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The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
| 1. | Seann Truibhas Willichan ... wrote: > > Another question. How should Seann Truibhas Willichan be pronounced? > > generally, "Shawn Troos Willikan" ... is pronounced "shawn". I've always wondered whether the mispronunciation of "Seann triubhas willichan" is due to the fact that English ... Message 4817 · Martin E. Mulligan · 11 September 1996 15:18:20 |
| 2. | Seann Truibhas Willichan > Another question. How should Seann Truibhas Willichan be pronounced? generally, "Shawn Troos Willikan" > What does it mean? Auld Willie's Trews (Old William's Trousers). The original tune is old, and oft ... Message 4803 · Joe Shelby · 10 September 1996 21:27:58 |
| 3. | Seann Truibhas Willichan Another question. How should Seann Truibhas Willichan be pronounced? What does it mean? Thanks, Irene van Maarseveen Pretoria, South Africa ivmaarse@csir.co.za Message 4802 · Irene van Maarseveen · 10 September 1996 18:21:36 |
| 4. | Seann Truibhas Willichan ... composed) by J. Scott Skinner, gives a tune >> called _De'il_Stick_the_Minister_ as `the original tune for Seann Truibhas'. > >This needs corrected -- I checked the book last night and the tune is >called ... Message 4841 · fiddler · 12 September 1996 11:16:13 |
| 5. | Seann Truibhas Willichan ... by J. Scott Skinner, gives a tune > called _De'il_Stick_the_Minister_ as `the original tune for Seann Truibhas'. This needs corrected -- I checked the book last night and the tune is called _Gin_Ye_Kiss_My_Wife_I' ... Message 4840 · Anselm Lingnau · 12 September 1996 10:29:46 |
| 6. | Seann Truibhas Willichan ... ) by J. Scott Skinner, gives a tune called _De'il_Stick_the_Minister_ as `the original tune for Seann Truibhas'. The tune the RSCDS recommends for the country dance is called `My Dearie', omitting the ... Message 4823 · Anselm Lingnau · 11 September 1996 19:11:26 |
| 7. | Seann Truibhas Willichan ... Troos Willich'n" (Scots fricative 'ch' as in the German "Ach!"), and the Highalnd Dance (which is just "Seann Truibhas") as "Sheen Troos". So there you have it. Ian Ian.Brockbank@edo.mts.dec.com Edinburgh Message 4815 · Ian Brockbank · 11 September 1996 13:58:13 |
| 8. | Seann Truibhas Willichan Andrew Patterson wrote: > > As for the pronounciation of seann, my dictionary gives it as shen > whereas George Emmerson suggests shan (in Scotland through her country > dances). > A friend of mine from The Isle of Lewis, a native gaelic speaker, once ... Message 4811 · alan bell · 11 September 1996 12:40:29 |
| 9. | Seann Truibhas Willichan Say: Shan trews Willichan. Would you believe: Willie's old trousers. Check out "Scotland Through Her Country Dances" by Emmerson from the library. It' worth buying. Yours aye, Scott Campbell <s.campbell@ieee.org Message 4809 · MR SCOTT V CAMPBELL · 11 September 1996 09:32:58 |
| 10. | Seann Truibhas Willichan ... -To: <199609101727.NAA00374@ais> No, it is the trousers that are old, not Willie. As for the pronounciation of seann, my dictionary gives it as shen whereas George Emmerson suggests shan (in Scotland through her country dances). Andy Patterson (London, ... Message 4804 · Andrew Patterson · 10 September 1996 22:10:41 |
| 11. | Pronunciation: ... met a few...), the Highland dance "Seann Truibhas" is pronounced > "sheen trews". ... different pronunciations of the two dance names, i.e. Seann Truibhas and Seann Truibhas Willichan: There is no ... in exactly the same way, namely: Seann would be Sh-ow-n ( ... Message 807 · Christine Slater · 19 January 1995 23:47:56 |
| 12. | alternate tunes ... . In particular, the > strathspey "Sean Truis Willichan" (sp?), for which we have the tune ... finding others to play with it. > Seann Truibhas Willichan presents a bit of a problem ... you. The title tune for "Seann Truibhas Willichan" is "My Dearie" by James ... Message 2194 · Elke Baker · 27 July 1995 09:58:28 |
| 13. | Truibhas or Triubhas ... Saturday, December 17, 2005 6:36 AM Subject: Truibhas or Triubhas >I don't see this in the Archives. When did the RSCDS change its spelling of >Seann Truibhas Willichan from > TrUIbhas to TrIUbhas? My old Book 27 and pocket book have UI; the ... Message 43582 · Harry Ways · 22 December 2005 23:12:06 |
| 14. | Truibhas or Triubhas ... , > I don't see this in the Archives. When did the RSCDS change its > spelling of Seann Truibhas Willichan from TrUIbhas to TrIUbhas? > My old Book 27 and pocket book have UI; the recent pocket book > index ... Message 43596 · Ian Brockbank · 30 December 2005 14:28:49 |
| 15. | Truibhas or Triubhas I don't see this in the Archives. When did the RSCDS change its spelling of Seann Truibhas Willichan from TrUIbhas to TrIUbhas? My old Book 27 and pocket book have UI; the recent pocket book index and the ... Message 43553 · Ellie Briscoe · 17 December 2005 12:36:50 |
| 16. | Traditions (was re:ceilidh dancing) ... generations of dancers. However, they look at the RSCDS dancing something like "Seann Truibhas Willichan" or "Flowers of Edinburgh" and think "boring, stuffy fuddy-duddies; can't even do a fun dance". ... Message 49752 · Ian Brockbank · 17 September 2007 11:11:51 |
| 17. | EVENT: Frankfurt Spring Ball 2005 ... . Milne R32 3C/4 Foss: Angus Fitchet 16. Light and Airy J32 3C/4 RSCDS IV 5 17. Seann Truibhas Willichan S32 2C/4 RSCDS XXVII 9 18. The Reel Of The 51st Division R32 3C/4 RSCDS ... Message 40383 · Anselm Lingnau · 25 January 2005 13:34:24 |
| 18. | Saturday dance ... Mairis Wedding 22 +2 by Cosh Seann Truibhas Willichan RSCDS Book 27 EH3 7AF ... Message 36810 · Stella Fogg · 23 October 2003 16:20:21 |
| 19. | Easy demo dances ... number of repetitions. I have used dances such as Wild Geese, Rory O'More, On the Quarterdeck, Shiftin' Bobbins, Seann Truibhas Willichan, The Lea Rig, Reel of the 51st Division, Deil Amang the Tailors, ... Message 35373 · Norah Link · 31 May 2003 06:11:55 |
| 20. | Searching for Easy Strathspeys ... , > > Off the top of my head: > > Sandy O'er the Lea > Seann Truibhas Willichan > Largo Law > Delvine Side > > Slightly more complicated but still fairly easy: > > Dalkeith's Strathspey > Balmoral Strathspey > > ... Message 31616 · Keith R Bark · 17 August 2002 04:52:29 |
