strathspey@strathspey.org:24427

Jim Healy

Re: Red House, was Right of Reply and Vat man

Jan. 19, 2001, 12:29 p.m. (Message 24427, in reply to message 24426)

Greetings!

Richard Goss writes:
>One does not have to look at Playford to see where  the
Society is in error.<
Would that it were that simple. Which edition of Playford? I do not claim to 
be an authority and Marjorie knows MUCH more about it than I do but I 
believe the RSCDS version of Red House comes from the 9th Edition of 
Playford while the EFDSS version comes from the last (or near to last). It 
will come as no surprise to Goss, at least, to know that the 9th Edition is 
the one in the A K Bell Library in Perth (previously in the Sandeman 
Library). The dance apparently changed a number of times during the long 
publication period of Playford's dances.

Jim Healy
Perth, Scotland