Dance: Mairi's Wedding

Also known as »My He's Sweating« (unofficial)

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

Devised by:

James B Cosh (1959)

Formations:

Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
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
Slip-Step

Notes:

The alternate 'Mairi's Divorce' has been devised for the common variation of passing right shoulder when changing between the half-reels (against the express wishes of James Cosh).

Published in:

Twenty Two SCD and Two Others [4] *
Twenty Two SCD and One Other [4]
Twelve Scottish Country Dances [4]
Fifteen Scottish Country Dances [4]
Six Scottish Country Dances [5]
Dances Of An Island Clan [23]
Scottish Reels are Fun [38]
Collins Pocket Reference [224]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [98]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [94]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [117]

Recommended Music:

Mairi's Wedding ((traditional))

Recordings (30): Show tunes

Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 5 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 14 [pace 32.0]
Muckle Carfuffle (The Carfuffle Ceilidh Band), track 7 [pace 34.5]
Something Old - Something New (Frank Reid and his Band), track 4
Invitation to a Scottish Dance (John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 34.2]
Caber Feidh (Caber Feidh), track 7
Golden Hour of Scottish Dancing (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 8 [pace 32.4]
Scottish Dance Favourites (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 8 [pace 32.4]
Scottish Dance Party (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 4 [pace 32.4]
Scottish Dance Time Vol 3 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 5 [pace 33.4]
Scottish Dances (Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 35.8]
Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band (Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10
Scottish Favourites (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 3
Gates of Edinburgh (Blue Bonnets), track 4
Bow and Curtsy (Jim Dawson and his Scottish Country Dance Band), track 7 [pace 33.6]
Dancer's Choice (Charlie Jemmett and His Band), track 6
Scotland's Own Jimmy Shand (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 10 [pace 33.6]
A Scottish Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 12 [pace 33.6]
Step We Gaily (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 1 [pace 33.6]
Step in Time (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 35.0]
Special Requests Volume 3 (The Colin Dewar Quartet), track 12 [pace 36.3]
Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 2 (Frank Reid), track 6 [pace 32.8]
Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 2 (The Colin Dewar Quartet), track 12 [pace 35.1]
Ed Brydie and his Scottish Ramblers (Ed Brydie and his Band), track 2 [pace 32.4]
More Capital Reels (Auld Reekie), track 14 [pace 32.7]
Skip Change with Scotch Measure (Scotch Measure), track 7 [pace 34.8]
The Reel Party (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 34.0]
I Love Scottish Country Dance Music (Bobby Murray), track 7 [pace 34.5]
What You Hear is What You Get (Fred Moyes), track 4
Scottish Country Dances Vol 3 (The Ian Muir Sound), track 1
Dance, Sing and Rejoice (The Music Makars), track 2

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