Dance Perthshire Highlanders 5223
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- William (18C) Campbell (1790)
- Intensity
- 800 800 822 844 = 45% (1 turn), 34% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Turn Corners (C-TRN)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts - four bars (R&L;FOURB;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 17 - Coronation Book [10]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [60]
- Pocket: Books 16,17,18 [22]
- 99 More Scottish Country Dances [75]
- 11th Book of New and Favorite, Country Dances & Strathspey Reels
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [569] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [522] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [496] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This Society version of the dance can be traced back to William Campbell’s 11th Book of New and Favorite, Country …
This Society version of the dance can be traced back to William Campbell’s 11th Book of New and Favorite, Country Dances, & Strathspey Reels published about 1790.
Perthshire Highlanders
In 1794 Britain was again at war with France, a revolutionary France whose king, Louis XVI, had been executed the year before and whose future leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, was an officer in the French army. Agents of the “new” France were slipping into Ireland with offers of liberty and the establishment of a republican Ireland. It was a threatening time.
During that year four volunteer regiments were raised in Scotland and were disbanded and drafted into other regiments during that same year. The 97th Strathspey Regiment was raised by Sir James Grant of Grant, the 132nd Highland Regiment by Colonel Duncan Cameron of Callart and the 133rd Highland Regiment by Colonel Simon Fraser. The 116th Perthshire Regiment was raised by Major-General Alexander Campbell of Monzie, a descendent of the fifth son of Sir Duncan Campbell of Glenorchy, “Black Duncan of the Castles”, who was the ancestor of the Earls of Breadalbane. The Perthshire Highlanders served in Ireland during its very short life and was, as were the other regiments raised in 1794, absorbed into other formations.
“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 | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Perthshire Highlanders | Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 17. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | LP+ | 10 | S32 8 | 8:17 | 62.1 | ||
| The Perthshire Highlanders | George B Stirrat | Favourite Scottish Dances | LP | 6 | S32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Perthshire Highlanders | Neil Copland and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 17 plus 3 Dances for 2009 | CD | 10 | S32 8 | 8:34 | 64.2 | ||
| Strathspeys | Jimmy Shand and his Band | Whistling Rufus | CD | 19 | S32 4 | 3:47 | 56.8 |
Perthshire Highlanders 3/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c RHJ, M on L, cast round 2M, cross, cast down round 3W, and up the middle to 1pl
- 9–
- 1c lead down the middle (2c up) ; 1c dance up while turning first RH, then LH to finish facing 1cnr (not quite full turns)
- 17–
- 1c turn 1cnr RH | pass Rsh ; turn 2cnr LH | cross to 2pl
- 25–
- 1c+3c circle4 L ; 2c+1c R&L
Perthshire Highlanders 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s lead & cast down round 2M, cross & cast round 3L, lead up the middle to places
- 9-16
- 1s lead down the middle, 1s dancing up turn RH & LH to face 1st corners
- 17-24
- 1s turn 1st corners RH, pass by RSh to turn 2nd corners LH & cross to 2nd place own sides
- 25-32
- 1s+3s circle 4H round to left, 2s+1s dance R&L
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Added on: 2023-05-14 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Book 17 | Unknown | 2015-09-20 | Angelika Schmidkonz | Sept. 20, 2015, 12:46 p.m. |
