Dance: The Road To Mallaig

32-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

Jack Frodsham

Formations:

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
Chase (CHASE)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
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:

Strathspey travel
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 36 (Frae A' The Airts, Vol 1) [2] *
Pocket: Books 36,37,38 [2]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [137]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [126]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [162]

Recommended Music:

Canty Jeanie Munro (James Scott Skinner)

Recordings (2): Show tunes

Book 36. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 1 (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 62.5]
Book 36. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 1 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 2 [pace 66.5]

Crib

Search the Strathspey Archive for information on The Road To Mallaig

Important Public Service Announcement

The entry for this dance has not yet been verified against the original publication, Book 36 (Frae A' The Airts, Vol 1). If you have access to this publication, please consider cross-checking the information given here and submitting a correction if necessary, either using the link below or by direct e-mail to Alan Paterson.

Submit a comment or correction to the database maintainer (for improving the database, not for direct publication here)