Band Swing is designed to be especially 'user friendly' to musicians playing in folk dance bands, and tunes have been written out in a straight forward way. On pages labelled as Reels, Polkas, Jigs, Hornpipes or Waltzes, individual tunes can be played from top to bottom as a sequence of similar tunes. In the Specials section, if more than one tune is shown for a dance, the tunes have been specially chosen to be played in a sequence.

Some of the tunes in this book have easier arrangements printed on the opposite page, these make it easier for less experienced musicians to contribute to the sound of the band and to play at normal band tempo.
Callers and dancers like tunes to be phrased. In a 32 bar tune it is important to have definite phrasing (a pause) after 8 bars, otherwise it is difficult for callers to fit the dance to the tune. In a similar way, I like to give some phrasing, though not so pronounced, at 4 bar intervals too. A tune which is just a series of notes for 32 bars can be great to listen to, but may be difficult to call and dance to. I have therefore, tried to keep the arrangements uncluttered.
Pete Mac

Band Swing : Pete Mac

Adam Buchan's Follow On
After the Ball
Aiken Drum
Alabama Jubilee
Athol Highlanders
Aunt Hessie's White Horse
Belfast Polka, The
Belle of the Ball'
Bonnie Lass that didna Marry Me
Boys of Biuehill, The
Boys of Wexford
Caddam Wood
Captain Pugwash
Captain White
Chinese Breakdown
Click go the Shears
Codlins and Cream
Columbus Stockade Blues
Coming Round the Mountain
Crooked Stove Pipe
Daisy Daisy
Dark Girl Dressed in Blue
Dashing White Sergeant
Dingle Regatta
Director's Chair
Dorset Four-hand Reel
Double Quadrille
Drops of Brandy
Eye Level
Farmer's Jamboree Planxty Irwin
Ragtime Annie
Fisherman, The
Foxhunter's Jig
Frankie and Johnny
Girl with the Blue Dress On,
Glenamaddy
Grandfather's Clock
Harvest Home

Hebridean Waters
Home on the Range
HotPunch^
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
Hundred Pipers
I'll be your Sweetheart
Jenny Lind
Job Lot
John Ryan's Polka
Jolly Coppersmith
iJohnny Lad
Joys of Quebec
Jumping Cactus
Kelly. the Boy from Killane
La Russe
Leaving of Liverpool, The
Let Him Go, Let Him Tarry
Levi Jackson Rag
Little Burnt Potato Lord of the Dance
Mackerel for Tea
Major Mackie's Jig
Man who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo, The
Marmaduke's Hornpipe
Marquis of Lome, The
McQuillen's Squeezebox
Miss Campbell of Saddle
My Lodging's on the Cold, Cold
My Love She's but a Lassie Yet!
My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing
Nancy's Fancy
Navvie on the Line
New Rigged Ship
New Shetland Boston
Nicole of Nancy
No Man's Jig
Oban Bay
Oh Johnny!
Old Steamer, The

Old Towler
Oyster Girl
Peacock Rag
Peat Fire Flame
Perfect Cure, The
Pete's Peerie Boat
Phillibelula all the Way
Rare Bog Ray Horrick's Reel
Redwing
Rope Waltz, The
Royal Albert
Salmon Tails up the Water
Scotland the Brave
Sean South
Silver and Gold
Silver Demon, The
Soldiers' Joy
Spaceman, The
Speed the Plough
Sproats of Bernie Boozle
Sweets of May
Tavern in the Town
Three Sea Captains
Titanic, The
Turkey in the Straw
Ullapool
Uncle Bernard's
Up Jumped the Devil
Waltzing Matilda
Weaver and his Wife, The
When Daylight Shines
Whose? Jig
Willafjord
Winkie Reel, The
Year End Two-step
Yellow Rose of Texas