A classic march, strathspey, and reel performance from 23 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [From the Mail] Reference
Some of us have played the strathspey before but not in a few years. From Wordnik.com. [10/01/2002 - 11/01/2002] Reference
There's a little strathspey called "Jessie's Welcome Home" in the first Edcath book. From Wordnik.com. [04/01/2003 - 05/01/2003] Reference
We'll have to learn a new MSR - that's march, strathspey, and reel - and a new competition medley at least. From Wordnik.com. [10/01/2002 - 11/01/2002] Reference
It's called "Johnnie Lad" and she delivered it in Scots dialect to the heart-catching original strathspey tempo. From Wordnik.com. [Great Scots] Reference
A tankard of the Fool's best was in front of him as he watched the expert belly dancer strutting her stuff to a Scottish strathspey. From Wordnik.com. [Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows]
"It's a strathspey -- the first cousin to a hornpipe.". From Wordnik.com. [Strictly business: more stories of the four million] Reference
Something of the lilt of a Scotch strathspey to 't, shouldn't you say?. From Wordnik.com. [Wide Courses] Reference
"I kenna reel, strathspey, nor lilt, but jist that burd alane, daddy.". From Wordnik.com. [Malcolm] Reference
"Ah wush we could hae a bit strathspey frae the pipes to march wi 'to the kirk, foreby.". From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Rainbow] Reference
A 6 / 8 march or a strathspey are hard to interpret off a printed page if you don't already know how to play it. From Wordnik.com. [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference
Danced a sword-dance, or a strathspey, or some other blamed thing, on the table, and yelled louder than the pipes. From Wordnik.com. [A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories] Reference
'The Marques of Huntley', a strathspey tune; 'Jock Wilsons', a reel tune and 'Highland Laddie', a quick march tune. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Times] Reference
Edward was obliged to satisfy his curiosity by whistling a pibroch, dancing a strathspey, and singing a Highland song. From Wordnik.com. [Waverley — Volume 2] Reference
Highlands; and Edward was obliged to satisfy his curiosity by whistling a pibroch, dancing a strathspey, and singing a. From Wordnik.com. [The Waverley] Reference
Mackay, gave forth, for the benefit of the strathspey and reel - dancers, the stirring strains of "Miss Drummond of Perth,". From Wordnik.com. [Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2] Reference
"Dinna think bonnie lassie, I'm goin 'to leave you," I remember was his best; it is a strathspey tune; I learned it from him. From Wordnik.com. [From Edinburgh to India & Burmah] Reference
No one could sing a Scotch song with more humor, and few of the lads and lassies could match Peter in a blithe foursome reel or a rattling strathspey. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Evening Tales] Reference
And when the Scotchmen had put on their bonnets again and were seated the Piper tuned up once more and swept around the tables playing a fine strathspey. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Rainbow] Reference
The girls, unacquainted with their own country's dances, preferred looking on, and after watching reel and strathspey for some time, altogether declined attempting either. From Wordnik.com. [What's Mine's Mine — Volume 1] Reference
He was self-taught, and truly the sweetness and precision with which he played every note and trill of the rapid reel and strathspey might have made Neil Gow himself envious. From Wordnik.com. [Hudson Bay] Reference
Suddenly the soutar started off at full speed in a strathspey, which was soon lost in the wail of a Highland psalm-tune, giving place in its turn to 'Sic a wife as Willie had!'. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Falconer] Reference
Waverley's campaigns, and the manners of the Highlands; and Edward was obliged to satisfy his curiosity by whistling a pibroch, dancing a strathspey, and singing a Highland song. From Wordnik.com. [Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since] Reference
Waverley's campaigns, and the manners of the Highlands, and Edward was obliged to satisfy his curiosity by whistling a pibroch, dancing a strathspey, and singing a Highland song. From Wordnik.com. [Waverley] Reference
At a hundred we shall cut capers -- for twenty years more keep to the Highland fling -- and at the close of other twenty, jig it into the grave to that matchless strathspey, the Reel of. From Wordnik.com. [Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2] Reference
What roars of laughter there was as, keeping time to a heart-stirring strathspey, the litle lady cracked her thumbs and danced, reeling, setting, and deeking! roars of laughter, and genuine hearty applause as well. From Wordnik.com. [Our Home in the Silver West A Story of Struggle and Adventure] Reference
Wha? "not in the least educational, and then danced a few steps of the strathspey!. From Wordnik.com. [Dear Enemy] Reference
But the dancing doesn't get very mad when you have two or three young fellows playing a strathspey on a bit of trembling wire. ". From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873] Reference
A sweeping, kindling, bauld strathspey. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham] Reference
Burns wrote it, but was an old strathspey tune. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Burns How To Know Him] Reference
(strathspey) in Stewart, 43; Glen SDM I. 7. From Wordnik.com. [Collier Has a Dochter] Reference
Breadalbane's strathspey. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 2] Reference
206. = strathspey. From Wordnik.com. [Lady of the Lake] Reference
A sweeping, kindling, bauld strathspey. From Wordnik.com. [Epistle to Major Logan] Reference
'Twas pibroch, sang, strathspey, or reels. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham] Reference
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