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The Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band

For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week we treat you to a session from 1979 featuring The Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band.

For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week we treat you to a session from 1979 from The Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band. We have a feature session from fiddler Archie McAllister and pianist Craig Paton and we also feature some home recordings sent in by listeners and tracks requested by you.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Sep 2020 19:00

Playlist

BILL HENDRY SCOTTISH DANCE BAND
David CunninghamÌýÌýFirst Accordion
Sandy NixonÌýÌýÌýSecond Accordion
Frank RobbÌýÌýÌýFiddle
Weem SkinnerÌýÌýÌýBass
George BotheÌýÌýÌýDrums
Bill HendryÌýÌýÌýPiano

TITLE:ÌýÌý Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: James Coutts Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) The 2nd Battalion Rhodesian Regiment
b) Leaving Port AskaigÌý
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
´óÏó´«Ã½ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: My Love She’s But A Lassie Yet
a) The OriginalÌý
b) The Persian Dance
c) Willie was a Wanton Boy
d) Miss Mary DouglasÌý
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Toddlen Hame
a) The Island of Mull
b) Christie MacLeodÌýÌý[Jim Johnstone]
c) Stoneypath TowerÌýÌý[Jim Johnstone]
d) The Corner House Jig Ìý[Andrew Rankine]
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: Miss Devon’s Reel – Strathspey
a) Mrs Hoot’s Strathspey
b) Duncan Davidson
c) John McAlpineÌý
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Band Leaders Choice Number One
a) Mussette Waltz
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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Ìý
TITLE: Irish Jigs
a) The Blackthorn StickÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
b) Biddy of SligoÌýÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
c) Paddy The PiperÌýÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
d) Rakes of KildareÌýÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
e) An Irish LiltÌýÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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ÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: La Tempete
a) La Tempete
b) Hebridean Milking Song
c) Dancing The Baby
d) The Black Boy
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: Waltzes
a) Lucy’s Flitting
b) The Marrit Man’s Lament
c) The Cottage where Burns was Born
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: The Braes of Mellinish
a) Major Graham
b) The Banks of Clyde
c) Lady Carmichael
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Scottish Reform
a) The Original ÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
b) Davie’s BraeÌýÌýÌý[Jim Johnstone]
c) Tam’s Hunting Horn ÌýÌý[Ian Munro]
d) The Seafield JigÌýÌýÌý[Hebbie Gray]
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
TITLE: The Flowers of Edinburgh
a) The Original
b) Old Bog Hole
c) Paddy on the RailroadÌý
d) Willie Davie
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Band Leader Choice Number Two
a) Dantesque
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE:Ìý The Wild Geese
a) Mrs MacPherson of Cluny
b) Kinloch of Kinloch
c) Cavehill
d) Heatherhills
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Mairi’s Wedding
a) The Original
b) Bratach BanaÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
c) Market Chorus ÌýÌýÌý[Trad]
d) Blooms of Bon AccordÌý ÌýÌý[Trad]
e) The Peat Fire Flame ÌýÌý[Trad]
ARTIST: Bill Hendry Scottish Dance Band
´óÏó´«Ã½ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE:ÌýÌý Golden GoldenÌýÌýÌýÌý
TRK: Ìý13
ARTIST: Silly Wizard
CD:Ìý Live Again
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý ÌýBirnam - BCD619Ìý
Ìý
TITLE:ÌýÌý Good Time Old Time
TRK: Ìý2
ARTIST:Ìý We Banjo 3
CD:Ìý String Theory
LABEL/CAT NR: We Banjo 3 - WB3CD004

TITLE:ÌýÌý The Dark Island Ìý
ARTIST:Ìý Emily Morrison
Home Recording for Take The Floor

TITLE:Ìý Gay Gordons
a) Captain Norman Orr EwingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý[P M W Ross]
b) The Troops MarchÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Ìý[C Finlayson]
c) Captain Cameron's volunteersÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌý[W marshall]
ARTIST:Ìý The Clyde Valley Ceilidh Band
Home Recording for Take The FloorÌý

TITLE:Ìý March, Strathspey and Reel
a) Mrs John MacColl ÌýÌýÌý[John MacColl]ÌýÌýÌý
b) Maggie CameronÌýÌýÌý[Trad]ÌýÌýÌýÌý
c) John Morrison of Assynt HouseÌý[P R McLeod]Ìý ÌýÌýÌý
ARTIST:Ìý Archie McAllister and Craig Paton
´óÏó´«Ã½ Take The Floor RecordingÌý

TITLE: Irish Reels
a) Donegal TinkerÌýÌýÌý[Trad]ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
b) Gravel WalkÌýÌýÌý[Trad]ÌýÌýÌýÌý
c) Reel of RioÌýÌýÌýÌý[Trad]ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
d) Humours of TullaÌýÌýÌý[Trad] ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
ARTIST:Ìý Archie McAllister and Craig Paton
´óÏó´«Ã½ Take The Floor RecordingÌýÌý

TITLE:Ìý Gaelic Sea
a) Gaelic SeaÌýÌýÌýÌý[Archie McAllister]ÌýÌýÌý
b) The Rhinns of IslayÌýÌýÌý[Archie McAllister]ÌýÌýÌý
c) Round The WestÌýÌýÌý[Archie McAllister]ÌýÌýÌý
ARTIST:Ìý Archie McAllister and Craig Paton
´óÏó´«Ã½ Take The Floor RecordingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

TITLE:Ìý Air
a) John Waynes Landry’s FarewellÌýÌý
ARTIST:Ìý Archie McAllister and Craig Paton
´óÏó´«Ã½ Take The Floor RecordingÌý

TITLE:Ìý Jigs
a) Jim McAllisterÌýÌýÌýÌý[Calum McLean]ÌýÌý
b) Barbara EmslieÌýÌýÌýÌý[Ian Burns]ÌýÌýÌý
c) Just a JigÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý[Robert Black]ÌýÌýÌýÌý
d) Diddly I PodÌýÌýÌýÌý[Sharon Shannon] ÌýÌý
ARTIST:Ìý Archie McAllister and Craig Paton
´óÏó´«Ã½ Take The Floor RecordingÌýÌý

TITLE:Ìý Reels
a) Swallow TailÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
b) All Around The RoomÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
c) High Road to LintonÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
d) Boys of BallysadareÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
e) Sean McGuireÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
f) Fairy Dance ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý
ARTIST:Ìý Archie McAllister and Craig Paton
´óÏó´«Ã½ Take The Floor RecordingÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

TITLE:ÌýÌý Le Joyeux Suisse
TRK: Ìý12
ARTIST:Ìý Ian Holmes
CD:Ìý Ian in Switzerland
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Ìý

TITLE:ÌýÌý The Ewe Bughts
TRK: Ìý8
ARTIST:Ìý Maggie MacInnes
CD:Ìý Peaceful Ground
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Marram Music - Marcd02Ìý

TITLE:ÌýÌý Sandy's New Chanter / The Egg And The Fiddle / Duncan Johnstone / The Tourist
TRK: Ìý6
ARTIST:Ìý Marian Anderson's Scottish Dance Band
CD:Ìý St Bernard's Waltz
LABEL/CAT NR:Ìý Highlander Music 102

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Sep 2020 19:00