This Is No' My Ain Hoose

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

THIS IS NO' MY AIN HOOSE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Book 15

1- 8 1s+2s dance RH across and 1s cast to 2nd place, 1s+3s dance LH across and 1s cast to 3rd place
9-16 1s set, lead up to top, cast to 2nd place and turn RH to end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance RSh round 1st corner, dance round partner LSh, dance round 2nd corner RSh and turn partner LH to face 1st corner again
25-32 1s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting turning RH to places

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

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Dance Information

"This is no' my ain hoose" is Scots for "This is not my own house".

This dance takes its title from the older Scottish song and air This Is No My Ain House, a version of which was written by Allan Ramsay before 1724. The song itself was based on still earlier words, while the air under this title appears in the Crockat manuscript of 1709.

Robert Burns later used the same air for his This Is No My Ain Lassie - Song, written in 1795.

Chorus
O this is no my ain lassie,
Fair though the lassie be;
O weel ken I my ain lassie,
Kind love is in her e'e.

Written by Robert Burns for Thompson's collection, this song was dedicated to Jean Armour, his beloved wife and faithful companion right till the end of his life.

This Is No My Ain Lassie Song - Information Video

This Is No My Ain Hoose Music - From Glen Collection Of Printed Music, Minstrelsy Of Scotland, Page 172

Image from National Library Of Scotland, licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0.

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