Pilgrim, Chapter 33
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Pilgrim, Chapter 33 8x32 Strathspey for 3C Sue McKinnell1- 8 1C turn RH, cast off 1 place as 2C step up, dance down between 3C, and cast up 1 place to end facing 1st corners.
9-12 1C and 1st corners dance a half diagonal reel of 4. 1C end by turning LH to end LS-LS facing opposite sides.
13-20 1C and 2nd corners dance a full LS diagonal reel of 4. 1C end by turning RH to end RS-RS facing own sides.
21-24 1C (passing partner's 1st corner position RS) and 1st corners dance a half diagonal reel of 4. 1C end by turning LH to end LS-LS facing opposite sides.
25-32 1W and 2C, 1M and 3C RH across. 1C pass RS into 1W and 3C, 1M and 2C LH across.
Repeat.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Sue McKinnell, Oct 2024)
Dance Information
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Kris Kristofferson, whom I regard as one of the best songwriters ever.I wrote this dance as a small token of my admiration. The title is from one of my favorite of his songs.
Suggested music is Mr Robert H MacKay from Cairngorms by Keith Smith and Muriel Johnstone.
(Dance information by the deviser, Sue McKinnell)
"The Pilgrim, Chapter 33" is a song written and sung by Kristoffer Kristofferson for his second studio album The Silver Tongued Devil and I (1971) which had both critical and commercial success.
The song starts with a spoken section in which Kris names singers who'd inspired or informed it- Chris Gentry, Johnny Cash, Norman Blake, Norbert Putnam, Funky Donnie Fritts, Billy Swan, Bobby Neuwirth, Jerry Jeff Walker, Paul Siebel, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott- and the actor Dennis Hopper (who starred with critical acclaim in the 1969 biker film, Easy Rider).
It then describes a man who has fallen on hard times after an eventful and rebellious life, opening with:
See him wasted on the sidewalk...
Pilgrim, Chapter 33 - Information Video
"Tramp And Yellow Cab", Alek Rapoport, Oil, Gouache, Tempera On Plywood, c. 1984
Published in https://www.johnnycash.com/track/the-pilgrim-chapter-33/.
Published in https://genius.com/Kris-kristofferson-the-pilgrim-chapter-33-lyrics.
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