The Old Scottish Dance Bands (Volume 1)

An album of Old Scottish Dance Bands from the 1940’s through to the early 1970’s.

Artists for each track:
1) Rob Gordon - Lady Sophia Anne of Bute Reel Set
2) Stan Hamilton - The Deuks Dang Ow’re My Daddie Set
3) Hamish MacPherson - Flowers of Edinburgh Set
4) Jim Cameron - Waltz
5) Chalmers Wood - The Glasgow Highlanders Set
6) George Bell - Highland Scottische Set
7) Alasdair Downie - La Tempete Set
8) Jimmy Shand - Waltz Medley
9) Jimmy Blair - The Linton Ploughman Set
10) Jim Johnstone - Military Two Step Set
11) Jim MacLeod - Pride of Erin Waltz Set
12) Gregor MacKay - Irish Reels Set
13) Jim Nicholson - White Heather Jig
14) Ian Holmes - The Gay Gordons Set
15) Johnny MacLeod - Scottish Waltz Set
16) Gordon McCullough - Roxburgh Castle Reel Set
17) Tim Wright - Eightsome Reel Set

Track 8, given as “The K.O.S. Bies” is named for the King’s Own Scottish Borderers, a regiment founded in 1689 and popularly known as “The KOSBies”. It looks a bit funny the way it’s written above, although I know it was written that way on the original Shand recording from 1956. The tune which follows is similarly named for the Highland Light Infantry, formed in 1881.