Dance: The Hollin Buss

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

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.

Steps:

Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 24 [8] *
Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24 [25]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [67]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [64]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [81]

Full description:

http://www.javastandrewsociety.com/Scottish%20Country%20Dances/hollinbuss.htm

Recommended Music:

Farewell to the Tay ((traditional))

Recordings (18): Show tunes

Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 1 (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 35.6]
Scottish Collection: Dance Music (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 35.6]
The Shores of Loch Alvie (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1
Highland Airs (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 35.5]
Scottish Country Dancing (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 35.5]
Music for Scottish Country Dancing (BBC Band (Archie Duncan et al)), track 3 [pace 33.5]
Farewell to the Tay (Jim Berry and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.5]
Scottish Jigs and Reels for Children (Robin Ellis and his Band), track 8
The Scottish Sound of the Bill Hendry Band (Bill Hendry), track 5
Scottish Dance Time Vol 5 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 4 [pace 32.5]
Dances of Scotland Volume 3 (Olympians Scottish Dance Band), track 9
Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 1
Down South (Charlie Jemmett and His Band), track 4 [pace 33.5]
Jigtime (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 7
On Stage With..., Volume 2 (The Thistle Band), track 7
Book 24, Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 8 [pace 35.9]
Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band (Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band), track 13
Welcome to Tayside (The Maple Leaf Scottish Dance Band), track 6

Crib

Additional information

There has been, at various times, lots of controversy on the Strathspey list as to what the name of this dance means. One school of thought considers it a variation of »The Holly Bush«, while another refers to a type of traditional fishing vessel called a »buss« which was originally of Dutch design, hence »The Holland Buss«.

Read up on this here, here, here, here, here (especially), and here (also very interesting). A more recent posting dealing with the issue is this.

Search the Strathspey Archive for information on The Hollin Buss

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