Dance Come Ashore Jolly Tar 1296

Also known as “Jacky Tar” (unofficial).

Reel · 32 bars · 2 couples (1x) · Longwise - 4

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Intensity

88 88 88 88 = 100% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)

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This dance »was collected in Angus and Perthshire and there called ›Jacky Tar‹«. However, this was never an official RSCDS moniker of the dance.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Tunes
Come Ashore, Jolly Tar	Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 7.	LP+	9	R32 4	2:25	36.2	Come Ashore Jolly Tar/Albert's Hornpipe/Traditional Hornpipes 1 and 2
Jacky Tar	Ian Cruickshanks and his Band	Nice to See You	CD	5	R32 4	2:35	38.8	Jacky Tar/Victoria Hornpipe/Kirk's Hornpipe
Come Ashore, Jolly Tar	Peter Elmes' Scottish Country Dance Band	Live at Opotiki, Music for a Whale of a Time	CD	5	R32 4	3:44	56.0	Jacky Tar/The Teetotaller's Reel/The East Neuk o' Fife
Come Ashore, Jolly Tar	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 7 plus 2 Dances for 2009	CD	7	R32 8	4:44	35.5	Come Ashore Jolly Tar/Saint Magnus Bay/Frank and Maureen Robb/John Crawford of Freuchie

Come Ashore Jolly Tar 2/4L · R32

On 2nd chord, 1c change sides. In top or bottom place couples change sides on [31-32]of the next turn. This dance can be done round the room.

1–: 1c facing 2c R&L starting up/down
9–: 1c+2c (NHJ on sidelines) set twice to P ; turn P BH
17–: 1c+2c RHA, LHA
25–: 1c facing 2c NHJ set twice ; turn person opposite 1½ BH, (TACnotes: RH and skip change may be used)

E-cribs

1s start on opp sides

1-8: 1s+2s dance R&L (RH on sides to start)
9-16: 1s+2s set to partners twice & turn 2H
17-24: 1s+2s dance RH across & LH back to places
25-32: 1s+2s set twice facing up/down dance, 1s turn opposite dancer 2H 1.1/2 times to end 2nd place opposite sides

Note - on bar 64 new top couple crosses to opposite sides as original 1s at bottom cross to own sides.

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Keith Rose's Diagrams

Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
15th Annual Rerr Terr - A Ball Sponsored by The New Jersey Branch - 1999	1999-03-27	Andy Peterson	Jan. 2, 2021, 11:29 p.m.
Erlangen Summer Dance 2014		Michael Knorr	May 13, 2014, 9:16 p.m.
RSCDS Book 7		Ward Fleri	April 19, 2021, 12:41 a.m.
Delaware Valley RSCDS Delaware Ball 1997	1997-10-18	Andy Peterson	April 1, 2018, 4:57 a.m.
RSCDS Beginners Framework 2B		Rachel Pusey	Aug. 11, 2019, 10:43 p.m.
Chemnitz_Tuesday		SCD Chemnitz	Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m.
Chemnitz_Friday		SCD Chemnitz	Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m.

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