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Dance Argylls' Farewell To Stirling 224

Also known as “Argyll's Farewell To Stirling” (spelling).

Reel · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by
Keith W Dingley
Intensity
6886 8880 8800 8040 8004 = 57% (1 turn), 57% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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The footnote to the original dance states that it was written to mark the …

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The footnote to the original dance states that it was written to mark the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders leaving Stirling castle.

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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
Argyll's Farewell to Stirling Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band Highland Party LP 2 R40 42:51 34.2
Argyll's Farewell to Stirling The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band Stirling at 90 CD 8 R40 43:03 36.6
Argylls' Farewell To Stirling 4/4L · R40
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1–
: 1M+2W & 2M+3W & 3M+4W turn RH ; all C turn P LH
9–
: 1c+2c+3c slip BHJ down the middle | half turn BH ; slip up | half turn BH (1,2,3,4)
17–
: 1c+2c R&L, at end 1M faces out
25–
: 1M followed by 1W cast off (2c up) and cross ; 1c+3c RHA (2,1x,3,4)
33–
: 1M followed by 1W cast off (W side) to 4pl (3c+4c up) ; 4c+1c RHA (to 2,3,4,1)
Argylls' Farewell To Stirling 4/4L · R40
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1-8
: 1M+2M+3M turn 2L+3L+4L RH & turn partners LH
9-16
: 1s+2s+3s slip step down for 2 bars & 1/2 turn, slip step up to top & 1/2
  turn to places
17-24
: 1s+2s dance R&L
25-32
: 1M followed by partner casts 1 place & crosses to opposite side to dance
  RH across with 3s
33-40
: 1M followed by partner cast on opposite side to 4th place & crosses to
  own side to dance RH across with 4s

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Added on: 2020-02-18 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good

NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 24 January 2017 Unknown 2017-01-24 Andrew Locke Jan. 22, 2017, 7:51 p.m.
HHK Sept 29, 2020 Zoom Class Unknown 2020-09-29 Peter Price Sept. 27, 2020, 10:12 p.m.
Atholl SCDC - Joy's Programme - 10th January Unknown 2017-01-10 Joy Scott Nov. 12, 2016, 1:19 p.m.
Stirling with James Coutts Unknown 2017-09-02 Kate Kinnear July 17, 2017, 10:41 p.m.
Nantwich Summer Dance - Fri 3rd July 2015 Unknown 2015-07-03 Christine Grove March 7, 2015, 11:55 a.m.
RSCDS Cheshire Branch Social -17 July 2019 Unknown 2019-07-17 Andrew Locke June 18, 2019, 4:46 p.m.
RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 17 January 2017 Unknown 2017-01-17 Andrew Locke Jan. 15, 2017, 11:56 p.m.
20220705 - Bo'ness Class Unknown 2022-07-05 Zsofia Jozsef July 6, 2022, 12:21 a.m.
THISTLE CLUB DANCE (Leeds) - 5 April 2014 Unknown 2001-04-05 Christine Parker-Jones Sept. 5, 2015, 7:17 a.m.
Stirling Castle Club 2 Unknown 2020-02-15 Kristian Vestli Feb. 8, 2020, 9:15 p.m.
Stirling - Bridge of Allan - 2018-09-01 Unknown 2018-09-01 Verl Girl Aug. 8, 2018, 6:18 p.m.
RSCDS Cheshire Branch Nice and Easy 21 June 2014 Unknown 2014-06-21 Christine Grove April 6, 2014, 6:07 p.m.
Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club 28 March 2015 Unknown 2014-05-10 Irene Dracup Feb. 22, 2015, 8:51 p.m.
Nantwich Presidents and Visitors Night - Mon 3 Nov 2014 Unknown 2014-11-03 Christine Grove July 25, 2014, 11:27 a.m.
20170408 - Trinity - Edinburgh Unknown 2017-04-08 Zsofia Jozsef March 21, 2017, 8:37 p.m.
Nantwich Presidents/Visitors' Night Mon 6 Nov 2023 Function 2023-11-06 Christine Grove Sept. 21, 2023, 7:21 p.m.
Nantwich President's and Visitors' Night Unknown 2015-11-02 Christine Grove Aug. 28, 2015, 7:14 p.m.
44th Annual Grand New Year Charity Dance, Edinburgh Unknown 2020-01-03 John Nuttall Dec. 20, 2019, 5:15 p.m.

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