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Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This time we have a brand new band all lined up for you: The Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet!

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This time we have a brand new band all lined up for you: The Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet! Nicola and Gordon met attending Joe Burke's accordion school in Cardenden, but in their teenage years both stopped playing for nearly 25 years. They reconnected via social media years later, when Gordon was looking for someone to play with him at a family party, and have performed together ever since, first as a duo, and then forming their quartet as you will hear on this, their debut broadcast.

Gary's guest is the award-winning songwriter and member of the band Lau, Kris Drever. Kris joins Gary to chat about his childhood spent in Orkney, his many song writing inspirations, and his favourite moments of his career so far.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 25 May 2024 19:00

Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet

Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet

Nicola Braid   Accordion
Gordon Haddow  Accordion
Margaret Robertson  Piano
Kevin Milne   Drums
John Burns   Special guest Accordionist for 2 tracks


TITLE: Grand March (4/4 Marches)
a) Bellisle Ceilidh      [Ian T Muir]
b) Eric & Elsie Goodfellow’s Pearl Anniversary March [John Burns]
c) Salute to John      [Gordon Shand]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: . Circassian Circle (Reels)
a) Ray’s Classic  [Willie Hunter]
b) Elegant Esther Gray [Lindsay Ross]
c) Ingram’s 35   [Freeland Barbour]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) Northside Lasses  [Tom Edmondson]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: St Bernard’s Waltz
a) Barina [Drewie Hawick]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording      

TITLE: Riverside Jig
a) Murray River Jig     [Graham Townsend]
b) Miss Russell of Blackhall    [Robert MacKintosh]
c) Mikael Georgi’s Compliments to Bill Ewan [Mikael Georgi II]
d) Lady Elizabeth Cole’s Reel   [Robert MacKintosh]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording 

TITLE: White Heather Foxtrot
a) Grace Renwick Polka [Iain MacPhail]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 1
a) – Triste Sourire [Frans van Cappelle] (arr. John Burns)
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording      

TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Tug Argan Gap
b) Robbie Shepherd MBE  [Graeme Mitchell]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Scottish Waltz
a) Waltz for Nicola  [John Burns]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) The Eden Court March [John Sinton]
b) Jimmy Spankie  [Alex Doig]
c) The Eden Court March [John Sinton]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Britannia Two Step
a) Trip tae Tarland [Margaret Robertson]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording
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TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 2
Polka Til Tre   [John Burns]  
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording      

TITLE: Lady in Pink
a) Jessie’s Whip  [Colin Brown]
b) Dainty Duncan  [Ian Thomson]
c) Haddow’s Jig  [Alan Crookston]
d) Jim McAllister’s Jigs [Calum MacLean]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) Miss CM Barbour  [Iain MacPhail]
b) Miss Suzanne Barbour [Iain MacPhail]
c) Ray Milbourne  [Iain MacPhail]
ARTIST: Nicola Braid and Gordon Haddow Quartet 
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Take The Floor Recording

TITLE:   Lovely Stornoway
TRK:  22
ARTIST:  Calum Kennedy  
CD:  Sailing Up The Clyde & Songs of Scotland and Ireland
LABEL/CAT NR: Beltona – BETONA101

TITLE:   Dunoon Barn Dance
The Young MacGregor / Torbeag
TRK:  13
ARTIST: Ron Kerr and his Band 
CD:  Ron Kerr’s Top Level
LABEL/CAT NR:  Shielburn Associates – SHIELCD003 

TITLE:   The Bluebell Polka
TRK:  S 1 B 2
ARTIST:  Anne and Laura Brand
EP: The Singing Sisters
LABEL/CAT NR:  Waverley – ELP 136  

TITLE:   Mark The Hard Earth
TRK:  1
ARTIST:  Kris Drever
CD:  Mark The Hard Earth
LABEL/CAT NR:  Reveal Records - 033CDX 

TITLE:   Just for Gordon
TRK:  2
ARTIST:  Eilidh Shaw
CD:  Heepirumbo
LABEL/CAT NR:  Greentrax – CDTRAX 131  

TITLE:   If Wishes Were Horses
TRK:  
ARTIST:  Kris Drever
CD:  If Wishes Were Horses
LABEL/CAT NR:  Reveal Records - 058CDX 

TITLE:   Ghosts
TRK:  
ARTIST:  Lau
CD:  The Bell That Never Rang
LABEL/CAT NR:  Reveal Records - 047CDX 

TITLE:   Scapa Flow 1919
TRK:  1
ARTIST:  Kris Drever
CD:  Scapa Flow 1919 (Single)
LABEL/CAT NR: Reveal Records  

TITLE:   Highland Pipe Medley
Highland Brigade at Magersfontein / Murdo MacKenzie of Torridon / John MacDonald of Glencoe /
Peter MacKinnon of Skeabost / Roddy MacDonald’s Fancy
TRK:  8
ARTIST:  Deoch N Dorus
CD:  The Curer
LABEL/CAT NR:  Skipinnish - SKIPCD16   

Broadcast

  • Sat 25 May 2024 19:00