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The Boatman
or TRIP AND GO
Longways for six (3 couple set)
Recording: boatman-068-bn12pb08.mp3.zip
First Figure: A1 16 All lead up a double and fall back; set to partner and turn single. A2 16 That again. B1 16 Second man 1/2 hey with first couple as second lady 1/2 hey with third couple. First and third couples turn whole 2H turn while 2s complete track of hey then turn 2H 1/2 way. (All now improper). B2 16 Second man with third couple, second lady with first couple, same movement All turn as before (Now proper). Second Figure: A3 16 All side, set and turn single A4 16 That again. B3 16 Second man circle half with first couple and open to line facing down, as second lady does likewise with third couple. Facing lines balance back and forwards. Second couple turn 1 and 1/4, as others turn once. (Now improper). B4 16 Man goes down, lady goes up, and repeat the last steps, ending all proper. Third Figure: A5 16 Arm right, set and turn single A6 16 Arm left, set and turn single. B5 16 First and third men and second lady circle AROUND second man. Second couple turn once round. B6 16 First and third ladies and second man circle AROUND second lady. All turn partners once round.
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GMLS8zhnFs
This is a bagpipe tune (bagpipes were not then or now limited to Scotland and the Scottish form),
of which a variant was used as an Elizabethan Morris tune “Trip and Go.”
“Trip & go, heave & ho, up & down, to & fro, From the town to the grove, two & two let us rove, A-maying, a-playing, love hath no gainsaying, So trip & go, trip & go, merrily trip & go.”
ins_boatman.txt · Last modified: 2025/04/27 02:46 by mar4uscha