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2026-05-16 John Burns Scottish Dance Band

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John Burns   Lead accordion Duncan Black   2nd accordion Neil Dawson   Fiddle Duncan Christie  Drums Tom Orr   Piano Brian Cruickshank  Bass TITLE: Gay Gordons a) Jarl Magnus Olafson Of Lusetter  [Ivor Scollay]  b) Lund Wedding March   [Callum Nicolson] c) The Hamefarers Dance Band  [Willie Hunter] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Circassian Circle a) Petronella b) The Rakes Of Mallow c) The Fairy Dance d) The Flowers Of Edinburgh  ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) The Cowal Gathering   [P/M John MacLellan] b) The Lewis & Harris Gathering  [P/M Peter R. MacLeod] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording            TITLE: St. Bernards Waltz a) Ronnie & Amy's Ruby Waltz  [John Burns] b) The Kathalex Waltz   [John Burns]  ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Strip the Willow a) Fraher's b) Patsy Geary's c) The Banks Of Lough Gowna d) Willie Coleman's ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leader's Choice 1 - Pipe March, Strathspey & Reel a) Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band  [Roderick Campbell]  b) The Fiddler's Wife    [John MacKay]  c) The Herd Laddies    [John MacKay] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording       TITLE: Call of The Pipes a) The Hills Of Moffat  [George Cockburn]  b) Captain I.R. MacHorton  [P/M J. Massie]   ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording          TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant a) The Old Peak Road  [Kyle Rowan]  b) Sheepskins & Beeswax  c) The Spanner Turner  [John Burns]  d) Doit's Moffat Chippy  [Nicky McMichan] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE: Highland Barn Dance a) Captain & Mrs D.A. Nicolson Of Lemreway b) Dr. Hugh MacKenzie Of Munlochy   [Ian Crichton]  ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leader's Choice 2 - Continental Polka a) Trouble!!   [John Burns] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording             TITLE: Lomond Waltz a) Miss Sarah Downie Of Lintrathen   [John Burns]  b) Master Alasdair Raymond Irvine   [John Burns]  ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Riverside a) The Hills Of Glenorchy b) Stan Chapman's   [Jerry Holland] c) The Boys Of Ballymote d) The Jig Runrig   [Fergie MacDonald] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording  TITLE:   Peter Davidson Reel / Jessica s Tune / Barrowburn TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Aly Bain CD:  First Album LABEL/CAT NR:  Whirlie Records   Whirlie CD 1  TITLE:   Kail And Knockit Corn / Caper Fey / Pottinger's Reel TRK:  S2 B2 ARTIST:  Tom Anderson LP: Scottish Violin Music - Volume 2 LABEL/CAT NR:  Waverley   ZLP2015  TITLE:   Da Slockit Light / Smith O'Couster / Da Grocer TRK:  S1 B 6 ARTIST:  Aly Bain / Tom Anderson / Violet Tulloch CD:  The Silver Bow - Shetland Folk Fiddling Vol.1 LABEL/CAT NR:   Topic Records   12TS281  TITLE:   Peerie Hoose Ahint The Burn / The Merry Boys Of Greenland / Macdonald's Reel TRK:  S1 B4 ARTIST:  Tom Anderson LP: Scottish Violin Music - Volume 2 LABEL/CAT NR:  Waverley   ZLP2015  TITLE:   Jack Broke Da Prison / Donald Blue / Sleep Soond Ida Mornin' / Lasses Trust In Providence / Bonnie Isle O'Whalsay TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Tom Anderson/Aly Bain/Violte Tulloch CD:  The Silver Bow - Shetland Folk Fiddling TITLE:   Mason s Apron TRK:  5 ARTIST:  Sean Maguire CD: Music of Ireland LABEL/CAT NR:   Platinum Music Ireland TITLE:   Victory Rag TRK:  20 ARTIST:  The Humblebums CD:  Best of the Humblebums LABEL/CAT NR:   Sanctuary Records -  05414939507878  TITLE:   Far From home / Da Road to Houll (Shetland Reels) TRK:  5 ARTIST:  Boys of the Lough CD:  Good Friends - Good Music LABEL/CAT NR:  PHILO   PH1051 TITLE:   Lord MacDonald s Reel TRK:  2 ARTIST:  Jean Carignan CD: Classic Canadian Songs LABEL/CAT NR:   Smithsonian Folkways Recordings  TITLE:   Lightly Swims the Swan  TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Aly Bain / Phil Cunningham CD:  No Rush LABEL/CAT NR:   Self released PCAB001 TITLE:   Sophie's Dancing Feet / Andy Brown's Reel TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Aly Bain CD:  Transatlantic Sessions 3 Volume One   LABEL/CAT NR:   Whirlie Records - Whirliecd12 TITLE:   Margaret s Waltz TRK:  10 ARTIST:  Aly Bain CD:  First Album LABEL/CAT NR:  Whirlie Records - Whirlie CD1    Dur:  3.18 TITLE:   Trouble in the Fields TRK:  6 ARTIST:  Maura O'Connell / Nanci Griffith / Donald Shaw / Jerry Douglas / Russ Barenberg / Danny Thompson CD:  Transatlantic Sessions 2 volume two LABEL/CAT NR:  Iona Records - IRCD064   TITLE:   Shetland Set - The Lament For The Sailor.. / Scalloway Lasses / The Watle O'It TRK:  1 ARTIST:  Aly Bain CD:  Transatlantic Sessions 6 - Volume One LABEL/CAT NR:   Whirlie Records - WHIRLIECD35

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John Burns Lead accordion Duncan Black 2nd accordion Neil Dawson Fiddle Duncan Christie Drums Tom Orr Piano Brian Cruickshank Bass TITLE: Gay Gordons a) Jarl Magnus Olafson Of Lusetter [Ivor Scollay] b) Lund Wedding March [Callum Nicolson] c) The Hamefarers Dance Band [Willie Hunter] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Circassian Circle a) Petronella b) The Rakes Of Mallow c) The Fairy Dance d) The Flowers Of Edinburgh ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance a) The Cowal Gathering [P/M John MacLellan] b) The Lewis & Harris Gathering [P/M Peter R. MacLeod] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: St. Bernards Waltz a) Ronnie & Amy's Ruby Waltz [John Burns] b) The Kathalex Waltz [John Burns] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Strip the Willow a) Fraher's b) Patsy Geary's c) The Banks Of Lough Gowna d) Willie Coleman's ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leader's Choice 1 - Pipe March, Strathspey & Reel a) Edinburgh City Police Pipe Band [Roderick Campbell] b) The Fiddler's Wife [John MacKay] c) The Herd Laddies [John MacKay] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Call of The Pipes a) The Hills Of Moffat [George Cockburn] b) Captain I.R. MacHorton [P/M J. Massie] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant a) The Old Peak Road [Kyle Rowan] b) Sheepskins & Beeswax c) The Spanner Turner [John Burns] d) Doit's Moffat Chippy [Nicky McMichan] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Highland Barn Dance a) Captain & Mrs D.A. Nicolson Of Lemreway b) Dr. Hugh MacKenzie Of Munlochy [Ian Crichton] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Band Leader's Choice 2 - Continental Polka a) Trouble!! [John Burns] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Lomond Waltz a) Miss Sarah Downie Of Lintrathen [John Burns] b) Master Alasdair Raymond Irvine [John Burns] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: The Riverside a) The Hills Of Glenorchy b) Stan Chapman's [Jerry Holland] c) The Boys Of Ballymote d) The Jig Runrig [Fergie MacDonald] ARTIST: John Burns Scottish Dance Band BBC Take The Floor Recording TITLE: Peter Davidson Reel / Jessica s Tune / Barrowburn TRK: 1 ARTIST: Aly Bain CD: First Album LABEL/CAT NR: Whirlie Records Whirlie CD 1 TITLE: Kail And Knockit Corn / Caper Fey / Pottinger's Reel TRK: S2 B2 ARTIST: Tom Anderson LP: Scottish Violin Music - Volume 2 LABEL/CAT NR: Waverley ZLP2015 TITLE: Da Slockit Light / Smith O'Couster / Da Grocer TRK: S1 B 6 ARTIST: Aly Bain / Tom Anderson / Violet Tulloch CD: The Silver Bow - Shetland Folk Fiddling Vol.1 LABEL/CAT NR: Topic Records 12TS281 TITLE: Peerie Hoose Ahint The Burn / The Merry Boys Of Greenland / Macdonald's Reel TRK: S1 B4 ARTIST: Tom Anderson LP: Scottish Violin Music - Volume 2 LABEL/CAT NR: Waverle

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