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Dance General Murray's Reel 14643

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Aad L M Boode (2010)
Intensity
800 888 888 888 = 83% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Recommended Tune: Duke John, by Niel Gow. Written for John Murray (1729-1774) who became …

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Recommended Tune: Duke John, by Niel Gow. Written for John Murray (1729-1774) who became the 3rd Duke of Atholl; he was the eldest son of Lord George Murray.

Devised to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the death of General Lord George Murray, a Scottish Jacobite general, most noted for his 1745 campaign under Bonnie Prince Charlie into England. Born 4 October 1694, he was the sixth son of John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl. 

After the defeat at Culloden in 1745 he escaped to the European continent where he lived in numerous places. The last few years of his life he lived in Medemblik, Holland where he died on 11 October 1760. He is buried in the Church of St. Boniface in Medemblik.    

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Montgomeries' Rant Bill Clement Honour the Piper LP+ 5 R32 84:33 34.1
The Montgomeries' Rant Bill Clement Dance to the Pipes CD 12 R32 84:33 34.1
General Murray's Reel 3/4L · R32
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1–
: 1c set | 1W casts, 1M following, round 3W, 1W dances up round 3M and 1M dances up the middle to 2pl opposite side facing 2c (2c up on 7–8) (2,1x,3)
9–
: Parallel Reels3 on the sides, 1c giving Lsh to 2c, 1c finish in centre facing W side NHJ, 1W on the L, 2M+3M loop to places
17–
: 2c+3c cross RH | set ; cross RH | set **while**{8} 1c dance out, cast and meet in the middle, dance out on M side, and cast to (2,1,3)
25–
: All chase clw ½ round ; ½ Circle6 L (2,1,3)
General Murray's Reel 3/4L · R32
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1-8
: 1s set & 1L followed by partner casts 2 places, 1L crosses & dances up
  behind 3M to 2nd place as 1M dances up middle to 2nd place
9-16
: 1s dance LSh reels of 3 on opposite sides (LSh to 2s) & 1s end in centre
  facing Ladies' side (1L on left) 2M & 3M loop into place
17-24
: 1s dance out & cast (1L up, 1M down) into middle, dance out Men's side,
  cast as before to end in 2nd place own sides

: **while** 2s+3s cross RH & set, cross back RH & set
25-32
: 2s+1s+3s chase clockwise 1/2 way & circle 6H 1/2 round to left, back to
  places

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