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Here are the Scottish dancing, ceilidh and traditional music events in Scotland for the next seven days, brought to you by the Take the Floor team.

Take the Floor Dancers: St Andrews, April 2011

FRIDAY 5TH AUGUST
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

Glasgow - Netherlee Pavilion - Alan Ross and his Band - 7.30pm

Fort William - Caol Community Centre - Ian Cruickshank's Band - 8pm

CONCERT
Ayr - Wellington School - The Alistair McCulloch Trio

SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST
CLASS
Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Fiddle with Karen Hannah - improvers' class - 11am

Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Whistle with Helen Forbes - 12:30pm

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
Edinburgh - Polwarth Church Hall - James Coutts Scottish Dance Band - 7.30pm

Fort William - Caol Community Centre - Ian Cruickshank's Band - 8pm

Pitlochry - Pitlochry Town Hall - Marian Anderson

CONCERT
Peebles - Eastgate Arts Centre - The Alistair McCulloch Trio

COMPETITIONS
Aboyne - Masonic Hall - Fiddle Competitions 15 and Under and 16+

SUNDAY 7TH AUGUST
ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS
Arbroath - Arbroath ARTISAN Golf Club - Marion Anderson Dance band

CONCERT
Haddington - Lennoxlove Castle - Pipe Concert featuring Allan MacDonald and Others - 12.30pm

Aberdour - Aberdour Hotel - Poems and Pints evening hosted by Yard of Ale

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
Fife - Old Parish Church Hall - Kirk Wynd - Ceilidh, Old Time & Social Dance Club - 2-5pm - *Tickets £3*

East Kilbride - Girl Guide Hall - Ceilidh, Old Time & Social Dance Club - 7:30-10pm - *Tickets £2*

MONDAY 8TH AUGUST
CLASS
St Andrews, SCD Club - live music from Dierdre Adamson on Accordion (learners welcome) - 7:30pm

FOLK CLUB
Glenfarg - The Glenfarg Hotel - Kinrick - 8.30pm

HIGHLAND NIGHT
Pitlochry - Pitlochry Recreation Ground - Vale of Atholl Pipe Band - 7.15pm

TUESDAY 9TH AUGUST
ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS

Blairgowrie - Red House Hotel - Leonard Brown and Malcom Ross

CLASS
Dundee, Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library - Scots Song - suitable for beginners - 2pm

FOLK CLUB
Edinburgh - The Village, South Fort Street - Rod Paterson

WEDNESDAY 10TH AUGUST
ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS
Banff - fife Lodge Hotel - Graham Geddas Scottish Dance Band

CLASS
Fife - Kenoway Community School - Accordion Class - George Lawrie - 7-9pm - *Tickets £5.60/half price first lesson*

Midlem - Village Hall - Live Music - Old Time Class (GB Scott) - 8-10pm - *Tickets £2*

CONCERT
Edinburgh - Pleasance Cabret Bar - Paul McKenna Band

Inverness - Thistle Hotel - Scottish Cabret Evening - 8.00pm

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
RSCDS - Aberdeen -The Boys Brigade Hall, Crimon Place - 7.30pm

THURSDAY 11TH AUGUST
ACCORDION AND FIDDLE CLUBS
Windygates - Greig Institute - Roy Magna and Friends

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
RSCDS - Alva, Summer Dance, Cochrane Hall, West Stirling Street - various musicians - 7:30-10:30pm

CLASS
Penicuick - Town Hall - Ceilidh Class - 8-9:30pm - *Tickets £2.90/£1.50*

Battlefield Band's Music Tryst festival
5th - 7th August at the National Mining Museum Scotland
Artists include - Battlefield Band, Michael Marra and Mike Whellans

Fiddle Frenzy
7th - 14th August - Lerwick
Fiddle Frenzy's showcase concerts will feature Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham headlining the opening night concert on Sunday 7th August with Bodega, Harris Playfair's Youth Big Band Project, Nordic Fiddler's Bloc featuring Kevin Henderson, Maggie Adamson & Brian Nicholson, Fullscelidh Spelemannslag and more performing through the week.

Fringe ceilidhs
5th - 27th August every night except Sundays - 8pm
Lauriston Hall, 28 Lauriston St, Edinburgh, EH3 9DJ
With caller Ken Gourlay & HLI / Scott Leslie / Wild Geese / Willie Fraser ceilidh band