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The Ballycastle Set

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3 Figures

Figure No Bars Figure name Style Avg time
1 272 None Polka 03:58
2 128 None Jig 02:04
3 232 None Polka 03:23

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 09:25.

1 Recording

Type Artist Title Track # Last Updated
CD Heather Breeze Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening 20

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name Figure No Artist Title Track
Figure 1 - 272 bars of Polkas.
No CDs have 272 bars of Polkas.
Inis Meain 2 (280 bars) Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 12 14
Figure 2 - 128 bars of Jigs.
Armagh 4 Cathal McAnulty Ceili Band Sets Workshop 9
Birr 2 Ceili Time Irish Set Dancing Fun 11
Monaghan 2 Davey Ceili Band Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing 2
2 Fodhla Ceili Band Music For Set Dancing 7
Williamstown 4 Heather Breeze Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening 18
Monaghan 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 06 10
Williamstown 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 4
Doire Cholm Cille 1 16
Armagh 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 14 11
4 13
Birr 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 19 14
Australian Half 4 The Coast Ceili Band Set Dancing Downunder 13
6 15
Clare Plain Polka 5 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 2 11
Figure 3 - 232 bars of Polkas.
Black Valley Square Jig 3 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 06 16
Limerick Orange and Green 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 12 11
Atha Caoiré 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 20 12
Hunter Valley 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 21 25
Limerick Orange and Green 5 Temple House Ceili Band Temple House - Music For Sets volume 1 10

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Instructions

Author Title Ref Last Updated
Pat Murphy Apples In Winter p63
Dr. Lenette S. and Larry E. Taylor Crooked River Set Dancers http://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/ballycastle.htm
Joe O'Hara Irish Set Dancing - List of Set Dances 2 http://setdanceteacher.ie/Ballycastle.htm

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