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For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a great band session from Da Fustra.

For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a great band session from one of your favourite bands, Da Fustra. Gary is then joined by several of the band members, Dougie Johnstone, Alan Gifford, Kevin Gifford and Kirsten Gifford, to hear about the band's long history and the incredible presence and reputation Da Fustra still has in the world of Scottish traditonal music.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sat 21 Feb 202619:00

Da Fustra

Da Fustra

Alan Small Lead accordion
Alan Gifford Fiddle
Iain MacPhail 2nd accordion
Kevin Gifford Drums
Kirsten Gifford Keyboard


TITLE: Grand March
a) Edinburgh & District Shetland Association 90th Anniversary [Alan Gifford]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Boston Two Step
a) The Glen Mavis Two Step [Sandy Nixon]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) Airlie Bobbies [Jim Ritchie]
b) Bill Sutherland [Adam Rennie]
c) Miss Campbell of Saddell [Trad (arr A.Small)]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: St Bernard's Waltz
a) Morven's Waltz [Robin Anderson]
b) The Auld Meal Mill [John Mearns]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) The Athlone Jig [Trad (arr A.Small)]
b) Alan & Elizabeth Gifford [Iain T MacPhail]
c) Jockey's Dance [Trad (arr A.Small)]
d) Neil & Eileen Donald [Iain T MacPhail]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Mississippi Dip
a) The Northlands [Trad (arr A. Small)]
b) Da Fustra Two Step [Iain T MacPhail]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bandleader s Choice 1
a) Da Slokkit Light [Tom Anderson]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance
a) Dr James Donaldson [Ronnie Cooper]
b) The Balkan Hills [James Gillan]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Pride of Erin Waltz
a) Life in the Finland Woods [Carl Jularbo]
b) The MTB Waltz [Trad (arr A.Small)]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Bandleader's Choice 2
a) Gutrom the Dane [Willie Hunter]
b) Trip to Bute [Andrew Hughson]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Postie's Jig
a) The Burnt Tattie [Trad (arr A.Small)]
b) Mr & Mrs Mac Rogerson [Iain T MacPhail]
c) Miss Moira Sinclair [Iain T MacPhail]
d) Norma's Tune [Iain T MacPhail]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Eightsome Reel
a) Billy Thom's Reel [Jim Johnstone]
b) Forbes Raeburn of Huntly [Graeme Mitchell]
c) Spootiskerry [Ian Burns]
d) Mrs Mary Printy [Iain T MacPhail]
e) Shambellie Woods [Max Houliston]
f) Green Dykes [Jim Johnstone]
g) James Forrester Rankine [Andrew Rankine]
h) The Hughsons of Sandwick [Iain T MacPhail]
ARTIST: Da Fustra
BBC Take The Floor Recording

TITLE: Rowin Foula Doon
TRK: 2
ARTIST: Hom Bru
CD: Rowin Foula Doon
LABEL/CAT NR: Hom Bru

TITLE: Stonehaven March
ARTIST: Da Fustra
Private Recording

TITLE: Petronella
ARTIST: Da Fustra
LP: Da Fustra
LABEL/CAT NR: Thule SLP117

TITLE: Jigs: Master David R Cunningham / The Pomander Jig
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Da Fustra
CD: Neil Donald Tribute CD

TITLE: The Tally Ho Two Step
ARTIST: Da Fustra
CD: Da Fustra Stikes Again

TITLE: The Flowers of Edinburgh
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail
LP: Welcome to Shetland

TITLE: Pottingers Pineapple Polka
TRK: 7
ARTIST: Violet Tulloch, Iain MacPhail, Ronald Jamieson
LP: The Aald Noost
LABEL/CAT NR: Attic Records - ATCD040

TITLE: Jigs
The Pomander Jig / The Lemonville Jig
TRK: 1
ARTIST: Da Fustra
CD: Neil Donald Tribute CD

TITLE: The Flowers of Edinburgh
ARTIST: Iain MacPhail
LP: Welcome to Shetland

Broadcast

  • Sat 21 Feb 202619:00