Andy bows out...

Andy Ross has hanging up his microphone after more than 30 years so this is the Scottish music swan song, so to speak. Here is his final selection but the good news is that the ceilidh slot will continue. See footnote...

IAIN MacPHAIL & HIS S.D. BAND (Bratach bana, Corn rigs, Hopeful lover, etc.)
ARGO CAMERON (Grannie's Heilan' Hame)
FOCHABERS FIDDLERS FRONT LINE (Waiting for the Federals)
JOE GORDON & SALLY LOGAN (A mother's love's a blessing)
JIM JOHNSTONE & HIS S.D.BAND (The sailor's wife, Davie's burn, Stoneypath Tower)
ISHBEL MacASKILL (An ataireachd aird) (The eternal song of the sea)
SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA (The Heroes of Longhope)
IAN MIDDLETON (The humble tattie)
WILL STARR (The cuckoo waltz)
MOIRA KERR (Crofter's ceilidh)
IAN CRUICKSHANKS & HIS BAND (Listen to the band)
DA FUSTRA (Goutram the Dane 1994, Trip to Bute)
GORDON PATTULLO (The furrow's end)
ANDY STEWART (The rumour)
JIM MacKAY'S DANCE BAND (Dancing leaves)
CALEDONIAN S & R SOCIETY (Looking for a partner, Andy Ross Twostep)
TOM LAURIE (Scotland's story)
KIRK JAMES (A true Scotsman)
SIR JIMMY SHAND MBE & HIS BAND (Welcome Christmas Morning)
ISLA GRANT (The day that Christ was born)
LONE STAR PIPERS (The First Noel)
JIM MacLEOD (Christmas in Dornie)
ALEXANDER BROTHERS (Sleigh ride)
ANN WILLIAMSON (Santa Claus is coming to town)
GARIOCH BLEND (Jingle bells, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer)
FRANK KELLY (Christmas countdown)
FIONA J. MacKENZIE (Seall thall tighinn bhon Ear)(Look, coming from the East)
JOHN CARMICHAEL BAND (Mary's Boy Child)
ALISTAIR McDONALD (The wee Christmas bus)
MANSON GRANT & THE DYNAMOS (The Christmas polka)
JIM LINDSAY & HIS BAND (When Santa got stuck up the chimney, etc.)
FOSTER & ALLEN (An old Christmas card)
TOMMY SCOTT (White Christmas)
RONNIE ROSS (Merry Christmas everyone)
SIR HARRY LAUDER (Keep right on to the end of the road)
ADDIE HARPER TRIO (Precious Memories)

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That's it then - very many thanks for listening to my ceilidhs and also thanks
to all who have sent me good wishes for my retirement.
My friend John (The Prof) Matheson is taking over and continuing with a
similar type of ceilidh. To contact him his E mail address is john.theprof@aol.com
The show will be called HIGHLAND FLING and starting around 6th January and
two weekly thereafter can be heard on Welcome to "The Sounds of Scotland" Show



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