Lindsay Weir and her Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We bring you a great session from Lindsay Weir and her band.
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We bring you a great session from Lindsay Weir and her band.
We then head back to the National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs Festival in Grangemouth that took place earlier in March this year. This time, we have all the highlights from the Scottish dance band competition.
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Lindsay Weir and her Scottish Dance Band

Lindsay WeirAccordion
Colin Garvin2nd Accordion
Alan KitchenPiano
John Sinton Double Bass
Alan Irvine Drums
TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) The Camerons of Sheildaig [K C MacKay]
b) Caledonian McBrayne “Cal Mac” [Fergie MacDonald]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Riverside Jig
a) Roddy Wright’s Jig [Fergie MacDonald]
b) Calum Runrig [Fergie MacDonald]
c) Wee Todd [Trad]
d) Ness Bothan [Fergie MacDonald]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Karen Howie of Findony [Ron Kerr]
b) MacGregor’s March [Gordon Shand]
c) Willie Johnstone of Dunnydear [Michael Phillip]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
˿ Take The Floor
St Bernard’s Waltz
a) The Murky Waters of the Bann [Steven Wilson]
b) Memories of Dr John Angus Smith [Donny Smith]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: The Dream Catcher (96 Bar Strathspey)
a) Rosie [Eric Allan]
b) As She Puts her Hand in Mine [Allan Smith]
c) Absent Friends [Allan Smith]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Luck to Loyne (5x40 Reel)
a) Collie’s Reel [Jim Johnstone]
b) Dancing the Baby [Trad]
c) Katie Ness of Kinnyside [R Meldrum]
d) Dance of the Woodbug [Dr Angus MacDonald, Portree]
e) Flora Ann McNab [Donny Smith]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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Bandleader’s Choice 1
a) Trip to Bute [Andrew Hughson]
b) Mr and Mrs MacRodgerson [Iain MacPhail]
c) Ewan MacPhail’s two-step [Iain MacPhail]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Drum Sergeant Lennie Bell BEM [Iain Bell]
b) Miss Catherine Ross of Bonar [John MacKay (Trantlebeg)]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Southern Rose Waltz
a) Donnie Blake’s Waltz [Alan Crookston]
b) Memories of Nan and George [Alan Crookston]
c) Margaret Tague’s Waltz [Alan Crookston]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Flirtation Two Step
a) Andrew Hughson’s Compliments to Gibby Johnson [Andrew Hughson]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Circassian Circle
a) Sinead’s Wedding [Murray Blair]
b) Big Gordon’s Reel [Stuart Robertson]
c) The Road to the Aisle [Gordon Duncan]
d) The Richmond Ice House [Murray Blair]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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Bandleader’s Choice 2
a) Piano Man [Billy Joel]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: White Heather Foxtrot
a) Mairi and Gordon Rowan [Duncan MacKinnon]
b) Pipe Major Sandy Spence – Atholl Highlanders [Gordon Duncan]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) Gemma MacDonald’s [Gordon Shand]
b) Rory Gallagher [Gordon Duncan]
c) Bernera Bridge [Donald MacLeod]
d) Sally’s Smile [S McCawley]
ARTIST: Lindsay Weir and Her Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Saturday Night
TRK: 9
ARTIST: Siobhan Miller
CD: Bloom
LABEL/CAT NR: Songprint Recordings - SPR006CD
TITLE: Calum's Road
TRK: 13
ARTIST: Capercaillie
CD: The Blood Is Strong
LABEL/CAT NR: Survival Records - Surcd014
TITLE: Glenburnie Rant/Inver Lassies/J.D. MacLennan/Pigeon on the Gate
TRK: S 2 B 4
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Band
LP: A Measure of Scotch
LABEL/CAT NR: Talisman - STAL5022
TITLE: The Wild Geese
TRK: 15
ARTIST: Jim Reid
CD: Yont The Tay
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax Recordings - Cdtrax272
TITLE: Medley
a) The Cradle Song [James Scott Skinner]
b) Cameron Highlanders [James Scott Skinner]
c) Simon Thoumire’s Jig [John McCusker]
d) Missing Time
ARTIST: Jake Johnstone Band
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TITLE: Medley
a) Hector The Hero [James Scott Skinner]
b) P M Willie Gray’s Farewell to the Glasgow Police [John MacDonald]
c) The Miller O’ Hirn [James Scott Skinner]
d) Charlie Hunter [Bobby MacLeod]
e) The Marquis of Tullibardine
ARTIST: Islay Cathcart Band
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TITLE: Medley
a) Bluebell Polka
b) Banks of The Nith [Jim Johnstone]
c) Madame Bonaparte
d) Jim McAllister's Jig [Calum MacLean]
e) Father Kelly’s Reel [Father Kelly]
ARTIST: Seamus O Sullivan Band
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TITLE: Medley
a) Tam’s Crackers
b) Alaina’s Waltz
c) Kintbury Breakfast
d) Laird O’ Drumblair [James Scott Skinner]
e) Ian Powrie’s Compliments to Angus Fitchet [Ian Powrie]
ARTIST: Fraser Donaldson Band
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TITLE: Medley
a) The Man From North Connel [Calum MacLean]
b) Kate Martin’s Waltz [Blair Douglas]
c) Taking of Beamont Hamel [P M John MacLellan]
d) Alison’s Reel
ARTIST: Graham MacLennan Band
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TITLE: Medley
a) The Ladies From Hell [J M Tait]
b) Mrs Christine Ogilvie
c) Mingulay Boat Song [Hugh Roberton]
d) Rory McLeod [Donald MacLeod]
e) Hey Ho My Bonny Lass
ARTIST: The Comitteed – The Committe Band
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TITLE: Medley
a) Lindsey and Troy’s Wedding March [John Burns]
b) Tony & Margaret Dalton of Lochmaben
c) The A82 Appreciation Society
d) Orange and Blue
e) Jenna Reid of Quarff [Kevin Henderson]
ARTIST: William Scott Band
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TITLE: Medley
a) The A82 Appreciation Society
b) Orange and Blue
C) Jenna Reid of Quarff [Kevin Henderson]
ARTIST: William Scott Band
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TITLE: La Bastringue / Mouth Of The Tobique / Mitten's Breakdown / Seven Fit Tree
TRK: 8
ARTIST: Ceilidh Minogue
CD: Ceilidh Minogue
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax Recordings - CDTRAX304
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- Saturday 19:00˿ Radio Scotland