The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
| 1. | Foursome Reel (was Re: Wonderful Footwork) ... time. > > One such was the foursome reel, which appeared on almost ... for one) followed by a reel. for example: Glasgow Highlanders Gerry ... 1314 both follow the strathspey->reel pattern in the music itself. ... can get out of the foursome one can now find in ... Message 3865 · Joe Shelby · 19 March 1996 17:30:48 |
| 2. | ceilidh vs SCD ... had al ready published its "Foursome" reel. Here I further disagree ... Gifferton [Fife] they did a foursome in civies, in Letham (Shand ... hears at celeidhs is in foursome. Longways strathspeys were pretty much ... 4:4 time, closer to reel than our strathspey. June 4 ... Message 36472 · Harriet Goss · 6 September 2003 19:51:43 |
| 3. | Glasgow Highlanders ... and lefts, down the middle and up) and foursome reel (setting followed by travelling). The reel, as distinct from quadrille, connection can be ... than a Celtic source for the interweaving reel figure), they were certainly associated with the ... Message 28664 · Rosemary Coupe · 6 December 2001 00:02:27 |
| 4. | Puirt-A-Beul (was Music to Shepherds Crook?) ... Puirt-a-beul version of the Foursome Reel. We have a tape, ... CD to dance the Foursome Reel and Half Reel of Tulloch to? ... the strathspey is brisk and the reel is relaxed so there isn't ... has songs for Cauld Kale, Foursome > Reel and Weaving Lilt. > > Harry ... Message 52393 · Bruce Herbold · 8 May 2008 16:08:44 |
| 5. | Puirt-A-Beul (was Music to Shepherds Crook?) ... Puirt-a-beul version of the Foursome Reel. We have a tape, ... CD to dance the Foursome Reel and Half Reel of Tulloch to? ... the strathspey is brisk and the reel is relaxed so there isn't ... also has songs for Cauld Kale, Foursome Reel and Weaving Lilt. Harry ... Message 52390 · James Mungall · 8 May 2008 08:04:21 |
| 6. | McDonald of Sleat ... popular, was the (Strathspey and) Foursome Reel. In this dance, you essentially alternate between a reel of four and eight bars ... the years, echoes of the Foursome (and similar dances) appear to ... like `set and turn corners, reel of three on opposite side' ... Message 5914 · Anselm Lingnau · 19 December 1996 10:14:35 |
| 7. | Last call for those tapes from 45 records ... Rye (waltz), Costorphine Fair, Cumberland Reel, Dalkeith's Strathspey, Dashing White ... of Edinburgh, Forteviot Jig, Foursome Reel, Foursome Reel, From Scotia's ... Night, St. John River, "Stanley Reel, The", Stirling Castle, Strathglass House, ... Message 260 · Shengzhang Tang · 27 May 1994 19:59:33 |
| 8. | some tapes for off-print 45 SCD records ... Rye (waltz), Costorphine Fair, Cumberland Reel, > Dalkeith's Strathspey, Dashing White ... of Edinburgh, Forteviot Jig, Foursome Reel, Foursome > Reel, From Scotia's ... Royal Scots > Polka, S'pey & Reel Medley, "Sandal, The", > Schiehallion, Scotia ... Message 177 · Shengzhang Tang · 5 April 1994 04:26:55 |
| 9. | some tapes for off-print 45 SCD records ... Rye (waltz), Costorphine Fair, Cumberland Reel, Dalkeith's Strathspey, Dashing White ... of Edinburgh, Forteviot Jig, Foursome Reel, Foursome Reel, From Scotia's ... Night, St. John River, "Stanley Reel, The", Stirling Castle, Strathglass House, ... Message 130 · Shengzhang Tang · 11 January 1994 03:45:15 |
| 10. | Dumbing down demos (was choosing demo dances) ... you only see "The Cumberland Reel" and the "Kingston Flyer" than ... favorite dance is the Foursome Reel (and Reel of Tulloch/Hullachan ... only see "The Cumberland Reel" and the "Kingston Flyer ... don't like to disclude reel-based dances. James Mungall Baton ... Message 52725 · James Mungall · 5 June 2008 22:52:50 |
| 11. | Wonderful Footwork ... all the time. > > One such was the foursome reel, which appeared on almost every programme. ... showoff or ambitious in those days? > The foursome reel appears quite frequently on the ... I heard recently was that the foursome is for people who are "young, ... Message 3873 · AILSA RICHARDSON · 21 March 1996 13:11:07 |
| 12. | Dance histories ... the rest, but regarding your "Foursome" rumor, I seriously doubt if ... several reasons for this. 1. Foursome reel has a life independent ... that which we call a reel), and Shepherd´s Crook are ... supporter in France), Pease Straw Reel, Clean Peas Straw, etc. 4 ... Message 51343 · GOSS9@telefonica.net · 29 February 2008 18:26:24 |
| 13. | Robertson Rant question ... figure-of-eight" is an eight-bar reel of four and it was danced the ... first reel of four in the Foursome Reel, RSCDS Bk 3 (except that in the Foursome the men stand still for two ... not have to rush to do this reel. After setting, they follow their partners ... Message 292 · Burrage · 21 July 1994 20:47:09 |
| 14. | Strathspey Circles (was Mairi's wedding) ... and thanks to new dances (starting with publishing "Reel of the 51st"), turned it into a ... for dances like the Glasgow Highlanders or Foursome Reel > which are designed for it. tragically (in my opinion), the foursome is not danced nearly often enough (as ... Message 4677 · Joe Shelby · 27 August 1996 02:31:36 |
| 15. | SCD to Mouth Music ... ' social dances, most notably the Foursome Reel. Therefore > it is not ... inspired by the highland "Scotch Reel" which was losing popularity by ... should be fine for a Foursome but less so for, say, ... really a part of the "tradition" anyways. Reel of the 51st, ... Message 3493 · Joe Shelby · 30 January 1996 19:20:06 |
| 16. | Folk dancing ... at their local ceilidhs dance "Broon's Reel" but the Society dances the "DUKE of ... to Mrs Isabella Aitchison Milligan teaching the "Foursome Reel", I sould suspect that, before the advent of the SOBHD, "Foursome" was usually taught in a domestic setting. ... Message 23121 · Richard Goss · 16 October 2000 01:05:20 |
| 17. | Scottish country dances with highland steps Lara, why not teach the Foursome Reel, and let the dancers use ... the setting parts? We do the Foursome here as a demo (a shortened ... the second time; and in the Reel section we do pas de basque ... coupe in it, Lord Maclay's Reel or something like that. It has ... Message 15894 · Todd · 12 February 1999 19:04:27 |
| 18. | Dancing on YouTube ... a complete sixteen-bar sequence of the Foursome Reel, comprising an eight-bar period of setting followed by a »reel of four«, and the setting steps used in it were simply those appropriate to the Foursome Reel. In all the other Country ... Message 53065 · Anselm Lingnau · 15 July 2008 08:59:06 |
| 19. | 24-Bars Glasgow Highlanders ... in another book that this dance was originally Reel and Strathspey Medley under the influence of Foursome ... book that = this dance was originally=20 Reel and Strathspey Medley under the influence of Foursome = Reel.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Ｍ ... Message 22729 · YOSHIKI OYAMA · 16 September 2000 05:43:36 |
| 20. | Strathspey Circles (was Mairi's wedding) ... masculine, for instance. >tragically (in my opinion), the foursome is not danced nearly often enough >(as in, ... it on a social program) for my tastes... The Foursome Reel has appeared on many social dance programs (including formal Balls) in both Northern ... Message 4681 · Trans Vector Technologies, Inc · 27 August 1996 10:22:51 |
