Dance: The Montgomeries' Rant

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

Devised by:
Castle Menzies (18C) (1749)
Formations:
Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
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:
Pas-de-Basque
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Featured in:
J.C. Ball 2009
Published in:
Book 10 [1] *
Pocket: Books 10,11,12 [1]
Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances [7]
101 Scottish Country Dances [73]
Scottish Reels are Fun [42]
Collins Pocket Reference [149]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [111]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [105]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [132]
Full description:
http://members.aol.com/ParadiseMO/HM3goldenoldies.html#montgomery
Recommended Music:
Lady Montgomerie (Earl of Eglintoun)
Lord Eglintoune ((traditional))
Recordings (29): Show tunes
Caledonian Muse (Terpsichore), track 11 [pace 35.1]
Memories of Scottish Weekend (Scottish Weekend Ensemble), track 12 [pace 35.8]  [has sample]
Music for Fifteen Dances (Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 13 [pace 34.6]
Tweedside (Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 34.6]
Invitation to a Scottish Dance (John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 35.0]
None So Pretty (Berkeley Scottish Players), track 8 [pace 33.1]
Dance to the Pipes (Bill Clement), track 12 [pace 34.1]
Honour the Piper (Bill Clement), track 5 [pace 34.1]
Scottish Dance Time Vol 1 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 4 [pace 34.4]  [has sample]
Book 10. (Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 36.9]
Encore (The Craigellachie Band), track 8 [pace 33.1]
The Canadian West Coast Sound (Schiehallion SCD Band), track 11
Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead (Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band), track 7
Awa' Frae Hame (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 5
Scottish Ramble (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 5
On Stage With..., Volume 2 (The Thistle Band), track 9
The World of Scottish Dance (Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 37.4]
Dancing Live (The Muriel Johnstone Trio), track 15 [pace 35.6]  [has sample]
Come Home to Scotland (Max Houliston and his Scottish Band), track 1
Ken and Friends (Ken Slaven and others), track 5 [pace 33.9]
Play the St. Andrew's Ball (Ron Kerr and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.0]
Special Requests Volume 4 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 9 [pace 35.2]  [has sample]
I Love Scottish Country Dance Music (Bobby Murray), track 4 [pace 35.0]
Celtic Fire in the Music (Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent), track 12 [pace 35.6]
Book 10. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1
The Original Lindsay Ross (Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 35.0]
Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 2 (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 34.1]
Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 34.1]
Scottish Collection: Dance Music (Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 35.0]

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Crib

1-81C cross RH | cast off (2C up) ; cross LH | cast L (W up, M down)
9-162C+1W &1M+3C RSh Reels3 across
17-241C NHJ set to 2W (swivel ½ inwards), set to 3M (veer L together), set to 3W (swivel ½ inwards), set to 2M (into 1M face up and 1W down)
25-32Reels3{6} on the sides, RSh to 2cnr | 1C cross RH to 2pl
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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