15/03/2014
Robbie Shepherd plays the very best in Scottish traditional music and song, including a returning session from Matthew MacLennan and his Scottish dance band.
Join Robbie Shepherd for a show packed with the very best of traditional music and song. Making a welcome return to the programme is Matthew MacLennan and his Scottish Dance Band. And we return to the National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs Festival, to share the sounds from that all important band competition.
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Matthew Maclennan Scottish Dance Band
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Friday 14th March
Clydebank & District Highland Association Ceilidh
Napier Hall Old Kilpatrick
7.30pm
Saturday 15th聽March
Uist & Benbecula Saturday Ceilidh Night
Church of Scotland Hall, Griminish
8pm
Sunday 16th March
St Andrew鈥檚 Social Club
Standalane
7.30pm
Guest artist - Neil Hardie
Balloch
St Kessog鈥檚 Hall
7.30pm
Guest artist - Ross MacPhersons Scottish Dance Band
Haddington
Railway Hotel
2pm
Guest artist - Billy Anderson
Monday 17th March
Duns
Masonic Lodge
7.30pm
Guest artist - Leonard Brown Band
Highland
The Waterside Hotel, Inverness
7.30pm
Guest artist - Alex McIntyre
Orkney
Kirkwall Town Hall
Guest artist - Maggie Adamson& Brian Nicholson
Tuesday 18th March
Castle Douglas
Urr Valley Hotel
7.30pm
Guest artist - David Kennedy Trio
Dalriada
Argyll Inn, Lochgilphead
Guest artist - Janet Graham Trio
Ellon
Station Hotel, Aberdeenshire
7.30pm
Guest artist- Glencraig Band
Livingston
Hilcroft Hotel, Whitburn
7.15pm
Guest artist - Bon Accords
Mauchline
Harry Lyle Suite, Mauchline& District KFC Supporters
7.30pm
Guest artist - Liam Stewart
Perth & District
Salutation Hotel, South Street
8pm
Guest artist - Neil MacEachern and his Band
Wick
MacKay鈥檚 Hotel
7.30pm
Guest artist - Maggie Adamson& Brian Nicholson
Wednesday 19th March
Dunblane
Victoria Hall
7.15pm
Guest artist - Matthew Maclennan Band
Teviotdale
Buccleuch Bowling Club, Hawick
7.30pm
Guest artist - Iain MacPhail
Thursday 20th March
Kilrymont Accordion Band
Ladybank Tavern, Victoria Road
7.30pm
Guest artist - Billy Anderson
Coalburn
Coalburn Miners Welfare
7.30pm
Guest artist - Neil Hardie Scottish Dance band
Glendale
Glendale Hall, Cheviot Street
Wooler
7.30pm
Guest artist - Robert Black Trio
Tynedale
Hexham Ex-services Club
7.30pm
Guest artist - Gordon Pattullo& Gemma Donald聽
Playlist
TITLE:聽聽 Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: GAY GORDONS
a) The Ladies From Hell聽[J MacMillan Tait]
b) The Men from Argyll聽[PM John Maclellan]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: A TRIP TO ABERDEEN 鈥� RSCDS Book 17
a)The Braes of Elchies聽[Charles Grant]
b)Anna Fraser's Jig聽[John Renton]
c)The Tipsy Sailor
d)Jimmy McHugh聽[Bobby Macleod]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: CANADIAN BARN DANCE
a) The Clan Macrae Society聽[William Ferguson]
b) Mrs Margaret MacAskill (Millburn)聽[John Mackay]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: THE PRIDE OF ERIN WALTZ
a) The Kildare Waltz聽[P McGarr]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Madge Wildfire's Strathspey - RSCDS Book 9 - 4x32 Bars
a) Madge Wildfire's Strathsey聽[N Gow]
b) The Lass O' Corriemill
c) Mrs Colquhoun Grant聽[Issac Cooper]
d) Sir James Grant聽[J Anderson]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: BOSTON TWO STEP
a) Robbies Farewell [D Halcrow]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: THE TAMBOURINE REEL
a) John Brennan from Sligo聽[Traditional]
b) A Trip to York [Peter D Scollay]
c) The Brides Reel (Mrs Scott Skinner)聽[J S Skinner]
d) The Earl of Crawford聽[J S Skinner]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: ST BERNARD鈥橲 WALTZ
a) Natalies Tune聽[John Burns]
b) Tony and Margaret Dalton of Lochmaben聽[Nicky McMichan]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: EVA THREE STEP
a) Ben Gullion聽[Ron Fleming]
b) Dornoch Highland Gathering聽[PM K Macrae (Scots Guards volume 3)]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: BANDLEADER鈥橲 CHOICE - Pipe Medley
a) Lament for Red Iain [E Purcell]
b) The Highland Brigade at Magarsfontain [PM John A Maclellan]
c) Durness Highland Gathering聽[John Mackay]
d) Hugh Alexander Lowe of Tiree [Hugh Campbell]
e) The Brown Haired Maid [PM Donald Macleod]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: THE WHITE HEATHER FOXTROT
a) Bert's Highland Polka聽 (Jimmy Ritchie)
b)The Three Button Jacket (Scots Guards Volume 3)
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: THE DASHING WHITE SEARGENT
a) Jackie Coleman's Reel聽[Trad Irish]
b) The Teetotaller聽[Trad Irish]
c) The Donegal Reel聽[Trad Irish]
d) A Bunch of Currants聽[Trad Irish]
ARTIST: Matthew MacLennan Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Bysen, Fisen & Blasen
TRK: 1
ARTIST:聽 Vasen
CD:聽 Mindset
LABEL/CAT NR:聽 Northside 鈥� NSD6097
TITLE: Comunn Uibhist Agus Bharraidh聽 - Uist and Barra
TRK: S 1 B 1
ARTIST:聽 Norman MacLean
LP:聽聽 Norman Maclean Sings
LABEL/CAT NR: Lismor 鈥� LILP 5081聽
TITLE: The Sweet Maid of Mull / MacLeod of Mull
TRK: 6
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band
CD: From Highlands and Islands
LABEL/CAT NR: Shielburn Associates 鈥� SHIELCD002
TITLE: Bonnie Wood Hall
ARTIST:聽 Robyn Stapleton
Private Recording
FEATURE聽 - INCHYRA BAND COMPETITION
With Jennifer Cruickshank & John Burns
TITLE: Medley
Whittamore Road
Peter Rae鈥檚 Jig (Jim Johnstone)
One For Fergie
ARTIST: Adam Gibb Band
麻豆社 TAKE THE FLOOR RECORDING
TITLE: Medley
Steven Wylie of Resaurie
Jimmy Birnie of Noustgarth
Frank & Mays Emerald Anniversary Waltz
ARTIST: Maggie Adamson Band
麻豆社 TAKE THE FLOOR RECORDING
TITLE: Medley
Lewis & Harris Piping Society (Ian Crichton)
Gordon Shands Compliments to Ian Crichton (Gordon Shand)
The Banshee
Barney鈥檚 Balmoral
ARTIST:聽 Adin Graham Band
麻豆社 TAKE THE FLOOR RECORDING
TITLE: Medley
Itchy Fingers
Maggie West Waltz (Mairearard Green)
Invercauld
When The Battle鈥檚 Over
ARTIST: Ewan Dowie
麻豆社 TAKE THE FLOOR RECORDING
TITLE: Medley
Brian Bell (Eric Bell)
The Sugar Brook
The Campbells Are Coming
ARTIST: Callum Cruickshank
麻豆社 TAKE THE FLOOR RECORDING
TITLE: Medley
Frank & Mays Emerald Anniversary Waltz
Da Peerie Plane
Beryl and Jim鈥檚 Golden Wedding
ARTIST: Maggie Adamson Band
麻豆社 TAKE THE FLOOR RECORDING
TITLE: The Ballad of James and Isa Cursiter
ARTIST:聽 Ivan Drever
CD: Music From The Vaults Vol 1
LABEL/CAT NR: Orcadian Records 鈥� ORCCD006
TITLE: Flowers of Edinburgh
Flowers of Edinburgh / Bonnie Banchory / Roll her on the Hill /聽Old Bog Hole
TRK: S 1 B 1
ARTIST:聽 Fiddlers Three Plus Two
LP:聽 Fiddlers Three Plus Two Vol 2
LABEL/CAT NR: Lochshore Records 鈥� LOCLP 1041
TITLE: Kludd鈥檔
TRK: 13
ARTIST:聽 Vasen
CD:聽 Mindset
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Broadcasts
- Sat 15 Mar 2014 19:05麻豆社 Radio Scotland except Extra
- Sat 15 Mar 2014 19:30麻豆社 Radio Scotland Extra
- Sun 16 Mar 2014 13:05麻豆社 Radio Scotland except Extra
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