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Dances in the village hall at Kirkcowan.

Fieldworkers
Date 16 June 1982
Track ID 79595
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1982.116

Original Tape ID

SA1982.116

Summary

Dances in the village hall at Kirkcowan.

Sometimes at summer dances in the village hall in Kirkcowan there was a waltz competition. Margaret Muir names the judges. At village dances even if a couple were courting the man and girl sat at opposite sides of the hall. The sexes were always separated except when actually dancing. Sometimes there was a written-out programme of dances, and a man could book certain dances with a particular girl. Having the last dance meant taking the girl home. The first dance was usually a waltz country dance. Other popular dances were quadrilles, Lancers, the eightsome reel, the waltz cotillion and the Circassian Circle.

Item Location

County - Wigtownshire

Parish - Kirkcowan

Village/Place - Kirkcowan

Language

English

Genre

Information

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good