Scotch Cap ~ Sharp

Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp

Scotch Cap ~ Hume Scotch Cap ~ Sharp

Scotch Cap ~ Sharp or Edinburgh Castle ~ Sharp is an English Country Dance. It was published by John Playford (website) in 1651 in The English Dancing Master, London. It was interpreted by Cecil Sharp (website) in 1916 and published in The Country Dance Book (Part 4). Found in The Playford Ball. It is a proper 3 Couple Longways dance. There is no progression in this dance. It is a USA dance. The dance lasts 72 bars. It is in the key: D minor.

Playford writes:
Lead up, back again That again The two upper we. fall back and the two lower men fall back, cross over, then the first man and the lower wo. cross over, the the two upper men fall back, and the the two lower we. cross over, then the other cross over as before, these three time over

Sides all That again Three men and three we. joyning hands, fall all back and meet all, men turn your faces one towards andother, we. doing the like, the two ends on each side arms, while the middle with his own, then fall back, then turn your backs together, and every one turn his own.

Sides all That again Three men slip up, and 3 we. slip down, then the lower man gives his right hand to the 1. wo. and so goe into your places by hands, then the We. slip up and the men slip downe, and the first and last give hands to your places as before

The tune was published with the dance. It was performed by Bare Necessities (Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Peter Barnes, and Jacqueline Schwab) on the album Strong Roots. The music is used with permission from the Country Dance Society, Boston Centre, Inc.

The animation plays at 113 counts per minute. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color.

I.A1-4Up a double, and back
5-8That again
I.B11-4On the left diagonals, balance back, cross
5-81st man and 3rd woman cross
I.B21-8That again, left diagonals, long 1st corners cross
II.A1-4Partner right shoulder siding
5-8Left shoulder siding
II.B11-4Take hands on sides, fall back come forward
5-82s, 1st+3rd man, 1st+3rd woman arm right
II.B21-4Take hands up and down fall back
5-8Partner two hand turn
III.A1-4Partner arm right
5-8Arm left
III.B11-2Form line of 6, men slip in and up, women in and down
3-81st lady+3rd man progressive hey ending home
III.B21-2Form line of 6, men slip in and down, women in and up
3-81st man+3rd lady progressive hey ending home

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