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Dance Macfarlane's Fiddle 4022

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
John Drewry (1977)
Intensity
808/888/888/888 = 69% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for Jim Macfarlane, …

'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for Jim Macfarlane, who plays the fiddle in Jim MacLeod's Band.

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). 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.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Bonny Bells of Heather George Rennie Scottish Dance Band Old Tyme Favourites Vol 1 CD 18 R32 63:31 35.2
The Bonny Bells of Heather George Rennie Scottish Dance Band – – - R32 63:31 35.2
Ian Powrie's Hornpipe Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band The Etive Selection of Scottish Country Dancing CD 8 R32 84:47 35.9
Pinewoods Reel Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead LP 14 R32 80:00 0.0
Pinewoods Reel Paddledoo Boston Hospitality LP+ 7 R32 80:00 0.0
Pinewoods Reel John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie Live CD 4 R32 84:39 34.9
Pinewoods Reel Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band The Luckenbooth Brooch CD 8 R32 84:30 33.8
Pinewoods Reel Tullochgorum Gie us Tullochgorum MP3+ 8 R32 84:35 34.4
Pinewoods Reel Nicol McLaren and his Scottish Dance Band Book 53 for 2023 Volume 2 CD 11 R32 84:47 35.9
Reel Ian Powrie and his Band Ian Powrie's Farewell to Scotland LP 5 R32 84:14 31.8
Reels Da Fustra Dance o da Shetland Puffins CD 4 R32 63:27 34.5
Ronnie Cooper's Reels Dewhurst, Chris, Julie & Nick Crossing Borders CD 1 R32 84:37 34.6
Set of Reels Ian Powrie and his Band Legends of Scotland - Best of Ian Powrie Band LP+ 7 R32 80:00 0.0
Thrums Cairn Ian T Muir The Netherwood Collection CD 12 R32 105:51 35.1
Da Tushker Jim Johnstone and his Band Heather Medley Scottish Country Dancing CD+ 3 R32 42:21 35.2
Macfarlane's Fiddle 3/4L · R32
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1-8
: 1M & 3L turn RH 1.1/2 times to change places **while** their partners
  chase anticlockwise to face them; 1L & 3M turn LH 1.1/2 times to end
  in centre with LH joined **while** their partners chase clockwise to
  join RH with partner in line of 4 down in centre
9-16
: 1s & 3s Bal-in-Line **while** 2s change places by 2M dancing under arch
  made by 1s as 2L dances under arch made by 3s, 2s set twice **while**
  1s & 3s turn RH 1.1/4 times to end on opposite sides facing out
17-24
: 1s+2s+3s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides
25-32
: 1s+2s+3s set, 1s+2s dance RH across 1/2 way **while** 3s 1/2 turn RH,
  2s+1s+3s turn RH
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Added on: 2015-11-24 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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190415 The More Unusual Dance Club Unknown 2019-04-15 Peter Dixon March 27, 2019, 7:32 p.m.
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