Dance Come Ashore Jolly Tar 1296

Also known as “Jacky Tar” (unofficial).

See also: Come Ashore Jolly Tar (h128, 1p, Haynes)

Reel · 32 bars · 2 couples (1x) · Longwise - 4

Devised by

Unknown

Intensity

88 88 88 88 = 100% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)

Formations

Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Book 7 [7]
Scottish Country Dances Books 7 to 12 (Combined A5 edition) [7]
Pocket: Books 7,8,9 [7]
101 Scottish Country Dances [15]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [138] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [123] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [116] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Extra Info: This dance “was collected in Angus and Perthshire and there called ›Jacky Tar‹”. However, this was never an official RSCDS …

This dance “was collected in Angus and Perthshire and there called ›Jacky Tar‹”. However, this was never an official RSCDS moniker of the dance.

“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Come Ashore, Jolly Tar	Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 7.	LP+	9	R32 4	2:25	36.2
Jacky Tar	Ian Cruickshanks and his Band	Nice to See You	CD	5	R32 4	2:35	38.8
Come Ashore, Jolly Tar	Peter Elmes' Scottish Country Dance Band	Live at Opotiki, Music for a Whale of a Time	CD	5	R32 4	3:44	56.0
Come Ashore, Jolly Tar	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 7 plus 2 Dances for 2009	CD	7	R32 8	4:44	35.5
Fahyda	Green Ginger	12 Scottish Country Dances by Mervyn Short	CD	9	R32 8	4:48	36.0
Jacky Tar Dance Set	Jimmy Shand and his Band	King of the Button Box Vol 2	CD	36	R32 6	3:30	35.0
Reels 3x32	The Macadians	The Macadians Dancing Master	CD	6	R32 3	1:46	35.3

Come Ashore Jolly Tar 2/4L · R32

On 2nd chord, 1c change sides. In top or bottom place couples change sides on [31–32]of the next turn. This dance can be done round the room.

1–: 1c facing 2c R&L starting up/down
9–: 1c+2c (NHJ on sidelines) set twice to P ; turn P BH
17–: 1c+2c RHA, LHA
25–: 1c facing 2c NHJ set twice ; turn person opposite 1½ BH, (TACnotes: RH and skip change may be used)

E-cribs

Come Ashore Jolly Tar 2/4L · R32

1s start on opp sides

1-8: 1s+2s dance R&L (RH on sides to start)
9-16: 1s+2s set to partners twice & turn 2H
17-24: 1s+2s dance RH across & LH back to places
25-32: 1s+2s set twice facing up/down dance, 1s turn opposite dancer 2H 1.1/2 times to end 2nd place opposite sides

Note - on bar 64 new top couple crosses to opposite sides as original 1s at bottom cross to own sides.

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

Name	Type	Date	Owner	Last changed
Cambridge Summer Wednesday 12/07/2023	Function	2023-07-12	Thomas Ibbotson	July 9, 2023, 1:27 p.m.
15th Annual Rerr Terr - A Ball Sponsored by The New Jersey Branch - 1999	Unknown	1999-03-27	Andy Peterson	Jan. 2, 2021, 11:29 p.m.
Erlangen Summer Dance 2014	Unknown		Michael Knorr	May 13, 2014, 9:16 p.m.
Dances for two virtual couples	Unknown	2020-07-14	Tovar -	March 14, 2023, 2:10 a.m.
RSCDS Book 7	Unknown		Ward Fleri	April 19, 2021, 12:41 a.m.
Delaware Valley RSCDS Delaware Ball 1997	Unknown	1997-10-18	Andy Peterson	April 1, 2018, 4:57 a.m.
RSCDS Beginners Framework 2B	Unknown		Rachel Pusey	Aug. 11, 2019, 10:43 p.m.
Chemnitz_Tuesday	Unknown		SCD Chemnitz	Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m.
Chemnitz_Friday	Unknown		SCD Chemnitz	Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m.

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Dance Come Ashore Jolly Tar 1296

Come Ashore Jolly Tar 2/4L · R32

Come Ashore Jolly Tar 2/4L · R32

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