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Stacey Stewart - The Dancefloor Sloped

from The Skye & Lochalsh Community Album Project by Louis Barabbas

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A song inspired by a woman's account of ceilidh dances in the 1950s, particularly how the old hall at Breakish had a floor that sloped slightly. Recorded by local musicians as part of the Culture Collective project funded by Creative Scotland and co-ordinated by local events charity SEALL. Profits from album sales go to Alzheimer Scotland.
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lyrics

It’s been more years than I care to count
Don’t ask me for the exact amount
I remember this place was renowned
As the top dance hall in the south of the island

Twice a week I’d walk up the coast
Sometimes get a lift with the post
Those were the days I loved the most
I had the best moves in the whole of the highlands

It’s changed a lot and barely at all
The room felt so much bigger then or I felt small
But the main thing I recall about the old hall
Is that…

The dance floor sloped ever so slightly
The boys all hoped we’d lean further in
My fella he stroked my sleeve so lightly
And on the way home we were soaked to the skin

Inside they served us tea from an urn
Our mothers would all serve it in turn
But it wasn’t long before I would learn
Of the hidden whisky bottles and that forbidden taste

Back then the roof was made out of tin
You could barely hear the band for the din
Of the rain beating down trying to get in
But it could never beat the beating of my heart as it raced

I’ve changed a lot and barely at all
I felt so much bigger then but now feel small
But the main thing I recall now I’m back in the hall
Is…

The dance floor sloped ever so slightly
The boys all hoped we’d lean further in
My fella he stroked my sleeve so lightly
We all ended up in a heap at the end

So many years
Yet no time at all
The tales are still tall
Though I stoop a little now

But then the dance floor sloped ever so slightly
The boys all hoped we’d lean further in
My fella he stroked my sleeve so lightly
We all ended up in a heap at the end

credits

from The Skye & Lochalsh Community Album Project, released August 4, 2023
Written by Louis Barabbas

Lead vocals: Stacey Stewart
Drums: Graeme Deas
Bass: Hector MacInnes
Guitar and synths: Louis Barabbas
Backing vocals: Sorcha Walker, Sue Zarod, Sarah C Williams, Angela Wallis, Tom Cleghorn, Paul Taylor, Diana Mackie, Alan Cleobury-Jones, Lorayne McLucas, Hannah Myers and Miriam Ascher

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Louis Barabbas is a writer, performer and firefighter, best known for caustic love songs and energetic stage shows.

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