Dance: The Buchan Eightsome Reel

Also known as »The Buxom Eightsome« (unofficial), »The Aching Buttsome« (unofficial)

400-bar Reel
4 couples
Set shape: Square
Progression: set

Devised by:

(unknown)

Formations:

Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
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

Published in:

Book 21 [8] *
Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [32]
99 More Scottish Country Dances [8]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [21]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [20]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [27]

Recommended Music:

Timour the Tartar (James M Hunter)
The Wind that Shakes the Barley ((traditional))

Recordings (6): Show tunes

Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 2 (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 33.5]
Book 21. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 34.9]
Scottish Dance Time Vol 2 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 5 [pace 33.4]
The Kilt is my Delight (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 9 [pace 34.2]
Scottish Country Dances Volume 2 (Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5
Dances Frae the North, Vols 1, 2 & 3 (The Commonwealth Ceilidh Band), track 4 [pace 34.7]

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