Dance The Clootie Well 1238
Also known as “The Cloutie Well” (spelling).
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1977)
- Formations
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- Dance to Corners and Set (C-D&S)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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John Drewry noted in the original description: *The Clootie Well is near Culloden (although …
John Drewry noted in the original description: *The Clootie Well is near Culloden (although others occur in other parts of the country). By tradition, it is visited on the first Sunday in May; the visitor throws a coin in the well and ties a cloot to one of the trees to symbolise the leaving of all cares behind.* *May 1st 1977 was a Sunday. I visited the well with Simon Fraser about a week later and the lower branches of the trees surrounding the well were festooned with hundreds of bits of rag.* *It would appear that this is the survival of a pre-Christian Celtic custom.* In later editions of the book, John Drewry added: *This version issued in September 1977, has an improved figure for Bars 1-8 and this should replace the earlier version (May 1977).* and *The spelling "Clootie" (rather than "Cloutie") is probably preferable in that it gives a better indication of the pronunciation. Both spellings are given in Chambers Scots Dictionary.*
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossing the Line | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Strictly Scottish Volume Two | CD+ | 10 | R32 6 | 3:33 | 35.5 | ||
| Ocean Voyage | Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band | The Berkhamsted Diamond Collection | CD | 7 | R32 5 | 2:58 | 35.6 | ||
| Selection of Reels | Gordon Pattullo | Scotland's Favourite | LP | 7 | R32 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
The Clootie Well 3/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s+2s set, 2s cast up & 1s cross down, turn 2nd corner LH & pass LSh to face 1st corners (2nd corners keep dancing) 9-20 : Dance to Corners & Set: (12 bars) -Couple in middle change places with corners passing RSh, corners pass RSh in middle with a 1/4 turn to right to face next corner **while** supporting corners set (2 bars). Repeat 5 more times to end with corners in diagonally opposite place and 1s end in middle facing partner 21-24 : 1s pass RSh & dance out through 2nd place (own side) then round 3rd corner into centre facing partner's side **while** 2s & 3s set advancing diagonally & dance 1/2 RH across to end in own places facing out 25-32 : 1s dance LSh reels of 3 across (Man with 2s) & 1M+2M also 1L+3L turn RH to end 2 1 3
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180118A | Unknown | 2018-01-18 | Michael Däther | Jan. 14, 2018, 9:31 p.m. |
| Workshops Summer Course Kuckucksnest 2015 | Unknown | Truus de Ceuster | June 9, 2017, 5:45 p.m. | |
| Oldenburg 2018-10-01 | Unknown | 2018-10-01 | David Quarrie | Oct. 2, 2018, 12:21 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2017-11-13 (Erikaweg) | Unknown | 2017-11-13 | David Quarrie | Nov. 14, 2017, 12:28 p.m. |
| 180215A | Unknown | 2018-02-15 | Michael Däther | Feb. 11, 2018, 4:50 p.m. |
| 180201A | Unknown | 2018-02-01 | Michael Däther | Jan. 28, 2018, 5:20 p.m. |
