Late Tartan Day Report- The Kandahar Reel

[Lallans]

Just a question, but the Black Watch UK was of course posted on active service in Kandahar, in the current conflict? That is something Canada was taking credit (and casualties) for.

[Mike_Oettle]

This is a reel I will have to track down and watch.
But I was wondering whether any regiment or other group had lately done a 128-some reel, as so memorably described by George Macdonald Fraser in his collection of tales titled The General Danced at Dawn?
Regards,
Mike

[BobsYourUncle]

The RSCDS website credits the Kandahar Reel to the Black Watch UK, and is selling copies to benefit the ABF:

http://demo.rscds.org/news/shop-news...ahar-reel.html

The Kandahar Reel
We are delighted to announce the arrival of a unique new publication! The Kandahar Reel is a new country dance devised by Capt A H Colquhoun and Lt R J Colquhoun, two serving army officers of The Black Watch, as a tribute to their fallen comrades. Members may recall reading an article about the dance in Scottish Country Dancer #10.

The RSCDS and ABF The Soldier's Charity have now jointly published a booklet, containing:

•the original version of the dance•the dance as adapted by the RSCDS
•music for the adapted version, written by Jamie Forrester, and arranged for piano by Maureen Rutherford, with melody arranged by Frank Thomson
•detailed background to The Kandahar Reel
•notes on the Scottish Tradition of dancing
The booklet's launch was celebrated at the Ball held in Aberdeen on 17 September to get Dance Scottish Week 2010 under way, with a demonstration of The Kandahar Reel by a team of Aberdeen Branch dancers - which can be seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BChEesiaLK0

The booklet is available only from RSCDS Headquarters (and ABF sources), price £4.00. It is not available through the RSCDS online shop, and no discounts apply. Half the proceeds from the sale of each book will go to ABF The Soldier's Charity. Please email info@rscds.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone us on +44 (0)131 225 3854 to order your copy.

The Youtube performance linked from the RCDS website took place in Aberdeen.

Cheers!