Dance Lord MacLay's Reel 3941

Also known as “Lord McLay's Reel” (unofficial).

Reel · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)

Devised by

Doris Robertson (1954)

Intensity

8008 8888 8888 8888 8000 = 75% (1 turn), 75% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Set in line in fours (SETLIN;4P;)
Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)

Steps

Coupé / Balance, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [68]
A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [68]
Lord MacLay's Reel [1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [322] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [430] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [393] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [383] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Extra Info: This dance originally appeared in a James S. Kerr leaflet entitled: The Boy’s Brigade, Glasgow Battalion, A Scottish Country Dance …

This dance originally appeared in a James S. Kerr leaflet entitled: The Boy’s Brigade, Glasgow Battalion, A Scottish Country Dance composed for B.B.Fanfare 1954 (issue 2325)

“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Lord MacLay's Reel	Rob Gordon and his Band	Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2	LP	6	R40 4	0:00	0.0
Lord McLay's Reel	Ian Cruickshanks and his Band	Nice to See You	CD	9	R40 4	3:02	36.4
Lord MacLay's Reel	The Tain Band	Scottish Collection: Music of the Glens	CD	5	R40 4	2:56	35.2
Lord MacLay's Reel	Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 13	CD	7	R40 4	2:55	35.0
Lord MacLay's Reel	Rob Gordon and his Band	Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 1	CD	11	R40 4	2:53	34.6
Lord MacLay's Reel	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3)	CD	11	R40 4	3:05	37.0
Lord McLay's Reel	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	All Set (as “Lord McLay's Reel”)	CD+	11	R40 4	3:01	36.2
Lord MacLay's Reel	Ewan Galloway	Grove Collection of SCDs Volume 1	CD	5	R32 4	3:04	46.0
Lord MacLay's Reel	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Back Hame Tae Auchtermuchty	LP	9	R40 4	0:00	0.0

Lord MacLay's Reel 4/4L · R40

1–: 1c+4c cross RH and cast to middle positions (2c+3c step to ends) ; 1c+4c RHA, finish in lines across facing up, 1c/4c between 2c/3c
9–: All Pas de Basque & Coupé R and L ; repeat
17–: 1c+2c & 3c+4c Reels4 across (to 1,2,3,4)
25–: All circle8 and back
33–: 1c cross RH | cast off ; cross LH | cast to bottom (2c+3c+4c up) (2,3,4,1)

E-cribs

Lord MacLay's Reel 4/4L · R40

1-8: 1s+4s cross RH, cast 1 place down/up (2s+3s step up/down) & dance RH across ending 1s between 2s & 4s between 3s all facing up
9-16: All PdB coupe 4 times (popular version - All coupe PdB 4 times)
17-24: 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RSh reels of 4 across finishing by dancing to original places 1 2 3 4
25-32: All circle 8H round & back
33-40: 1s cross RH (2s do not step up), cast to 2nd place, cross LH & cast to bottom (2s+3s+4s step up bars 39-40)

Note: Guide to SCD has bars 33-40 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross RH again & cast to bottom place

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