Dance The Burning of Paddy's Breeches 19505

Devised 13th March 2019 for an Irish-themed night. Based around a lovely piece of music ”The Burning of Paddy’s Breeches / The Burning of the Piper’s Hut” which is 64S+64J for which I had been meaning to compose a dance for over several years. The jig is too quick to be easily danced, and hence the music needs to be slowed down about 10–15% but the Strathspey part remains quick; perhaps how historical ones were danced. To my nonmusician ear it sounds like a Irish Hornpipe. The recording is by Bobby Macleod and his band in ”Highland Accordion Medley”. I wanted to capture the evenness of the first part and the flight of the jig.

Finding a musician would solve all problems so that the first tune could be played as a reel and the second as a jig.

Alternative recorded music is ”Gay Gordons” as recorded by ”The Dancing Strings Of Scotland” (LP+) which is 64R+64J, consisting of The Barren Rocks of Aden/The Duke of Athols Highlanders.

Alternative alternative recorded music where the first part would definitely be a strathspey would be any reasonable recording of ”Johnny Walker”. For example, the version on ”Special Requests, Vol. 1” by Colin Dewar and his Band.