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List of Scottish country dances

About List of Scottish country dances

There are more than 15,000 documented Scottish country dances; only some frequently danced or otherwise notable ones are listed here.

Dances are marked with the music and dance styles used: R8×32 3C/4 means a Reel of 32 bars repeated 8 times for 3 couples in a set of 4 couples in a longwise set. The letters for the music styles are: R reel; J jig; P polka; S strathspey; W waltz.

Anniversary Reel – R4×32 4C set – Sheila Muir 1987

Awa', Whigs, Awa' (R8×32) 3C (4C set) Hugh Foss Dances to Song Tunes

The Bees of Maggieknockater – J4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1975

The Belle of Bon Accord – S4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1981

Blooms of Bon Accord – R4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1971

Bratach Bana – J8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1964

Clutha – R4×48 Square set – unknown 1890

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Dashing White Sergeant – 32 bar reel 3 facing 3 round the room – unknown

The De'il Amang the Tailors – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown

The Dream Catcher – S96 Square set – Eileen Orr

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh – R8×40 3C/4 – Allie Anderson & Florence Lesslie

The Duke of Atholl's Reel – J8×32 3C/4 – Skillern 1776

The Duke of Perth – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown 1827

The Earl of Mansfield – R4×48 4C – John Drewry 1980

The Eightsome reel – R40+8×48+40 Square set – unknown 1870

Fergus McIver (a.k.a. Waverley) – J8×48 3C/4 – Button and Whittaker 1812

Flowers of Edinburgh – R8×32 3C/4 Hornpipe – unknown

The Frisky – J8×32 3C/4 – Robert Bremner

Gay Gordons – 16 bar round the room march – unknown

Hamilton House – J8×32 3C/4 – William Campbell 1789

Hooper's Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – unknown

Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder – J128 Square set – Bill Hamilton

Joie de Vivre – J8×32 3C/4 – Irene van Maarseveen

The Haymakers (a.k.a. Sir Roger de Coverley) – 48 bar 98 jig – unknown

Inverneill House – R8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1986

The Irish Rover – R8×32 3C/4 – James B Cosh

J.B. Milne – R8×32 3C/4 – Hugh Foss 1954

Jennifer's Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1968

MacDonald of the Isles – S3×32 3C – Derek Haynes

The Machine without horses – J8×32 3C/4 – Rutherford 1772

Mairi's Wedding – R8×40 3C/4 – James B. Cosh 1959 (See also Wedding music)

Major Ian Stewart – J8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1986

Maxwell's Rant – R8×32 3C/4 – Rutherford 1752

Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan – R5×32 5C – Roy Goldring 2000

Mrs Stewart's Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – Frans Ligtmans 1986

The Minister on the Loch – S3×32 3C – Roy Goldring

The Montgomeries’ Rant – R8×32 3C/4 – Castle Menzies 1749

Monymusk – S8×32 3C/4 – Preston 1786

Napier's Index – J8×40 3C/4 – Brian Charlton 2001

Neidpath Castle – S3×32 3C – Derek Haynes

Pelorus Jack – J8×32 3C/4 – Barry Skelton 1993

Petronella – R8×32 2C/4 – unknown 1808

Postie’s Jig – J4×32 4C – Roy Clowes

Quarries' Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – Kent W Smith

The Reel of the Royal Scots – R8×32 3C/4 – Roy Goldring 1983

The Reel of the 51st Division – R8×32 3C/4 – James Edward McCartney Atkinson 1940

Rest and Be Thankful – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown

The Robertson Rant – S80 Square – Mrs Douglas Winchester 1949

The Sailor – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown

Scottish Reform – J8×32 2C/4 – unknown

Shiftin’ Bobbins – R8×32 3C/4 – Roy Clowes

Speed the Plough (Inverness Country Dance) – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown

Strip the Willow – 40 or 56 bar jig in either 68 or 98 time (in 98 it is also known as "Drops of Brandy") – unknown

Sugar Candie – S8×32 3C/4 – unknown

Swiss Lassie – R8×32 3C/4 – Rosi Betschi

A Trip to Bavaria – R4×32 4C – James MacGregor-Brown

Up in the Air – S8×32 3C/4 – Boag 1797

Virginia Reel -R4×40 4C – unknown

The Wee Cooper o' Fife – J8×40 2C/4 (10 bar phrases) – Hugh Foss

West's Hornpipe – R4×32 4C – unknown 1797

The White Heather Jig – J4×40 4C – James B Cosh

The Wild Geese – J8×32 3C/4 – unknown

Wind on Loch Fyne – S3×32 Triangle – John Bowie Dickson 1986

The Wind That Shakes the Barley – R8×32 3C/4 – John M Duthie 1961

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From the Wikipedia article “List of Scottish country dances”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.