Festival 2017

On this page you can find details (including cribs and diagrams) of our programmes for the 2017 festival – mass, demonstration, highland and junior programmes for the afternoon dancing and the programme for the evening dance.

In the afternoon, the adult massed dancing is interspersed with children’s dances, demonstration dances and highland dances. Full details of how it all fits together can be found here.

Massed dancing

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1 The Dancing Master  96R  The Donside Book square set
2  Back to the Fireside  4x32R  RSCDS Book 38 3 couples in a 4 couple set
 Gang the Same Gate  3x32S  RSCDS Book 36 3 couples in a 4 couple set
3  Miss Hadden’s Reel  4x32J  RSCDS Book 23 3 couples in a 4 couple set
 The Flower o’ the Quern  4x32S  The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances 4 couple set (2 chords)
4  Fraser’s Favourite  4x32R  Leaflet 3 couples in a 4 couple set
The Gentleman  3x32S  RSCDS Book 35 3 couples in a 4 couple set
5  Anniversary Reel  4x32R  RSCDS Book 36 4 couple set
 Cape Town Wedding  3x32S  RSCDS Book 39 3 couples in a 4 couple set
6  James Senior of St Andrews  4x32S  RSCDS Book 42 4 couple set (2 chords)
 The Highland Rambler  4x40R  Leeds Silver Jubilee Book  3 couples in a 4 couple set, repeated with the children
7  The Dashing White Sergeant  5x32R   RSCDS Book 3  for everyone

Group demonstration dances 

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A  Double Trouble Triangles  4 x 48 bar Reel in a 4 couple longwise set RSCDS Book 50
B

The Haunt of the Gnomes

 2 x 64 bar Strathspey in a square set  The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances

Instructions can be found here

C

The Waterfall

 4 x 64 bar Jig for 4 couples in a longwise set Glendarroch Scottish Dance Sheets

Description can be found here

D Set in Roosendaal 2 by 32 bar Strathspey then 2 x 32 bar Jig in a square set Belfast Branch Platinum Anniversary Dances

Instructions and teaching points can be found here

Highland dances 

The Highland Fling 4 steps    Pipes
The Scottish Lilt  4 steps  Pipes
The Shepherd’s Crook Band
The Foursome (Strathspey & Half Tulloch)  Pipes

Junior dances

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1 Perth Meets Perth 4x32R Scottish Country Dances for Perth 800
It’s All Right 4x32J Second Graded Book
2 Petronella 5x32R RSCDS Book 1 1s and 3s start
Another Woodland Wander 4x32J Second Graded Book
3 Mr Michael Bear’s Reel 4x32R Second Graded Book
Blue Bonnets 5x32J RSCDS Book 3 1s and 3s start
4 Easy Peasy 5x32R Second Graded Book
All the Eights 4x32J Leeds Golden Collection
5  The Highland Rambler  4x40R Leeds Silver Jubilee Book join in with the adults
6 The Dashing White Sergeant 5x32R RSCDS Book 3 for everyone

Evening dance – starts at 7pm

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1 Granville Market  8x32J A Second Book of Graded Scottish Country Dances  3 couples in a 4 couple set
2 Back to the Fireside  8x32R  Book 38  3 couples in a 4 couple set
3 Cape Town Wedding  8x32S  Book 39  3 couples in a 4 couple set
4 Joie de Vivre  8x32J  Book 39  3 couples in a 4 couple set
5 The Castle of Mey  8x32R  QE Diamond Jubilee Dances  3 couples in a 4 couple set
6 MacDonald of the Isles  3x32S  Carnforth Collection of Scottish Country Dances 2  3 couple set
7 The Chequered Court  8x32J  Book 42  3 couples in a 4 couple set
8 1314 (will not be recapped)  64S+64R  Rondel Book of Scottish Country Dance  square set
INTERVAL
9 Airyhall Delight  8x32J  Book 40  3 couples in a 4 couple set
10 The Morrison Measure  5x32R  A Reel for Alice  5 couple set
11 Linnea’s Strathspey  8x32S  Book 47  3 couples in a 4 couple set
12 Rodney’s Rant  8x32J  QE Diamond Jubilee Dances  3 couples in a 4 couple set
13 The Ruby Rant  8x32R  Book 49  3 couples in a 4 couple set
14 City of Belfast  3x32S  Book 48  3 couple set
15 Follow Me Home  8x32J  Book 38  3 couples in a 4 couple set
16 The Deil Amang the Tailors  8x32R  Book 14  3 couples in a 4 couple set
EXTRAS
Jean Martin of Aberdeen  3x32S  Magazine Dances 2005-2009  3 couple set
The Jubilee Jig  8x32J  The Leaflet Dances with Music  3 couples in a 4 couple set
The Reverend John MacFarlane  4x32R  Book 37  4 couple set
Swiss Lassie  8x32R  Book 39  3 couples in a 4 couple set