Dance: The Barmkin

88-bar Reel
4 couples
Set shape: Square

Devised by:

Roy Goldring

Formations:

Chase (CHASE)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
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
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

24 Graded and Social Dances [3] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [14]

Recommended Music:

The Landlady of the Inver Inn (Niel Gow)

Recordings (5): Show tunes

Lorne Choice (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 7
Barmkin. The Dancing Years & other Leeds' Branch Dances (Muriel Johnstone's Band), track 1
Live in Moffat (Willie McRoberts), track 10
Favourite SCDs Vol. 3 Teacher's Choice (Irvine Valley SCD Band), track 8
Caledonian Muse (Terpsichore), track 13 [pace 38.2]

Crib

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