08/03/2014
Robbie Shepherd plays the very best in Scottish traditional music and song, including The Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band in session.
For the best of Scottish Dance Music join Robbie Shepherd. It's The Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band that are in session, with a great lively programme. And we take you to the recent National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Club Festival and share some of the day's prize winners.
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TITLE:Â Â Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: GAY GORDONS (George on lead)
(a) Inveresk March [Jim Johnstone]
(b)The Argyll Arms Ceilidh [Colin Finlayson]
(c) Miss Joan C. MacKenzie [Alasdair Downie]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: HIGHLAND BARN DANCE (John on lead)
(a) The Craic At Clashmore Hall [Phil Cunningham]
(b) Touching The Thong [John Burns]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: STRIP THE WILLOW (George on lead)
a) Just For Jade [George Burns]
b)The Deeay Jig [George Burns]
c) The Ball Pit Bully [George Burns]
d) The Two 40 Year Olds [John Burns]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: EVA THREE STEP (John on lead)
(a) The Braemar Gathering [P/M George S. MacLennan]
(b) Tug Argan Gap [P/M John MacKenzie B.E.M. ]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: GAELIC WALTZ (John on lead)
(a) Loch Duich
(b) Dream Angus
(c) The Fisher Lads
(d) Welcome To Waternish
(e) Do You Hear Me Sweetheart?
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: BRITANNIA TWO STEP (John on lead)
a) Out At The Meadowbank Inn [Lindsay Ross]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: CIRCASSION CIRCLE (John on lead)
(a) The Rat And The Tiger [John Burns]
(b) Colonel MacLeod
(c) Mrs MacPherson Of Inveran [P/M George S. MacLennan]
(d) The Traditional Reel [3rd & 4th parts by P/M Donald MacLeod]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: SAINT BERNARDS WALTZ (George on lead)
a) On The Banks Of Red Roses
b) Ye Banks And Braes [Robert Burns]
c) The Auld Meal Mill
d) My Ain Folk [Mills/Lemon]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: DASHING WHITE SERGEANT (John on lead)
(a)The Fencing Post [Ronnie Cooper]
(b) Rannie MacLellan's Reel [Brenda Stubbert]
(c) The Glasgow Hornpipe
(d) PJ's Heading 91Èȱ¬Â [John Burns]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: BANDLEADER’S CHOICE
a) Frosominner [Asmund Bjorken]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: CANADIAN BARN DANCE (George on lead)
(a) Jim McBay's Welcome [J. Robertson]
(b) Major David MacQueen [Gavin Stoddart]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: RIVERSIDE (John on lead)
(a) 2nd At Pugwash [Roderick S. MacDonald]
(b) Roll Out The Snake [Gordon Duncan]
(c) Iain MacPherson's Jig [Don Bradford]
(d) The Helmsdale Fishers [Willie Ross]
ARTIST: Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Derry Hornpipe / Queen of the Fairies
TRK: 8
ARTIST: Â John Blake
CD: The Narrow Edge
LABEL/CAT NR:Â JBMCD001
TITLE: Doonaree
TRK: 9
ARTIST:  Ruby Murray and Brendan O’Dowda
CD:Â Best of Ireland
LABEL/CAT NR:  EMI – 7243 8 34998 2 3
TITLE: Bridge of Garry
Miss General Campbell / The Bridge of Garry / The Fouller’s Rant
TRK: 7
ARTIST: Â Patsy Reid
CD:Â The Brightest Path
LABEL/CAT NR:Â CTREC002
TITLE: The Morpeth Rant
Harry’s Trip / You Need Na’ Run / Dancing at the Ceilidh
TRK: S 1 B 3
ARTIST: The Wick Scottish Dance Band
LP:Â A Call From The North
LABEL/CAT NR: Talisman – STAL 5029
Inchyra Festival Concert
TITLE: Traditional March, Strathspey & Reel
Dr Graham Berry / Gordon James Coutts / The Polish Club Reel
ARTIST:Â Leonard Brown
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: March, Strathspey & Reel
King Robert The Bruce / The Marquis of Huntly’s Farewell / John MacNeil
ARTIST: Eilidh MacLeod
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Medley
General Sir Michael Gow’s Farewell to Edinburgh Castle / The Galway Hornpipe / Usit My Love / Dr J D Hunter of Aultbae / The Brides Reel
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Trio
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: New York Polka
ARTIST: Archie MacKechnie
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Abba Gold
ARTIST: Jimmy Blair Accordion Orchestra
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Pipe March, Strathspey & Reel
91st at Moddar River / The Shepherd’s crook / The Sheepwife
ARTIST: Kyle Rowan
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: W Scott Colins / Miss Elizabeth Cole’s Reel
ARTIST: Maggie Adamson
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Medley
Drummond Castle / High Road to Linton / The Brolum
ARTIST:Â Deeside Loons & Quines
91Èȱ¬ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Half Arce
TRK:Â 6
ARTIST: Â Patsy Reid
CD:Â The Brightest Path
LABEL/CAT NR:Â CTREC002
TITLE: Big Pat’s Reel / Maud Miller
TRK: 3
ARTIST: Â John Blake
CD: The Narrow Edge
LABEL/CAT NR:Â JBMCD001
TITLE: Forrest Fire
Gary Forrest’s Jig / Maureen’s Jig / Scott Nichol’s Jig / Calliope House
TRK: Â 5
ARTIST: Roddy Matthews
CD:Â Friends Forever
LABEL/CAT NR: CDBM004 Â Â Â Â Â
The Burns Brothers Ceilidh Band
Broadcasts
- Sat 8 Mar 2014 19:0591Èȱ¬ Radio Scotland
- Sun 9 Mar 2014 13:0591Èȱ¬ Radio Scotland except Extra
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