Dance Heather Ale 2833

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 312) · Usual number of repetitions: 3

Devised by

Barry Priddey

Intensity

262/622/888/888 = 71% (whole dance)

Formations

Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
Knot 3 couples (KNOT;3C;)

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

The Sutton Coldfield Book of SCD [3]

Recommended Music

The Shetland Fiddler's Society (Ronald Cooper)

Extra Info

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"From the bonny bells of …

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"From the bonny bells of heather

They brewed a drink long-syne,

Was sweeter far than honey,

Was stronger far than wine."

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). 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.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Suitable for Neidpath Castle, Ailsa Craig, etc.	The Danelaw Country Dance Band	Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 4	CD	14	S32 3	3:04	61.3
Suitable for Neidpath Castle, Ailsa Craig, etc.	The Danelaw Country Dance Band	Country Dancers Delight	LP	3	S32 3	3:04	61.3
The Shetland Fiddlers' Society	Dewhurst, Chris, Julie & Nick	Short & Sweet	CD	18	S32 6	6:04	60.7

Heather Ale 3/3L · S32

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1–4
: 2c half Fig8 L through end couple (1,2x,3)
5–8
: All M pass W on his R Rsh (brief touch of LHA), next W Lsh into next free place
9–12
: All W pass M on her L Lsh  (brief touch of RHA), next M Rsh, into next free place (3,1x,2)
13–16
: 1c half Fig8 R (3,1,2)
17–
: All set twice ; cross RH | Circle6 L half (2,1,3)
25–
: 3-couple knot (3,1,2)

E-cribs

Name	Type	Date	Owner	Last changed
19 10 17 Torquay Thursday	Unknown	2019-10-17	Chris & Lee Pratt	Sept. 14, 2019, 11:01 p.m.

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Id	Subject	Date	Submitter	Assigned to	Priority	Disposition
885	Heather Ale Bar25-32	Feb. 18, 2016, 1:08 p.m.	Shoko Okumura	Eric Ferguson	Normal	Fixed