Dance Wisp of Thistle 7204

Also known as “The Wimps of Gristle” (unofficial).

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by

Pat Kent

Intensity

808 868 888 800 = 72% (1 turn), 55% (whole dance)

Formations

Petronella - quarter (4 bars) (PET;QUART;)
Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
Allemande for 3 couples (ALLMND;3C;)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Book 37 (Frae A' The Airts, Vol 2) [4]
Scottish Country Dances Books 31 to 38 (Combined A5 edition) [52]
Pocket: Books 36,37,38 [12]
Spark O' Water [16]
A Collection of SCDs, Nova Scotia 2017 [58]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [578] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [753] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [688] (diagram only)

Online Sources

A Collection of SCDs, Nova Scotia 2017 (page 68)

Recommended Music

Thorn Bush (James Fraser)

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.

Recordings whose titles are in italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Wisp of Thistle	Fiddlers Three Plus Two	Book 37. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 2	LP+	4	S32 8	8:12	61.5
Wisp of Thistle	Fiddlers Three Plus Two	Scottish Reflections	CD+	3	S32 8	8:12	61.5
Wisp of Thistle	McDuff's Ceilidh Band	Artistic License	CD+	4	S32 8	8:39	64.9
Wisp of Thistle	The Deirdre Adamson Quartet	Come More Scottish Country Dancing	CD+	3	S32 8	8:15	61.9
Wisp of Thistle	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 37. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 2	CD	4	S32 8	8:29	63.6
A Wisp of Thistle	Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith	Todlen Hame and other Favourite Dances	CD	7	S32 8	8:45	65.6
Royal Wedding/The Wisp of Thistle	Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith	Spark O' Water	CD	14	S32 8	9:00	67.5

Wisp of Thistle 3/4L · S32

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1–
: 1c+3c Petronella to midline | set to P ; 1c+3c ½Reel4
9–
: 3c+1c Petronella to own side, 3c+2c+1c set ; all turn P RH into
17–
: 3c+2c+1c Allemande (1,2,3)
25–
: 1c cross RH, cast off one (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 round 2c (2,1,3)

{{explanation}}
After their second turn, 1c casts to 4pl on [32] as 4c steps up

E-cribs

Wisp of Thistle 3/4L · S32

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1-8
: 1s & 3s Petronella turn into centre & set to partners; 1s+3s dance 1/2
  Reel of 4 up & down centre of dance
9-16
: 3s & 1s Petronella turn onto own sides & 3s+2s+1s set; 3s+2s+1s turn
  partners RH to end ready for Allemande
17-24
: 3s+2s+1s dance Allemande
25-32
: 1s cross RH & cast down 1 place, dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s to end in
  2nd place

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