
Rory Matheson and His Scottish Dance Band
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a fantastic debut session from Rory Matheson and his Scottish Dance Band.
For the very best in traditional music, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor. We treat you to a fantastic debut session from Rory Matheson and his Scottish Dance Band, as he brings several great musicians into the Take the Floor studio for the first time.
Rory then joins Gary for a chat in the second half of the programme to talk about his musical upbringing up in Assynt, in the north of Scotland, and his incredibly busy schedule playing piano in several well known bands, such as TRIP and FARA.
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Rory Matheson and his Scottish Dance Band

Rory Matheson  Lead accordion
Kristan Harvey  Fiddle
Padruig Morrison  2nd Accordion
Tom Orr  Keys
Rory Grindlay  Drums
TITLE: Gay Gordons
a) Willie Anderson of Dalharen [George Bell] Â
b) Fingal’s Cave   [Trad]
c) MacGregor’s March  [Gordon Shand]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Strip the Willow
a) Rocking the Boat   [Mairtin O’Connor]
b) Leslie’s March   [William Reeve]
c) Port Sheain/Old Johns  [Trad]
d) Arthur’s Jig   [Mike Vass]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Take The Floor Recording
TITLE: Gaelic Waltz
a) Far an Robh Mi 'n-raoir
b) Island that Lies to The North
c) A nighneag a'ghraidh
d) Filoro
e) Cearcall A Chuain
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Canadian Barn Dance 1
a) Mrs MacDonald, Glenuig   [Allan MacDonald]
b) Millbank Cottage    [PM W.D.Dumbreck]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Virginia Reel – Pipe Reels
a) Lupin Drive  [Ali Hutton]
b) Stone Frigate  [P.M Donald Kerrigan]
c) Loch Carron  [Dave Charles Mather]
d) John Galloway  [Donald Macleod]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Eva Three Step
a) Ben Gullion   [R Fleming]
b) Ballochyle    [Peter R MacLeod Jr.]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 1- MSR
a) Murdo Macleod   [Peter R Macleod]
b) Blair Drummond   [Trad]
c) Herd Laddies Reel   [Trad]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Dashing White Sergeant
a) The Graf Spee
b) Mairtin O’Connor (An Geantrai)
c) The Nine Pint Coggie   [Trad]
d) Good Days     [Sally Simpson]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Britannia Two Step
a) Glenstriven     [John McLellan]
b) John Mackenzie of Strathglass  [Willie Ross]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Bandleader’s Choice 2 – Fiddle Slow Air
a) Who Possess This Land   [Rory Matheson/Graham Rorie]
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Highland Schottische
a) I Bhi Ada
b) An cota ruadh
c) Fear a' phige
d) O theid mi fhim
e) I Bhi à Da
ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE: Orcadian Strip the Willow
a) Patti Fahey’s Slide    [Liz Carroll ]
b) The Windmill    [Jenna Reid]
c) Waiting for Janet    [Andy Cutting]
d) Reel - John Stenson’s No. 2  [John Stenson]
e) Reel - Shuffle    [Damian O’Kane]
 ARTIST: Rory Matheson And His Scottish Dance Band
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TITLE:Â Â Ysbryd Y Gael (This Feeling Inside)
TRK: Â 8
ARTIST:Â Cor Meibion Llangwm / Mairi MacInnes
CD: Ysbryd Y Gael
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Sain Records - SCD2135
TITLE:Â Â The Box and Fiddle Rag
TRK: Â S 2 B 6
ARTIST:Â John Huband and The Tayside Sound
LP: John Huband and The Tayside Sound Â
LABEL/CAT NR: Ross Records – WGR 029
TITLE:Â Â Air Fair An La
TRK: Â 11
ARTIST:Â Sian
CD:Â Sian
LABEL/CAT NR: Sian Music – 001
TITLE:Â Â The 50 Reels
TRK: Â
ARTIST:Â Trip
CD:Â Single
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Â Self released Â
TITLE:Â Jigs: Scarce O' Tatties / Lyndhurst
TRK: 2
ARTIST:Â Silly Wizard
CD:Â Live Again
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Birnam - BCD619Â
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TITLE:Â The Real MacKay Wedding / Struy Lodge / Trip To The Market
TRK: 1
ARTIST:Â Session A9
CD:Â Bottlenecks And Arm Breakers
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Raj Records - Cd003Â
TITLE:Â Ceilidh Cascade: Jack Daniels / The Little Cascade / Dancing Feet....
TRK: 1
ARTIST:Â Alasdair MacCuish And The Black Rose Ceilidh Band
CD:Â Stepping Out
LABEL/CAT NR:Â Macmeanmna - SKYECD18
TITLE:Â Â The Parting Glass
TRK: Â 3
ARTIST:Â Cara Dillon
CD:Â Hill Of Thieves
LABEL/CAT NR: Charcoal Records - CHARCD002
TITLE:Â Â City of Sails
Crosshill’s Jig / Gordon Simpson’s Jig / On Galway Bay / The Jig Runrig
TRK: Â 5
ARTIST:Â Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band
CD:Â The Vallin Suite
LABEL/CAT NR: JVMCD0801
Broadcasts
- Sat 1 Mar 2025 19:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland except Extra
- Sat 1 Mar 2025 19:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland Extra