Dance The Rambling Pitchfork 5465
See also: The Rambling Pitchfork (3/4L, Mitchell: Whetherly 11)
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Iain Boyd (1970)
- Intensity
- 888/800/800/880 = 44% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- Devised on Sunday 12th July ...
Devised on Sunday 12th July, 1970. The title is that of an Irish reel. Iain devised the dance after Noeline and he had inadvertently danced a chase instead of the figure of eight in "Corn Rigs" during an evening at the Buchan Street Club in Christchurch - hence the choice of name.
Suitable recorded music is any arrangement for "Corn Rigs" particularly that of Stan Hamilton.
Los Angeles Branch chair Ann McBride (a native of Northern Ireland herself): a "rambling pitchfork" is an itinerant laborer, meaning something like a migrant-worker farmhand.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rambling Pitchfork | Tullochgorum | Shining Lights | CD | 4 | R32 8 | 4:48 | 36.0 |
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In and Out and Roundabout/The Boyne Water/The Wee Man at the Loom/Thurso Wedding |
The Rambling Pitchfork 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s+2s+3s dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides (1s in & down to start)
- 9-16
- 1L followed by 1M dances Tandem Fig of 8 round 2s & ends crossing to opposite sides but with nearer hands joined.
- 17-24
- 1s dance down middle & 1/2 turn (1L under 1M's arm) to own sides & dance up to the top
- 25-32
- 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3
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|---|---|---|---|
| Scotia Second half April 1 2019 | 2019-04-01 | Xiaowen Yu | March 28, 2019, 2:33 a.m. |
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| Okanagan Fall Fling 2019 | 2019-11-16 | Sarah MacQueen | Sept. 8, 2019, 4:43 a.m. |
| NZ Summer School 29 Dec | 2018-12-29 | Ian Russell | Dec. 19, 2018, 2:31 a.m. |
| Midsummer Magic 2015 (Chiswick Scottish Country Dance Club) | 2015-06-21 | Jeremy Dent | June 2, 2015, 2:51 p.m. |
| Chiswick ~ 150621 Midsummer Magic | 2015-06-21 | James Wilson | May 4, 2015, 11:07 a.m. |
| Pinewoods Thursday | 2018-07-12 | Ellie Briscoe | Nov. 19, 2017, 3:41 p.m. |
| WSCDS March 13 2019 | 2019-03-13 | Charlotte Holton | March 4, 2019, 4:59 p.m. |
| scotia 2018-07-16 | Chris Ronald | July 16, 2018, 3:58 a.m. | |
| Ho-Ho-Kus 2018-07-17 | Chris Ronald | July 16, 2018, 3:59 a.m. | |
| WSCDS March 6 2019 | 2019-03-06 | Charlotte Holton | March 2, 2019, 4:52 p.m. |
| ST. C's Halloween Dance | 2018-10-30 | ellen ternes | Oct. 8, 2018, 2:24 a.m. |
| Westchester 15 May 2019 | 2019-05-15 | Peter Price | May 14, 2019, 3:23 a.m. |
| A Possible Permutation | 2019-02-01 | Lyle Ramshaw | Feb. 1, 2019, 5:28 p.m. |
| 2019 Asilomar Weekend - Saturday Kim McGarrity Memorial Ball | 2019-11-02 | Asilomar Weekend | April 2, 2019, 2:04 a.m. |
| Scottish Dance Weekend Siófok | 2016-06-04 | Zoltán Gräff | June 13, 2016, 3:41 p.m. |
| Asilomar 2019 - Saturday Program | 2019-11-02 | Deborah Savage | Oct. 22, 2019, 5:53 a.m. |
| Asilomar 2019 | 2019-01-27 | Paula Jacobson | Jan. 29, 2019, 3:38 a.m. |
| Asilomar 2019 (Copy) | 2019-01-27 | Paula Jacobson | Jan. 28, 2019, 8:56 a.m. |
| Mountain View Class Thanksgiving Party 27 Nov 2019 | 2019-11-27 | Charlotte Greig | Nov. 24, 2019, 4:42 p.m. |
| Pinewoods 2020 Scottish Session 2 | Charles Liu | March 14, 2020, 10:59 p.m. | |
| HHK 14 May 2019 | 2019-05-14 | Peter Price | May 14, 2019, 2:45 a.m. |
| PW 2020 SS4 (Mon, Terry Harvey) | Charles Liu | Dec. 18, 2019, 12:43 a.m. | |
| Cambridge Class End of Season Party 2018-06-25 | Charles Liu | May 21, 2018, 3:52 a.m. | |
| HHK July 24, 2019 | Elizabeth Buonomo | July 22, 2019, 12:23 a.m. | |
| 19th Annual Delaware Valey RSCDS Delaware Ball 1998 | 1998-11-21 | Andy Peterson | Nov. 26, 2018, 12:33 a.m. |
| Westchester party | 2018-09-05 | Keira Hartstein | July 29, 2018, 6:20 p.m. |
| Argyle 2016 Welcome Dance | 2016-11-12 | Ellie Briscoe | June 24, 2016, 7:07 p.m. |
| Berkeley Scottish Dancers Holiday Party ~ 14 Dec 2019 | 2019-12-14 | Charlotte Greig | Nov. 25, 2019, 4:37 p.m. |
| San Francisco class Winter Solstice Party 2019 | 2019-12-19 | Salina Welsh | Dec. 10, 2019, 10:26 a.m. |
| The Carol Porter Celebration Dance | 2017-08-19 | Nameless Dancer | July 13, 2017, 2:15 p.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch Experienced Class March 28 2019 | 2019-03-28 | Sue Ronald | March 26, 2019, 1:40 p.m. |
| Thousand Oaks 40th Anniversary | 2020-04-25 | Ward Fleri | Nov. 14, 2019, 12:34 a.m. |
| RSCDS San Francisco Branch - Valentine's Ball - 2012 | 2012-02-11 | Andy Peterson | March 11, 2018, 5:43 a.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch Basic Class March 28 2019 | 2019-03-28 | Sue Ronald | March 26, 2019, 2:43 p.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch Classes May 16 2019 | 2019-05-16 | Sue Ronald | May 15, 2019, 12:26 a.m. |
| Pawling Weekend 2019 | 2019-05-17 | Keira Hartstein | March 6, 2019, 7:07 p.m. |
| Scottish Dance Weekend Siófok | 2016-06-04 | Zoltán Gräff | June 13, 2016, 3:41 p.m. |
| NY Branch Basic Class Feb-June 2019 | Sue Ronald | June 22, 2019, 12:24 p.m. | |
| Pinewoods 2018 Scottish Session 2 | 2018-07-09 | Charles Liu | Feb. 16, 2018, 6:45 a.m. |
