Dance The Highland Rambler 2924

Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by

Roy Goldring (1985)

Intensity

804 840 888 800 888 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)

Formations

Long Cast (LCast)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Dance down and up - 3 people (DWNUP;3P;)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)

Steps

Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two [15]
Silver Jubilee 25 - Leeds Branch [1]
A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [65]
Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [65]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [242] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [298] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [264] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [255] (diagram only)

Online Sources

http://www.highlandmistdancers.org/HM3goldenoldies.html#rambler

Recommended Music

John Illingsworth (Muriel A Johnstone)

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.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Highland Rambler	Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band	Let's Meet Again	CD+	14	R40 8	5:35	33.5
The Highland Rambler	Bobby Crowe & Muriel Johnstone	Ten SCD - Leeds Branch Silver Jubilee	MC	1	R40 8	0:00	0.0
The Highland Rambler	Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band	Favourite SCDs Vol. 4 Dancer's Choice	CD	15	R32 8	4:41	35.1
The Highland Rambler	Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band	Quick Here's Anither Yin	CD	11	R40 8	5:39	33.9
Highland Rambler	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3)	CD	7	R40 8	6:06	36.6
Highland Rambler	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part two	CD	15	R40 8	6:06	36.6
The Highland Rambler	Jim Lindsay and his Band	Reel of the Puffins	CD	7	R40 8	5:51	35.1
The Highland Rambler	Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band	Take Your Partners For Vol 4	CD	16	R40 8	5:51	35.1

The Highland Rambler 3/4L · R40

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1–
: 1c long cast to 2pl (2c up on [3–4] ; 1c+3c RHA  (2,1,3)
9–
: 2c+1c LHA, 1W faces out ; 1W followed by 1M cast up round 2W and down the middle of set, 1W between 3c and 1M between 2c, all facing down
17–
: In lines of 3 down the middle (all swivel R) and up
25–
: 1M followed by 1W dance up, cast round 2W and into 2pl ; 1c turn RH
33–
: Circle6 and back

E-cribs

The Highland Rambler 3/4L · R40

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1-8
: 1s dance in & cast to 2nd place, dance RH across with 3s
9-16
: 2s+1s dance LH across, 1L followed by partner cast up round 2L & dance
  down middle to 1L between 3s & 1M between 2s
17-24
: 1s+2s+3s dance down the middle & back
25-32
: 1M followed by partner dance up, cast down round 2L to 2nd places on own
  side & turn RH
33-40
: 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

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