26/04/2025
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. For this week's session, we are back in the year 2009 featuring the Shetland Band Catticloo.
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. For this week鈥檚 session, we are back in the year 2009 featuring the Shetland Band Catticloo led by Caroline Irvine. We also treat you to an archive recording of the late great Rudy Meeks on fiddle, accompanied by Jim Johnstone and his Band, and we pay tribute to accordionist and tutor John Leslie.
Catticloo
Caroline Irvine 聽聽Lead Accordion
Linda Irvine聽聽聽Fiddle
Jim Halcrow 聽聽聽2nd accordion聽
Margaret Robertson聽聽Piano
Graham Jamieson聽聽聽Drums
Alasdair MacLeod聽聽Bass
TITLE: Edinburgh Mixture
a) Grays Wedding March 聽聽(Margaret Robertson)
b) Tam's Crackers 聽聽聽(Colin Brown)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) Ally Flaws Two Step 聽聽(Jim Halcrow)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Postie's Jig (4 x 32 bar)
a) The Clay Pigeon Boxer 聽聽聽聽 (Ian Crichton)
b) Robin Brock's Farewell to his Gallbladder (Colin Finlayson)
C) Peter's Peerie Boat 聽聽聽 (Tom Anderson)
d) Caroline's New B Key 聽聽聽 (Derek Rae)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: St Bernard's Waltz (Shetland Lasses Set)
a) Lisa 聽聽聽聽(David Halcrow)
b) Marina 聽聽聽(Alan Bruce)
c) Linda 聽聽聽(Marie Fielding)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Portree Bay
b) Master Scott MacCuish 聽(Marie Fielding)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽 Slow Air - Fiddle Solo - Fiddle + Piano
April Air 聽聽(Margaret Robertson)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Hoolighans Jig
a) The Blackthorn Stick 聽聽(Trad)
b) Roaring Jelly聽聽聽(Trad)
c) Pet of the Pipers 聽聽聽(Trad)
d) Rakes of Kildare 聽聽聽(Trad)聽
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Military Two Step
a) Fisherman's Backstep 聽聽(Ronnie Cooper)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Bonnie Bells o' Heather (6x32 bars)
a) Da Scholar
b) Miss Thorntons
c) Jim Moore's Fancy
d) Kitty's Wedding
e) Rattagan's Reel
f) Andy McGann's Reel
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) Buttermilk Mary
b) Tobin's Favourite
c) The Fairhaired Boy
d) Boys of the Town
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Pride of Erin
a) Sean Dwyer 聽聽(Trad)
b) Lillian聽聽聽 (Ronnie Cooper)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Band Leaders Choice
a) Band Boys Polka
ARTIST: Catticloo with Calum Irvine
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Da Dashing White Sergeant
a) Original
b) Chadwick's Bog 聽聽 (Ronnie Cooper)
c) Left Handed Tushkar 聽 (Ronnie Cooper)
d) Zephyr聽聽聽 (Linda Irvine)
ARTIST: Catticloo
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽 Amazing Grace
TRK: 聽4
ARTIST:聽 Karen Matheson
CD:聽 Celtic Women
LABEL/CAT NR: Greentrax - CDGMP8012
TITLE:聽聽 Canadian Barn Dance
Nan MacDonald / The Athole Highlanders Farewell to Loch Katrine
TRK: 聽1
ARTIST:聽 Ace Thistle Ceilidh Band
CD:聽 Vol 1
TITLE:聽聽 The Primrose Polka
TRK: 聽S 2 B 7
ARTIST:聽 John and Scott Leslie
LP:聽聽 Accordion Versatility
LABEL/CAT NR:聽 JLA 501
TITLE:聽聽 Beautiful Iona
TRK: 聽
ARTIST:聽 Robert Wilson
EP:聽 One Hundred Thousand Welcomes / Beautiful Iona
LABEL/CAT NR:聽 His Master's Voice - POP1082
TITLE:聽聽 Dick McDougals Reel Medley
Dick McDougals Reel
Fiddle Head Reel聽聽聽[Ward Allen]
The Crazy Creek Reel
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽聽聽 The Farmers Jamboree Jig
The Farmers Jamboree
Rock Valley Jig
Off She Goes
The Murray River Jig 聽聽[Graeme Townsend]
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording聽
TITLE:聽聽 Waltz
The Dolphine Waltz 聽聽聽[Johnny Mooring] 聽
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽聽聽 Riding The Fiddle 聽
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording聽
TITLE:聽 Jig and Reel
Irish Hearts to the Ladies聽
Big John MacNeil's Reel聽聽
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording聽
TITLE:聽聽聽 Scottish Selection
Lament for Big Dougal 聽聽[Finlay Powrie]
Margaret's Strathspey 聽聽[Ian and Bill Powrie]聽
Cairnie's Canter 聽聽聽[Scott Skinner]
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽聽聽 Hornpipes
The Dundee Hornpipe聽
The Lamplighters Hornpipe
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽聽 Medley of Jigs
Debbie M's 聽聽聽[Rudy Meeks]聽
Cado's Jig 聽聽
Noble Meeks聽聽聽[Rudy Meeks]聽聽1.01
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽聽聽 The Golden Eagle Reel
The Golden Eagle Reel 聽
The Fraser valley Breakdown聽
Once upon her Cheek聽聽聽聽聽
ARTIST:聽 Rudy Meeks with Jim Johnstone and his Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽聽 Blue Eyed Nancy
TRK: 聽4
ARTIST:聽 Robyn Stapleton
CD:聽 Fickle Fortune
LABEL/CAT NR:聽 Laverock Records - LAVE001CD
TITLE: Cape Town Wedding (4x32 Strathspey)
a) Mr Dolph Morris's Strathspey聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽[P Kier]
b) Lady Elizabeth Lindsey聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽[Gow]
c) Lady Spencer Chichester聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽[Trad]
d) Lord Elphinston聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽[Trad]
ARTIST: Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band
麻豆社 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:聽聽 Reels
Foxy's 80th / Dolina MacKay / Clario G's
TRK: 聽3
ARTIST:聽 Ace Thistle Ceilidh Band
CD:聽 Vol 1
