Dance Linton Ploughman 3834

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

Devised by

Unknown

Intensity

88 88 80 88 = 87% (1 turn), 60% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands round - 4 - and back (HR;4P;BACK;)
Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)

Steps

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

Published in

Book 5 [6]
Scottish Country Dances Books 1 to 6 (Combined A5 edition) [54]
Pocket: Books 4,5,6 [18]
A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [30]
Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [30]
101 Scottish Country Dances [61]
Thirty Popular Scottish Country Dances [18]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [320] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [418] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [377] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [367] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Extra Info: This dance is almost identical to The Blue Loch by Marilyn Watson, but ending with a Poussette instead of …

This dance is almost identical to The Blue Loch by Marilyn Watson, but ending with a Poussette instead of an Allemande.

Linton Ploughman

In the Borders, about six miles south of Kelso, near Morebattle, is the village of Linton. The ancient church with its Norman font had an interesting, and probably untrue, story attached. Over the doorway of Linton’s church is a carved stone panel on which are carved animals and a mounted St. George. Legend has it that St. George represents Sir John Somerville, a local laird who was knighted by William the Lion (1143–1214) for slaying either a “ravening beast” or a “laidly worm”, either or neither of which could have been a dragon. The death of the beast was reputedly brought about by the laird stuffing a burning peat down its throat. This sounds hardly chivalrous and not in the style of St. George, but it makes an amusing story.

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

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Linton Ploughman	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Best of Scottish Dance Bands	CD+	1	J32 8	4:16	32.0
The Linton Ploughman	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Legendary Jimmy Shand	CD	1	J32 8	4:16	32.0
The Linton Ploughman	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Guid Luck Go Wi' Ye	LP+	11	J32 8	4:16	32.0
The Linton Ploughman	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Legendary Jimmy Shand	LP+	1	J32 8	4:16	32.0
The Linton Ploughman	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Best of Scottish Dance Bands	LP	1	J32 8	4:16	32.0
The Linton Ploughman	Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band	A Scottish Celebration	CD	2	J32 8	4:31	33.9
The Linton Ploughman	Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band	Music for Fifteen Dances	MC	12	J32 8	4:31	33.9
The Linton Ploughman	Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band	Book 5. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances	CD+	5	J32 8	4:31	33.9
Linton Ploughman	The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band	Donside Records presents	MC	5	J32 8	0:00	0.0
Linton Ploughman	Dunedin Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dances	LP	12	J32 6	0:00	0.0
Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre	Jimmy Shand Jnr. and his Band	A Dram o' Scotch	LP	1	J32 4	2:09	32.2
Linton Ploughman	Ian Anderson's Scottish Country Dance Band	It's Just for Fun	LP+	11	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Linton Plooman	Rob Gordon and his Band	Rob's Music Box	LP	13	J32 4	0:00	0.0
The Linton Ploughman	Dancing Strings of Scotland	Dancing Strings of Scotland	LP+	2	J32 8	4:17	32.1
Linton Ploughman	Ed Brydie and his Band	Ed Brydie and his Scottish Ramblers	LP	7	J32 6	3:10	31.7
Linton Ploughman	Max Houliston and his Scottish Band	Come Home to Scotland	LP	8	J32 4	0:00	0.0
Linton Ploughman	Bobby MacLeod and his Band	Bobby MacLeod and his Band	LP	3	J32 6	0:00	0.0
The Linton Ploughman	Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 13	CD	2	J32 8	4:20	32.5
The Linton Ploughman	Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent	Celtic Fire in the Music	CD	7	J32 8	4:44	35.5
Jig	Jimmy MacGovern Country Dance Orchestra	The Jimmy MacGovern Country Dance Orchestra	LP	8	J32 8	0:00	0.0
Jigs	Dermot O'Brien	Pet O' The Pipers	LP	2	J32 6	3:20	33.3
Strip the Willow	Jimmy Shand and his Band	A Jimmy Shand Dance Party	LP	8	J32	0:00	0
Strip the Willow	Jimmy Shand Jnr. and his Band	Dancing with the Shands	CD+	13	J32 6	3:11	31.8
Strip the Willow	Auld Reekie	Capital Reels	CD+	10	J32 8	4:16	32.0
Strip the Willow (6/8)	John Ellis and his Highland Country Band	Fire in the Kilt	LP+	3	J32	2:16	0
Linton Ploughman	Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band	The Original Lindsay Ross	CD	1	J32 5	2:48	33.6
Linton Ploughman	Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band	Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band Vol 1	CD	18	J32 5	2:40	32.0
The Linton Ploughman	Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band	The Old Scottish Dance Bands Vol 1	CD	9	J32 5	2:36	31.2
The Linton Ploughman	Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band	The Essential Scottish Dance Bands Collection	CD	1	J32 5	2:44	32.8
The Linton Ploughman	Rob Gordon and his Band	Twenty Scottish Dance Bands Vol 1	CD	18	J32 4	2:15	33.8

Linton Ploughman 2/4L · J32

1–: 1c+2c circle4 and back
9–: 1c+2c RHA ; LHA
17–: 1c lead down the middle and up
25–: 1c+2c Poussette.

E-cribs

Linton Ploughman 2/4L · J32

1-8: 1s+2s circle 4H round & back
9-16: 1s+2s dance RH across & LH across
17-24: 1s lead down the middle & back to top
25-32: 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1

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