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27/10/2012

Duration:
1 hour, 55 minutes
First broadcast:
Saturday 27 October 2012

Join Robbie Shepherd in a packed Municipal Hall Biggar, for the first outside broadcast of the new series. It's Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band that provide the excellent dance music. As special guests we also enjoy the talents of Simon Thourmire and Kevin MacKenzie and singer Alastair Ogilvy with Megan Henderson.
email: takethefloor@bbc.co.uk.

  • Take the Floor

    OUTSIDE BROADCAST
    Recorded at Biggar Municipal Hall – Monday 3rd September


    Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    Alan Gardiner - Lead Accordion
    Emma Gardiner - Fiddle
    Keith Dickson - Second accordion
    Richard Currie - Piano
    Brian Cruickshank - Double bass
    Gordon Smith - Drums

    GUEST: Alistair Ogilvy
    Alistair Ogilvy - Vocals
    Megan Henderson – Piano, Fiddle and Vocals

    GUEST: Simon Thoumire
    Simon Thoumire - Concertina virtuoso
    Kevin MacKenzie - Guitar

  • Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band

    Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band

  • Take the Floor - Playlist

    TITLE: KATE DALRYMPLE
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Gay Gordons
    a) The Barren Rocks of Aden (Trad)
    b) Dornoch Links (Trad)
    c) Corriechoillie’s 43rd Welcome to the Northern Meeting (William Ross)
    d) The 79th’s Farewell to Gibraltar (John McDonald)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: The Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow (8 x 32 jig)
    a) Original
    b) Ness Botham (Fergie McDonald)
    c) The Lady in a Bottle (A G Kenneth)
    d) The Jig Runrig (Fergie McDonald)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz
    a) Kathleen (Robert Black)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Maxwell’s Rant (4 x 32 reel)
    a) Original
    b) Willie Brew’d a Peck o’ Maut (Bell)
    c) The Thurso Wedding (Neil Grant)
    d) Loch Torridon (trad)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Earl Richard (Trad)
    Artist: Alistair Ogilvy
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: As I roved out (Trad)
    Artist: Alistair Ogilvy
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Bonnie Ship the Diamond (Trad)
    Artist: Alistair Ogilvy
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
    a) Donald MacLellan of Rothesay (Pipe Major D MacLeod)
    b) Jennifer McKenzie of Plockton (Robert Black)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Hamilton House (8 x 32 jig)
    a) Original
    b) Christie MacLeod (Jim Johnstone)
    c) The Dandy Dancer (Jim Johnstone)
    d) Debbie M (Rudy Meekes)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Jim’s Jig
    a) Miss Ann Cameron of Balvenie (Wm Marshall)
    b) Unknown
    Artist: Simon Thoumire
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Fermanagh Curves (Cathal McConnell)
    Artist: Simon Thoumire
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Reels
    a) Fisher’s Hornpipe (Trad)
    b) Unknown (Scott Skinner)
    c) Easy Club Reel (Jim Sutherland)
    Artist: Simon Thoumire
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: The College Hornpipe (4 x 32 reel)
    a) Jolly Tars (Trad)
    b) The Navvie (Trad)
    c) The Chester Hornpipe (Trad)
    d) The Cambridge Hornpipe (Trad)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Slow Air
    a) Lament for Mr Gardiner (Emma Dickson)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Eva Three Step
    a) Miss Marie Fielding (Neil Barron)
    b) Audrey Mackenzie (Ian Crichton)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Girl from the North Country (Bob Dylan)
    Artist: Alastair Ogilvy
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Alison Cross (Trad)
    Artist: Alastair Ogilvy
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Ae fond kiss (Burns)
    Artist: Alastair Ogilvy
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Gaelic Waltzes
    a) Farewell to Fiunary (Trad)
    b) The Sound of Mull (Trad)
    c) Farewell to the Island of Skye
    d) Moladh Na Lanndaidh (In Praise of Islay) (Trad)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Highland Schottishe
    a) Crossing the Minch (Trad)
    b) Paddy McGinty’s Goat (Trad)
    c) The Train Journey North (Anderson)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Strathspey’s
    a) Unknown
    b) unknown
    c) Charlie Warley (Simon Thoumire)
    Artist: Simon Thoumire
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Day After night (Simon Thoumire)
    Artist: Simon Thoumire
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Bluebell Polka (F. Stanley)
    Artist: Simon Thoumire
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Strip the Willow
    a) The Irish Washer woman (Trad)
    b) Alan MacPherson of Mosspark (MacDonald)
    c) Paddy’s Leather Breeches (Trad)
    d) Minnie Hynd (Donald McLennon)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Military Two-Step
    a) Let’s All Go Down The Strand!
    b) The Bonanza Two-Step (Jimmy Clinkscale)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

    TITLE: Corn Riggs (4 x 32 reel)
    a) Original
    b) The Borestone (Jim Johnstone)
    c) Miss Susan Cooper (Ronnie Cooper)
    d) 93rd’s Farewell to Edinburgh (Cameron)
    Artist: Alan Gardiner Scottish Dance Band
    BBC Take the Floor Recording

  • Alistair Ogilvy and Megan Henderson

    Alistair Ogilvy and Megan Henderson

  • Simon Thoumire and Kevin MacKenzie

    Simon Thoumire and Kevin MacKenzie

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