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Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Dances interpreted by RSCDS

Table of Contents

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P Q R S T W Y

A

Adieu Mon AmiThomas Wilson 1814
RSCDS 1968
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Admiral McBride's Hornpipe ~ RSCDSWilliam Campbell ~1795
RSCDS 1959
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
The Ale Wife & her Barrel
The Ale Wife & her Barrel ~ RSCDSJohnson 1750
RSCDS 1957
no musicR8×32 2C/4C
The Alewife and her Barrel ~ RSCDSJohnson 1750
RSCDS 1957
no musicR8×32 2C/4C
Anderson's RantAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS ~1977
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Athol Brays
Athol Brays ~ RSCDSWalsh 1731
RSCDS 1932
no musicS8×40 3C/4C
Auld Lang Syne ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1975
no musicS8×32 3C/4C

B

The Birks of EndermayThomas Skillern 1776
RSCDS 1951
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Birks of InvermayThomas Skillern 1776
RSCDS 1951
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Bleu Ribbon ~ RSCDSCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1932
no musicR8×40 3C/4C
Blue Bonnets
Blue Bonnets ~ RSCDSGoulding & D'Almaine 1827
RSCDS 1926
no musicJ8×32 2C/4C
Blue Bonnets are over the Border ~ RSCDSGoulding & D'Almaine 1827
RSCDS 1926
no musicJ8×32 2C/4C
Blue Bonnets over the Border ~ RSCDSGoulding & D'Almaine 1827
RSCDS 1926
no musicJ8×32 2C/4C
Bonnie Kate of Aberdeen
Bonnie Kate of Aberdeen ~ RSCDSThompson 1771
RSCDS 1953
no musicS8×40 3C/4C
The Bonniest Lass in all the WorldThompson ~1757
RSCDS 1947
no musicS8×40 3C/4C
Bonny Jocky
Bonny Jocky ~ RSCDSWalsh 1740
RSCDS 1938
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Bonny Kate of Aberdeen
Bonny Kate of Aberdeen ~ RSCDSThompson 1771
RSCDS 1953
no musicS8×40 3C/4C
Braes of Athol
Braes of Athol ~ RSCDSWalsh 1731
RSCDS 1932
no musicS8×40 3C/4C
Bridge of NairnRobert Bremner ~1765
RSCDS 1945
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The BumpkinWilliam Campbell ~1799
RSCDS 1925
no musicJ12×24+J8 3T

C

Ca' the Ewes ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1951
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Ca' the Ewes tae the KnowesThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1951
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Cadgers in the Canongate ~ RSCDSWalsh 1760
RSCDS 1934
no musicR8×48 3C/4C
The Caledonian Rant ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1951
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Cameronian's RantWilliam Boag 1797
RSCDS 1925
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Campbell's Frolic ~ RSCDSJohnson 1751
RSCDS 1949
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Captain MacBean's ReelThompson 1757
RSCDS 1953
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Captain McBride's Hornpipe ~ RSCDSWilliam Campbell ~1795
RSCDS 1959
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Circassian Circle ~ RSCDSG.M.S. Chivers 1822
RSCDS 1924
Colin HumeR32 2C/2C Round the Room
The Clever Lad ~ RSCDSWalsh ~1735
RSCDS 1938
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Cold and Raw
Cold and Raw ~ RSCDSJohn Playford 1689
RSCDS 1929
no musicJ8×24 2C/4C
The College Hornpipe - RSCDSWilliam Boag 1797
RSCDS 1959
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Come Ashore, Jolly TarAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1931
no musicR8×32 2C/4C 1s cross
Corn RigsAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1927
no musicR8×32 2C/4C
Crief Fair ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1935
no musicR8×24 3C/4C
The Crocked Horn'd Ewe
The Crocked Horn'd Ewe ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford 1758
RSCDS 1947
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Cromartie's Rant ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1983
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
The Crooket Horned Ewie
The Crooket Horned Ewie ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford 1758
RSCDS 1947
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Cumberland Reel ~ RSCDSThompson ~1786
RSCDS 1924
no musicR4×32 4C
The Cumbrae ReelAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1977
no musicR8×32 3C/4C

D

Dainty Davie
Dainty Davie ~ RSCDSHenry Playford 1701
RSCDS 1936
no musicS8×16 3C/4C
Dainty Davy ~ RSCDSHenry Playford 1701
RSCDS 1936
no musicS8×16 3C/4C
La Dance FlorenceD. Anderson 1897
RSCDS 1926
no musicR32 2T/2T Round the Room
The Dashing White Sergeant - RSCDSD. Anderson 1897
RSCDS 1926
no musicR32 2T/2T Round the Room
The De'il Amang the TailorsJoseph Dale ~1799
RSCDS 1947
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Delvine SideWilliam Campbell ~1800
RSCDS 1925
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Deuks Dang ower my Daddie
The Deuks Dang ower my DaddieDavid Rutherford 1756
RSCDS 1957
no musicJ8×40 2C/4C
Donald Bane ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1953
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Donaldbane ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1953
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Drummer - Rutherford ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford ~1756
RSCDS 1959
no musicR8×48 3C/4C
The Duchess of Atholl's Slipper
The Duchess of Atholl's Slipper ~ RSCDSLongman & Broderip 1790
RSCDS 1934
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Dumbarton Drums ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1929
no musicR8×32 3C/4C

E

The Eightsome ReelEarl of Dunmore ~1870
RSCDS 1925
no musicR40+8×R48+R40 Square
Epie McNabb
Epie McNabb ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford 1759
RSCDS ~1977
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Espie McNabb ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford 1759
RSCDS ~1977
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C

F

Fair DonaldAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1979
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Fiddle Faddle ~ RSCDSWalsh 1735
RSCDS 1938
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Fight about the Fireside ~ RSCDSNathaniel Gow ~1822
RSCDS 1924
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Flowers of EdinburghJ. P. Boulogne 1827
RSCDS 1924
no musicR8×32 3C/4C

G

The Gates of Edinburgh ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford ~1756
RSCDS 1949
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Glasgow Flourish
Glasgow Flourish ~ RSCDSJ. F. Wallace 1872
RSCDS 1936
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Glasgow HighlandersWalter F. Gillies ~1885
RSCDS 1925
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Glasgow Lasses - RSCDSWalsh 1748
RSCDS 1986
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
GramachieStraight & Skillern ~1775
RSCDS ~1977
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Gramachree ~ RSCDSStraight & Skillern ~1775
RSCDS ~1977
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Grant's Rant ~ RSCDSThompson 1770
RSCDS 1938
no musicR8×44 3C/4C
Grant's Reel ~ RSCDSJohnson 1751
RSCDS 1947
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Green Grow the Rashes
Green Grow the Rashes ~ RSCDSWalsh ~1740
RSCDS 1938
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Greig's Pipes ~ RSCDSWilliam Boag 1797
RSCDS 1925
no musicS8×32 3C/4C

H

Hamilton House ~ RSCDSWilliam Campbell ~1789
RSCDS 1931
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Haste to the Wedding ~ RSCDSAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1970
no musicJ8×32 2C/4C
The Haughs O' Cromdale
The Haughs O' Cromdale ~ RSCDSAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1927
no musicS8×16 2C/4C
The Haymakers
The Haymakers ~ RSCDSThompson ~1770
RSCDS 1925
no musicJ4×48 4C
Ye'll Aye Be Welcome Back Again
Ye'll Aye Be Welcome Back Again ~ RSCDSCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1931
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Highland Reel
The Highland ReelGeorge Appleton 1848
RSCDS 1945
no musicR32 2T/2T Round the Room
Highland ReelD. Anderson 1897
RSCDS 1926
no musicR32 2T/2T Round the Room
Hooper's Jig
Hooper's Jig ~ RSCDSJohnson 1751
RSCDS ~1977
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Hooper's Jigg ~ RSCDSJohnson 1751
RSCDS ~1977
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C

I

The Infare ~ RSCDSCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1935
no musicS8×16 3C/4C
The Isle of Skye ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1935
no musicR8×32 3C/4C

J

Jimmy's Fancy
Jimmy's Fancy ~ RSCDSThompson ~1757
RSCDS 1947
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Jenny's Bawbee ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1929
no musicS8×24 2C/4C
Jessie's HornpipeAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1932
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Jimmy's Fancy
Jimmy's Fancy ~ RSCDSThompson ~1757
RSCDS 1947
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Green Grow the Rashes
Green Grow the Rashes ~ RSCDSWalsh ~1740
RSCDS 1938
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Johnny Groat's House ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford ~1756
RSCDS 1955
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Cold and Raw
Cold and Raw ~ RSCDSJohn Playford 1689
RSCDS 1929
no musicJ8×24 2C/4C
Just as I was in the Morning
Just as I was in the Morning ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford 1756
RSCDS 1957
no musicJ8×40 2C/4C

K

Keep the Country, Bonnie Lassie ~ RSCDSJohn Rutherford 1775
RSCDS 1947
no musicS8×40 3C/4C
Keppoch's Rant ~ RSCDSJohnson 1750
RSCDS 1953
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Kiss Me Quick, My Mither's Coming
Kiss Me Quick, My Mither's ComingWalsh 1740
RSCDS 1938
no musicR8×32 3C/4C

L

Lady Baird's ReelThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1955
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Lady DumfriesAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS ~1977
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Lady GlasgowAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS ~1977
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Lady Harriet Hope's Reel ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1951
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Lady Jean Murray's Rant
Lady Jean Murray's Rant ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford ~1756
RSCDS 1935
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Lady Lucy RamsayNathaniel Gow ~1805
RSCDS ~1977
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Lady MacIntosh's Rant
Lady MacIntosh's RantDavid Rutherford 1756
RSCDS 1926
no musicS8×32 3C/4C 1s cross
Miss Mary Douglas
Miss Mary Douglas ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1935
no musicJ8×48 3C/4C
Lady Mary Menzie's Reel ~ RSCDSCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1931
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Lady MacIntosh's Rant
Lady MacIntosh's RantDavid Rutherford 1756
RSCDS 1926
no musicS8×32 3C/4C 1s cross
Lamb Skinnet ~ RSCDSThompson ~1757
RSCDS 1947
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Largo Law
Largo Law ~ ModifiedAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS ~1977
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Largo LawAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS ~1977
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Lasses of Dunce
The Lasses of Dunce ~ RSCDSJohnson 1742
RSCDS 1955
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
The Lassie in the Yellow Coatie
The Lassie in the Yellow Coatie ~ RSCDSJohnson 1742
RSCDS 1932
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Lassie Wi' the Yellow CoatieJohnson 1742
RSCDS 1932
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
The Lassies of Dunse
The Lassies of Dunse ~ RSCDSJohnson 1742
RSCDS 1955
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
The Lea RigAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1961
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Leith Country DanceAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1955
no musicJ8×32 2C/4C
Glasgow Flourish
Glasgow Flourish ~ RSCDSJ. F. Wallace 1872
RSCDS 1936
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Lochiel's Rant ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford ~1756
RSCDS 1957
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Lord Hume's Reel ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1951
no musicS8×40 3C/4C
Lord Rosslyn's FancyThomas Wilson 1815
RSCDS 1949
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C

M

The Machine without HorsesJohn Rutherford 1772
RSCDS 1938
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Marchioness of Blandford's Reel ~ RSCDSWilliam Campbell ~1795
RSCDS 1961
no musicJ8×48 2C/4C
Maxwell's Rant ~ RSCDSJohnson 1748
RSCDS 1955
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Meg Merrilees ~ RSCDSJ. P. Boulogne 1827
RSCDS 1924
no musicR8×24 2C/4C
Menzies Rant ~ RSCDSCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1931
no musicR8×32 2C/4C 1s cross
Miss Clemy Stewart's Reel - RSCDSCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1934
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Miss Devon's ReelD. Mackenzie 1795
RSCDS 1959
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Miss Mary Douglas
Miss Mary Douglas ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1935
no musicJ8×48 3C/4C
Miss Nancy Frowns ~ RSCDSJohnson ~1752
RSCDS 1947
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Miss Ogilvie's FancyWilliam Campbell 1795
RSCDS 1959
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Money Musk
Money Musk ~ RSCDSPreston 1786
RSCDS 1936
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Montgomeries' RantCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1935
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Monymusk
MonymuskPreston 1786
RSCDS 1936
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Mr. Wilson's Hornpipe
Mr. Wilson's Hornpipe ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1951
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
My Love, She's but a Lassie YetAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1934
no musicR8×32 2C/4C 1s cross
My Mother's Coming InThomas Wilson ~1814
RSCDS 1949
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
My Only Jo and Dearie, O
My Only Jo and Dearie, O ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1961
no musicS8×32 3C/4C

N

Ninesome ReelWilliam Campbell ~1799
RSCDS 1925
no musicJ12×24+J8 3T
None So Pretty - Wilson ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1957
no musicR8×40 3C/4C
The NutJ. P. Boulogne 1827
RSCDS 1924
no musicJ8×24 2C/4C

P

Peggy's Love ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1932
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
PetronellaNathaniel Gow 1820
RSCDS 1924
Colin HumeR8×32 2C/4C
The Priest and his BooksCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1931
no musicJ8×24 3C/4C
Push about the Jorum ~ RSCDSBride 1775
RSCDS 1947
no musicR8×32 3C/4C

Q

Quiet and Snug ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford ~1756
RSCDS 1959
no musicS8×32 2C/4C

R

Rachael Rae
Rachael Rae ~ RSCDSW. Smyth 1830
RSCDS 1926
no musicR8×24 3C/4C
Rachel Rae ~ RSCDSW. Smyth 1830
RSCDS 1926
no musicR8×24 3C/4C
Rakish Highlandman ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1957
no musicJ8×40 3C/4C
Reel Don ne MarachanCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1931
no musicR8×32 2C/4C 1s cross
The Reel of Glamis ~ RSCDSWalsh ~1735
RSCDS 1938
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
Rory O'More ~ ScottishSkinner ~1898
RSCDS 1924
no musicJ8×32 2C/4C

S

The SailorAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1968
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Saint Andrew's Day ~ RSCDSAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1968
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
The Scotch Ramble ~ RSCDSJohnson ~1752
RSCDS 1929
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Scotland ~ RSCDSHenry Playford 1698
RSCDS 1983
no musicJ8×32 2C/4C
Scottish RambleJohnson ~1752
RSCDS 1929
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
She's Ower Young to Marry Yet
She's Ower Young to Marry Yet ~ RSCDSThompson ~1757
RSCDS 1947
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
The Haymakers
The Haymakers ~ RSCDSThompson ~1770
RSCDS 1925
no musicJ4×48 4C
Sodger Laddie
Sodger Laddie ~ RSCDSWalsh 1731
RSCDS 1938
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Soldier Ladie ~ RSCDSWalsh 1731
RSCDS 1938
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Sugar CandieAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1972
no musicS8×32 3C/4C

T

La Tempête ~ RSCDSThompson 1782
RSCDS 1925
no musicR48 4C/4C Round the Room
Theeket Hoose
Theeket Hoose ~ RSCDSThompson ~1757
RSCDS 1949
no musicS8×48 2C/4C
The Duchess of Atholl's Slipper
The Duchess of Atholl's Slipper ~ RSCDSLongman & Broderip 1790
RSCDS 1934
no musicS8×32 2C/4C
The Haughs O' Cromdale
The Haughs O' Cromdale ~ RSCDSAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1927
no musicS8×16 2C/4C
Theeket Hoose
Theeket Hoose ~ RSCDSThompson ~1757
RSCDS 1949
no musicS8×48 2C/4C
There's Nae Luck Aboot the Hoose
There's Nae Luck Aboot the Hoose ~ RSCDSThomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1935
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
A Trip to Aberdeen ~ RSCDSDavid Rutherford 1759
RSCDS 1953
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
The Triumph ~ RSCDSPreston 1793
RSCDS 1924
no musicR4×24 4C

W

Well Done Jack ~ RSCDSNathaniel Kynaston 1718
RSCDS 1979
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
What a Beau My Granny Was
What a Beau My Granny Was ~ RSCDSLongman & Broderip 1790
RSCDS 1947
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
The Wild GeeseAnonymous (date unknown)
RSCDS 1968
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C
Will You Go and Marry KettyCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1935
no musicS8×16 3C/4C
Willie with his Tartan Trews ~ RSCDSJohnson 1750
RSCDS 1947
no musicJ8×40 3C/4C
Woo'd and Married and A'
Woo'd and Married and A'Thomas Wilson 1816
RSCDS 1951
no musicJ8×32 3C/4C

Y

Ye'll Aye Be Welcome Back Again
Ye'll Aye Be Welcome Back Again ~ RSCDSCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1931
no musicS8×32 3C/4C
Ye're Welcome Charly StuartCastle Menzies 1749
RSCDS 1931
no musicR8×32 3C/4C
Number
of dances
Number
of interpretations
Number
with music
1241312

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