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Young at Heart
8 x 32 Jig
Two tunes by the young accordionist & bandleader Nicky McMichan
open this set for a steady start to the CD
September In Skye
3 x 32 Strathspey
Marian’s tune for the dance deviser is followed by One for the Road
(Gordon Shand) and the set finishes with another Marian Anderson
tune, A Dancer’s Dream
Farewell to Portrush
8 x 32 Jig
3 of Marian’s compositions are teamed with the traditional Willie
Walsh’s Jig to complete these tunes which seem to speak of steam
train journeys.
The Wardrobe
8 x 32 Reel
Set in Roosendaal
2x32 Strathspey + 2x32 Jig
The talents of Nicky McMichan shine again here with all four tunes by
him - two traditional style strathspeys followed by two jaunty jigs
Rainbow’s End
8 x 32 Reel
Two more new tunes from Marian
The Orchards of Armagh
3 x 32 Strathspey
Three beautiful airs - will this track rival City of Belfast from 10 years
ago?
A Glint in the Eye
4 x 32 Jig (2 chords)
Snow in Summer
8 x 32 Strathspey
Marian composed the named tune and teamed it with three from
Muriel Johnstone
Platinum Skies
8 x 32 Reel
2nd tune is John Renton’s Iain Peterson
Comber Car Park
3 x 32 Strathspey
Two more tunes from Marian (including her Farewell to Benbecula)
follow Jack’s Humour by Chris Dewhurst
Bunker Hill
4 x 48 Jig
John Campbell devised the dance and composed the lead tune,
followed here by tunes from Ian Muir, Marie Fielding & Gordon Shand
The Lonely Honeybee
8 x 32 Reel
Lesser known composers contribute to this track - Steven Carcary,
Fergie MacDonald, Stuart Robertson & Addie Harper Jr.
Humours of California
8 x 32 Strathspey
Whilst the name tune is traditional, the dance was devised by John
Wilkinson and dedicated to Marian & Max for their wedding in 2015,
very appropriately as they live in the village of California near Falkirk
Love Life to the Max
4 x 32 Waltz
Marian’s wedding gift to Max, played for the first time at their
wedding party. Belfast Branch feel very honoured to have been given
this for their CD
Track listing
In 2006 as RSCDS Belfast Branch was celebrating their Diamond Jubilee, they organised a competition to
devise dances, with the winning dance being “City of Belfast” by Lucy Mulholland.
Ten years later, as the Branch celebrate their 70
th
Anniversary with a Gala Evening on December 3
rd
2016
in the magnificent surroundings of the Titanic Suite, Belfast, they have produced another Book and
accompanying CD by Marian Anderson’s Scottish Dance Band, set to rival their Diamond Collection.
There are 14 new dances (4 jigs, 4 reels, 5 strathspeys and a medley) by 10 different devisers, with a
very special waltz to finish the CD. The sheet music for all the original lead tunes is printed in the book.
All tracks are played at a steady pace.
The current recording line-up for the Band is Marian Anderson (accordion), Graham Bell (2nd accordion),
Marie Fielding (fiddle), Isobelle Hodgson (piano & bass) & Max Ketchin (drums).
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