strathspey@strathspey.org:45163

alan mair

Re: The Gary Strathspey

May 5, 2006, 8:37 a.m. (Message 45163, in reply to message 45156)

> I have the original music for it and The Old Barn Jig before
> me as I write !!.
> It was first danced on TV (the copyright is dated 1958) and the
> frontispiece states STV's TOP Scottish Dance Programme.  I'm not
> sure if it was The Kilt is My Delight or The White Heather Club.  I
> rather suspect the latter as the picture is of a TV studio with all the
> dancers and watchers and they are not formally dressed! Shirt
> sleeves - I ask you!!  Of course it may be rehearsals but there are a
> couple of sets and TKIMD was more dem style.

I suggest it was probably "Jig Time" . Both TWHC ans TKIMD were BBC progs.
I'm old enough to remember then all.

Alan
Cupar
Fife