Dance The White Cockade 7109

Also known as “The White Cockup” (unofficial).

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

John Preston (18C) (1797)

Intensity

888 800 804 880 = 62% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)

Formations

Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Rights and Lefts (R&L)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Book 5 [11]
Scottish Country Dances Books 1 to 6 (Combined A5 edition) [59]
Pocket: Books 4,5,6 [23]
A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [52]
Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [52]
101 Scottish Country Dances [98]
24 Favourite Scottish Country Dances [24]
Collins Little Books: Scottish Dance [68]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [567] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [739] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [672] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [640] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

The White Cockade (Traditional)

Extra Info

The White Cockade

The white cockade was a rosette of ribbon worn on the bonnet or, in the case of the ladies, pinned on the bodice of a gown. It was the visible symbol of the Jacobites. The loyalists or Hanoverians wore the black cockade.

My love was born in Aberdeen,
The bonniest lad that e’er was seen,
But now he makes our hearts fu’ sad,
He takes the field wi’ his White Cockade.
  O he’s a ranting, roving lad,
  He is a brisk and bonny lad,
  Betide what may, I will be wed,
  And follow the boy wi’ the White Cockade.

I’ll sell my rock, my reel, my tow,
My gude gray mare and hawkit cow;
To buy mysel a tartan plaid,
To follow the boy wi’ the White Cockade.
O he’s a ranting, roving lad, &c.

This Jacobite song was first published in David Herd’s Collection of Scottish Songs and Ballads of 1776. The song as it appears in The Scots Musical Museum, Volume 3, of 1790, which is quoted above was, according to William Stenhouse, “retouched by Burns”.

Robert Chambers in Scottish Songs Prior to Burns provided the more complete version of the song as it appeared in James Hogg’s The Jacobite Relics of Scotland, Volume 2.

My love was born in Aberdeen,
The bonniest lad that e’er was seen,
But now he maks my heart fu’ sad,
He’s ta’en the field wi’ his white cockade.
  O he’s a rantin’ rovin’ blade,
  O he’s a brisk and bonnie lad,
  Betide what may, my heart is glad
  To see my lad wi’ his white cockade.

I’ll sell my rock, I’ll sell my reel,
My rippling-kaim and spinning wheel,
To buy my lad a tartan plaid,
A braid sword, durk, and a white cockade.

I’ll sell my rokelay and my tow,
My guid gray mare and hackit cow,
That every loyal Buchan lad,
May tak’ the field wi’ his white cockade.

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
The White Cockade	Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band	Book 5. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances	CD+	8	R32 8	4:34	34.2
The White Cockade	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Jimmy's Fancy	LP	1	R32 8	4:15	31.9
The White Cockade	Kathie O'Connor and the Happy Highlanders	Mooiste Muziek uit Schotland, De	CD+	3	R32	3:42	0
The White Cockade	Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen	Scottish Dance Time Vol 4	LP	2	R32 8	4:27	33.4
The White Cockade	Olympians Scottish Dance Band	Dances of Scotland Volume 3	LP	3	R32 8	0:00	0.0
The White Cockade	Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band	Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 2	LP	7	R32 8	0:00	0.0
The White Cockade	The Thistle Band	On Stage With..., Volume 1	MC	1	R32 8	0:00	0.0
The White Cockade	Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent	Celtic Fire in the Music	CD	20	R32 8	4:46	35.8
The White Cockade	Jim Lindsay and his Band	Reel of the Puffins	CD	10	R32 8	4:42	35.2
The White Cockade	The Music Makars	2008 Pittsburgh Ball	CD	1	R32 8	4:54	36.8
The White Cockade	Jimmy Blair and his TV-Jigtime Band	Scottish Country Dances	LP	7	R32 8	4:25	33.1

The White Cockade 3/4L · R32

1–: 1c+2c+3c set and cross RH ; repeat
9–: 1c lead down the middle ; and up, staying in the middle
17–: 1c long cast to 2pl (2c up) ; 1c+3c circle4 L
25–: 2c+1c R&L.

E-cribs

The White Cockade 3/4L · R32

1-8: 1s+2s+3s set & cross RH, set & cross back RH
9-16: 1s lead down the middle for 4 bars & back to top, remaining in centre facing up
17-24: 1s cast (slow) to 2nd place on own sides (4 bars) & circle 4H round to the left with 3s
25-32: 2s+1s dance R&L. 2 1 3

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