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The Sunday Class
RSCDS SHEFFIELD BRANCH DIAMOND JUBILEE  The Third Sheaf Collection 
For this CD (as for the Leeds Golden Collection in 2014) the band line-up is Neil Barron (lead accordion), Alasdair MacLeod (2 nd  accordion), Marie Fielding (fiddle), Dennis Morrison (piano), Gordon Smith (drums), and Bill Craib (double bass). There are 12 tracks for the dances from The Third Sheaf Collection book (available for sale separately) in the same order as the book, i.e alphabetical, which means that the CD starts with 2 strathspeys followed by 3 reels, and also finishes with a strathspey. There are two jigs and two medleys and three of the reels are 8 x 40 bars, with the remaining dances being 3, 4, 5 or 8 x 32 bars in length. There are a large number of traditional tunes, 4 of Neil’s own tunes, several by Angus Fitchet and a range of other well-known composers are represented here.
Cream Tea 3 x 32 Strathspey The Damflask Strathspey 3 x 32 Strathspey Memories of Andrew Rankine is followed by two Jim Johnstone tunes - Mrs Rae Wallace and Stewart & Kathleen Walker Failte gu Alba 8 x 40 Reel Brave Boris the Bold begins this driving reel which continues with 7 traditional tunes including Scotland the Brave which sneaks in again at the end! The Hope Valley Reel 8 x 40 Reel The Potter’s Wheel 4 x 32 Reel Chris Dewhurst’s Jane’s Whirly Reel starts this set which finishes with Neil’s own Luggin’ the Box   Sheffield Castle (S2x32)+(R2x32) Medley This track has two chords ... Silverdale Strathspey 4 x 32 Strathspey ... as has this
Swings and Roundabouts 4 x (S32+J32) Medley Four traditional tunes and finishing with The Famous Baravan Swirling and Twirling Leaves 8 x 32 Jig Neil’s opening tune is The Capon Tree Toddle wi’ Joy 8 x 40 Reel Dere Street (Neil Barron) is followed by tunes by Jim MacLeod, Jim Johnstone and Ronnie Cooper. Wake Up Ones 5 x 32 Jig Jimmy Shand’s Dalrymple Jig is followed David Cunningham (Snr)’s tune for his son, then Doreen and Roy Goldring’s Jig by Neil and finally John Renton’s Dave Provan’s Fancy The Winter Garden 8 x 32 Strathspey Another David Cunningham tune begins this strathspey set which also includes the only James Scott Skinner tune on this CD, Castle Spynie 
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