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Country Dance

Scottish Country Dance Programmes


Martice Club, Stirling
The Martice Club Spring Season of Dances within the Albert Halls, Stirling, run from Monday 9th January 2012 until 19th March 2012 with their End of Season Dance on Monday 2nd April 2012 from 7.30pm.  These dances are on alternate Mondays with Music from Various Bands. Click here for the full programme.  Tickets are available at the door. Further information from Lorna Anderson 01259 742 560.
Castle Club, Stirling
The Castle Club Spring Season of Dances within Bridge of Allan Parish Church Hall, Keir Street, Bridge of Allan FK9 4NW run from Saturday 7th January 2012 until 17th March 2012 with their End of Season Dance on Saturday 31st March 2012 from 7.30pm.  These dances are on alternate Saturdays with Music from Various Bands. Click here for the full programme.  Tickets are available at the door for £6 (except end of season dance which is £6.50 incl. light supper). Further information from Mary McKechnie 01786 461 275.


Scone Village Day School & Dance
Perth & Perthshire Branch is holding their Annual Day School & Dance on Saturday 11th February 2012 within Robert Douglas Memorial Hall, 102 Abbey Road, Scone PH2 6RU from 2pm - 5pm then 7.30pm - 11pm  with Music from Frank Thomson’s Band for the dance. Click for Application Form with ticket prices, programme and contact details.

Application Form


Glasgow University Ball
Glasgow University Students Ball is on Saturday 25th February 2012 within Bearsden Burgh Hall, 69 Drymen Road G61 3QT from 7.30pm - 12mn with Music from Luke Brady’s Band. Tickets for the dance cost £14 (incl. buffet dinner) or £12 unwaged and cribs available from the Club at email guscdc@hotmail.co.uk.

Programme:  C'est L'Amour ; Follow Me Home ; Indian River Strathspey ; Midnight Oil ; Iona Cross ; Back to the Fireside ; The Garry Strathspey ; The Bees of Maggieknockater ; The Irish Rover      Interval     JB Milne ; Pelorus Jack ; The Minister on the Loch ; The Cuckoo Clock ; The Lassie from Stirling ; The Pines of Pitlochry ; Starlight ; Gang the Same Gate ; Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder ; Mairi's Wedding.   Extras: Postie's Jig ; Maxwell's.


Oban Weekend School
Lorn (Argyll) Branch is holding their Annual 51st Weekend School  on Friday 9th & Saturday 10th March 2012 within the Corran Halls, Esplanade, Oban PA34 5AB   Bands this year are Ian Thomson and Ian Muir. Application form with details is below.  Programme here

Application Form


Greenock Dance
West Renfrewshire Branch Annual Ball is being held on Friday 16th March 2012 within Greenock Town Hall PA15 1LY from 7pm for 7.30pm - 12mn  with Music from The Ian Muir Sound. Tickets for the dance cost £25 (incl. Buffet Supper) & Non Dancers £23.  Bring your own refreshments.  Tickets are available from Jennifer Murrin 01475 633 096  

Programme:  EH3 7AF ; The Westminster Reel ; The Argyll Strathspey ; Bees of Maggieknockater ; Lochalsh Reel ; Your Other Right ; The Pines of Pitlochry ; Macdonald of the Isles ; Ian Powrie’s Farewell to Auchterarder      Interval      The Earl of Mansfield ; The Valentine ; Best Set in the Hall ; Irish Rover ; St Columba’s Strathspey ; Links with St Petersburg ; Mairi’s Wedding.    Extras   Neidpath Castle ; Granville Market.


Ardrishaig Dance
Mid Argyll Branch is holding a  Dance on Saturday 17th March 2012 within Ardrishaig Public Hall, Chalmers Street PA30 8HQ from 7.30pm with Music from David Cunningham’s Band. Tickets for the dance cost £10 (incl. supper) and are available from Margaret Allan 01546 510 316.

Programme:   Mrs MacLeod ; Happy Meeting ; Silver Tassie ; Swiss Lassie ; A Capital Jig ; Bonnie Stronshiray ; Falls of Rogie ; Quarries Jig ; Alison Rose ; St Andrew of Brampton ; Mrs Stewarts Jig ; St Columba's Strathspey ; Inverneill House ; Inchmickery ; The Gentleman ; A Reel for Freddie Stewart ; Follow me Home ; MacDonald of the Isles ; Irish Rover.   Extra ;   Portnacraig.


Rosneath Dance
The Rosneath Class is holding a  Dance on Friday 23rd March 2012 within Rosneath Village School from 7.45pm -  with Music from Alan Ross. Tickets for the dance cost £7 (incl. supper) and are available from Douglas Thomson 01436 679 192 or at the door.

Programme:  The Machine Without Horses ; Reel Of The Royal Scots ; The Wind On Loch Fyne ; It's Nae Bother ; Fisherman's Reel ; The Rose Of The North ; The River Cree ; City Of Belfast ; Mairi's Wedding     Interval    Seton's Ceilidh Band ; Lady Sophia Lindsay ; Your Other Right ; The Ship In Full Sail ; Fife Ness ; The Dream Catcher ; The Rakish Highlandman ; Jean Martin Of Aberdeen ; Miss Johnstone Of Ardrossan.   Extras: Norah ; Gang The Same Gate 


West Lothian Day School & Dance
West Lothian Branch is holding their Annual Day School and Dance on Saturday 24th March 2012 within Canon Hoban Hall, 34 West Main Street, Broxburn EH52 5RJ from 3pm - 5.30pm for the Class (Teacher Jimmy Hill), 5.45pm High Tea then the Dance from 7pm - 10pm with Music from Lindsay Weir’s Band. Tickets for the class £4 , High Tea £5 and Dance £7  are available from Mrs Kaoru Boode 01506 207 268.

Programme:  Espie McNab ; Cramond Bridge ; The Braes of Breadalbane ; The Honey Pot ; Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan ; A Medley for Kirsty    Interval    The Royal Deeside Railway ; From Scotia’s Shores We’re Noo Awa’ ; The Hazel Tree ; The Earl of Mansfield ; The Minister on the Loch ; The White Heather Jig .  Extras:- C’est L’Amour ; The Dream Catcher ; Duke of Perth.


Aberfoyle Dance
The Aberfoyle Club is holding their Annual Dance on Wednesday 28th March 2012 within Gartmore Village Hall (next to the Black Bull Hotel) FK8 3RW from 7.30pm -  with Music from Marian Anderson’s Band. Tickets for the dance cost £6 (incl. supper) and are available at the Door.  All Dances briefly recapped.

Programme:  Happy Returns ; The Zoologist ; Mary Hamilton ; Carleton Jig ; Father Connelly’s Jig ; Inverneill House ; Bonnie Tree ; Nottingham Lace ; Seton’s Ceilidh Band   Interval & Raffle   Weekends in Oban ; The Inimitable Derek ; Heather Dewar ; Brecon in March ; Old Nick’s Lumber Room ; The Black Mountain Reel ; Irene Bennett’s Strathspey ; Peat Fire Flame ; The Laird of Milton’s Daughter. 


Dufftown Dances
The Spring Scottish Country Dance is being held on Friday 6th April 2012 within The Memorial Hall, Dufftown  AB55 4AY from 8pm - 12mn  with Music from Ian Muir’s Band. Tickets for the dance are available at the door.  Contact is Gary Coull 01542 888 471.

Programme:   t.b.a.

This will be followed on Saturday 7th April by an Old Time Dance at 7.30pm - 11.30 with Music by Ian Cruickshanks Band.  Tickets at the Door.

 

This is the 60th Anniversary Year of the Club and they will be holding a special three day Celebration on 5th, 6th and 7th October 2012.  Colin Dewar’s Band will be playing on all three days.  Friday 5th is Country Dancing, Saturday 6th Old Time Dancing and Sunday 7th there will be a mix of both from 2pm - 6pm.


Lochwinnoch Dance
The Lochwinnoch Club is holding a Charity Dance in Aid of St Vincent’s Hospice on Friday 13th April 2012 within The McKillop Institute, Lochwinnoch  PA12 4AJ from 7.30pm -  11pm with Music from The Ian Muir Sound. Tickets for the dance cost £8 (incl. supper) and are available from Gill Reynolds 01505 842 629.

Programme:  St Andrews Fair ; City Of Stirling Reel ; The Silver City ; The Flight Of The Falcon ; Swiss Lassie ; Kinfauns Castle ; Links With St Petersburg ; The Iona Cross    Interval & Supper     Old Nick’s Lumber Room ; Inverneill House ; From Scotia’s Shores We’re Noo Awa’ ; Friday The 13th (32 bar J – crib on ticket) : Australian Ladies :St Ninian’s Strathspey ; Oh Whistle And I’ll Come Tae Ye, My Lad ;The Secret Garden ; The Deil Amang The Tailors.


Alva Dance
Clackmannanshire Branch is holding their Annual Dance on Saturday 14th April 2012 within The Cochrane Hall, Alva, from 7pm - 11.30pm  with Music from Jim Lindsay’s Band. Tickets for the dance cost £15 (incl. 2 course meal) and are available from Lesley Ross 01324 559 793.  Ticket applications by 2nd April please.

Programme:   Meal - The Grand March ; Liquid Assets ; Mrs MacLeod ; Sands of Morar ; The Brisk Young Lad ; Starlight ; The Daffodil ; Rothesay Rant ; Up and Down Ben Nevis ; Reel of the Royal Scots     Interval     The Black Bear ; Father Connelly’s Jig ; Lady Peak’s Strathspey ; The Earl of Mansfield ; Muirland Willie ; The Dream Catcher ; Sueno’s Stone ; Jennifer’s Jig ; Deil Amang the Tailors.


Glasgow Dance
The Merrylea Club is holding their Annual Dance on Thursday 19th April  2012 within Merrylea Church Hall, 80 Merrylee Road, Glasgow G43 from 7.30pm -  with Music from John Renton’s Band. Tickets for the dance cost £7 (incl. supper) and are available from Irene Harper 0141 571 7132.

Programme:  Joie De Vivre ; A Spot Of Bother ; The Moray Rant ; Dunkeld House ; A Reel For Alice ; Cullen Skink ; The Dragonfly ; Blooms Of Bon Accord    Supper     Seton’s Ceilidh Band ; The Falls Of Rogie ; St. Columba’s Strathspey ; Auchinellan Jig ; Bratach Bana ; Compliments To The Lawsons ; St. Mark’s Celebration Jig ; The Irish Rover.


Comrie Dance
The Comrie Club is holding a their Annual Dance on Saturday 5th May 2012 within the White Church, Comrie, PH6 2LJ from 7.30pm with Music from Nicol McLaren’s Band. Tickets for the dance cost £6 (incl. supper) and are available  at the door.  Contact is Wendy Duthie 01764 679 717  Please bring a cup for the supper..

Programme:   The Deil Amang the Tailors; The Frisky; Miss Gibson's Strathspey; Blooms of Bon Accord; The Duke of Atholl's Reel; Balmoral Strathspey; Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan; Joe MacDiarmid's Jig; Duke of Perth      Interval     Liquid Assets; Maxwell's Rant; Seann Truibhas Willichan; Jennifer's Jig; The Piper & the Penguin; Letham Ladies; The Laird of Milton's Daughter; Seton's Ceilidh Band; Mairi's Wedding.


Beauly Dance
The Beauly Club is holding their Annual Dance Weekend on Friday 11th May & Saturday 12th May  2012 within the Phipps Hall, Main Road, Beauly. Country Dancing on the Friday night from 8pm and Old Time Dancing on the Saturday from 7.30pm with Music from Marian Anderson’s Band on both nights. Tickets on sale at the door.  Further information from Frances Grant 01463 782 496.

Programme:   Friday’s Country Dance programme - t.b.a.


Tarbert, Loch Fyne, Dance
Tarbert Loch Fyne Club is holding a their Annual Dance on Saturday 12th May 2012 within Tarbert Village Hall, Campbeltown Road, Tarbert,  PA29 6TX from 7.30pm - 11.30pm with Music from Ian Muir’s Band. Tickets for the dance cost £10 (incl. supper) Spectators £5 and are available from Rosemary MacKellar 01880 820 304.

Programme:  Tribute to the Borders ; Montgomeries’ Rant ; C’est L’Amour (The Flirt) ; Butterscotch & Honey ; Bratach Bana ; The Laird of Milton’s Daughter ; The Dreamcatcher ; The Diamond Couple ; Irish Rover    Finger Buffet     Scott Meikle ; Pelorus Jack ; The Duchess Tree ; The Sailor ; Deil Amang the Tailors ; Postie’s Jig ; Margaret Parker’s Strathspey ; Mairi’s Wedding ; Tarbert Fair.  Extras:-  Reel of the Royal Scots ; Duke of Perth.


Dingwall Rally
The next Rally will be on Saturday 9th June 2012 within Strathpeffer Community Centre IV14 9AG from 7.30pm with Frank Thomson’s Band. Then another on 20th October 2012 with Frank Thomson’s Band and also 8th June 2013 with Lindsay Weir’s Band. Cribs for dances are available on the Inverness Branch website.


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