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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.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Feb 2022 19:00

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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:   Kate Dalrymple
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Welcome to Ayr  
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 Recording 

TITLE: Kiss Me Quick, my Mither’s Coming   
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 Recording 

TITLE: Margaret Parker’s Strathspey  
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 Recording 

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 Recording 

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 Recording 

TITLE: The Cranberry Tart  
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 Recording 

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 Recording 

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
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording  

TITLE: Hornpipes 
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 Recording 

TITLE: Boston Two-Step
a) Celia Collin’s Compliments to Allen Barnett
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Edwin Flaws of Wyre   [Freeland Barbour]
b) Davie Pollock of Roslin   [Ian Cruickshanks]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording     

TITLE: Band Leader’s Choice Number Two
a) Bourrasque    [Michel Peguri]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: Britannia Two- Step
a) Major John MacLennan   [Geo. S. MacLennan]
b) Rob Johnstone    [Webster Craig]
ARTIST: Sandy Nixon Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Chevy Chase   
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
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE:   Bonnie Bessie Logan  
TRK:  5
ARTIST:  Ewan Robertson
CD:  Shouts
LABEL/CAT NR:  PD Productions - PDP001CD

TITLE:   Father John MacMillan of Barra / Crossing The Minch
TRK: S 2 B 3  
ARTIST:  Wallochmhor Ceilidh Band
LP:  Slightly Casual
LABEL/CAT NR:  Lapwing – LAP108  

TITLE:   The Fionnphort Ferry  
TRK:  S 1 B 3
ARTIST:  Anne Gillies
CD:  Round at Calum’s
LABEL/CAT NR:   Pye Golden Guinea Records – GSGL 0433 

TITLE:  Josh’s 2 Secs / Jo De Sylva – A Force of Nature / Short and Simple / Roddy MacGregor 
TRK:  1
ARTIST:  Bruce MacGregor
CD:  Road to Tyranny
LABEL/CAT NR:  MACGREGOR001     

TITLE:   Essich
TRK:  2
ARTIST:  Bruce MacGregor
CD:  Road to Tyranny
LABEL/CAT NR:  MACGREGOR001     

TITLE:   Doddie’s Dream
TRK:  1
ARTIST:  Bruce MacGregor, Blazin’ Fiddles and Friends
CD:  Single
LABEL/CAT NR:  Blazin' Fiddles      

TITLE:   Linda’s Waltz
TRK:  5
ARTIST:  Bruce MacGregor
CD:  Road to Tyranny
LABEL/CAT NR:  MACGREGOR001     

TITLE:   The Sleeping Tune
TRK:  14
ARTIST:  Tim Edey
CD:   The Sleeping  Tunes
LABEL/CAT NR:   Gnatbite Records 

TITLE:   Killiecrankie
TRK:  1
ARTIST:  The Corries
CD:  The Silver Collection
LABEL/CAT NR:  Moidart - moicd 005

TITLE:   Point-au-pic Reel, The /East Tennessee Blues
TRK:  9
ARTIST:  Gordon Pattullo and his Ceilidh Band
CD:  Sure as the Sunrise
LABEL/CAT NR:  GP Recordings  - GPCD002

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Feb 2022 19:00