Dance Red House 5497

Also known as “The Dead Mouse” (unofficial), “Where would Bonnie Annie lie”.

Reel · 40 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21)

Devised by

Playford (1731)

Intensity

80 80 80 84 84 = 60% (1 turn), 41% (whole dance)

Formations

Chase (CHASE)
Reel of three - dancing couple plus one (REEL;DC+;R3;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Book 7 [2]
Scottish Country Dances Books 7 to 12 (Combined A5 edition) [2]
Pocket: Books 7,8,9 [2]
99 More Scottish Country Dances [80]
The Thistle - A Magazine of Scottish Country Dancing and Allied Subjects [13]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [450] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [600] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [548] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [524] (diagram only)

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Extra Info: The RSCDS published Red House as 40 bars. For a wide ranging discussion of the 48 bar version mentioned in …

The RSCDS published Red House as 40 bars. For a wide ranging discussion of the 48 bar version mentioned in some versions of Playford and implications for the music, see this Strathspey mailing list thread.

The Red House

(or “Where Would Bonnie Annie Lie”)

This is a double titled dance, the first “The Red House” being English, the second “Where Would Bonnie Annie Lie”, Scots.

O where wad bonie Annie ly,
Alane nae mair ye mauna ly;
Wad ye a goodman try,
Is that the thing ye’re lacking.

O can a lass sae young as I,
Venture on the bridal tye
Syne down with a goodman ly,
I’m flee’d he’d keep me wauking.

Never judge until ye try,
Mak me your goodman, I
Shanna hinder you to ly,
And sleep till ye be weary.

What if I shou’d wauking ly,
When the hoboys are gawn by,
Will ye tent me when I cry,
My dear, I’m faint and iry.

In my bosom thou shalt ly,
When thou wakrife art, or dry,
Healthy cordial standing by,
Shall presently revive thee.

To your will I then comply,
Join us, priest, and let me try,
How I’ll we’ a good man ly,
Wha can a cordial gie me.

Of the song and tune on which this dance was based, William Stenhouse stated: “This song was written by Ramsay, and printed in the first volume of his Tea-Table Miscellany, in 1724, under the title of ‘THE CORDIAL, to the tune of Where shall our Goodman ly.’ One stanza of the foolish old song runs thus:

Where shall our goodman lie,
O, where shall our goodman lie;
Where shall our goodman lie,
Till he shute o’er the simmer?
Up amang the hen-hawks,
Up amang the hen-hawks,
Up amang the hen-hawks,
Amang the rotten timmer.

“This tune appears in Playford’s Dancing Master, 1657, under the title of ‘The Red House;’ and Gay selected it for one of his songs in Polly, beginning ‘I will have my humours,’ printed in 1729.“

Robert Burns used the tune for his song “The Rantin’ Dog” which begins:

O, wha my babie-clouts will buy?
O, wha will tent me when I cry?
Wha will kiss me where I lie? –
The rantin dog, the daddie o’t!

From “Scotland Dances”, by Eugenia (Jeannie) Callander Sharp (Used by permission.)

“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
Red House	Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band	The World of Scottish Dance	CD	5	R40 8	5:38	33.8
Red House	Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 7.	LP+	7	R40 8	5:38	33.8
Red House	David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band	Sound of Feolin	CD	9	R40 8	5:53	35.3
Red House	Suzanne Gray and her Scottish Dance Band	Eighteen of the Best	CD	8	R40 4	3:01	36.2
Red House	Berkeley Scottish Players	A Camp of Pleasure	CD+	2	R40 8	8:40	52.0
Red House	Rob Gordon and his Band	Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2	LP	3	R40 8	0:00	0.0
Red House	David South and his Scottish Dance Band	Kardinia Capers	CD+	6	R40 6	4:25	35.3
Red House	Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band	Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead (2)	LP	4	R40 8	0:00	0.0
Red House	Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band	Dance Date No 3	LP	2	R40 8	0:00	0.0
Red House	Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 13	CD	1	R40 8	5:38	33.8
Red House Revisited	Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band	The Vallin Suite 1	CD	1	R40 6	4:27	35.6
Red House	Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith	Todlen Hame and other Favourite Dances	CD	6	R40 8	6:02	36.2
Red House	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 7 plus 2 Dances for 2009	CD	2	R40 8	5:49	34.9
Red House	Rob Gordon and his Band	Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 2	CD	4	R40 8	5:31	33.1
Red House	Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band	Take Your Partners For … Vol. 5	CD	16	R40 8	5:42	34.2

Red House 2/4L · R40

1–: 1c set and cast off one ; set and cast back
9–: 1M cast off (1W follows) behind 2M, between 2c, behind 2W and cross to finish below 2M/2W
17–: 1W cast up (1M follows) behind 2W, between 2c, behind 2M and cross to finish 1c in own places
25–: 1c+2M Reel3 on M sideline (1M & 2M begin Lsh, 1W entering below them ; 1M+2M end in exchanged places, 1W in own place
33–: 1c+2W Reel3 on W sideline (1W & 2W begin Rsh, 1M entering below them, finish (2,1)

E-cribs

Red House 2/4L · R40

1-8: 1s set & cast 1 place, set & cast back to original places
9-16: 1M (followed by partner) casts 1 place, dances up between 2s & casts down behind 2L, crosses over & both end in 2nd place own side
17-24: 1L (followed by partner) casts up to top, dances down between 2s & casts up behind 2M & crosses over & both end in original places
25-32: 1s reel with 2M on Men’s side (1M & 2M pass LSh & 1L dances to 2nd pl on Men’s side to pass ptnr RSh (1L ends in own pl & 1M in 2nd pl)
33-40: 1s reel with 2L on Ladies side (1L & 2L pass RSh & 1M dances to 2nd pl on Ladies side to pass ptnr LSh (1s end in 2nd place own side)

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