22/02/2014
Robbie Shepherd digs into the Take the Floor archive for a session from John Renton and his band, plus he keeps up to date with the latest sounds on CD.
Robbie Shepherd brings to you the very best of Scottish Traditional music and song. For this weekend's session, we dig into Take The Floor's archive and share a favourite session from John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band. Robbie's guest is journalist and critic, Jim Gilchrist. We also keep you up to date with the latest sounds from CD.
email: takethefloor@bbc.co.uk.
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SESSION – ARCHIVE SESSION
ORIGINAL TX DATE 24/03/01
JOHN RENTON AND HIS SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
JOHN RENTON - LEAD ACCORDION
RICKY FRANCI - 2ND ACCORDION
GORDON SIMPSON - FIDDLE
ALASTAIR MCINTYRE – DRUMS
STEPHEN PROVEN - PIANO
TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Â Gay Gordons
The Rhodesian Regiment [Peter R MacLeod]
The Lovat Scouts [James Scott Skinner]
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Hamilton House
Hon Colonel Hamilton’s Delight
My Wife’s A Winsome Wee Thing
The Harmonica
Miss Brown’s Favourite [William Shepherd]
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:Â The Sailor
The Davy Hornpipe
The Lochmaben Hornpipe
Miss Gayton’s Hornpipe
The Telegraph Post
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: MacDonald of The Isles
The Lord of The Isles
Dougal More
Wee Sammy
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz
The Stronsay Waltz
The Rope Waltz
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Polharrow Burn
Miss Clementina Loughan [Nathalie Gow]
Lochiel House [Angus Fitchett]
Lord Randall’s Bride
Bill Cormack of Blair [Angus Cameron]
Miss Clementina Loughan [Nathalie Gow]
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Tomtian Brae
Tomtain Brae [Ian Crichton]
Alastair MacIntyre’s Jig [Ian Crichton]
President Petrie [Ian Crichton]
Master Andrew Murray Turnbull [Ian Crichton]
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Â Mrs MacLeod
Mrs MacLeod of Raasay
Miss Susan Cooper [Ronnie Cooper]
Gordon’s Favourite [Ronnie Cooper]
Bill Powrie [Iain Powrie]
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Pride of Erin
Kathleen O’Bhaoil  [Ian Crichton]
Sliabh na Bhan
The Castle of Dromore
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Eva Three Step
Games Day at Aboyne [H D Ewan]
The Boyndie Hills [James Robertson]
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Byran Strathspey
The Byran Strathspey [Andrew Rankine]
Avis Harrison’s Strathspey [John Renton]
Summer Flower
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: La Russe
Original Tune
Kirk’s Hornpipe
Alex Muir’s Reel
James Forrester Rankine [Andrew Rankine]
ARTIST: John Renton Scottish Dance Band
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Boat to Bofin
Boat to Bofin / The View Across The Valley
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Cherish The Ladies
CD: An Irish Â鶹ԼÅÄcoming
LABEL/CAT NR:Â
TITLE: Tomorrow’s World
Boy in the Boat / Devil’s Delight / The Keep Left Sign
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Tom Orr and His Scottish Dance Band
CD: Tomorrow’s World
LABEL/CAT NR:Â CPR001CD
TITLE: Sound of Sleat / Aandowin at the Bow
TRK: 11
ARTIST: Â Tayside Young Fiddlers
CD: Rockin’ The Baby
LABEL/CAT NR:Â TYF001
TITLE: Chaidh Mi Air Chuairt Do dh’Fhionnairigh / Took a trip to Fiunary
TRK: Â 1
ARTIST: Â Riona Whyte
CD:Â Bunachas
LABEL/CAT NR: Watercolour Music – WCMCD046
TITLE: The Highland Reel
Lady Hunter Blair’s Reel / Old Bog Hole / The Manchester Hornpipe
TRK: S A B 1
ARTIST: The Archie Duncan Quintet
LP: Â Scottish Country Dances
LABEL/CAT NR: Alledgro – ALL 810
TITLE: Maggie West’s Waltz
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Mairearad Green with Rachel Newton and Eilean Green
EP: Maggie West’s
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Mairearad Green
TITLE: Â Boys of The Lough / Slanty Gart
TRK:Â 1
ARTIST: Â Boys of The Lough
CD: Boys of The Lough
LABEL/CAT NR: Trailer - LER 2086
TITLE: Â Leaving Lerwick Harbour
TRK:Â 2
ARTIST: Â Willie Hunter
CD:Â Leaving Lerwick Harbour
LABEL/CAT NR:Greentrax – CDTRAX105
TITLE: Â The Ostinato Project
TRK:Â 4
ARTIST: Â Maeve Gilchrist
CD:Â The Ostinato Project
LABEL/CAT NR:
TITLE: The Woods of Logie
ARTIST: Â John Mearns
Â鶹ԼÅÄ Archive Recording
TITLE:  Mo Shoraidh Do ‘n Eilean  - My Blessing on the Island
TRK:Â 5
ARTIST: Â Riona Whyte
CD:Â Bunachas
LABEL/CAT NR: Watercolour Music – WCMCD046
TITLE: Spootiskerry / Sleep Soond Idn Mornin / Willafjord
TRK: 6
ARTIST: Â Tayside Young Fiddlers
CD: Rockin’ The Baby
LABEL/CAT NR:Â TYF001 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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