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August 2018
RSCDS LEEDS BRANCH 50TH ANNIVERSARY
The Leeds Golden COLLECTION
Neil Barron formed his Scottish Dance Band in 1983 and, being based in Wetherby, is well known
to RSCDS Leeds Branch members. For this CD the band line-up is Neil Barron (lead accordion),
Alasdair MacLeod (2
nd
accordion), Marie Fielding (fiddle), Bill Craib (double bass), Dennis Morrison
(piano) and Gordon Smith (drums).
There are 12 dances from the Golden Collection book (available for sale separately) plus an
additional track for the dance South from Oban which was first published in RSCDS Leeds Branch
10
th
Anniversary Book. There are two 8 x 40 bar jigs and all the other dances are 3, 4 or 8 x 32 bars
in length. Most of the lead tunes are Neil’s own compositions followed by traditional arrangements
mixed with tunes by Skinner, Rankine et al, plus some from Neil’s contemporary composers such
as George Meikle, who composed the lead tune for Scarborough Castle.
This quality recording by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios makes for good listening even if
you don’t have the dance book or teach a class. Worth adding to any collection!
Charles Ogden’s Jig
8 x 32 Jig
Golden Arc
8 x 32 Reel
Shirley’s Strathspey
3 x 32 Strathspey
After Neil’s opening tune, Sicklinghall, enjoy James Scott Skinner’s
Tom Dey and Reith’s Clarionet
The Leccamore Jig
8 x 32 Jig
Neil’s Traveller’s Joy is followed by tunes by Rob Gordon, Lindsay
Ross and Jimmy Shand (Margaret Cook’s Fancy)
Jacqui Watson’s Strathspey
3 x 32 Strathspey
John Renton wrote the original tune, here matched seamlessly with
two from Andrew Rankine
All the Eights
8 x 32 Jig
Throopmuir Croft by Neil Barron leads here but is recognisable as a
‘standard’ from many recordings by others, as is Jim Johnstone’s
Baker’s Wood
A Twinkle in his Eye
4 x 32 Strathspey
Nifty Ninety
3 x 32 Reel
A ‘nifty’ reel to some great tunes, including Bobby Crowe’s
Balmullo House
Scarborough Castle
8 x 32 Strathspey
George Meikle’s title tune is followed by the traditional Mary
Morison, For A’ That & A’ That and My Only Jo an’ Dearie O.
The Cooper Children
8 x 40 Jig
Four
tunes
by
Neil
follow
the
traditional
Wee
Cooper
o’
Fife,
with
two
more
traditional
tunes
to
complete
the
set
-
another
useful
track for those ‘Cooper’ dances ...
Candyfloss
3 x 32 Strathspey
Jovial Jack
8 x 32 Reel
South from Oban
8 x 40 Jig
The named tune is by Nan Main and this final set also includes
the popular Major Mackie
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