Tune: Morningstar (Bledington) as A(AB)3A (A=sticking, B=figures).
Variants: The Hounds do this for 3 and for 8.
Sequence: Once to Yourself, Stick in Pairs, U-Shaped Hey, Stick in Line, Hey in Line, (reorient to face up and down the set), Stick in Pairs, Hey in Line (across the set), Stick in Line
Stick in Pairs: No stepping.
T=together: clash your own two sticks together, with the sticks held
"vertically" and the right-hand stick closer to your body.
A=across: clash both your partner's sticks with yours, sweeping your sticks
from right to left.
L=left high: point your left-hand stick over your partner's head and your
right-hand stick at their toes and clash both forehand.
R=right high: point your right-hand stick over your partner's head and your
left-hand stick at their toes and clash both backhand.
The sequence is | T A L L | A T R R | T A L L | A T R - |, and repeat.
Helpful hint: during both "left high" and "right high", both sticks move
clockwise.
Stick in Line: No stepping. Your two sticks remain parallel.
L=left: both sticks clash to the left, so your right-hand stick clashes the
right-hand stick of your partner, and your left-hand stick clashes the
left-hand stick of the person to your diagonal left. Both sticks sweep right to
left.
R=right: swap left and right in the preceding.
CL=center from the left: both sticks clash with your partner's, sweeping from
left to right.
CR=center from the right: both sticks clash with your partner's, sweeping from
right to left.
LL=left from the left: like L, but with the sticks sweeping left to right.
D=down: sweep the sticks in a smooth arc to the right and down to point at your
partner's toes, clashing both your partner's sticks by sweeping right to
left.
The sequence is | R L CL CL | L R CR CR | R CR CL L | LL CL R D |, and
repeat.
U-Shaped Hey: Face up and down the set and pass right shoulders. At the top of the set (by the musician) face across and pass left shoulders; at the bottom, turn in place over your right shoulder but do not cross. Repeat a total of 4 times, ending back in place.
Hey in Line: Move to the centerline of the set as if to pass right shoulders with your partner, then turn to your right. Do a full hey in line, starting by passing right shoulders with your partner. End by passing right shoulders with your partner, then looping back to place.
This page was written by Mike Miller of the Bassett Street Hounds and
was last edited on 10/21/00.