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Dance Drumtochty Glen 1768

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

Devised by
Margaret Anderson
Intensity
888 888 844 888 = 91% (1 turn), 68% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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*From the publication (courtesy <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2187/|this issue>>):*

"The dance was arranged for the Strathspey [sic] …

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*From the publication (courtesy <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2187/|this issue>>):*

"The dance was arranged for the Strathspey [sic] music composed by Nan
Main for Miss Anderson.  Miss Anderson's home was in the Glen of
Drumtochty, which lies between Auchinblae and Cairn o'Mount.  There are
two Glens [sic], Drumtochty becoming Glen Sough as it nears the Cairn
o'Mount; the hill opposite Miss Anderson's home is called Finella (the
alternative tune, also composed by Nan Main)."

*Additional information from Robb Quint:*

"Drumtochty Glen itself is a small coastal valley about a dozen miles from the North Sea in the part of southern Aberdeenshire that once was the now erstwhile Kincardineshire, running upward and westward from the little village of Auchenblae. To its north is the 1,524-foot Goyle Hill and to its south the 1,358-foot Finella Hill, alongside the northeast slope of which the annual (typically fourth Saturday in June) Drumtochty Highland Games is held.

At the head of the glen is Drumtochty Castle, an 1812 neo-gothic castellated mansion. During World War II this house was purchased by the Norwegian Government in Exile and used as a school for Norwegian refugee children. Between 1947 and 1971 it was a boys' preparatory school. Today it is privately owned and run as a small (and very luxurious) hotel and event center, particularly for "fairy-tale" weddings, not only for the setting and appearance of the "castle," but all the more so because of the nearby "fairy-tale" Saint Palladius (Episcopal) Church,which is often used for the wedding ceremony in conjunction with the receptions and accommodations at the mansion. Through the short glen (only about two miles from its head at the castle down to its foot at Auchenblae) runs the Luther Water, a left tributary of the North Esk. To the north of the glen is the mostly coniferous Drumtochty Forest."

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
Drumtochty Glen Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances 1987 LP+ 7 S32 88:15 61.9
Drumtochty Glen Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band Music for Leaflet Dances Vol. 1 CD 1 S32 88:15 61.9
Drumtochty Glen 3/4L · S32
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1–
: 1c+2c+3c promenade, 1c cross and cast to finish (2,1x,3)
9–
: All set , but on second step [10] 1c turn R into lines across | repeat, 1c turning to own sideline ; repeat, into the other line across | repeat, 1c finish facing 1cnr
17–
: 1c+1cnrs ½Reel4 and pass Lsh ; ½Reel4 with 2cnrs  (to 3x,1x,2x)
25–
: All circle6 L to own side ; 2c+1c+3c turn RH
Drumtochty Glen 3/4L · S32
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1-8
: 1s+2s+3s Promenade ending with 1s crossing RH & cast to 2nd place
  opposite side **while** 2s dance up to top
9-16
: 9-10 1s+2s+3s set, 1s petronella turn to right on 2nd setting step into
  lines across

: **11-16** 1s repeat, setting across & on side lines to end facing 1st
  corners. 2s & 3s continue setting throughout
17-24
: 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corner, pass LSh & dance 1/2
  reel with 2nd corner. 1s end in 2nd place opposite sides (3) (1) (2)
25-32
: 3s+1s+2s circle 6H 1/2 round to left; all turn partners RH back to
  place. 2 1 3

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Added on: 2020-02-11 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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German team, 2020 Newcastle festival

Added on: 2020-10-18 (Murrough Landon)
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Edinburgh Scottish Dancers Mixed Team, Newcastle Festival, 2023.

Added on: 2023-02-13 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Demonstration quality

NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
20 01 18 Bournemouth Unknown 2020-01-18 Chris & Lee Pratt Dec. 8, 2019, 4:52 p.m.
RSCDS Leaflet Dances 1st 11 dances Unknown Jane Rose March 6, 2018, 7:21 p.m.
Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club 56th Highland Ball - 2008 Unknown 2008-02-09 Andy Peterson Dec. 31, 2020, 4:06 a.m.
150817-150819 w4 Summer School - Full. Cert. Class Class 2015-08-17 Martina Mueller-Franz Aug. 24, 2023, 5:24 p.m.
VISCDS Harvest Social 2021 Unknown 2021-10-16 Gordon Robinson Aug. 18, 2021, 11:52 p.m.
CGB Weekend Oberlethe: Advanced Class Unknown 2018-09-01 Anselm Lingnau Sept. 4, 2018, 12:19 a.m.
18 11 03 RSCDS AGM Perth Saturday Unknown 2018-11-03 Chris & Lee Pratt May 27, 2018, 9:23 p.m.
181103 RSCDS AGM - Saturday Ball Unknown 2018-11-03 Martina Mueller-Franz May 24, 2018, 1:43 p.m.
CGB Course AGM Oberlethe 2018: Paul Plummer Unknown 2018-09-02 Verena Ebling Sept. 4, 2018, 3:07 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-08-27 Other 2023-08-27 Amanda Peart Aug. 27, 2023, 7:35 p.m.
First 11 Leaflet Dances Unknown Sue Ronald Feb. 28, 2018, 6:14 p.m.
Newcastle 2020 (contest) Unknown 2020-02-08 Nicolas Bazille Nov. 27, 2019, 9:27 p.m.
Cambridge Advanced Class - Dances Taught 2018-2019 Unknown Jamie McDougall Sept. 28, 2018, 1:12 a.m.

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IdSubjectDateSubmitterAssigned toPriorityDisposition
2187 additional info Oct. 18, 2020, 7:46 p.m. Bruce Herbold Murrough Landon Normal Fixed