Person John Drewry 108

Lived
1923 – 2014
Location
Aberdeen
Areas of activity
  • Deviser of dances
  • Publisher of dance descriptions
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See John Drewry's obituary in The Scotsman (but read it with a grain of salt).

In a masterly piece of understatement, the citation by Aberdeen Branch supporting the award of the Society’s Scroll of Honour to John in 1999 begins:
»John is recognised world-wide as a deviser of dances and several of his dances have been published by the Society«. This, however, is typical of John’s own modesty.

He was born 14 July 1923 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He died aged 90 on 18 June 2014 in Aberdeen.

Chris Ronals writes, on 27 feb. 2018: Drewry fans may like to know that an index of his dances has just been placed by the Teachers' Association (Canada) on their website. It can be seen at https://tac-rscds.org/index.php/special-topic/index-of-john-drewry-s-dances

An article on John by Stephen Webb appeared in issue 289 of The Reel.

NameTypeShapePublication
HiddenNamePublisherYearDancesTunes
20 New Dances by John Drewry 1999-2000 20 New Dances by John Drewry 1999-2000 John Drewry 2000
Australian Book Australian Book John Drewry 1995
Autumn Collection 1983 Autumn Collection 1983 John Drewry 1983
Autumn Collection 1984 Autumn Collection 1984 John Drewry 1984
Autumn Collection 1986 Autumn Collection 1986 John Drewry 1986
Bankhead Book Part 1 Bankhead Book Part 1 John Drewry 1992
Bankhead Book Part 2 Bankhead Book Part 2 John Drewry 1992
Bankhead Book Part 3 Bankhead Book Part 3 John Drewry 1993
Bankhead Book Part 4 Bankhead Book Part 4 John Drewry 1994
Bankhead Book Part 5 Bankhead Book Part 5 John Drewry 1995
Bankhead Book Part 6 Bankhead Book Part 6 John Drewry 0
Bon Accord Book of Scottish Country Dances Bon Accord Book of Scottish Country Dances John Drewry 1968
Brodie Book, The The Brodie Book John Drewry 0
Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances, The The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances John Drewry 1977
Cherry Blossom Book, The The Cherry Blossom Book John Drewry 1998
Deeside Book Part 1 Deeside Book Part 1 John Drewry 1981
Deeside Book Part 2 Deeside Book Part 2 John Drewry 1981
Donside Book, The The Donside Book John Drewry 1990
Greenburn Book 2, The The Greenburn Book 2 John Drewry 2000
Greenburn Book 3, The The Greenburn Book 3 John Drewry 2000
Greenburn Book, The The Greenburn Book John Drewry 1998
Muriel Hadden's Strathspey (leaflet) Muriel Hadden's Strathspey (leaflet) John Drewry 1967
New Dances by John Drewry 2003 New Dances by John Drewry 2003 John Drewry 2003
New Dances by John Drewry 2005 New Dances by John Drewry 2005 John Drewry 2005
Quincentenary Scottish Country Dances Quincentenary Scottish Country Dances John Drewry 1995
Rondel Book of SCD Rondel Book of SCD John Drewry 1967
Silver City Book of SCD Silver City Book of SCD John Drewry 1968
Spring Collection (1988) Spring Collection (1988) John Drewry 1988
Stoneywood Collection, The The Stoneywood Collection John Drewry 2002
Stoneywood Collection Volume 2 Stoneywood Collection Volume 2 John Drewry 2004
Summer Collection 1984 Summer Collection 1984 John Drewry 1984
Summer Collection 1985 Summer Collection 1985 John Drewry 1985
Summer Collection 1986 Summer Collection 1986 John Drewry 1986
Summer Collection 1988 Summer Collection 1988 John Drewry 1988
Summer Collection 1989 Summer Collection 1989 John Drewry 1989
Summer Collection, Set 1 Summer Collection, Set 1 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 10 Summer Collection, Set 10 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 11 Summer Collection, Set 11 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 2 Summer Collection, Set 2 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 3 Summer Collection, Set 3 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 4 (Scottish Country Dances, Volume 4) Summer Collection, Set 4 (Scottish Country Dances, Volume 4) John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 5 Summer Collection, Set 5 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 6 Summer Collection, Set 6 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 7 Summer Collection, Set 7 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 8 Summer Collection, Set 8 John Drewry 0
Summer Collection, Set 9 Summer Collection, Set 9 John Drewry 0
Turkish Set, The The Turkish Set John Drewry 2000
Welsh Set, The The Welsh Set John Drewry 0
Winter Collection (1988) Winter Collection (1988) John Drewry 1988