strathspey@strathspey.org:27950

Alan Paterson

Re: Dance - Australian Walkabout

Oct. 22, 2001, 9:02 a.m. (Message 27950, in reply to message 27946)

Gill Reynolds wrote:
> 
> Alan
> 
> only just catching up with Strathspey: could the dance be Etta's Walkabout
> (a Strathspey danced to the tune of Waltzing Matilda) by Ruth Rintoul and in
> one of the Alba books?

Oh dear. Don't have ANY Alba books, nor any information on Ruth Rintoul. What a
poor excuse for a comprehensive database!

Any volunteers?

Alan

P.S. The dance is definitely called "Australian Walkabout" - but no-one knows
anything about it.