Dance The Yellow-Haired Laddie 7247
3/4 time · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Jno Johnson (18C) (1725)
- Intensity
- 8000/8000/0800/0800/8000/8000/8440/8004 = 29% (1 turn), 30% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Long Cast (LCast)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Minuet PdB/Pas de Valse
- Published in
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- Book 12 [7]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 7 to 12 (Combined A5 edition) [67]
- Pocket: Books 10,11,12 [31]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [759] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [695] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [662] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
The Yellow-Haired Laddie
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Of “The Yellow-Haired Laddie” William Stenhouse said: “This beautiful air appears in Mrs Crockat's Music-Book, written in 1709; but the tune is undoubtedly far more ancient, for Ramsay has preserved the old words in his *Tea-Table Miscellany*, 1724, under the title of ‘The auld yellow-hair'd Laddie.‘“ The yellow-hair'd laddie sat on yon burn brae, Cries, milk the ewes, lassie, let nane of them gae; And ay she milked, and ay she sang, The yellow-hair'd laddie shall be my goodman. And ay she milked, &c. The weather is cauld, and my claithing is thin, The ewes are new clipped, they winna bught in, They winna bught in, tho ' I shou'd die, O yellow-hair'd laddie, be kind to me. They winna bught in, &c. The good wife cries butt the house, Jenny come ben, The cheese is to mak, and the butter to kirn; Tho' butter, and cheese, and a' shou'd sour, I'll crack and kiss wi my love ae ha'f hour; It's ae ha'f hour, and we's e'en make it three, For the yellow hair'd laddie my husband shall be. Two other verisons of “The Yellow-Hair'd Laddie” also appear in James Johnson's *The Scots Musical Museum*, Volume 2, 1788. Both of them were written by Allan Ramsay. One, which begins “In April when primroses paint the sweet plain”, was included in William Thomson's *Orpheus Caledonius* of 1725 and the second, “When first my dear laddie gade to the green hill”, which was published in 1729 in John Watts' *Musical Miscellany*, was used by Ramsay as one of the songs in his ballad opera *The Gentle Shepherd*.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Yellow-Haired Laddie | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 12. | LP+ | 7 | -64 4 | 8:43 | 65.4 | ||
| The Yellow-Haired Laddie | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | Grandfather Mountain Gala | CD+ | 6 | W64 | 2:15 | 0 | ||
| The Yellow-Haired Laddie | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | Book 12. | CD | 7 | W64 2 | 4:08 | 62.0 |
The Yellow-Haired Laddie 4/4L · ¾64
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A slow ”minuet” step is used throughout: step forward and a little to the R with the R foot, now straight forward with the L, then bring up the R foot close behind the L, repeat beginning L foot
1–
: 1c lead down to between 2c (2c up) ; turn BH
9–
: 1c dance BtoB ; then turn BH to (2,1,3,4)
17–32
: 2c repeat [1–16] (1,2,3,4)
33–
: 1c cast off one place ; lead up the middle and turn RH to 1pl
41–
: 1c dance BtoB ; cross over and both face W side
49–
: On sidelines, 1c turn 2c RH 1½ ; 1c turn 3c LH 1½
57–
: 1c turn 4c RH 1½ ; 1c cross over (to 2,3,4,1)
The Yellow-Haired Laddie 4/4L · ¾64
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1-8 : 1s lead down below 2s & turn with RH, 9-16 : 1s dance DoSiDo & turn RH to end in 2nd place 17-32 : 2s repeat above Fig 33-40 : 1s cast 1 place, lead up the middle, turn RH to 1st places 41-48 : 1s dance DoSiDo & cross over RH to change places 49-64 : 1s turn next dancer on sides RH 1.1/2 times, turn 3rd dancer LH 1.1/2 times, turn 4th dancer RH 1.1/2 times & cross RH to 4th places
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonn Spring Workshop 2018: Life Beyond Jigs, Reels and Strathspeys | Unknown | 2018-03-24 | Anselm Lingnau | March 25, 2018, 11:56 a.m. |
| 14th FSCDC Tea Dance “All The Colours Of The Rainbow” | Function | 2018-01-27 | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 28, 2018, 1:08 p.m. |
| 20 01 19 Bournemouth | Unknown | 2020-01-19 | Chris & Lee Pratt | Dec. 8, 2019, 4:03 p.m. |
| RSCDS Book 12 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | Oct. 12, 2021, 9:37 p.m. | |
| NY branch 26 May | Unknown | 2016-05-26 | Deborah Leary | May 26, 2016, 12:44 a.m. |
| Dances taught 20220725-27 St Andrews Week 1 TSLI Class | Class | 2022-07-25 | Andrew Timmins | June 11, 2023, 6:28 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1254 | Confusing display of short dance type and bar count on crib page | Oct. 1, 2017, 1:34 a.m. | Murrough Landon | Anselm Lingnau | Normal | Fixed |