Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have a session from the archives featuring Jim Johnstone and his band.
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We have a session from the archives featuring Jim Johnstone and his band, with a recording from 1966.
We then celebrate the life and work of the King of the Highlands, Calum Kennedy, as we mark 20 years since his passing. Gary chats to Calum's friends, family and successors, and showcases the incredible musical talents he demonstrated throughout his long career.
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Jim Johnstone and his Band

TITLE: Bob Sanders - Jig
Mrs Stewart’s Fancy
Glasgow Gaelic Club
Humours of Glendart
The Drunken Parson
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Fight About The Fireside – Reel
Glenburnie Rant
The High Road to Linton
Roll her on the Hill
Unknown
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Green Grow The Rashes - Strathspey
Green Grow The Rashes
Dorrator Bridge
The Duke of Edinburgh
Green Grow The Rashes
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: River Cree - Jig
Jackson’s Bottle of Claret
Lord Cathcart
The Weaver and his Wife
Harvest Time
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
Farewell to Fiunary
Highland Cradle Song
Cobbler’s Last
Unknown
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Jessie’s Hornpipe - Reel
The Ton
Drumley’s
Good night and joy be with you
The Ton
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: 6/8 Marches
Teinside Cottage
Braemar Gathering
ARTIST: Jim Johnstone and his Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Esma’s Jig / Kitty’s Jig / Carole’s Jig / Wendy’s Jig / Christine’s Jig
TRK:
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail Scottish Dance Band
BBC Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: The Hiking Song
TRK: Calum Kennedy
ARTIST: 3
CD: Calum Kennedy - Sailing Up The Clyde & Songs Of Scotland & Ireland
LABEL/CAT NR: Beltona Records - Beltona101
TITLE: Hi Horo Mo Nighean Donn
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
BBC Recording - Gaelic Music Archive
TITLE: Barnyards of Delgaty
TRK: S 1 B 3
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
LP: The Calum Kennedy Show
LABEL/CAT NR: Golden Guinea – GSGL 10480
TITLE: O Mhairi E Mhairi
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
BBC Recording Gaelic Music Archive
TITLE: Loch Maree Island
TRK: 15
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: Home to Scotland
LABEL/CAT NR: Savanna – SSLCD 107
TITLE: Five Lovely Lassies
ARTIST: Kennedy Family
TITLE: Here's to the hills
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: The King of the Highlands
LABEL/CAT NR: Ythan Music - Legacy22cd
TITLE: Dark Lochnagar
TRK: 10
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: The King of the Highlands
LABEL/CAT NR: Ythan Music - Legacy22cd
TITLE: Bonnie Dundee
TRK: 7
ARTIST: Will Starr
CD: King of the Scottish Accordionists Volume Two
LABEL/CAT NR: Sleepytown Records – SLPYBUD02
TITLE: The Skyline of Skye
TRK:
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
LP: Skyline of Skye
LABEL/CAT NR: Decca Ace of Clubs – ACL 1156
TITLE: Lovely Stornoway
TRK: S 1 B 3
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
LP: The Scottish Working Man
LABEL/CAT NR: Golden Guinea - GGL 0412
TITLE: Puirt - 'S ann an Ille
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: The King of the Highlands
LABEL/CAT NR: Ythan Music - Legacy22cd
TITLE: Eilean Fraoich
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
BBC Recording - Gaelic Music Archive
TITLE: Mo Mhàthair
TRK:
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: Gaelic Songs
LABEL/CAT NR: Beltona
TITLE: Callum's Ceilidh
TRK: 17
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: The King of the Highlands
LABEL/CAT NR: Ythan Music - Legacy22cd
TITLE: Pheigi A Ghraidh
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: Pheigi A Ghraidh
LABEL/CAT NR: Beltona - 45-BL2727
TITLE: Brochan Lom
TRK: 18
ARTIST: Calum Kennedy
CD: The King of the Highlands
LABEL/CAT NR: Ythan Music - Legacy22cd
Calum Kennedy Special

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- Yesterday19:30BBC Radio Scotland except Extra
- Yesterday20:00BBC Radio Scotland Extra
