Dance The Braes of Balquhidder 741
See also: The Braes of Balquhidder (S128, 4S, MacNab)
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Scottish Country Dances of The 18th Century [25]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [79] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [67] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [65] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- See Balquidder Strathspey for information about Balquhidder.
See Balquidder Strathspey for information about Balquhidder.
Balquhidder Strathspey
Balquhidder, a mountainous area of Perthshire on the shores of Loch Voil, inspired both of Scotland’s greatest novelists. Sir Walter Scott used Balquhidder as the setting for Rob Roy and Robert Louis Stevenson’s hero passed through Balquhidder in the course of his wanderings in Kidnapped.
It was here that Rob Roy MacGregor, whom some call the Scottish Robin Hood and others an unvarnished brigand, was at his most active. Now, he, his wife and sons lie quietly in the churchyard at Kirkton of Balquhidder, Baile-cul-tir, “village of the back-lying country”.
This was once MacLaren land, but with the ancient clan gradually eroding over the centuries, the lovely, peaceful valley contains only the memories of the vanished MacLarens, while in Loch Voil, sporting among the char and trout and salmon, dwells, we are assured, the heraldic “beast” of the MacLarens, the Mermaid with her mirror.
On the north shore of Loch Voil are the Braes of Balquhidder.
Let us go, lassie, go
To the braes o’ Balquhither,
Where the blaeberries grow
‘Mang the bonnie Highland heather;
Where the deer and the rae,
Lightly bounding together,
Sport the lang summer day
On the braes o’ Balquhither.
– Robert Tannahill (1774–1810)
The Braes of Balquhidder 3/4L · R32
Longwise set
- 1-8
- 1s+2s dance RH across & 1s cast 1 place as 2s lead up
- 9-16
- 1s+3s dance RH across & 1s cast 1 place as 3s lead up
- 17-24
- 1s lead up to top, cast to 2nd place, lead down & cast round 3s to 2nd place own sides
- 25-32
- 1s pass RSh, dance out on opposite sides, cast round 1st corner, turn RH, dance out ends & cast round 4th corner to 2nd places
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2015 - Ball | 2015-04-25 | Zoltán Gräff | Jan. 13, 2015, 10:47 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 12.03.2015 | 2015-03-12 | Zoltán Gräff | March 20, 2015, 9:43 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 07.04.2015 | 2015-04-07 | Zoltán Gräff | April 8, 2015, 12:57 p.m. |
| Westchester - January 27, 2016 | 2016-01-27 | Peter Price | Jan. 27, 2016, 9:54 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 14.04.2015 | 2015-04-14 | Zoltán Gräff | April 15, 2015, 8:53 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 23.11.2021 | 2021-11-23 | Zoltán Gräff | Nov. 23, 2021, 11:52 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 21.04.2015 | 2015-04-21 | Zoltán Gräff | April 21, 2015, 10:16 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 17.03.2022 | 2022-03-17 | Zoltán Gräff | March 17, 2022, 9:07 a.m. |
| New Haven Highland Ball - 2016 | 2016-03-05 | Peter Price | Nov. 9, 2023, 8:12 p.m. |
| Dance Suggestions 2019 | Judith Kowalczik | Dec. 31, 2018, 6:19 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 873 | Braes of Balquhidder - wrong music listed | Jan. 26, 2016, 1:09 a.m. | Peter1672 | Anselm Lingnau | Normal | Fixed |