Dance I'll gang nae mair tae yon Toon 3045
Strathspey · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Unknown (1825)
- Intensity
- 880 800 888 888 880 = 73% (1 turn), 55% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
- Poussette - half (POUSS;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 15 [2]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [27]
- Pocket: Books 13,14,15 [26]
- 99 More Scottish Country Dances [29]
- Analysis of the London Ballroom
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [84] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [69] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [66] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
I'll Gang Nae Mair Tae Yon Town
I’ll gang nae mair tae yon town,
O, never a’ my life again;
I’ll ne’er gae back tae yon town
To seek anither wife again.
These are the old words to a tune which appeared in Robert Bremner’s Scots Reels (1757), iin James Oswald’s Caledonian Pocket Companion (1759), and in James Aird’s First Book (circa 1784).
Robert Burns used this widely-known song as the basis for two poems and both were published in James Johnson’s The Scots Musical Museum, Volume 5.
The first, “I’ll Ay Ca’ in by Yon Town”, was written by Burns for his wife, Jean Armour (1767–1834), whom he at long last married in 1788.
In regard to the second, “O Wat Ye Wha’s in Yon Town”, Stenhouse said: “Both of the songs were composed in honour of ‘His Jean’, afterwards Mrs Burns.” This is not entirely true for the second song was written for Jean Lorimer, a friend of Burns for nearly all of his life and whom Burns called “Chloris”. Described by the poet as “one of the finest women in Scotland”, he wrote at least twenty-four songs in her honour. Typical of Burns, he changed the name “Jean”, which occurs several times in the song, to “Lucy” and sent a copy of “O Wat Ye Wha’s in Yon Town” to Lucy Johnstone Oswald, a distinguished amateur composer, a celebrated beauty and Burns’ “imcomparable woman” who was married to Richard Oswald of Auchincruive.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I'll gang Nae Mair tae yon Toon | Fiddlers Three Plus Two | Book 14/15. Music for Scottish Country Dances (2) | MC | 1 | S40 8 | 10:28 | 62.8 | |
| I'll Gang Nae Mair tae Yon Toon | Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 15 | CD | 2 | S40 8 | 10:15 | 61.5 |
I'll gang nae mair tae yon Toon 3/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c+2c RHA, LHA
- 9–
- 1c lead down the middle {3}for 3 steps, up {3}, turn once (can be RH or BH) round (to 1pl)
- 17–
- 1c+2c+3c G-Chain (1c crosses)
- 25–
- 1c+2c+3c set, cross RH, set, cross RH
- 33–
- 1c+2c set twice, advancing for ; ½ Poussette (the diagram shows a start on the centre line, not on the diagonal)
I'll gang nae mair tae yon Toon 3/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s+2s dance RH across & LH across back to places
- 9-16
- 1s lead down for 3 steps, back to top & turn RH
- 17-24
- 1s+2s+3s dance the Grand Chain
- 25-32
- 1s+2s+3s set, cross RH, set & cross back RH
- 33-40
- 1s+2s set twice & dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2013-02-14 (Zoltán Gräff)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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Added on: 2013-02-15 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Book 15 | Ward Fleri | Jan. 18, 2022, 8:59 p.m. | |
| 19 10 16 Torquay Wednesday | 2019-10-16 | Chris & Lee Pratt | Sept. 14, 2019, 10:53 p.m. |
| 6th Frankfurt Spring Ball 1974 | 1974-05-04 | Anselm Lingnau | Feb. 6, 2024, 2:34 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 2003-2004 | 2003-12-31 | Andy Peterson | April 1, 2018, 11:11 p.m. |
| New NY Dance List - 2020-21 | 2020-01-25 | Peter Price | Feb. 21, 2020, 1:47 a.m. |
