Celtic Zone - Take The Floor Special

Robbie Shepherd brings you another chance to hear four great outside broadcasts from the Take The Floor archive. Join an audience of dancers in venues from Keith to Dumfries for toe-tapping music from the Scottish Dance Bands of Iain Anderson, Susan MacFadyen, Gary Sutherland and Lynne Christie. There’s also guest performances from some of our most talented musicians, including the Fochabers Fiddlers, Maggie MacInnes and Sheena Wellington. RUNNING ORDER: Timings are approximate and are given in hours and minutes from the start of the zone. 0.01 TAKE THE FLOOR: Recorded live at the Community Hall in Crail (First broadcast in May 2009) Music comes from Gary Sutherland’s Scottish Dance Band, with guest performances from the young folk trio Cairdeas. 1.23 TAKE THE FLOOR: Recorded live at the Longmore Hall in Keith (First broadcast in February 2009) The Lynne Christie Scottish Dance Band entertain, with guest spots from Sheena Wellington, and the Fochabers Fiddlers. 2.47 TAKE THE FLOOR: Recorded live at the Winnock Hotel in Drymen (First broadcast in April 2008) Music comes from the Iain Anderson Scottish Dance Band, with guest performances from young folk singer Steve Byrne and accordionist Duncan McCallum. 4.07 TAKE THE FLOOR: Recorded live at the Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries (First broadcast in February 2008) The Susan MacFadyen Scottish Dance Band entertain, with guest spots from Gaelic singer Maggie Macinnes, and Robert Menzies.