Peggy's Love ~ RSCDS

Peggy's Love ~ Williams Peggy's Love ~ RSCDS

RSCDS Book 8 says this was "collected in Moray."

Wilson, on page 54, writes:

SINGLE FIGURE 1^st strain repeated 2^d. played straight thro' & D.C.
Swing with right hands round 2^d. Cu: then with left lead down the middle up again & right & left with top Cu:

OR THUS Set & hands across with 2^d. Cu: set & back again lead down the middle up again & set to the top Cu:

DOUBLE FIGURE (Tune played played twice thro as marked)
The 1^st. Cu: cast off at the same the 3^d. Cu: set & lead up then the 3^d. Cu: cast off & the 1^st. Cu: set & lead up to places cross over 1 Cu: half figure round the 3^d. Cu: set contrary corners lead thro the bottom hal pou^e.

Wilson usually gives multiple figures for each tune, the RSCDS appears to be following the DOUBLE FIGURE.

Wilson defines most of his figures in his An Analysis of Country Dancing.
Except that the first figure is not explicitly defined.
Cross over 1 Cu: is not defined either, but Cross over 2 Cu: may be found on page 22 and means "cross go below 2s, cross again, go below 3s". (so presumably crossing 1 Cu: means stopping below 2s.)
half figure may be found on page 54 and means "the active lady loops around the man below ending in her partner's place, as the active man loops the woman below ending in his partner's place. set contrary corners may be found on pages 55-57 and means "move to 1st corner and set, pass partner right moving to 2nd corner, set, return to places the easiest way". Wilson does not show the corners setting back.
lead thro the bottom is half of through bottom and top on page 23 and means "the active couple take hands, lead down below the bottom, drop hands, and cast up to their own places.
half poussette not defined. A full poussette is defined on page 53 going once and a half around the neighbor couple. But half of once and a half doesn't make sense here. Dancers have already progressed so going a full circle is probably what he wants to happen.

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