The Yellow-Haired Laddie Quadrille
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
The Yellow-Haired Laddie Quadrille64 Bar Medley (Minuet64+J64) For 4 Couples In a Square Set, Devised By Gerry Gray, Published in A Collection of SCDs, Nova Scotia, 2017.
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The Yellow-Haired Laddie Quadrille - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
This quadrille, The Yellow-Haired Laddie, was devised by Gerry Gray and published in "A Collection of SCDs" (Nova Scotia, 2017) and also in the book "Further Ado" (available from TACBooks).The title of this dance, The Yellow-Haired Laddie Quadrille, comes from The Yellow-Haired Laddie - Song first appearing in print in The Tea-Table Miscellany, 1724.
The yellow hair'd laddie sat down on yon brae,
Cried, Milk the yowes, lassie, let nane o' them gae;
And aye as she milkit, she merrily sang,
The yellow hair'd laddie shall be my gudeman.
And aye as she milkit, she merrily sang,
The yellow hair'd laddie shall be my gudeman.
Many verses were written to accompany the air (first published in Mrs Crockat's Music Book, 1709), by many poets.
The Yellow-Haired Laddie Song - Information Video
The Yellow-Haired Laddie, From Songs Of Scotland Prior To Burns, Printed Music, c. 1890
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