Greig's Pipes
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
GREIG'S PIPES (Cameronian Rant) (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Boag RSCDS Book 21- 8 1s ¾ turn RH, full turn LH to end L between 2s and M between 3s, 2s+1s+3s set twice
9-16 1s turn 2H 1¾ times to end 2nd place on opposite sides, 2s+1s+3s set twice on sides 1s end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s set and turn 1st corners, set and turn 2nd corners
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corners and cross to 2nd place own sides
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
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Greig's Pipes (also called Cameronian's Rant) is a Scottish Country Dance published by W. Boag in 1797 republished by the Lowes in c. 1831, and interpreted by the RSCDS in Book 2, published 1926.(Dance information copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of George Williams)
The title of this dance, Greig's Pipes, comes from the tune by the same name, probably composed by James Greg (Gregg or Greig) (1718-1817), a dance teacher in Ayrshire.
Further information may be found on The Traditional Tune Archive page Greig's Pipes...
Greig's Pipes Song - Information Video
Greig's Pipes, From The Glen Collection Of Printed Music, Skye Collection Of Reels And Strathspeys, Paterson And Sons, Edinburgh, c. 1887
Image from National Library Of Scotland, licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0.
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