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Bill Black Scottish Dance Band

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a great archive session from Bill Black and his Scottish Dance Band.

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a great archive session from Bill Black and his Scottish Dance Band. Gary's special guest is the 2021 Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Michael Biggins. Added to that we share tracks requested by you.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 25 Jul 2021 19:30

Playlist

BILL BLACK SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
Bill Black ÌýÌýÌýLead Accordion
Graeme MitchellÌýÌýAccordion
Duncan Black ÌýÌýÌýSecond Accordion
Robert Black ÌýÌýÌýPianoÌý
Terry Connor ÌýÌýÌýFiddle
George BorwickÌýÌýDrums
Neil MacMillan ÌýÌýBass

TITLE:ÌýÌý Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Wades Welcome to InvernessÌýÌý[R Meldrum]
b) Findlay J MacDonald ÌýÌýÌý[Bobby MacLeod]
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Polka
a) The Royal Scots Polka
b) The Conundrum
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Waltz
a) The Ordale Waltz
b) Gluss Ayre
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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ÌýÌý
TITLE: Duke of Perth
a) The Original
b) Lass O Gowrie
c) The Green Meadow
d) Paddy On the Railroad
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Fiddle Solo
a) The Laird O Drumblair ÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
b) My Love She’s But A Lassie Yet ÌýÌý[Trad]
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Strip The Willow
a) The Ashludie Rant
b) The Lemonville Jig
c) JockstownÌýÌýÌý[Charlie Sherrit]
d) Jack’s Jig ÌýÌýÌý[Charlie Sherrit]
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Barn Dance
a) Cowal GatheringÌýÌý[J MacLennan]Ìý
b) Beildside ÌýÌýÌý[Donald Macleod]ÌýÌý
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz
a) The Silver City Waltz
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: 2/4 & 6/8 MarchÌý
a) The Duchess of Edinburgh
b) The Braemar Gathering
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band Ft Graeme Mitchell
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TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) O’Kane’s MarchÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
b) The Wee Highland LaddieÌýÌý[Trad]
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) The Original
b) Far Fae Hame
c) Miss Alison GrayÌýÌýÌý[Ian Duncan]
d) Miss Elizabeth Purcell ÌýÌý[Iain MacPhail]
ARTIST: Bill Black Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE:ÌýÌý A Day Like TodayÌýÌýÌýÌý
TRK: Ìý1
ARTIST:Ìý Emily Smith
CD:Ìý A Day Like Today
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Foot Stompin' - CDFSR1716ÌýÌý

TITLE:Ìý Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban / The Sands of Murness / Miller’s ReelÌý
TRK: Ìý13
ARTIST:Ìý Aly Bain & Phil CunninghamÌý
CD:Ìý Music & Songs of Scotland
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Greentrax – CDGMP8017

TITLE:ÌýÌý The Swilcan
Gordon B. Cosh / Christine Macaskill / Aithernie Lodge / The Corner House Jig
TRK: ÌýS 1 B 2
ARTIST:Ìý The Olympians
LP: Meet The OlympiansÌý
LABEL/CAT NR: Thistle Records – BSLP 59 Ìý
Ìý
TITLE:ÌýÌý Rothesay Bay
TRK: Ìý2
ARTIST:Ìý Andy Stewart
CD:Ìý The Scottish Soldier
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý ÌýT-6072Ìý

TITLE:ÌýÌý The Sweetheart Reels
TRK: Ìý1
ARTIST:Ìý Trip
CD:Ìý Single- The Sweetheart Reels
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý TRIPÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

TITLE:ÌýÌý The Station
TRK: Ìý8
ARTIST:Ìý Hamish Napier
CD:Ìý The Railway
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý SRCD02ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

TITLE:ÌýÌý Antics
TRK: Ìý2
ARTIST:Ìý Beoga
CD:Ìý The Incident
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Compass Records - COMP74499ÌýÌýÌý

TITLE:Ìý New ReelsÌý
TRK: Ìý
ARTIST:Ìý The Canny Band
CD:Ìý Preview track from New Album
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý The Canny BandÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

TITLE:ÌýÌý If Wishes Were Fishes
TRK: Ìý9
ARTIST:Ìý Eric Bogle
CD:Ìý Music & Songs of Scotland
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Greentrax – CDGMP8017

TITLE:ÌýÌý March, Strathspey and Reel
Harry Scott of Froickheim / Earl of Dalkeith / Tony Reid of Balnakilly
TRK: ÌýS1 B4
ARTIST:Ìý Angus Cameron
LP:Ìý Strings to the Bow
LABEL/CAT NR: EMI – NTS 127

TITLE:ÌýÌý The Willie Hunter Two-Step
TRK: Ìý14
ARTIST:Ìý Iain MacPhail and His Scottish Dance Band
CD:Ìý From Highlands and Islands
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Shielburn Associates - SHIELCD002

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Jul 2021 19:00
  • Sun 25 Jul 2021 19:30