strathspey@strathspey.org:52475

Katharine Hoskyn

RE: Old Scottish Music

May 18, 2008, 8:31 a.m. (Message 52475, in reply to message 52470)

Hullo

I doubt that I am telling you more than you already know.

John Drewry devised a dance called Annie Shand Scott's Strathspey in the
Rondel Book of SCD. The book was published in 1967.

The dance is dedicated to Miss Annie Shand Scott of Aberdeen.  The
inscription at the end of the dance reads " Miss Annie Shand Scott, or
"Scottie, as she is affectionately known, is a pianist and one the leading
exponents of Scottish country dance music in Aberdeen.  This dance was
composed as a little birthday gift for her".  

She is also acknowledged at the end of the book (along with Nan Main) for
allowing John Drewry to print some of her compositions and for helping to
arrange other tunes in a suitable form for a book that John hoped to publish
"Book of Tunes for the Rondel Book of Dances". At least four of the dances
in the Rondel book are set to Annie Shand Scott arrangements.

The dance is a 4-couple dance, with a description explaining each couple
dance as top couple only once (so I assume it is one of the early 4 couple
dances).  It is an enjoyable dance.

I would be interested to know more.

Best wishes

Katharine