BRAW LADS’ GATHERING - Scottish Country Dance
Volunteer Hall Halashiels Friday 19th June, 2015 at 7.30pm
Admission £6 - Music by Marian Anderson’s Band
BRAW LADS’ GATHERING (R4x32) 4 c set Blackwood
1-8 1s 2s & 3s RH across & back LH across
9-16 1s 2s & 3s promenade, 1s cast 1 place on bars 15 & 16 while 2s dance to top & curve into place
17-24 Reels of 3 across the dance – 1M ½ reel with 3s then with 2s - 1L ½ reel with 2s then with 3s – 1s finish back to back facing own
Sides, as for double triangles
25-28 1s 2s & 3s set – release hands with 2s. 1s & 3s ½ turn M LH & L RH. Finish 1s in 3rd place
29-32 RH on mens side & LH on ladies side 2s & 3s turn once round. 1s & 4s turn 1 ½ times –finish 2 3 4 1
PELORUS JACK (J8x32) 3C (4C set) B Skelton RSCDS Bk 41
1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance RH across with 3s, 1s end with Man facing his 1st corner with his partner behind him
9-16 1s dance (as 1 person) ½ reel of 3 with 1st corners (1s about turn in corner so that partner leads out to face Mans 2nd crnr), ½ reel with 2nd corner
17-24 1s similarly dance ½ reel of 3 with Ladies 1st corner pstn & ½ reel with Ladies 2nd corner pstn
25-32 1M followed by partner dance into LH across with 2s, 1s retain LH & ½ turn to own sides, 2s+1s+3s set
UP IN THE AIR (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Boag RSCDS Bk 20
1- 8 1s cast down to bottom, turning out cast back to top
9-16 1s+2s+3s Promenade, 1s cast & face 1st corners
17-24 1s set to 1st corners, set to 2nd corners turning into 2nd place opposite sides, 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round to left
25-32 2s+1s+3s Advance+Retire & turn 2H 1s ending in 2nd place own sides
WEST'S HORNPIPE (R4x32) 4C set 5 Traditional SCDs 1965
1- 8 1s cross & dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides
9-16 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides
17-24 1s lead down the middle & back to top (1s end facing 2s with nearer hands joined)
25-32 1s set to 2s, dance down to 4th place & circle 4H round to left with 4s
TRIBUTE TO THE BORDERS (J8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring Leaflet 11
1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, turn RH 1½ times to end in prom hold facing 2M
9-16 1s dance ½ RSh reel of 3 on Mans side, cross & dance ½ reel on Ladies side 1s end facing 3L (in top pstn)
17-24 1s set to 3L, turn & set to 2L, turn & set to 2M, turn & set to 3M ending with 2s+1s+3s in centre for Allemande
25-32 3s+1s+2s Allemande
ST COLUMBA'S STRATHSPEY (S5x32) 5C set V Sproule and S Gillan
1- 8 2s+4s dance RH across, 2s dance up while 4s dance down, 2s and 4s casting round ends on own sides to face 1st corners 9-16 2s+4s Pass+Turn with 1st corners, pass partner LSh and Pass+Turn with 2nd corners and into centre facing partner (L facing down M up)
17-24 2s+4s dance reel of 4 ending in original places on sides
25-32 2s and 4s set and cast down 1 place while 3s and 5s set and dance up 1 place, 1s and 2s turn RH and cast down 1 place. 31524
THE LASS OF RICHMOND HILL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) F Turnbull Richmond Anniv Bk
1- 8 1s lead down the middle & back to top
9-16 1s cast 1 place, cross passing LSh, cast round 1st corner & turn partner LH to face 1st corners
17-24 1s ½ turn 1st corners RH, corners turn LH in centre & ½ turn 1s back to places, 1s turn LH to face 2nd corners
25-32 1s ½ turn 2nd corners RH, corners turn LH in centre & ½ turn 1s back to places, 1s turn LH to 2nd place own sides
MACLEOD'S FANCY (J4x32) 4C set J Drewry RSCDS Bk 33
1- 8 1s+4s set diagonally, 1M+4L change places RH & cast on own side to original place while 1L+4M cast behind own side & cross RH to place
9-16 All dance reels of 4 on sides, ending as at start of reel
17-24 2s & 3s turn 1s & 4s RH into a St Andrew's Cross, all set & turn crnrs to end 1s in 3rd pl & 4s in 2nd pl on own sides having passed other crnr RSh
25-32 1s & 4s set & cross over (Ladies dancing between Men) & dance ½ Fig of 8 round end couples to 3rd/2nd places (giving RH at top, LH at bottom)
BORDER LADS & LASSIES (S8x32) 3C (4C set Branch Anniversary Book
1-4 1s & 2s turn BH & finish for ½ poussette
5-8 1s & 2s ½ poussette
9-16 1s turn BH, dance below 3s & cast up to 2nd place & cross RH
17-24 2s & 1s ladies chain
25-30 2s, 1s & 3s – 6 hands to left
31-32 1s cross to own side
THE MEETING OF THE WATERS (R8x48) 3C (4C set) I Boyd Strathtay Album
1- 8 1s+2s dance reel of 4 across (1M & 2L pass LSh while 1L & 2M cast), 1L ends facing out
9-16 1s dance parallel figs of 8 round 2s & 3s on own sides (pass 2s RSh to start)
17-24 1L followed by 1M casts round 2L, cross down between 3s, cast up to 2nd place on Mens side & cross to own side as 1M ends Mens side
25-32 1s dance RH across with 3s & LH across with 2s
33-40 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on own sides (1s giving RSh to 3s to start)
41-48 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
INTERVAL
THE WHITE HEATHER JIG (J4x40) 4C set J Cosh 22 SCDs+2
1- 8 1s turn RH & cast to 2nd place, turn 1½ LH to end between 2s facing opposite sides
9-16 1s+2s dance Reel of 4 across, 1s pass RSh to face 1st corners
17-24 1s turn corner, partner, corner, partner, to end between 3s facing opposite sides
25-32 1s+3s dance Reel of 4 across, 1s end in middle between 3s & 4s
33-40 1s turn LH, cast to 4th place on own side & turn RH
THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY (R8x32) 3C (4C set) J Duthrie 8 SCDs
1- 8 1s lead down for 3 steps, lead back to top of set & cast into 2nd place on own sides
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 across, (1M with 2s & 1L with 3s)
17-24 1s turn 1st corner, partner, 2nd corner, partner
25-32 All circle 6H round & back
THE DREAM CATCHER (S96) Sq.Set E Orr RSCDS Book 45
1- 8 All circle 8H round & back
9-16 1s+3s dance the Swirl: - Turn partner RH into Allemande hold, dance LSh round each other ½ way & dance LH across, turn left about to face side cpls (facing other ptnr)
17-24 All dance reels of 4 across
25-32 All set, dancing couples lead out between side couples, cross & cast, change places RH with partner back to places
33-40 All set, advance with partners, retire diagonally with corners & set
41-48 1L+4M dance R&L with 3L+2M (on diagonal)
49-56 1M+2L dance R&L with 3M+4L (other diagonal)
57-64 All set with corners, advance & retire with partners & set
65-88 2s & 4s repeat bars 9-32
89-96 All circle 8H round & back
THE CHEQUERED COURT (J8x32) 3C (4C set) D Brown RSCDS Bk 42
1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, 1s dance ½ figs of 8 (Man round 2s & Lady round 3s) & end facing 1st corners
9-16 1s dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners & 1s loop round in centre back to face 4th corners, 1s dance Pass+Turn with 4th corners & loop round to face own sides
17-24 1s dance 6 bars of Double Triangles & loop round to end with 1L between 2s facing 2L & 1M between 3s facing 3M
25-32 1s dance reel of 3 across giving RSh to 4th corners & 1s cross RH to own sides
THE IRISH ROVER (R8x32) 3C (4C set) J Cosh 22 SCDs+1
1- 4 1s dance down below 3s & cast up to 2nd place own sides
5- 8 1L dances RH across with 2s while 1M dances RH across with 3s
9-16 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners then ½ reel with 2nd corners & ½ turn LH in centre to face 1st corners
17-24 1s dance reels of 3 across giving LSh to 1st corners ending in 2nd place own sides
25-32 1s dance diagonal R&L (1M crossing diagonally down & 1L crossing diagonally up to start)
CHERRYBANK GARDENS (S3x32) 3C set J Drewry Bankhead Bk 1
1- 8 1s+2s set & Petronella-in-tandem twice to end with 2s+1s on opposite sides having changed places
9-16 2s+1s set & cross Men passing between Ladies, 1L dances RH across with 2s & 1M with 3s
17-24 1s+3s Set+Link & circle 4H round to left
25-32 2s+3s+1s dance Grand Chain (2s crossing to commence)
QUARRIES' JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) K W Smith RSCDS Bk 36
1- 8 1s set, cast 1 place & dance round 1st corners passing corners LSh
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 across (1st Man with 2s & 1st Lady with 3s), 1s turn LH to face 1st corners
17-18 Centre dancers change with 1st corners RH while 2nd corners set
19-20 1st corners (in centre) change places LH while new 1st & 2nd corners dance clockwise round to next corner pstn
21-24 Repeat the Fig in bars 17-20 from new pstns
25-32 Repeat 17-20 from new pstns, 1s end by turning LH to 2nd place on opposite sides, 2s+1s+3s set on sides & 1s cross back RH
THE DE'IL AMANG THE TAILORS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 14
1- 8 1s+2s set & dance RH across ½ way, set & dance LH across ½ way back to place
9-16 1s lead down the middle & back to top
17-24 1s+2s dance Allemande
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
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