Dance Gassy Jack's Eightsome 2413
Medley · 128 bars (S64+R64) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Mary Shoolbraid Brandon (1965)
- Formations
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- Ladies' Chain - double (LCHAIN;DOUBLE;)
- Grand Chain - special (GCHAIN-SP)
- Promenade single couple(s) in Allemande hold (PROM;1C;A)
- Men's Chain - double (MCHAIN;DOUBLE;)
- Hands across - 4 - special (HX;4P;SPEC;)
- Set in line in fours (SETLIN;4P;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Glasgow Highlanders, Highland Schottische, other, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The square formation should be wide for the strathspey. At the end of the …
The square formation should be wide for the strathspey. At the end of the Strathspey as the couples dance back to place, the size of the set should be reduced for the reel. When Vancouver was just a small settlement at the mouth of the Fraser River, it was known as Gastown - named after a well-known local character, Gassy Jack Deighton. The Vancouver Branch Demonstration Team first performed this dance for Miss Jean Milligan's visit to Vancouver in October, 1966. The dance was first published in <<link:thethistle/37||3>>.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). 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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gassy Jack's Eightsome | Bluebell SCD Trio | The Emigrant Scot | CD | 5 | M64 2 | 3:28 | 52.0 |
