The Generous Tunesmith
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE GENEROUS TUNESMITH (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Murrough Landon 2020 Fields Of Gold1- 4 1s cross RH and set to partner
5- 8 1s+2s ½ turn (RH on Men's side, LH on Ladies' side) to finish BtoB in Double Triangle positions and All set
9-12 1s dance ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4 with 1st corners, 1s pass RSh to 2nd place own sides
13-16 1L+2M and 1M+3M Mirror set and link (1s cast to 3rd place, 3M/2M dance up to 2nd place and face out)
17-20 3s+2s ½ turn on sides (3s RH, 2s LH) while 1s cross LH, All set facing in. 2L+3L turn to face out
21-24 1M+2L (Ladies' side) ½ turn RH as 1L+3L (Men's side) ½ turn LH to end BtoB in Double Triangle position and All set
25-28 1s turn 1st corners RH, pass RSh to finish in lines of 3 across (1M between 3M and 2M at top, 1L between 3L and 2L at bottom (corners dance for 4 bars)
29-32 All chase ¾ clockwise round. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
The Generous Tunesmith 32 bar jig for three couples in a four couple longwise set, Murrough Landon, 2020
1-4 1st couple cross over giving right hands and then set to their partner.
5-8 Giving right hands on the men's side and left hands on the women's side, 1st couple half turn 2nd couple, ending in double triangles position. Then all set as in double triangles.
9-12 1st couple dance half a diagonal reel of four with their 1st corners, starting by passing right shoulder. 1st couple end crossing to 2nd place own side.
13-16 1st couple with 3rd and 2nd men (in 3rd place) dance mirror set and link with 1st couple casting to 3rd place as 3rd and 2nd men dance in and up ending in 2nd place facing out.
17-20 2nd and 3rd couples half turn giving right hands on the men's side and left hands on the women's side while 1st couple cross over giving left hands. Then all set facing in on the sides without taking hands.
21-24 Giving left hands on the men's side and right hands on the women's side, 1st couple half turn 2nd and 3rd women, ending in double triangles position. Then all set as in double triangles.
25-28 1st couple turn their 1st corners with the right hand and end passing right shoulder to lines of three across, 1st man between 3rd and 2nd men at the top, 1st woman between 3rd and 2nd women at the bottom. The corners dance for four bars.
29-32 All chase three quarters of the way round clockwise ending in the order 2,1,3.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA June 2020)
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This dance is dedicated to Wouter Joubert who regularly gifts tunes he has composed to other dancers and dance devisers.In particular he offered a tune for a dance to be written for Eric Ferguson. I made two attempts at such a dance. Eric preferred one and it seemed obvious to offer the other dance to Wouter.
Both were devised with the same (excellent) tune in mind but Wouter subsequently preferred to assign another new tune for this dance.
Recommended music: Suggested tune A Baker's Half-Century by Wouter Joubert.
(Dance information by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA June 2020)
Published in The Generous Tunesmith, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA.
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