The Reel Party: “Are Ye Askin’?”

Greentrax Recordings Limited - CDTRAX315 - 2007
http://www.greentrax.com/

The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band
http://www.glencraigsdb.co.uk/
The musicians are:

Nicol McLaren - accordion
Neil Caul - accordion
Gordon Rowe - fiddle
Isobelle Hodgson - piano
John Sinton - double bass
David Bell - drums

Another of their recordings for dancers and dancing, with dance descriptions included in the accompanying booklet. Here’s how they’ve structured that:

_1. ) - The Grand March - 4/4 marches

_2. ) - The Reel of the 51st Division - 8 x 32 - reel

_3. ) - Hamilton House - 8 x 32 - jig

_4. ) - The Canadian Barn Dance - 2/4 marches

_5. ) - The Virginia Reel - 8 x 32 - reel

_6. ) - The Eightsome Reel - 40 + 8 x 48 + 40 - reel

_7. ) - The Foursome Reel - 48 strathspey / 88 reel

_8. ) - The Saint Bernard’s Waltz

_9. ) - The Dashing White Sergeant - 6 x 32 - reel

10. ) - The Britannia Two Step - 6/8 marches

11. ) - The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh - 8 x 40 - reel

12. ) - The Glasgow Highlanders - 8 x 32 - strathspey

13. ) - The Duke of Perty - 8 x 32 - reel

14. ) - Postie’s Jig - 4 x 32 - jig

15. ) - Mairi’s Wedding - 8 x 40 - reel

Tunes & Composers

_1. ) - 4/4 marches
“Maginster Voe” - C: Tom Anderson

_2. ) - reels
“The Reel Of The Royal Scots” - C: P.M. C.T. Clark
“The Broder Reel” - C: P.M. Robert Mathieson
“Hogtie’s Reel” - C: Phil Cunningham

_3. ) - jigs
“Alasdair McLeod” - C: Neil MacMillan
Graham Jamieson’s Cumfae Pumphy - C: Iain T. MacPhail

_4. ) - 2/4 marches
“The Brig O’ Feugh” - C: P.M. Donald McLeod
“Mrs. John MacColl” - C: John MacColl

_5. ) - reels
"Here’s Tae The Gordons - C: Robert Wilson
“The Tartan” - C: Robert Wilson
“Star O’ Rabbie Burns” - C: James Booth

_6. ) - reels

_7. ) - strathspey / reel
“The Walrus” - C: P.M. Robert Mathieson

_8. ) - waltzes
“Lisa” - C: David Halcrow
“The Four Winds” - C: David Halcrow

_9. ) - reels
“The Dashing White Sergeant” - C: Sir Henry Rowley Bishop

10. ) - 6/8 marches
“Betty MacLean Of Blair Dhu” - C: Jim Johnstone
“The Atholl Highlander’s March To The Braemar Gathering” - C: Duncan McDiarmid

11. ) - reels
“Dunotty Castle” - C: John Robertson
“Birkhall” - C: John Robertson
“Hjerdefeld” - C: Ian Burns
“Leveneep Head” - C: Frank Jamieson
“Pat’s Reel” - C: Willie Hunter

12. ) - reels
“South Of The Grampians” - C: J. Scott Skinner
“The Iron Man” - C: J. Scott Skinner
“Miss Nancy Arnott” - C: R.F. Crowe
“Angus Fitchet’s Compliments To Ian Powrie” - C: Angus Fitchet
“McKenzie Hay” - C: J. Scott Skinner
“Master Francis Sitwell” - C: Nathaniel Gow

13. ) - reels
“Lochiel House” - C: Angus Fitchet

14. ) - jigs
“Bonnie Dundee” - C: Dr. E.F. Rimbault

15. ) - reels
“Airlie Bobbies” - C: Jimmy Ritchie
“The Lass O’ Fyvie” - C: W. Kemp
“When You And I Were Young, Maggie” - C: James Butterfield
“Kirkwall Bay” - C: Jim MacFarlane