strathspey@strathspey.org:48327

ron.mackey

Re: Whirls in "The flight of the sandmartins"

March 26, 2007, 11:51 p.m. (Message 48327, in reply to message 48325)

>   To my knowledge, the dance has never been formally published so a
number of different versions of the instructions may be 'floating
about' with slightly different wording.

	I can confirm that it was never formally published
    
>   I do not know you Andrea, but, I do hope you you prefer the straightforward pass.

	I know Andrea is not averse to the occasional whirl!     

I have replied to both Iain and Andrea with a scan of the original 
instructions which were given out at the club in Beckenham by the 
devisors 45-50 years ago.  Well, it seems that long!
The copy was rolled off on a blue-inked copier and is rather faint in 
black & white but the colour version takes a while on my non-
broadband connection!. 
	The amazing thing is that after repeatedly looking for the 
scrap of paper for years my wife came upon it only last week among 
some bits she was about to throw away!
	If anyone is interested in a blurry black and white Adobe copy 
I can oblige.
	Incidentally it is so early in the dances history that it is given 
as a 3c/48bar/Reel or Jig   !!
Happy Dancing :)
Ron

Ron Mackey
London, Croydon and International Branches