Dance: The Silver Tassie

Also known as »A Filthy Lassie« (unofficial)

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

Devised by:

John Drewry (1966)

Formations:

Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
Rondel (RONDEL)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
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
Strathspey setting

Published in:

Bon Accord Book of Scottish Country Dances [11] *
Scottish Country Dance Leaflets [1]
Pocket: Books 32,Leaflets [9]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [148]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [139]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [176]

Full description:

http://members.aol.com/ParadiseMO/HM3goldenoldies.html#tassie

Recommended Music:

Lady Charlotte Campbell (strathspey) (Robert Macintosh)

Recordings (13): Show tunes

Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances 1987 (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 60.8]
Music for Leaflet Dances Vol. 1 (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5 [pace 60.8]
Scottish Reflections (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 60.8]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 5 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 63.4]
Special Requests Volume 2 (The Colin Dewar Quartet), track 5 [pace 62.8]
Alastair Hunter and the Lorne Scottish Dance Band (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band), track 3
On Stage With..., Volume 3 (The Thistle Band), track 8
Northern Jubilee (Bobby Frew Trio), track 7 [pace 63.2]
Something to Celebrate (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 4
Authentic Scottish Dancing Music (McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band), track 7 [pace 59.0]
Scottish Country Dancing (McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band), track 7 [pace 59.0]
Scotch Mist (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 3
12th Night Ball 2001 (Acoustic Tuna), track 15 [pace 60.9]

Crib

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