29/03/2014
Robbie Shepherd has a session from the Glencraig Scottish dance band led by Nicol McLaren, plus he chats to the band's fiddler, Gordon Howe.
For the very best in traditional music and song, join Robbie Shepherd. In session this weekend are the ever popular Glencraig Scottish Dance band, led by Nicol McLaren. It's the fiddler from within the Band, Gordon Howe that chats to Robbie as guest. We also share some listeners favourite tracks and the latest sounds from CD.
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TITLE: Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Auld Rattray [James Watson]
b) Within a Mile o’ Edinburgh Toon [Arr Nicol McLaren]
c) The Old Rustic Bridge [Arr Nicol McLaren]
d) Auld Rattray [James Watson]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: 51st Travellers [Sandra Turton RSCDS BOOKS 44]
a) Kenny Wilson’s Jig [Ian Holmes] [Marian Music]
b) Miss Isabella Robertson’s Reel [Robert Mackintosh] [Mackintosh Collection]
c) Katherine Hoskins [Nicol McLaren] [MCPS& PRS]
d) Christine’s Jig [Iain T MacPhail] [Steblin Music]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Barn Dance
a) Arthur Bignold of Lochrosque [John McColl] [Paterson’s]
b) Pardeburg [Paterson’s]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
a) South Georgia Whaling Song [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
b) Circle of the Sea [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
c) Loch Leven [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
d) Welcome to Waternish [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
f) Mull of the Mountains [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
g) Come O’er the Sea [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Blooms of Bon Accord [John Drewry Deeside Book 2]
a) Blooms of Bon Accord [James Scott Skinner]
b) Highland Donald [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
c) The Hopeful Lover [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
d) Hebridean Waulking Song [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Autumn in Appin [JohnDrewry, RSCDS Book 31]
a) Hills of Lorne [Charlie Hunter]
b) Sailing South [Judi Nicolson]
c) Central House [Dr Tom Anderson] [Sheyland Times]
d) Norland Wind [Jim Reid]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) Mrs Anne Jamieson of Cullivoe [Willie Renwick]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Flight of the Falcon [Barry Priddey, Anniversary Tensome]
a) Dalrymple Jig [Jimmy Shand] [Muchty Music]
b) Mrs Anne Jamieson [Iain T MacPhail] [Stebelin Music]
c) Isobel Davidson Two Step [Iain T MacPhail] [Stebelin Music]
d) Mrs Esma Shepherd [Bert Murray]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Issy & Nicol’s DanceAmy Luxton-Esler (NZ)
a) Amy’s Reel [Nicol McLaren]
b) Billy Craib [Bobby MacLeod] [MCPS& PRS]
c) Catching Rabbits [Ian Powrie] [Dee-ay Music]
d) Gillian’s Reel [Peter Milne]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice- Neil Caul
a) The Lonach Gathering [James Scott Skinner]
b) William MacDonald Black [Angus Fitchet] [J S Kerr]
c) Moving Cloud [Bobby MacLeod] [MCPS]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Waltz
a) Dunmore Park [Nicol McLaren] [MCPS& RPS]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Catch the Wind [Romaine Butterfield, RSCDS Book 45]
a) The Merry Go Round [Trad. Arr. Nicol McLaren]
b) Jack Daniel’s Reel [John Morris Rankine]
c) MacArthur Road [Dave Richardson]
d) The Red Fox [P.M Robert Mathieson]
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: The Soup Dragon
The Flowers Of Spring / The Soup Dragon / Cregg's Pipes
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Angus Nicolson Trio
CD: Lasses That Baffle Us
LABEL/CAT NR: Fires On The Shore - FOTS 2
TITLE: The Scarborough Settler’s Lament
CD 1 Trk 10
ARTIST: Stan Rogers
CD: The Scottish Diaspora
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax - CDTRAX 380
TITLE: Hop Jigs
Tomeen O’ Dea’s / The Silver Slipper / Shaving The Baby with a Spoon
TRK: 3
ARTIST: Leonard Barry
CD: New Road
LABEL/CAT NR: www.leonardbarry.ie- IB002
TITLE: The Acrobat
The Acrobat / Earl Grey / Maol a Rubha
CD 1 TRK 4
ARTIST: S6 Sgoil Chiuil na Gaidhaeltachd
CD: Children Playing
LABEL/CAT NR: Sgoil Chiuil na Gaidhaeltachd - SCGCD 13D
GUEST GORDON HOWE
TITLE: Reels
Lucky Scaup / Claverhouse Reel / Sister Elder’s Reel
TRK: S 2 B 1
ARTIST: The Hawthorn Scottish Dance Band
LP: A Tribute to Jimmy Shand
LABEL/CAT NR: Emerald Gem – GES 1073
TITLE: Slow Air, Slow Strathspey, Strathspey & Reel
Mrs Major Stewart of Java / Madam Frederick / Earl Gray / The Waverley Ball
TRK: S 1 B 3
ARTIST: Hecotr MacAndrew
LP: Scottish Fiddle Music
LABEL/CAT NR: EMI Records – OU 2215
TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
The Brig O’ Feugh / Mrs John MacColl
TRK: 4
ARTIST: The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
CD: The Reel Party “Are ye askin’?”
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax – CDTRAX 315
TITLE: Old Scots Mother Mine
TRK: 3
ARTIST: Bill McCue
CD: A’ The Best From Bill McCue
LABEL/CAT NR: Scotdisc – CDITV 587
TITLE: A Glencoe Dance Set
CD 1 TRK 14
ARTIST: Natalie MacMaster
CD: The Scottish Diaspora
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax - CDTRAX 380Online Diary
Friday 28 March
End of season supper Ceilidh
Shetland
8pm
Guest artists: The Charlie Kirkpatrick band
Saturday 29th March
Church of Scotland Hall Griminish
Uist & Benbecula
8pm
Event - Saturday night ceilidh
Sunday 30th March
Forfar Club
Plough Inn, 48 Market Street
7.30pm
Guest: Gavin Piper
Monday 31st March
Newtongrange
Dean Tavern
7.30pm
Guest artist: Fiddlers Von Trap
Plockton Music School Tour
Church of St Mary and St Finnan, Glenfinnan
7.30pm
Tuesday 1st April
Plockton Music School Tour
Saint Andrew’s in the Square, Glasgow
7.30pm
Campsie Club
Glazert Country House Hotel, Lennoxtown
7.30pm
Guest artist: Graeme Mitchell Scottish Dance Band
Islesteps
Lochabriggs Social Club
7.30pm
Guest artist: Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
Royal British Legion
Balloch Road, Keith
7.30pm
Guest artist: Jennifer Forrest Band
Wednesday 2nd April
Dingwall Club
National Hotel
7.30pm
Guest artist: Ian Muir Band
Plockton Music School Tour
Douglas Academy, Milngavie
7.30pm
Glenfarg club
Glenfarg Village
8.00pm
Guest artist: John Renton trio
Kinahans Restaurant, Hilton Hotel & Country Club
Templepatrick
8.00pm
Guest artists:Maeve Close, Kate McSherry & Niall Comer
Violet Social Club
Stonehouse
7.15pm
Guest artist: The Bon Accords
Thursday 3rd April
St Margaret Marys Social Club
Scalegate Road
7.30pm
Guest artist: Iain Cathart Trio
Crieff Club
Crieff Hotel
7.30pm
Guest artist: Willie McFarlane
Galashiels
Clovenfield Hotel
7.30pm
Guest artist: David Vernon
Isle of Skye Club
The Royal Hotel, Portree
7.30pm
Guest artist: Ardmore Ceilidh Band
Sea Angling Club
South Beach Quay, Stornoway
8pm
Guests: Local players
Oban Club
Argyllshire Gathering Hall
7.30pm
Guest artist: Robert Whitehead band
Rothbury
Queens Head Hotel
7.30pm
Guest artist: Marian Anderson Trio
Turriff Club
Commercial Hotel, Cuminestown
7.30pm
Guest artist: Brandon McPhee trio
Plockton Music School Tour
Strachur Memorial Hall, Strchur, Argyllshire
7.30pm
Broadcasts
- Sat 29 Mar 2014 19:05鶹Լ Radio Scotland
- Sun 30 Mar 2014 13:05鶹Լ Radio Scotland except Extra
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