Dance Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky 4894
Reel · 48 bars · 4 couples · Round the room · Usual number of repetitions: ?
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8888 4444 4444 8888 = 83% (1 turn), 83% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Book 34 Scottish Country Dances [4]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 31 to 38 (Combined A5 edition) [28]
- Pocket: Books 33,34,35 [12]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [550] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [503] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [483] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Collected in Canada and made available to the Society by Miss Jenny MacLachlan
Collected in Canada and made available to the Society by Miss Jenny MacLachlan
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (?). 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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | Come Scottish Country Dancing | CD+ | 2 | R48 4 | 3:39 | 36.5 | ||
| Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky | Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 34. Music for Eight Traditional Dances | LP+ | 4 | R48 8 | 6:50 | 34.2 | ||
| Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky | Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 3 | CD | 9 | R48 8 | 6:50 | 34.2 | ||
| Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky | Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band | Lorne Choice | CD+ | 12 | R48 4 | 3:35 | 35.8 | ||
| Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky | Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 34. Music for 11 Scottish Country Dances (Book 34 plus 3 Dances 2006) | CD | 4 | R48 5 | 4:34 | 36.5 |
Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky 4RR · R48
{{explanation}}
The couples stand in lines of four across the room, 2c+1c facing 4c+3c, W to the right of their M.
1–
: 1c+2c+3c+4c circle8 and back
9–
: 1c+3c R&L **while{8}** 2c+4c set twice to partners and turn partners once RH
17–
: 2c+4c R&L **while{8}** 1c+3c set twice to partners and turn partners once RH
25–
: 1W+2W+3W+4W Reel4 along middle of the set, 2W+4W and 1W+3W passing Rsh to begin (4W+1W go to middle of reel)
33–
: 1M+2M+3M+4M repeat
41–
: Joining hands in lines of 4, A&R ; drop hands and passing opposite dancer Rsh advance to face next line
Niel Gow's Farewell to Whisky 4RR · R48
{{explanation}}
Round the Room or up & down room, 2 couples facing 2 couples (1s face 3s, 2s face 4s, 1s on right of 2s)
1-8
: All circle 8H round & back
9-16
: 1s+3s dance R&L **while** 2s & 4s set twice & turn partner RH twice
17-24
: 2s+4s dance R&L **while** 1s & 3s set twice & turn partner RH twice
25-32
: Ladies dance reel of 4 passing opposite Lady RSh to start
33-40
: Men dance reel of 4 passing opposite Man RSh to start
41-48
: All Adv+Ret, & pass RSh to new set
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Added on: 2015-05-26 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150524 IB WE Copenhagen - Ball on Sun. | Unknown | 2015-05-24 | Martina Mueller-Franz | April 14, 2015, 10:52 a.m. |
| TAC SE 2022 Friday Welcome Dance | Unknown | 2022-07-29 | Sharon Barker | April 7, 2022, 1:50 a.m. |
| RSCDS Birmingham - Welcome Social 2018 | Unknown | 2018-09-29 | Nicola Scott | June 18, 2018, 10:22 p.m. |
| Cheboksary Festival dancing | Unknown | 2023-01-28 | Evgeny Salmin | Dec. 1, 2022, 5 p.m. |
| Фестиваль шотландской культуры в Чебоксарах 2023 | Unknown | Ussurey Dancer | Jan. 24, 2023, 8:39 a.m. | |
| TAC SE 2022 Saturday Ball | Unknown | 2022-07-30 | Sharon Barker | Jan. 23, 2022, 11:12 p.m. |
| Whiskey social dancing | Unknown | 2019-03-16 | Taisiia Demicheva | Feb. 26, 2019, 2:04 p.m. |
| Chemnitz, 24.11.2012, Tanzabend | Unknown | 2012-11-24 | Thomas Groß | Nov. 22, 2012, 1:03 a.m. |
| Round the Room | Unknown | Verl Girl | May 5, 2016, 12:49 p.m. |
