Dance: Dumbarton Drums

32-bar Reel
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

Thomas (19C) Wilson (1816)

Formations:

Reel of three - on sides (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)

Steps:

Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque

Published in:

Book 5 [2] *
Pocket: Books 4,5,6 [14]
101 Scottish Country Dances [25]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [42]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [40]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [53]

Recommended Music:

Dumbarton's Drums ((traditional))
O'er the Hills and Far Away ((traditional))

Recordings (10): Show tunes

Book 5. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.2]
The Bobby Brown Collection (Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent), track 22 [pace 33.6]
Tarry a While (Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent), track 5 [pace 33.6]
Favourite Scottish Dances #5 (George B Stirrat), track 2
Bobby MacLeod's Highland Dance Band (Bobby MacLeod and his Band), track 4
Scottish Dance-Along (Bobby MacLeod and his Band), track 1
Heather Medley Scottish Country Dancing (Jim Johnstone and his Band), track 11
Scottish Dances (The Alastair Downie Band), track 4 [pace 35.0]
Scottish Collection: Music of the Glens (Ian Anderson's Scottish Country Dance Band), track 10 [pace 37.5]
In a Different Light (Craig McCallum's Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 33.8]

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