Bill Black: Reels: ITCHY FINGERS/ WICKED WILLY/ DINKY'S REEL/ MISS JANE OF VIOLET BANK

Based in Perthshire, this is the fourth album on Springthyme from Bill Black and the band: Scottish dance music played with a rich style and a solid enthusiasm that has ensured the popularity of Bill and the band at ceilidhs and dances for over 30 years. The band are: Bill Black: button box; Kathryn Nicoll: fiddle; Niel Caul: piano accordion; Mabel Gray: piano; Robert McFadyen: drums.

The album includes dance sets for the Barn Dance, Polkas, Reels, St Bernard's Waltz, Postie's Jig and a Virginia Reel. Fiddler Kathryn Nicoll plays a superb slow air Fyvie Castle by Scott Skinner followed by a reel Mary Claire by the Canadian fiddle composer J. Holland.

This is a track from the album Bill Black Scottish Dance Band: <a href="http://www.springthyme.co.uk/1037/" target="_self">The Dawning</a>.

Bill Black: Itchy Fingers/ Wicked Willy &c

Springthyme is a record label dedicated to presenting Scotland's living tradition in song and music. Founded in 1974 by musician and singer Pete Shepheard, the label has introduced many fine singers, musicians to the world of recorded music. The very first album was recorded during the weekend traditional music festival held in Kinross in 1973 with musicians including Aly Bain and Tom Anderson and the Shetland Fiddlers and the first recording of ballad singer Stanley Robertson of Aberdeen. Other artistes on Springthyme include Jim Reid, The Foundry Bar Band, Ossian, Jock Duncan, Bill Black, Duncan Williamson, Lizzie Higgins, Jim Crawford, Tom Hughes, John Watt & Davey Stewart, Iain McLachlan and many more including a CD from Pete's own band Shepheard, Spiers & Watson. Springthyme has also issued recordings from their field recordings archive in cooperation with the Musical Traditions label.