Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band are in session and fiddler and Travelling Folk presenter Bruce MacGregor is Gary's guest. They chat about Bruce's new album and much more.
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Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
Sandy Nixon  Lead Accordion
Hamish Smith  Second Accordion
Jim Clark   Piano
Ian Graham  Drums
John Delaney   Bass
TITLE:Â Â Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Welcome to Ayr Â
a) Original     [Colin Dewar]
b) I lost my Love   [Trad]
c) Mary Bain’s Wedding   [Trad]
d) Old Rosin the Beau   [Trad]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: Kiss Me Quick, my Mither’s Coming  Â
a) Original     [Trad]
b) The Wee Man at the Loom   [Trad]
c) The Durness Reel    [Trad]
d) Good Night, & Joy Be With You   [Trad]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: Margaret Parker’s Strathspey Â
a) Original
b) Mrs. Gartland’s Stathspey   [Trad]
c) Colonel Bing’s Favourite   [Trad]
d) John MacAlpine    [Trad]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: Eva Tree-Step
a) The Duke of York’s Visit to Balmore   [W. Burnside]
b) The Hills of Tynron     [Ian Holmes]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: Waltz
a) The Song of the Clyde   [R.Y. Bell and I. Gourlay]
b) A Gordon for Me
c) The Road & the Miles to Dundee
d) Way Up in Clachan
e) Oh! My! Jock MacKay
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: The Cranberry Tart Â
a) Frazer’s Jig    [Sandy Nixon]
b) Angela Fullerton   [Geo. Bell]
c) The Mosset Tavern  [Ian Anderson]
d) Jim Bruce    [Ronnie Cooper]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) Hugh Park’s Farewell to Loch Lomond Golf Club  [Mark Cummine]
b) John MacFadyen of Melfort     [P/M John MacColl]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Number One- Pipe Medley
a) P/M J. K. Cairns   [P/M A. M. Cairns]
b) Archie McKinlay
c) Susan MacLeod –  [P/M Donald MacLeod]
d) Jim Tweedie’s Sea Legs  [Allan MacGee]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: HornpipesÂ
a) The Wonder Hornpipe    [Trad]
b) The Londonderry Hornpipe  [Trad]
c) Off to California     [Trad]
d) The Galway Hornpipe    [Trad]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: Boston Two-Step
a) Celia Collin’s Compliments to Allen Barnett
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor RecordingÂ
TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Edwin Flaws of Wyre   [Freeland Barbour]
b) Davie Pollock of Roslin   [Ian Cruickshanks]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Number Two
a) Bourrasque    [Michel Peguri]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Britannia Two- Step
a) Major John MacLennan   [Geo. S. MacLennan]
b) Rob Johnstone    [Webster Craig]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Chevy Chase  Â
a) Mike Hardie    [Sandy Nixon]
b) Elegant Esther Gray   [Lindsay Ross]
c) The Key of the Door   [David Findlay & David Cunningham]
d) Milton Bridge    [Jim Johnstone]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE:  Bonnie Bessie Logan Â
TRK: Â 5
ARTIST:Â Ewan Robertson
CD:Â Shouts
LABEL/CAT NR:Â PD Productions - PDP001CD
TITLE:Â Â Father John MacMillan of Barra / Crossing The Minch
TRK: S 2 B 3 Â
ARTIST:Â Wallochmhor Ceilidh Band
LP:Â Slightly Casual
LABEL/CAT NR: Lapwing – LAP108 Â
TITLE:  The Fionnphort Ferry Â
TRK: Â S 1 B 3
ARTIST:Â Anne Gillies
CD: Round at Calum’s
LABEL/CAT NR:  Pye Golden Guinea Records – GSGL 0433Â
TITLE: Josh’s 2 Secs / Jo De Sylva – A Force of Nature / Short and Simple / Roddy MacGregorÂ
TRK: Â 1
ARTIST:Â Bruce MacGregor
CD:Â Road to Tyranny
LABEL/CAT NR:Â MACGREGOR001Â Â Â Â Â
TITLE:Â Â Essich
TRK: Â 2
ARTIST:Â Bruce MacGregor
CD:Â Road to Tyranny
LABEL/CAT NR:Â MACGREGOR001Â Â Â Â Â
TITLE:  Doddie’s Dream
TRK: Â 1
ARTIST: Bruce MacGregor, Blazin’ Fiddles and Friends
CD:Â Single
LABEL/CAT NR: Blazin' Fiddles     Â
TITLE:  Linda’s Waltz
TRK: Â 5
ARTIST:Â Bruce MacGregor
CD:Â Road to Tyranny
LABEL/CAT NR:Â MACGREGOR001Â Â Â Â Â
TITLE:Â Â The Sleeping Tune
TRK: Â 14
ARTIST:Â Tim Edey
CD:  The Sleeping Tunes
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Â Gnatbite RecordsÂ
TITLE:Â Â Killiecrankie
TRK: Â 1
ARTIST:Â The Corries
CD:Â The Silver Collection
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Moidart - moicd 005
TITLE:Â Â Point-au-pic Reel, The /East Tennessee Blues
TRK: Â 9
ARTIST:Â Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band
CD:Â Sure as the Sunrise
LABEL/CAT NR: GP Recordings - GPCD002
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- Sat 5 Feb 2022 19:00³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland