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Week 20 Glad I missed these two dances this week as I always get them muddled up! But here are two good videos so absolutely no excuse for any of us next time... Milltimber Jig and Westminster Reel. We are promoting Arctic Circle at the moment so how about getting that video in before somebody else does?
Week 19.. already! Thanks to Kjell for weeks 11 and 12. Highlandman's Umbrella kicked us off this week and then we went over to the new demo dances. The Frisky (Youtube had some interesting suggestions for that one) , Minister on the Loch (Magnificent, Johan!), Arctic Circle, Morrison's Measure and De'il amang the Tailors (see below). We also were in a "Sheltered Cove" somewhere along the way and the whole evening was topped off with Pelorus Jack and the Irish Rover...hhhhmmm...
Week 12 Picking up where we left off last Monday with Shiftin' Bobbins, however, this is by a set in Moscow.
This week Anne and Mike had chosen a couple of rarely danced dances. Neither "Open the Door to Three" nor "Fifty Years On" was to be found on the net. If you find a video of any of these dances please let the webmaster know. The next one is an old friend, though. Sands of Morar with two of our favourite musicians, James and Keith, providing the music (well, James playing while Keith is watching). Finally we finished the evening with one of Tona's favourites, but even for "Morrison's Measure" we drew a blank from the net.
Week 11 Welcome to the private sphere, dancing in socks and slippers! However, this version of Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel shows how it can be done in a small space. John of Bon Accord was a much needed repeat from week 8. Peggy's Strathspey was nowhere to be found on the net. (One purporting to be but I didn't recognise it and it didn't match Eric Finley's instructions.) Perhaps, if we practise some more we could put one out...
Catch the Wind is always fun and here they are actually trying to catch something. Finally there was Shiftin' Bobbins danced in a city close to the chairman's heart.
Week 10 Only managed to find one this week Culla Bay. Good Strathspey though so hope we can do this one again. Anyone else note the music in this video? I used our new cd index to see if we have anything of that ilk... and then the Strathspey server to try and track it down. Hhhhmmm... lots of accordian and SCD band recordings. Its not the Muriel Johnstone trio one. That Bentley, Ramshaw & Ramshaw is closest, but perhaps its live music on the video...
Week 9 Good to see a couple of familiar faces back this week and bravo the new callers! It was bring-your-own-dance night and we did Wild Geese (it's there after 3.25 mins), Marie's wedding... oh, that's a good one! I need a new paragraph for these...
- Rankin Family
- Van Morrison
- ... what? You want the dance?