Dance Espie McNabb 2004
Also known as “Espie MacCrab” (unofficial).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 888 800 800 888 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Miss Milligan's Miscellany of Scottish Country Dances [23]
- 101 Scottish Country Dances [30]
- Miss Milligan's Miscellany Volume I [14]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [160] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [213] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [182] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [180] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
Espie McNabb
O, saw ye my dearie, my Eppie Macnab?
O, saw ye my dearie, my Eppie Macnab?
“She’s down in the yard, she’s kissin the laird,
She winna come hame to her ain Jock Rab!”
O, come thy ways to me, my Eppie Macnab!
O, come thy ways to me, my Eppie Macnab!
Whate’er thou hast done, be it late, be it soon,
Thou’s welcome again to thay ain Jock Rab.
What says she, my dearie, my Eppie Macnab?
What says she, my dearie, my Eppie Macnab?
“She lets thee to wit that she has thee forgot,
And for ever disowns thee, her ain Jock Rab.”
O, had I ne’er seen thee, my Eppie Macnab!
O, had I ne’er seen thee, my Eppie Macnab!
As light as the air and as fause as thou’s fair,
Thou’s broken the heart o’ thy ain Jock Rab!
This song, written by Robert Burns in 1791 and included in James Johnson’s The Scots Musical Museum, Volume 4 (1792) was according to William Stenhouse “a substitute for the old song, which, he (Burns) justly observes, had more wit than decency”.
The original, which can be found in several ballad collections, begins:
O saw ye my Eppie McNab, McNab?
O saw ye my Eppie McNab, McNab?
She’s down i’ the yeard, she’s kissen the laird,
As whilom’s wi’ honest Jock Rob, Jock Rob.
The next three verses show a rapid deterioration in content.
Carolina Oliphant, Baroness Nairne (1766–1845) wrote another polite version of “Eppie Macnab” which does not vary a great deal from the spirit of Burns’ song. The first verse goes:
O mind ye nae, mind ye nae, Eppie Macnab?
It’s no sae lang syne yet, O Eppie Macnab,
Sin’ your een they shone bricht, and your heart it lapt licht,
Gin ye’d seen but the shadow o’ blythe Jock Rab.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espie McNabb | Terpsichore | Terpsichore, Scottish Dance Music | CD+ | 1 | J32 8 | 4:47 | 35.9 | ||
| Espie McNabb | Muriel Johnstone's Band | Dance Through The Miscellanies - First Part | CD | 7 | J32 8 | 4:44 | 35.5 | ||
| Espie McNabb | Muriel Johnstone's Band | A Dancer's Miscellany Vol III | MC | 2 | J32 8 | 4:44 | 35.5 | ||
| Espie MacNabb | Rutherford, Maureen & Copland, Neil | Medal Tests for Young Dancers (2006) | CD | 16 | J32 2 | 1:16 | 38.0 |
Espie McNabb 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c+2c+3c set and cross RH ; repeat
- 9–
- 1c lead down the middle and up
- 17–
- 1c set | cast off (2c up) ; turn RH
- 25–
- 2c+1c+3c Circle6 and back
Espie McNabb 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s+2s+3s set, cross RH, set & cross back RH
- 9-16
- 1s lead down the middle & back to place
- 17-24
- 1s set, cast 1 place & turn RH (long turn)
- 25-32
- 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
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| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 2001-2002 | 2001-12-31 | Andy Peterson | March 31, 2018, 7:13 p.m. |
| Carol Porter | 2023-08-26 | caberfei | July 27, 2023, 2:32 a.m. |
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