Dance The Hollin Buss 2956

Also known as “The Holly Bush”.

Jig · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21)

Devised by

Unknown

Intensity

88 88 80 84 = 81% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)

Formations

Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
Slip down and up (DWNUP;SLIP)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Book 24 [8]
Pocket: Books Five for 1965,23,24 [25]
Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [68]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [244] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [33] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [764] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [270] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [260] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Farewell to the Tay (Traditional)

Extra Info: The Pilling diagram in the 8th edition is in error, see the supplement to the 8th edition for the correct …

The Pilling diagram in the 8th edition is in error, see the supplement to the 8th edition for the correct one.

The Hollin Buss

The title of this dance means, simply, the “holly bush”. There is extant another dance called “The Holly Bush” in the Bodleian manuscript, 1740. This is quite distinct from the dance published by the RSCDS.

From “Scotland Dances”, by Eugenia (Jeannie) Callander Sharp (Used by permission.)

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Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Hollin Bus	Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band	The Shores of Loch Alvie	CD+	1	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Hollin Bus	James Cameron's West Coast Band	In West Coast Style	CD	2	J32 4	2:15	33.8
The Hollin Buss	Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone	Just As It Was - Sampler	CD	3	J32 8	4:52	36.5
The Hollin Buss	Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone	Just As It Was 1	CD	6	J32 8	4:52	36.5
The Hollin Buss	Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 1	CD	8	J32 8	4:45	35.6
The Hollin Buss	Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Collection: Dance Music	CD	1	J32 8	4:45	35.6
The Hollin Buss	Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1)	LP	1	J32 8	0:00	0.0
The Hollin Buss	BBC Band (Archie Duncan et al)	Music for Scottish Country Dancing	LP	3	J32 8	4:28	33.5
The Hollin Buss	Bill Hendry	The Scottish Sound of the Bill Hendry Band	LP	5	J32 5	0:00	0.0
The Hollin Buss	Bill Hendry Dance Band	The Scottish Sound of the Bill Hendry Dance Band	CD	1	J32 5	2:56	35.2
The Hollin Buss	Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band	Highland Airs	CD	1	J32 4	2:22	35.5
The Hollin Buss	Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing	CD	1	J32 4	2:22	35.5
The Hollin Buss	Charlie Jemmett and His Band	Down South	LP	4	J32 8	4:28	33.5
The Hollin Buss	Jim Berry and his Scottish Dance Band	Farewell to the Tay (CD: Early Days)	CD+	1	J32 8	4:36	34.5
The Hollin Buss	Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band	Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band	LP	13	J32 6	0:00	0.0
The Hollin Buss	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Jigtime	LP	7	J32 8	0:00	0.0
The Hollin Buss	Muriel Johnstone's Band	Book 24, Twelve Scottish Country Dances	CD+	8	J32 8	4:47	35.9
The Hollin Buss	Olympians Scottish Dance Band	Dances of Scotland Volume 3	LP	9	J32 8	0:00	0.0
The Hollin Buss	Robin Ellis and his Band	Scottish Jigs and Reels for Children	MC	8	J32 8	0:00	0.0
The Hollin Buss	Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen	Scottish Dance Time Vol 5	LP	4	J32 8	4:20	32.5
The Hollin Buss	The Maple Leaf Scottish Dance Band	Welcome to Tayside	LP	6	J32	0:00	0
The Hollin Buss	The Thistle Band	On Stage With..., Volume 2	LP+	7	J32 8	0:00	0.0

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The Hollin Buss 2/4L · J32

1–: 1c+2c A&R ; Turn RH ½ into | ½ RHA (2,1)
9–: 2c+1c A&R ; Turn LH ½ into | ½ LHA (1,2)
17–: 1c (BHJ) slip down the middle and up
25–: 1c set | cast off (2c up) ; 2c+1c turn RH

E-cribs

The Hollin Buss 2/4L · J32

1-8: 1s+2s Adv+Ret, cross RH & dance RH across 1/2 way
9-16: 2s+1s Adv+Ret, cross LH & dance LH across 1/2 way
17-24: 1s dance slip step down for 4 & back to top
25-32: 1s set, cast 1 place & 2s+1s turn RH

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