Dance Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder 3057

Also known as “And Now it's Farewell to All Tomorrow” (unofficial).

Jig · 128 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by

Bill Hamilton

Intensity

(1s+3s; 2s+4s) (88/44/44/88 / 84/88/80/80 / 48/88/08/08 / 88/44/44/88 = 71% (1 turn), 72% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)

Steps

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

Published in

Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two [5]
90 - Twelve anniversary dances celebrating ninety years of RSCDS Edinburgh Branch [13]
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder [1]
Scottish Dance Archives - The Donald Collection (Online List) [111]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [251] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [308] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [280] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [268] (diagram only)

Online Sources

https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/_files/ugd/580b0a_279fb24367fe41529bb5cfea8d85787e.pdf

Recommended Music

West Kirkton (John MacGregor)

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Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Let's Dance Again...	MC	2	J128	2:28	37.0
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 6	CD	2	J128	2:23	35.8
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 6	CD	3	J128	2:23	35.8
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Don Bartlett and the Scotians	Play Favourites	CD+	7	J128	2:24	36.0
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Frank Reid and his Band	Welcome to the London Highland Club	LP	8	J128	2:13	33.2
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	George Rennie Scottish Dance Band	Old Tyme Favourites Vol 1	CD	16	J32 4	2:19	34.8
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Graeme Munro and his Band	90 - Twelve anniversary dances celebrating ninety years of RSCDS Edinburgh Branch	CD	13	J128 1	2:20	35.0
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Ian Powrie and his Band	Ian Powrie's Farewell to Scotland	LP	8	J128	0:00	0.0
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band	Favourite SCDs Vol 1	CD	6	J128 1	2:25	36.2
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	The Joy of Sets	CD+	2	J128 1	2:19	34.8
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part one	CD	15	J128 1	2:19	34.8
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Jim Johnstone and his Band	Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 1	MC	16	J128	0:00	0.0
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Jigtime	LP	6	J128	0:00	0.0
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band	MacGregor's Gathering	CD+	11	J128	2:22	35.5
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 1	CD	1	J128	2:19	34.8
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	The Craigellachie Band	Farewell to Paternoster Square	MC	10	J128	0:00	0.0
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	The Ian Muir Sound	Scottish Country Dances Vol 3	CD	8	J128 1	2:27	36.8
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	Unknown	Teachers Choice 1	LP	3	J128	2:25	36.2
Suitable for Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	The Danelaw Country Dance Band	Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 4	CD	4	J32 4	2:17	34.2
Suitable for Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder	The Danelaw Country Dance Band	Country Dancers Delight	LP	2	J32 4	2:17	34.2

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Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder 4S · J128

1–: Circle8 L and back
9–: All W pass in front of P, dance behind next M ; RHA in the centre
17–: All W cross in front of opposite M, dance behind next M ; RHA, joining P for
25–: All Promenade once round clw (but see note)
33–: 1c+3c (W following M) dance on 1 place clw and in (M round M, W round W) to face next couple ; set to and turn that person RH
41–: Reels4 across
49–: Fig8, 1c round 2c, 3c round 4c
57–: 1c+3c LHA ; 1c/3c dance out Lsh round 2c/4c (M round M, W round W) and cclw to places
65–96: 2c+4c repeat bars 33–64
97–: All Promenade once round cclw
105–120: The Men repeat [9–24] cclw with LHA in the centre
121–: Circle8 RIGHT and back (see note)

Note: This crib follows the current way of dancing. In the original instructions, the promenade [25–32] is cclw. Bill Hamilton said in ‘hindsight’ this promenade should be clw, but preferred not to change the official instructions. Bill disapproved of another variant, where the circle [121–128] is continued to the R only.

E-cribs

Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder 4S · J128

1-8: All circle 8H round to the left & back (popular variation - 8 hands all the way round to left)
9-24: Ladies dance in front of ptnr & behind next Man, into RH across, in front of Man opp own ptnr & behind next Man, into RH across & back to place
25-32: All Promenade clockwise
33-40: 1s & 3s dance cl’wise behind next couple & Men dance past cpl as Ladies dance in between cpl & both turn R to face cpl, all set & turn RH
41-48: All dance parallel reels of 4
49-56: 1s & 3s dance a full Fig of 8 round the standing 2s/4s
57-64: 1s & 3s dance LH across, 1s & 3s dance back to places (Men round & Ladies through the standing 2s & 4s)
65-96: 2s & 4s repeat 33-64
97-104: All Promenade anticlockwise
105-120: Men dance in front of ptnr & behind next Lady, into LH across, dance in front of Lady opp own partner & behind next L into LH across & back to pl
121-128: All circle 8H round to the right & back (popular variation - 8 hands all the way round to right)

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