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Also known as »The Knees of Baggy Trousers« (unofficial).

Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2341)

Devised by:

John Drewry (1975)

Formations:

Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
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:

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Published in:

The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances [2] *
Collins Pocket Reference [188]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [11]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [11]
The Reel [133]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [15]

Online Sources:

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

Recommended Music:

Forres Country Dance (Robert R Gourlay)

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In the note on the original dance instructions, John Drewry wrote:
Maggieknockater is a hamlet two miles North-east of Craigellachie. In a field there beside the road is a large sign – Maggieknockater Apiary – hence the title of this dance
Some years later, John noted that the apiary had closed and the sign had been removed.

Show all tunes

Name	Artist	Album	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
The Bees of Maggieknockater	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 3	1	J32 4	2:18	34.5
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Let's Dance Again...	5	J32 4	2:24	36.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band	Tae Gar Ye Loup	3	J32 4	2:23	35.8
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Caber Feidh	Caber Feidh	8	J32 4	2:12	33.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band	Strictly Scottish Volume Two	8	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Schiehallion SCD Band	The Vancouver Collection of Scottish Music	6	J32 4	2:17	34.2
The Bees of MaggieKnockater	Ian Cruickshanks and his Band	Nice to See You	13	J32 4	2:16	34.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 3	1	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Salute t' Scottish Dancing	4	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	The Scotsmen	Two More Couples Please	11	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Marian Anderson and her Band	The Fisherman's Reel	5	J32 4	2:24	36.0
The Bees of Maggieknockater	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3)	1	J32 4	2:28	37.0
Bees of Maggieknockater	Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra	Vancouver - 20th Anniversary	1	J32 4	2:27	36.8