Dance: The Newmain Jig

32-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

Alec Hay (1968)

Published in:

Twelve SCD (Book 6) [6] *

Recordings (15): Show tunes

The Legendary Jimmy Shand (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 9 [pace 35.2]
The Legendary Jimmy Shand (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 11 [pace 35.2]
Selected Scottish Country Dances (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 2
Come Scottish Country Dancing (The Deirdre Adamson Quartet), track 7 [pace 36.8]
Let's Dance Again. Volume 2 (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 34.8]
Steppin' Out (John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie), track 1 [pace 37.8]
Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band (Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4
John Ellis (John Ellis and his Highland Country Band), track 2
Let's All Go Scottish Country Dancing (McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band), track 3 [pace 33.5]
Scottish Country Dancing (McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band), track 14 [pace 33.5]
Night Owls (The Craigowl Scottish Dance Band), track 15
Book 23. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances (Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 37.0]
Heather Medley Scottish Country Dancing (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 16 [pace 33.1]
Take the Floor (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 8 [pace 33.1]
Meet the Olympians (Olympians Scottish Dance Band), track 2

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