Dance The Soldier's Joy 6182
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 800 888 800 880 = 58% (1 turn), 44% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 6 (HX;6P;)
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 2 [6]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 1 to 6 (Combined A5 edition) [18]
- Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [18]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [669] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [611] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [589] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
Soldier's Joy
The tunes ‘Soldier’s Joy” and “Sodger Laddie” were used by Robert Burns as settings for two songs in his cantata “Love and Liberty” or, as it is better known today, “The Jolly Beggars”.
“Sodger Laddie” (See also “Sodger Laddie”) was used for the song that begins:
I once was a maid, tho’ I cannot tell when,
And still my delight is in proper young men.
Some one of a troop of dragoons was my daddie:
No wonder I’m fond of a sodger laddie!
Sing, lal de dal, etc.
“Soldier’s Joy” was the setting for:
I am a son of Mars, who have been in many wars,
And show my cuts and scars wherever I come:
This here was for a wench, and that other in a trench,
When welcoming the French at the sound of the drum.
Lal de daudle, etc.
“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 Soldier's Joy | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 2. Music for Eleven Traditional Dances +1 | CD | 6 | R32 8 | 4:28 | 33.5 | ||
| The Soldier's Joy | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 2. Music for Eleven Traditional Dances | LP+ | 4 | R32 8 | 4:28 | 33.5 | ||
| The Soldier's Joy | Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9 | CD | 1 | R32 8 | 4:38 | 34.8 | ||
| The Soldier's Joy | John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band | Band Boys' Choice | CD+ | 11 | R32 8 | 4:44 | 35.5 | ||
| Reel | Jimmy MacGovern Country Dance Orchestra | The Jimmy MacGovern Country Dance Orchestra | LP | 6 | R32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
The Soldier's Joy 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c cast off two places and lead up the middle
- 9–
- 1c+2c+3c RHA ; LHA
- 17–
- 1c lead down the middle and up
- 25–
- 1c+2c Poussette (2,1,3).
The Soldier's Joy 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s cast & dance down own side below 3s & lead up to places
- 9-16
- 1s+2s+3s dance RH across & LH back to places
- 17-24
- 1s lead down the middle & back to top
- 25-32
- 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)SCD Group Hong Kong, 2023
Added on: 2023-07-03 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Comhlan, Krakow, 2023
Added on: 2023-02-13 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Evening Dance Programme | Unknown | Corinne Hilpert | Feb. 5, 2016, 6:18 p.m. | |
| 2018-07-02 Nürnberg | Unknown | 2018-07-02 | Annette Lotz | July 3, 2018, 4:37 p.m. |
| Montpellier - February 2016 | Unknown | 2016-02-13 | Corinne Hilpert | Nov. 27, 2015, 11:42 a.m. |
| Darmstadt_2017_03_20 | Unknown | 2017-03-20 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | March 17, 2017, 12:18 a.m. |
| RSCDS Book 2 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | Dec. 2, 2020, 2:43 a.m. | |
| Summer Dance in Brussels | Unknown | 2018-07-24 | Jette Rossen | June 14, 2018, 9:43 a.m. |
| RSCDS Book 02 | Unknown | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 8, 2016, 2:20 p.m. | |
| Meaudre 2019 - vendredi | Unknown | 2019-05-24 | Cynthia Rawyler | April 23, 2019, 8:39 a.m. |
| Kingston Burns Night 2017 | Unknown | 2017-01-28 | Alexander Jeffries | Dec. 22, 2016, 8:37 p.m. |
| Montpellier - February 2016 | Unknown | 2016-02-13 | Corinne Hilpert | Nov. 27, 2015, 11:42 a.m. |
| Richmond, VA - Christmas Party | Unknown | 2014-12-13 | Peter Price | Nov. 27, 2014, 12:02 p.m. |
| Manual - Dances with Tunes good for step practice | Unknown | Margaret Chambers | Aug. 20, 2019, 1:04 p.m. | |
| SCD Reel (Longway 3+4) | Informational | Marc Hagebölling | Oct. 27, 2023, 2:35 p.m. | |
| 2023 Jan-June / BDS / Summary weekly class 1st half | Informational | Jette Rossen | May 10, 2023, 11:14 a.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. |
