What dance fits “My Young Man / The Big Ship Sails”?
How to count it
At 124 BPM one beat lasts 486 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 30.9 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 41.2.
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia | The Chieftains | 124 | C# major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1976 |
| March of the King of Laoise | Dirk Freymuth and Laura MacKenzie | 124 | D major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | — |
| The Bay of Suvla | The Dreadnoughts | 124 | E major | Contra Dance, Polka | 2017 |
| Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right | Bob Dylan | 124 | F major | Contra Dance | 2005 |
| What Do We Do With a Drunken Sailor | David Thomas | 123 | A minor | Contra Dance | 2006 |
| Veseli Zborni (Marriage Song) | Ivo Papasov and His Orchestra | 123 | G major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1991 |
| Walkin' Down the Line | Joan Baez | 123 | A# major | Contra Dance | 1968 |
| The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life) | Peter, Paul & Mary | 124 | D major | Contra Dance | 2004 |
| My Shining Star | Eddi Reader | 123 | D major | Contra Dance | 2009 |
| The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Christy Moore | 123 | C major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1989 |
| An Cailín Rua | Skara Brae | 123 | F major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1971 |
| Maggie Lauder | The Corries | 124 | A major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1974 |
More by Kate Rusby
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annan Waters | Kate Rusby | 120 | C major | Contra Dance | 1997 |
| Daughter of Heaven | Kate Rusby | 100 | F# major | 2007 | |
| Farewell | Kate Rusby | 118 | G major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 2007 |
| High on a Hill | Kate Rusby | 130 | A# major | 2007 | |
| Jolly Plough Boys | Kate Rusby | 127 | D major | 1997 | |
| Let the Cold Wind Blow | Kate Rusby | 164 | D major | 2001 | |
| Old Man Time | Kate Rusby | 164 | C major | 1997 | |
| Stananivy / Jack & Jill | Kate Rusby | 129 | D major | 1997 | |
| The Daughter of Megan | Kate Rusby | 97 | A# major | Lyrical Dance, Rumba, Bolero (American Rhythm) | 2003 |
| The Old Man | Kate Rusby | 104 | C major | 2007 |
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