Logan Braes
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
LOGAN BRAES (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Dulcie Bond Second Sheaf Collection1- 8 1s dance down middle, cast up round 3s to 2nd place, turn ¾ RH to face out on Man's side, 1L on 1M's right (2s step up 3-4)
9-16 2s+3s dance R&L while 1s dance out of Man's side, cast (1M up, 1L down) into centre, dance out of Ladies' side and cast back into centre to face 1st corners
17-24 1s dance "Hello-Goodbye" setting ending with Petronella turn to 2nd place own side
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Information
The title of this dance, Logan Braes, comes from the Logan Braes - Song written by the Scottish poet John Mayne in 1789."By Logan's streams that rin sae deep,
Fu' aft wi' glee I've herded sheep;
Herded sheep, or gather'd slaes,
Wi' my dear lad, on Logan braes...
Also see Logan Water - Song (often referred to as Logan Braes) written by the Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1793.
O Logan, sweetly didst thou glide,
That day I was my Willie's bride;
And years sinsyne ha'e ower us run,
Like Logan to the summer sun:
Logan Water Song - Information Video
Logan Braes, From Glen Collection Of Printed Music, Scotish Minstrel, Volumes 1-3 (256) Page 16, c. 1820-1824
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