Lochiel's Rant

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1M sets advancing and turns 2L RH, 1s turn LH
9-16 1L sets advancing and turns 2M LH, 1s turn RH
17-24 1s lead down between 2s, cast down behind 3s and turn 2H, lead up to top and cast to face 1st corners
25-32 1s set to 1st corners, set to 2nd corners and turn 2H 1½ times to places

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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(Dance information copyright, reproduced here with the kind permission of George Williams)

The tune has appeared in several historic collections, including Niel Gow's Second Collection of Niel Gow's Reels (1788) and William Gunn's The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes (1848), where it is listed under the Gaelic title Mac a Bhodich Ladhrich, meaning The Hoof'd Carle's Son.

Composed in A Dorian mode and traditionally played in a reel time signature, the melody has remained a favourite among fiddlers and pipers, particularly within Scottish and Cape Breton musical traditions. Its appeal is further reflected in its inclusion in the Scots Language Centre's collection of traditional Scottish music.