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Steve Wyrick

Re: The RSCDS dance publication process (was: Tunes for "Hornpipes Suitable f...

July 30, 2008, 5:04 p.m. (Message 53265, in reply to message 53259)

We seem to focus on the "name tune" for a dance and forget that there
are typically 2 or 3 others that are played along with it in a set.
Are there any dances in SCD that are so tied to their tune that you
can't dance them to any other music?  I haven't found one yet!  I do
think this is a dance that works with many tunes, as is evidenced by
reviewing the variety used in the sets that have been recorded for it.
-Steve