There are more than 15,000 documented Scottish country dances; only the most frequently danced or otherwise notable ones are listed here.

Dances are marked with the music and dance styles used: R8×32 3C/4 means a Reel of 32 bars repeated 8 times for 3 couples in a set of 4 couples in a longwise set. The letters for the music styles are: R reel; J jig; P polka; S strathspey; W waltz.

  • Anniversary Reel – R4×32 4C set – Sheila Muir 1987
  • Awa', Whigs, Awa' (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Hugh Foss Dances to Song Tunes[1][2]
  • The Bees of Maggieknockater – J4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1975
  • The Belle of Bon Accord – S4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1981
  • Blooms of Bon Accord – R4×32 4C set – John Drewry 1971
  • Bratach Bana – J8x32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1964
  • Clutha – R4×48 Square set – unknown 1890
  • Canadian Barn Dance -
  • Dashing White Sergeant – 32 bar reel 3 facing 3 round the room – unknown
  • The De'il Amang the Tailors – R8×32 3C/4 – unknown
  • The Dream Catcher – S96 Square set – Eileen Orr
  • The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh – R8×40 3C/4 – Allie Anderson & Florence Lesslie
  • The Duke of Atholl's Reel – J8×32 3C/4 – Skillern 1776
  • The Duke of Perth – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown 1827
  • The Earl of Mansfield – R4x48 4C – John Drewry 1980
  • The Eightsome reel – R40+8x48+40 Square set – unknown 1870
  • Fergus McIver (a.k.a. Waverley) – J8x48 3C/4 – Button and Whittaker 1812
  • Flowers of Edinburgh – R8x32 3C/4 Hornpipe – unknown
  • The Frisky – J8x32 3C/4 – Robert Bremner
  • Gay Gordons – 16 bar round the room march – unknown
  • Hamilton House – J8x32 3C/4 – William Campbell 1789
  • Hooper's Jig – J8x32 3C/4 – unknown
  • Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder – J128 Square set – Bill Hamilton
  • Joie de Vivre – J8x32 3C/4 – Irene van Maarseveen
  • The Haymakers (a.k.a. Sir Roger de Coverley) – 48 bar 9/8 jig – unknown
  • Inverneill House – R8x32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1986
  • The Irish Rover – R8×32 3C/4 – James B Cosh
  • J.B. Milne – R8x32 3C/4 – Hugh Foss 1954
  • Jennifer's Jig – J8×32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1968
  • MacDonald of the Isles – S3×32 3C – Derek Haynes
  • The Machine without horses – J8x32 3C/4 – Rutherford 1772
  • Mairi's Wedding – R8x40 3C/4 – James B. Cosh 1959 (See also Wedding music)
  • Major Ian Stewart – J8x32 3C/4 – John Drewry 1986
  • Maxwell's Rant – R8x32 3C/4 – Rutherford 1752
  • Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan – R5x32 5C – Roy Goldring 2000
  • Mrs Stewart's Jig – J8x32 3C/4 – Frans Ligtmans 1986
  • The Minister on the Loch – S3×32 3C – Roy Goldring
  • The Montgomeries’ Rant – R8x32 3C/4 – Castle Menzies 1749
  • Monymusk – S8x32 3C/4 – Preston 1786
  • Napier's Index – J8x40 3C/4 – Brian Charlton 2001
  • Neidpath Castle – S3×32 3C – Derek Haynes
  • Pelorus Jack – J8×32 3C/4 – Barry Skelton 1993
  • Petronella – R8x32 2C/4 – unknown 1808
  • Postie’s Jig – J4x32 4C – Roy Clowes
  • Quarries' Jig – J8x32 3C/4 – Kent W Smith
  • The Reel of the Royal Scots – R8×32 3C/4 – Roy Goldring 1983
  • The Reel of the 51st Division – R8x32 3C/4 – James Edward McCartney Atkinson 1940
  • Rest and Be Thankful – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown
  • The Robertson Rant – S80 Square – Mrs Douglas Winchester 1949
  • The Sailor – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown
  • Scottish Reform – J8x32 2C/4 – unknown
  • Shiftin’ Bobbins – R8x32 3C/4 – Roy Clowes
  • Speed the Plough (Inverness Country Dance) – R8x32 3C/4 – unknown
  • Strip the Willow – 40 or 56 bar jig in either 6/8 or 9/8 time (in 9/8 it is also known as "Drops of Brandy") – unknown
  • Sugar Candie – S8×32 3C/4 – unknown
  • Swiss Lassie – R8×32 3C/4 – Rosi Betschi
  • A Trip to Bavaria – R4x32 4C – James MacGregor-Brown
  • Up in the Air – S8x32 3C/4 – Boag 1797
  • Virginia Reel -R4x40 4C – unknown
  • The Wee Cooper o' Fife – J8x40 2C/4 (10 bar phrases) – Hugh Foss
  • West's Hornpipe – R4×32 4C – unknown 1797
  • The White Heather Jig – J4x40 4C – James B Cosh
  • The Wild Geese – J8x32 3C/4 – unknown
  • Wind on Loch Fyne – S3x32 Triangle – John Bowie Dickson 1986
  • The Wind That Shakes the Barley – R8x32 3C/4 – John M Duthie 1961
  • Military Two Step

See also

References

  1. ↑ Foss, Hugh (2014). Dances to Song Tunes: Fifteen Scottish Country Dances (Re-printed ed.). Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0902997219.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Awa' Whigs Awa', Scottish Country Dance Instructions". www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com.
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