Dance Polharrow Burn 5308

Also known as “Wheelbarrow Burn” (unofficial).

Reel · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 24153)

Devised by

Hugh Foss (1967)

Intensity

80800 88808 86846 82842 = 65% (1 turn), 65% (whole dance)

Formations

Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Chase (CHASE)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)

Steps

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Published in

Magazine Dances 2005-2009 [8]
Three dances by Hugh Foss [3]
Scottish Dance Archives - The Donald Collection (Online List) [192]
Glendarroch Scottish Dance Sheets [18]
Dances for Five Couple Sets [8]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [435] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [578] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [525] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [500] (diagram only)

Online Sources

https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/_files/ugd/580b0a_6d93cbe13957468d870fc106dabfdd60.pdf

Recommended Music

Miss Clementina Loughnan (Niel Gow)

“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
Polharrow Burn	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 5	CD	2	R32 5	2:45	33.0
Polharrow Burn	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Let's Dance Again...	MC	4	R32 5	3:06	37.2
Polharrow Burn	Lothian Scottish Dance Band	Another Celebration	LP	7	R32 5	2:55	35.0
Polharrow Burn	The Craigellachie Band	Bath Scottish Dancers	LP	9	R32 5	2:47	33.4
Polharrow Burn	Frank Reid and his Band	Dance with the London Highland Club	LP	13	R32 5	2:55	35.0
Polharrow Burn	Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band	Caller Herrin' and seven other SCD/Foss	CD+	12	R32 5	2:35	31.0
Polharrow Burn	The Colin Dewar Quartet	Special Requests Volume 3	CD+	5	R32 5	3:03	36.6
Polharrow Burn	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Magazine Dances 2005-2009	CD	8	R32 5	3:00	36.0
Polharrow Burn	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 30. Music for Book 30 plus 3 Dances by Hugh Foss	CD	11	R32 5	3:00	36.0
Polharrow Burn	Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band	Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 3	CD	12	R32 5	2:33	30.6
Polharrow Burn	Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band	Take Your Partners For Vol 4	CD	4	R32 5	2:59	35.8
For the Black Mountain Reel, Polharrow Burn	The Danelaw Country Dance Band	Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 4	CD	6	R32 5	2:57	35.4
For the Black Mountain Reel, Polharrow Burn	The Danelaw Country Dance Band	Country Dancers Delight	LP	9	R32 5	2:57	35.4
Polharrow Burn	Schiehallion SCD Band	The Vancouver Collection of Scottish Music	LP+	7	R32 5	3:50	46.0
Polharrow Burn	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Pride of Edinburgh	LP	14	R32	0:00	0
Polharrow Burn	The Music Makars	2008 Pittsburgh Ball	CD	11	R32 5	3:11	38.2
Polharrow Burn	Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band	Cambusdoon	CD	2	R32 5	3:00	36.0
Polharrow Burn	Jim MacLeod and his Band	Teachers Choice 1	LP	2	R32 5	2:53	34.6

Polharrow Burn 5/5L · R32

1–: 1c & 3c cross | cast off (2c & 4c up) ; ½ Fig8 up round 2c/4c (2,1,4,3,5)
9–: 1c & 3c turn P RH ; turn P LH to face 1cnrs while{8} 2c & 5c cross RH and chase clw to other end of set, 2M & 5W leading P (5,1,4,3,2)
17–: 1c & 3c diag. ½Reels4 with 1cnrs (1diags), pass Lsh ; repeat on 2diags
25–: Repeat with 3cnrs (1diags) ; 1c & 3c turn LH | cast off on own side (4c & 5c up) to (2,4,1,5,3)

E-cribs

Polharrow Burn 5/5L · R32

1-8: 1s & 3s cross RH, cast 1 place (2s & 4s step up) & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round couple above them
9-16: 1s & 3s turn RH then turn LH (long turns) to face 1st corners while 2s & 5s change places RH & chase clockwise to other end of set
17-24: 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reels of 4 with 1st corners, pass partner LSh, dance 1/2 diag reels of 4 with 2nd corners
25-32: 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reels of 4 with 3rd corner, turn partner LH & cast down 1 place own sides. 2 4 1 5 3

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