Stripping the Willow

Subject: RE: Stripping the Willow
From: leeneia
Date: 10 Dec 20 - 11:45 AM

He describes the terrifying experience from the perspective of a tourist, but I suspect he's telling what happened to a young, Scottish rock or punk fan when he wandered into the wrong pub.

He'd heard that kind of music and carrying-on existed, but never dreamed he'd find himself in the midst of it.

Subject: RE: Stripping the Willow
From: Jos
Date: 10 Dec 20 - 10:43 AM

I got so caught up in the dance I didn't notice any "language" that might merit an apology. I'll just have to watch it again later.

Subject: RE: Stripping the Willow
From: Long Firm Freddie
Date: 10 Dec 20 - 10:16 AM

Warning - There's a bit of language in the video I linked to which I'd forgotten about - apologies for any offence!

LFF

Subject: RE: Stripping the Willow
From: Long Firm Freddie
Date: 10 Dec 20 - 10:12 AM

To underline Jim Bainbridge's post, here's a graphic, hilarious description of a Scottish Ceilidh dance:

Scottish Ceilidh

LFF

Subject: RE: Stripping the Willow
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 10 Dec 20 - 10:11 AM

JoeG
Absolutely love CSq8 and always followed it with Ninepins.

Subject: RE: Stripping the Willow
From: GUEST,jim bainbridge
Date: 10 Dec 20 - 05:44 AM

Re 'wild dances' have you ever played for the Eightsome reel in Scotland?- makes those standard dances seem like the Veleta....

Subject: RE: Stripping the Willow
From: Joe G
Date: 10 Dec 20 - 05:15 AM

Steve those are my two favourite dances too. Also enjoy Cumberland Square 8 - that can get pretty wild with the right band!

Subject: RE: Strippimg the Willow
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 09 Dec 20 - 06:32 PM

I usually do an orcadian strip the willow for Scottish wedding ceilidhs

Subject: RE: Strippimg the Willow
From: The Sandman
Date: 09 Dec 20 - 06:13 PM

I was playing for these dances 43 years ago, great fun

Subject: RE: Strippimg the Willow
From: The Sandman
Date: 09 Dec 20 - 06:10 PM

its a dance move that involves both men and women
https://vimeo.com/89897917

Subject: RE: Strippimg the Willow
From: leeneia
Date: 09 Dec 20 - 05:48 PM

Strip the Willow may be a tune. It's also a dance move, just as right-hand star and grand-right-and-left are dance moves.

Subject: RE: Strippimg the Willow
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 09 Dec 20 - 04:18 PM

My favourite dance is Drops of Brandy which is all stripping the willow, and probably my favourite set of dance tunes switching from schottisches to slip jigs and getting progressively faster. There's another modern dance by Hugh Rippon 'Willow Tree' for eight couples which I also like that contains a short strip the willow.

Drops of Brandy is a quintessential Scots dance but a great favourite at English ceilis. Our band used it as the penultimate dance to tire out the dancers before heading home.

Subject: RE: Strippimg the Willow
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 09 Dec 20 - 03:56 PM

Hi Joe,
You're mixing it up with 'Strip the Widow' which is a completely different dance;-)

Subject: RE: Strippimg the Willow
From: Joe Offer
Date: 09 Dec 20 - 03:22 PM

Gotta say I had no idea what "Stripping the Willow" was. I figure it might be something kinky that Bargain Hunters do in Somerset. Wikipedia says it's a country or barn dance, so I guess it's not all that kinky. Guess I'll have to look elsewhere for titillation.....

Subject: Strippimg the Willow
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 09 Dec 20 - 02:37 PM

Very nice little section in Bargain Hunt today about Stripping the Willow as practised in the Somerset Levels.