The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
| 1. | Reels and jigs ... one with 5's across the board in my 1-5 ... that without an appreciation of the difference. Bruce Herbold San Francisco ... when they don't understand the difference anyway." > > I believe balance ... with driving > tunes (like Deil Amang the Tailors), and so on ... Message 54087 · Bruce Herbold · 7 November 2008 22:09:23 |
| 2. | Reels and jigs ... when they don't understand the difference anyway." I believe balance ... is actually quite important. At the risk of getting a bit ... urgency about them. They make the dancer work harder, as they ... with driving tunes (like Deil Amang the Tailors), and so on ... Message 54086 · Chris1Ronald · 7 November 2008 21:36:22 |
| 3. | 5 couple dances ... they reverse roles and help the active couple on their other ... from new positions. Many of the early 5 couple dances, like ... not reels of three on the sides, or circles/chases halfway. ... Many traditional dances like Deil amang the tailors, Flowers of Edinburgh ... Message 53762 · Bruce Herbold · 8 October 2008 21:32:06 |
| 4. | 5 couple dances ... they reverse roles and help the active couple on their other ... from new positions. Many of the early 5 couple dances, like ... not reels of three on the sides, or circles/chases halfway. ... Many traditional dances like Deil amang the tailors, Flowers of Edinburgh ... Message 53763 · Bruce Herbold · 8 October 2008 21:32:06 |
| 5. | Most frequent dances ... same task. It's like the difference between descriptive and prescriptive ... to 12th. New entries to the top 50 are JB Milne ... Royal Scots 4 > > > 6 Deil Amang the Tailors 3 > > > 7 Wild ... Ardrossan 20 > > > 24 Tribute to the Borders 37 > > > 25 Luckenbooth Brooch ... Message 53603 · Bruce Herbold · 24 September 2008 18:45:30 |
| 6. | Most frequent dances ... Bees of Maggieknockater, Scotland Catch the Wind and Ian Powrie's ... Royal Scots 4 6 Deil Amang the Tailors 3 7 Wild ... of Maggieknockater 23 15 Catch the Wind 10 16 Neidpath Castle ... Ardrossan 20 24 Tribute to the Borders 37 25 Luckenbooth Brooch ... Message 53602 · Campbell Tyler · 24 September 2008 16:28:00 |
| 7. | Scotland vs the Rest ... Horses (32) > 13 Reel of the 51st Division (7) > > Whereas excluding ... (5)(52) > 5 Minister on the Loch (4)(20) > 6 Neidpath ... Stewarts Jig (10) (42) > > Perhaps the biggest difference is for Rose ... whereas USA is jointly Deil Amang the Tailors and > Irish Rover ... Message 52801 · Diane Jensen Donald · 9 June 2008 18:49:09 |
| 8. | Scotland vs the Rest ... Horses (32) 13 Reel of the 51st Division (7) Whereas excluding ... Stewarts Jig (10) (42) Perhaps the biggest difference is for Rose ... North, a credible 40th on the overall list with 11 mentions, ... whereas USA is jointly Deil Amang the Tailors and Irish Rover ... Message 52782 · Campbell Tyler · 9 June 2008 08:45:18 |
| 9. | Leading "The" was Re: "Popular Dances" [Spelling of Deil] ... 11:18, Alasdair Graham wrote: > The missing "The" has arisen as a ... no trace" > if you include the leading "The" etc. > Most dance programs now do not include "the" in the name of a dance. ... to write it as "Deil Amang the Tailors, The". Dancedata indexes it ... Message 52338 · Alan Paterson · 2 May 2008 14:48:40 |
| 10. | Frequent dances ... numbers from N America, Europe, Scotland (the latest continent to be identified by ... Is anybody still reading? 1 Deil Amang The Tailors 25 (apostrophe carefully omitted) ... 10 strathpeys: Neidpath Castle Minister on the Loch Sugar Candie Dream Catcher Gang ... Message 52723 · Campbell Tyler · 5 June 2008 20:44:02 |
| 11. | Origin of "De'il Amang the Tailors ... Boston (area) which lists The Deil Amang the Tailors as first appearing in ... : Origin of "De'il Amang the Tailors Hi, I'm looking for ... the origin of "De'il Amang the Tailors" than is available in Book 14 or the Collins Pocket Reference, which simply cite ... Message 20106 · George R. DeMille · 23 January 2000 07:00:22 |
| 12. | Origin of "De'il Amang the Tailors ... been told that the music for Deil Amang the Tailors is hundreds of years old - and I have the tune on a number of CD ... but always with some reference to the devil in them. Dianna Dianna L ... available in Book 14 or the Collins Pocket Reference, which > simply ... Message 20107 · Dianna Shipman · 23 January 2000 08:47:06 |
| 13. | "Popular Dances" [Spelling of Deil] ... change of spelling for "Deil Amang the Tailors"? There is no ... were various > responses that challenged the title. So this time I ... will call it "The > list > of dances that have appeared most ... if he had but > trawled the internet or Strathspey Server itself ... Message 52277 · Alasdair Graham · 30 April 2008 08:23:23 |
| 14. | Frequent dances ... 150 programmes captured and coincidentally the most frequent dance has reached ... programmes)in brackets: 1 Deil Amang The Tailors 30 (1 - 25 ... 15 - 14) 7 Reel of the 51st Division 25 (4 - 19 ... has dropped appreciably d) Otherwise the order is settling down pretty ... Message 52859 · Campbell Tyler · 21 June 2008 17:28:04 |
| 15. | "Popular Dances" [Spelling of Deil] ... change of spelling for "Deil Amang the Tailors"? >There is no ... all programmes I receive have the apostrophe inserted. Perhaps I should ... is there or not. I did nearly add in Deil Amang ... received will work through into the programmes. Campbell Tyler Cape Town ... Message 52287 · Campbell Tyler · 30 April 2008 10:56:04 |
| 16. | Music Makars CD I received my copy of the new Music Makars CD today ( ... are readily available - and none of the dances are particularly difficult. ... four times thru version of Deil Amang the Tailors will be handy for ... forward to dancing to all the tracts: 1. Ye’re Welcome ... Message 26369 · Dianna Shipman · 19 June 2001 05:16:55 |
| 17. | Origin of "De'il Amang the Tailors The tune, Deil Amang the Tailors, traveled to the US, became known as Devil's Dream. There is a contra dance of that name. In the 1950-1960 Devil's Dream was the tune of the day, everyone played it, and it was used for lots of ... Message 20110 · SMiskoe · 23 January 2000 22:31:31 |
| 18. | Leading "The" was Re: "Popular Dances" [Spelling of Deil] ... not only "Montgomeries' Rant" but "The Dalkeith's Strathspey." + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Mike and ... write it as "Deil Amang the Tailors, The". DanceData does store ... for a pattern such as »The Reel« does not turn up ... Message 52293 · Norma or Mike Briggs · 30 April 2008 14:32:36 |
| 19. | Leading "The" was Re: "Popular Dances" [Spelling of Deil] ... 10:18 AM Subject: Leading "The" was Re: "Popular Dances" [Spelling of ... now do not include "the" in the name of a dance. ... write it as "Deil Amang the Tailors, The". > > Alasdair Graham > Dumbarton, ... stand corrected if that is THE correct way to describe it ... Message 52290 · Andrew Smith · 30 April 2008 11:55:44 |
| 20. | Leading "The" was Re: "Popular Dances" [Spelling of Deil] ... to write it as "Deil Amang the Tailors, The". DanceData does store names ... the query is retried as »Reel.*, The« (aficionados of »regular expressions« will note ... ..................... anselm@strathspey.org Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than ... Message 52291 · Anselm Lingnau · 30 April 2008 12:46:20 |
