Dance MacDonald of the Isles 4015

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 231) · Usual number of repetitions: 3

Devised by

Derek Haynes (1966)

Intensity

484 484 864 048 = 64% (1 turn), 65% (whole dance)

Formations

Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
Snowball Chain (SCHA)
Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)

Steps

Strathspey travel

Published in

Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two [27]
Carnforth Collection of SC Dances 2 [7]
Scottish Dance Archives - The Donald Collection (Online List) [158]
Glendarroch Scottish Dance Sheets [8]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [330] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [438] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [400] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [387] (diagram only)

Online Sources

https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/_files/ugd/580b0a_8365a7b8d8764aeb979c2804e1110bdd.pdf

Recommended Music

The Smith's a Gallant Fireman (Traditional)

Extra Info

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John Macdonald (John of Islay) claimed the title Lord of the Isles around …

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John Macdonald (John of Islay) claimed the title Lord of the Isles around 1336. The title remained in the Macdonald family until 1493 when another John Macdonald was found guilty of treason for plotting with Edward IV of England and the Earl of Douglas. The title of Lord of the Isles was forfeited to the House of Stewart and is now a subsidiary title of the heir apparent to the UK throne. 
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According to the RSCDS website (section on Snowball Chain), first published in Scottish Dance Archives in 1966, and in Derek Haynes' 2nd Carnforth Collection in 1991.

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). 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
Macdonald of the Isles	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Selected Scottish Country Dances	CD+	8	S32 3	0:00	0.0
MacDonald of the Isles	The Deirdre Adamson Quartet	Come Scottish Country Dancing	CD+	11	S32 3	3:05	61.7
MacDonald of the Isles	Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone	Just As It Was 1	CD	10	S32 3	3:25	68.3
MacDonald of the Isles	Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone	Just As It Was - Sampler	CD	4	S32 3	3:25	68.3
MacDonald of the Isles	The Tain Band	Swing Your Partners	MC	10	S32 3	0:00	0.0
MacDonald of the Isles	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Lorne Choice	CD+	6	S32 3	3:03	61.0
MacDonald of the Isles	The Commonwealth Ceilidh Band	Dances Frae the North, Vols 1, 2 & 3	CD	3	S32 3	3:07	62.3
MacDonald of the Isles	Reel of Seven	Dance for Joy!	CD	5	S32 3	3:19	66.3
MacDonald of the Isles	Les Joueurs de Bon Accord	Music for Scottish Country Dancing	CD	2	S32 5	5:34	66.8
Macdonald of the Isles	Chris Peterson & Michael Hudson	Bluebonnet Ball 2004	CD	14	S32 3	3:07	62.3
MacDonald of The Isles	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part one	CD	14	S32 3	3:03	61.0
MacDonald of the Isles	The Colin Dewar Quartet	Special Requests Volume 2	CD+	8	S32 3	3:09	63.0
MacDonald of the Isles	Rob Gordon and his Band	Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 1	LP	2	S32 3	0:00	0.0
MacDonald of the Isles	John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band	MacGregor's Gathering	CD+	5	S32 3	3:02	60.7
MacDonald of the Isles	Frank Reid and his Band	Dance with the London Highland Club	LP	9	S32 3	3:00	60.0
MacDonald of the Isles	Frank Reid and his Band	Something Else	LP+	8	S32 3	0:00	0.0
MacDonald of the Isles	Ian Cruickshanks and his Band	The Kirrie Lads	CD+	10	S32 3	3:02	60.7
MacDonald of the Isles encore	Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone	Just As It Was 1	CD	11	S32 3	3:24	68.0
MacDonald of the Isles	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Salute t' Scottish Dancing	LP	5	S32 3	0:00	0.0

MacDonald of the Isles 3/3L · S32

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1–
: 2c diagonal Reel4 with 1cnrs, at end dance Lsh round P to face 2cnrs
9–
: 2c diagonal Reel4 with 2cnrs (2cnr loop by the R) (to 1,2,3)
17–
: 1c+2c+3c “snowball” G-Chain (1c begin, 2 bars per hand) (to 3,2x,1)
25–
: 3c+2c ½ R&L ; 3c ½ Fig8 R (3M up, 3W down) (2,3,1)

E-cribs

MacDonald of the Isles 3/3L · S32

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1-8
: 2s dance full diagonal Reels of 4 with 1st corners, passing by the LSh
  to face 2nd corners
9-16
: 2s dance full diagonal Reel of 4 with 2nd corners to end in original
  places
17-24
: All dance Snowball Grand Chain for 3 cples to end 3 (2) 1:

: 1s cross RH & change places LH on side with 2s

: 1s change places RH with 3s **while** 2s cross over RH

: 1s cross LH **while** 2s & 3s change places LH. 3 (2) 1
25-32
: 3s+2s (top 2 couples) dance 1/2 R&L, 3s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round end
  couples (3M up & 3L down) to end in 2nd place own side 2 3 1

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