Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week, we bring you a great archive session from Frank Thomson and his band.
For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. This week, we bring you a great archive session from Frank Thomson and his band to celebrate Frank and the recent BEM award he has received in the King's birthday honours list. Frank joins Gary on the programme to tell us what this honour means to him, and to share his memories of performing at a number of Gillies Balls on the Balmoral estate throughout his life.
We then share some brilliant performances from this year's graduating class from the traditional music course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The students recently visited 蜜芽传媒 Pacific Quay in Glasgow, to learn more about radio production, and to gain experience in a recording studio, performing as two folk bands.
The line ups were as follows:
Group One: Vocalist Brodie Crawford, with Anna Whiteford on accordion, Anya Johnston, Sandra Castro, JoeJoe McCann and Abbie Nye on fiddles and Duncan Ritchie on piano.
Group Two: Fiddle players Ruby Whitaker, Ruaridh Mackay and Eilidh Paterson, Rory Carter on octave mandolin, Noah Scott on piano, Rachel Harrower on clarsach, and Arren McWilliams on drums.
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Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band
Frank Thomson BEM听听Lead Accordion
Dennis Morrison听听Second Accordion
Sarah Beattie听听听Fiddle
David Little听听听Piano
Brian Cruickshank听听Bass Guitar
Neil Mitchell听听听Drums
TITLE:听 Gay Gordon
a) The Hamefarers Dance Band听 [Willie Hunter]
b) The Laird鈥檚 Walk听听听[Hector MacAndrew]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording听
TITLE: Flora鈥檚 Fancy
a) Lady Charlotte Bruce鈥檚 Favourtie听听[N Gow]
b) Hoddam Castle听听听听[Sharp]
c) Lady Elizabeth Cole鈥檚 Reel听听听[Robert Mackintosh]
d) Simon鈥檚 Jig听听听听听[Peter Farnan]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording听
TITLE: Bonnie Banchory
a) Bonnie Banchory听听[James Scott Skinner]
b) The Balmedie Lasses听[Alastair Hunter]
c) Reel for Nick听听[Frank Thomson]
d) The Legacy听听听[Gordon Pattullo]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording听
TITLE: Ruby Waltz
a) Dreaming听听听[Archibald Joyce]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Miss Eleanor
a) Ann Dix of Harmans Water听听[Ian Muir]
b) The Ross Strathspey听听听[Ian Muir]
c) Margaret鈥檚 Fancy听听听听[Ian Powrie]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Irish Rover
a) The Irish Rover听听听[Trad]
b) The Boys of Wexford听听[Trad]
c) Down the Brae听听听[Trad]
d) Captain Dunne鈥檚 March听听[Trad]
e) God Save Ireland听听听[Trad]
f) The Dawning of the Day听听[Trad]
g) Henry Joy McCracken听听[Trad]
h) The Three Flowers 听听听[Trad]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording听
TITLE: Band Leader鈥檚 Choice
a) James Murray of Abercairny,
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording听
TITLE: White Heather Foxtrot
a) The Jewel of a Hundred Years听听听[Phil Cunningham]
b) Ian Powrie鈥檚 Farewell to Scotland听听听[Jimmy Blue]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording听
TITLE: Miss Mary Douglas
a) Miss Mary Douglas听听听
b) Fraser Pattullo鈥檚 Jig听听听[Gordon Pattullo]
c) Full Marks to Bill Henry听听听[John Huband]
d) The Rusty Claymore听听听[Trad]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Innes Russell of Perth
a) Innes Russell of Perth听听听[Adam Rennie]
b) Dr McHardy听听听听[James Scott Skinner]
c) Susan Ross of Arbroath听听听[Michael Philip]
d) Frank鈥檚 Favourite听听听听[Fred Moyes]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Band Leader鈥檚 Choice
a) Sonja鈥檚 Reel听听听听[Fiona Driver]
b) The Hamnavoe Reel听听听[Fiona Driver]
c) Trip to Scourie听听听听[Fiona Driver]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Miss Murray of Lintrose
a) Miss Murray of Lintrose听听听[John Bowie]
b) Gordon Pattullo鈥檚 Reel听听听[Angus Cameron]
c) The Merry Reapers听听听听[Trad]
d) Ingram鈥檚 35听听听听听[Freeland Barbour]
ARTIST: Frank Thomson Scottish Dance Band
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor Recording
TITLE:听听 Wild Mountain Thyme
TRK: 听10
ARTIST:听 Siobhan Miller
CD:听 Bloom
LABEL/CAT NR:听 Songprint Recordings - SPR006CD
TITLE:听听 Ascension Jigs
Skylark鈥檚 Ascension / Dr Iain MacAonghais/ The Skyeman鈥檚
TRK: 听2
ARTIST:听 Graham MacKenzie & Rory Matheson
CD:听 Take Six
LABEL/CAT NR:听 BDM003CD
TITLE:听听 Dr J D Hunter of Aultbea / Leaving Port Askaig
TRK: 听5
ARTIST:听 Matthew McLennan Scottish Dance Band
CD:听 Traditionally Inspired
LABEL/CAT NR: MDM001
TITLE: Annabel Lee
Set to a Edgar Allan Poe Poem
First Rule of Box Club 听听[Mairearad Green]
ARTIST: RCS STUDENTS 鈥� Group 1
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor & Travelling Folk Recording
TITLE: The Banks of The Lee 听[Trad]
ARTIST: RCS STUDENTS 鈥� Group 1
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor & Travelling Folk Recording
TITLE: The Merry Dancers 听[Noah Scott]
ARTIST: RCS STUDENTS 鈥� Group 2
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor & Travelling Folk Recording
TITLE: Lochslin
Lochslin Castle 听听[Ruaridh MacKay]听
The Restoration Reel 听[Ruby Whitaker]
ARTIST: RCS STUDENTS 鈥� Group 2
蜜芽传媒 Take The Floor & Travelling Folk Recording
TITLE:听听 Reels
Louise鈥檚 Reel / The Holly Bush / Beare Island
ARTIST:听 Graham MacKenzie & Rory Matheson
CD:听 Take Six
LABEL/CAT NR:听 BDM003CD
TITLE:听 Da Laird O Gulberwick / St. Anne's Reel / Calum Donaldson / Sleep Soond in Da Mornin /
The Shetland Fiddler
TRK: 听1
ARTIST:听 Sandy Legget & The Carseloch Ceilidh Band
CD:听 Ceilidh Capers
LABEL/CAT NR: CCBCD2
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