Dunoon Barn Dance / Dumbarton's Drums / Bonnie Dundee / The Glasgow Highlanders
Bobby MacLeod's Highland Dance Band
- Artist
- Bobby MacLeod's Highland Dance Band
- Label
- Beltona
- Catalog number
- SEP.15
- Format
- 7" · 45 RPM · EP · Mono
- Country
- UK
- Released
- 1955
- Genre
- Folk, World, & Country
What’s on it
Dunoon Barn Dance / Dumbarton's Drums / Bonnie Dundee / The Glasgow Highlanders has 4 tracks.
- A1Dunoon Barn Dance
- A2Dumbarton's Drums
- B1Bonnie Dundee
- B2The Glasgow Highlanders
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Where it came from
Released in 1955 on the Beltona label, this extended play record captures the quintessential sound of mid-century Scottish dance music. It was produced during a period when Highland dance bands were a staple of social life across Scotland, providing the rhythmic foundation for ceilidhs and formal dances. The release serves as a snapshot of the traditional repertoire popularized by Bobby MacLeod, a key figure in the modernization and broadcast of Scottish dance music during the post-war era.
The record features Bobby MacLeod's Highland Dance Band, a group highly regarded for their precision and adherence to the strict tempo requirements of Scottish country dancing. The selection of tunes, including 'Dumbarton's Drums' and 'Bonnie Dundee', reflects the band's focus on preserving heritage while utilizing the recording standards of the Beltona label, which was instrumental in documenting Scottish folk and dance traditions for a wider domestic and diaspora audience.
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