The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
| 1. | Most frequent dances ... 3 Mairis Wedding 6 > > > 4 Montgomeries Rant 5 > > > 5 Reel of the Royal ... 26 Gentleman 25 > > > 27 Maxwell's Rant 18 > > > 28 Piper and the Penguin ... > 30 Jubilee Jig 21 > > > 31 Robertson Rant 26 > > > 32 Seton's Ceilidh Band 29 > > > 33 General Stuart's ... Message 53603 · Bruce Herbold · 24 September 2008 18:45:30 |
| 2. | Most frequent dances ... Loch 1 3 Mairis Wedding 6 4 Montgomeries Rant 5 5 Reel of the Royal Scots 4 ... Brooch 22 26 Gentleman 25 27 Maxwell's Rant 18 28 Piper and the Penguin 24 29 Dream Catcher 19 30 Jubilee Jig 21 31 Robertson Rant 26 32 Seton's Ceilidh Band ... Message 53602 · Campbell Tyler · 24 September 2008 16:28:00 |
| 3. | The Robertson Rant My original copy of The Robertson Rant (published by Rae, Macintosh & Co ... 1949), gives the following music: "Struan Robertson's Rant" trad: "Major Hamish Robertson" ... Robertson; and "Maidie Logie Robertson" by Iain Robertson. The latter title was Mrs ... Message 41515 · Wes Harry · 24 June 2005 10:26:12 |
| 4. | Robertson Rant question ... either modifications that have become the standard way to dance Robertson's Rant: 1) the men set on ... -- the way Mrs Winchester puublished Robertson's Rant). The men do not have ... 17-24 (or 33-40) of Robertson Rant strathspey. > The active men set ... Message 292 · Burrage · 21 July 1994 20:47:09 |
| 5. | Re[2]: The Robertson Rant >Loren wrote: >>Robertson Rant was on recent the New Haven (CT, US) Ball >program. It ... their places without having to read books or otherwise absenting themselves from their set :-) (I learned Robertson Rant without the setting but am happy to dance it ... Message 7218 · Angus Henry · 4 April 1997 09:55:04 |
| 6. | The Robertson Rant Reply to: RE>>The Robertson Rant As I recall, it's a reel of four, ... . Walker" <rlwalker@amaranth.com> To: strathspey@math.uni-frankfurt.de Subject: Re: The Robertson Rant In-Reply-To: <9501241653.AA08601@ardent.iam.uni-bonn.de> Message-Id: <Pine. ... Message 846 · Hugh Reekie · 24 January 1995 22:59:26 |
| 7. | The Robertson Rant ... -frankfurt.de > From: Nick Ridout (for David Ridout) > Date: 01-23-95 > Subject: The Robertson Rant > > Posting for David Ridout: > ... > Re: The Robertson Rant > > Does anyone know exactly what Mrs winchester meant when she > said ... Message 845 · Smith · 24 January 1995 21:45:30 |
| 8. | The Robertson Rant ... Ridout) Date: 01-23-95 Subject: The Robertson Rant Posting for David Ridout: ================================================================= Re: The Robertson Rant Does anyone know exactly what Mrs winchester meant when she said for bars 17- ... Message 838 · Ridout · 24 January 1995 18:28:34 |
| 9. | The Robertson Rant Thanks to all who replied regarding The Robertson Rant, and also to those who added to my knowledge on American Currency. To remain off topic canone of the Americans on the list tell me whether "half four" ... Message 36371 · Eddy West · 30 August 2003 01:09:08 |
| 10. | The Robertson Rant We have been doing The Robertson Rant quite regularly in the San Gabriel Valley Branch. For us it has been a two-hand turn after setting, and I personally believe that this is as well the intent of the instructions. ( ... Message 36345 · Volleyballjerry · 28 August 2003 18:56:45 |
| 11. | The Robertson Rant ... TAC school in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. In each of his classes he took the dancers through Robertson Rant, which had just recently appeared in RSCDS Book 39. George resolved previous ambiguities as follows: 9-16 ... Message 7378 · Alex Collins · 15 April 1997 17:28:20 |
| 12. | Re[2]: The Robertson Rant When I recently taught The Robertson Rant I suggested to the class that we try both of the options: the men setting/not setting prior to the figure of 8 (reel of 4), and the men dancing/not dancing into the ladies chain ... Message 7199 · RSCDSSD · 3 April 1997 20:17:23 |
| 13. | Re[2]: The Robertson Rant Loren wrote: >>Robertson Rant was on recent the New Haven (CT, US) Ball program. It was briefed without any mention of the setting, and I believe the bookets didn't mention them either, but I was surprised to see that the ... Message 7192 · Jennifer_Sawin · 3 April 1997 01:46:00 |
| 14. | The Robertson Rant On Mon, 31 Mar 1997 ReeG@aol.com wrote: > The version of The Robertson Rant in Book 39 contains a number of wording > changes from the leaflet (at least the leaflet I own). You must own the TAC leaflet, which has a ... Message 7190 · Priscilla M. Burrage · 2 April 1997 23:37:59 |
| 15. | The Robertson Rant At 11:27 PM 3/31/97 -0500, you wrote: >The version of The Robertson Rant in Book 39 contains a number of wording >changes from the leaflet (at least the leaflet I own). For example, bars >17-24 have 1C and 3C dance a figure ... Message 7160 · Kent Smith · 1 April 1997 21:11:26 |
| 16. | The Robertson Rant The version of The Robertson Rant in Book 39 contains a number of wording changes from the leaflet (at least the leaflet I own). For example, bars 17-24 have 1C and 3C dance a figure of eight -- the notes at the bottom mention ... Message 7154 · ReeG · 1 April 1997 17:56:38 |
| 17. | Robertson Rant question I have a question about bars 17-24 (or 33-40) of Robertson Rant strathspey. The active men set while the women start a figure of eight that the men join after setting. How does this formation end? Do the active men burn ... Message 281 · Richard Walker · 13 July 1994 11:35:26 |
| 18. | The Robertson Rant ... wrote: > About Eddy's request for a clarification of the turns in Robertson > Rant.... > > I was taught that if a Strathspey turn is not specified, it implies ... turn....thus, in the second turn in Robertson, it > should be a two hand turn! ... Message 36361 · Priscilla M. Burrage · 28 August 2003 19:14:04 |
| 19. | The Robertson Rant > Perhaps producer's of dance programmes should note that there is no dance > Robertson's Rant! > Wesley Abso-bally-lutely! Ron Message 41527 · Ron Mackey · 25 June 2005 03:44:29 |
| 20. | The Robertson Rant ... except for those dances with strong Edinburgh traditions, as in "Duke and Duchess of ...." Since "Robertson´s Rant" did originally pass through the publications committee we are having this discussion. There is a ... Message 36476 · Harriet Goss · 6 September 2003 20:37:11 |
