUD025CD

TITLE:   Baldovan Reel
The Baldovan Reel / The Rose Tree / Banks O The Clyde / Rakes of Mallow
TRK:  
ARTIST: The Olympians Dance Band
LP:  Meet The Olympians
LABEL/CAT NR:  Thistle Records – BSLP 59

TITLE:   King Robert The Bruce / Mackenzie Hay / Spey In Spate
TRK:  9
ARTIST:  Maggie Adamson/Brian Nicholson
CD:  Hameaboot
LABEL/CAT NR: MB Sounds - MB014

TITLE:   Griogal Cridhe (Glen Lyon's lament)
TRK:  15
ARTIST:  Martyn Bennett / Margaret Bennett
CD:  Glen Lyon (a song cycle)
LABEL/CAT NR: Foot Stompin' Records -  CDFSR1714

TITLE:   A Mhairi Dhubh a hu a ho   [Dark-haired Mary, a hu a ho]
A milling song (waulking song)
ARTIST:  Alan MacArthur

TITLE:   Oran Nam Mogaisean (Indian Moccasin Song)
TRK:  13
ARTIST:  Martyn Bennett/Margaret Bennett
CD:  Glen Lyon (A Song Cycle)
LABEL/CAT NR:  Foot Stompin' Records - CDFSR1714

TITLE:   Martyns Song
ARTIST:  Margaret Bennett & Cameri Drummond

TITLE:   Willie’s Drowned in Yarrow
ARTIST:  Norman Kennedy

TITLE: Celtic Cousins / The Flaggon / Dancing On The Moon
PERFORMER: Blazin’ Fiddles
LABEL:
ALBUM: The Old Style                                                                  

TITLE: Setestrelo
PERFORMER: Berrogüetto
LABEL:
ALBUM: Hepta                                                                                

TITLE:   J B Mine
J B Milne / Mr and Mrs Bobby Jamieson / The Sands of Burrafirth / Hunter’s Hill
TRK:  7
ARTIST:  Colin Dewar Scottish Dance Band
CD:  Thirty Popular Dances – Volume Two Part 2
LABEL/CAT NR:  RSCDS CD 087

Broadcasts

  • Saturday 19:00
  • Saturday 19:30