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The West Kerry Set

From county Kerry. First sides is on the left.

6 Figures

Figure No Bars Figure name Style Avg time
1 144 None Polka 01:58
2 192 None Polka 02:36
3 192 None Slide 02:32
4 152 None Polka 02:04
5 224 None Slide 02:58
6 120 None Hornpipe 02:30

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 14:38.

5 Recordings

Type Artist Title Track # Last Updated
CD Abbey Ceili Band Beal a' Ghleanna 11
CD Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra 13
CD Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 12 22
CD Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5 18
CD Various Artists The Set 1 - Music For Four Complete Sets 7

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name Figure No Artist Title Track
Figure 1 - 144 bars of Polkas.
Connemara Jig 5 Cathal McAnulty Ceili Band Sets Workshop 5
Durrow Threshing 5 Danny Webster Come Set Dancing to Danny Webster 26
Donegal 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 15
South Kerry 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 04 20
Durrow Threshing 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 09 5
Connemara Jig 5 PJ Hernon Buail Cois Eile Air 5
5 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 3 5
Durrow Threshing 5 Triskell Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois 9
Kenmare Polka 1 Various Artists The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets 13
Ardgroom Polka 4 The Set 4 - Music For Four Complete Sets 11
Clare Lancers 3 15
Figure 2 - 192 bars of Polkas.
West Kerry 3 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 12 24
Clare Lancers 2 Michael Sexton Ceili Band Volume 2 - Mad To Dance 2
Croisloch 3 Rise The Dust Give it a Lift 7
Caledonian 3 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 1 3
Clare Lancers 4 Music For Sets volume 3 10
2 Various Artists The Set 4 - Music For Four Complete Sets 14
4 16
Figure 3 - 192 bars of Slides.
Caledonian 3 Abbey Ceili Band Bruach an t'Sulain 14
Figure 4 - 152 bars of Polkas.
Tipperary Lancers 4 Brian Boru Ceili Band House Around 10
Birr 4 Ceili Time Irish Set Dancing Fun 13
Ballyduff 1 Heather Breeze Music In The Glen 5
3 7
North Kerry 1 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 01 3
2 4
Cashel 4 Dance Music of Ireland volume 02 17
Donegal 5 Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 18
Sliabh gCua 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 07 16
Mazurka 5 23
Durrow Threshing 6 Dance Music of Ireland volume 09 6
Tory Island 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 14 5
Ballyduff 1 16
3 18
Tory Island Lancers 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 19 5
Birr 4 16
Black Hill 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 21 18
North Kerry 1 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 2 7
2 8
1 Various Artists The Set 2 - Music For Four Complete Sets 8
2 9
Borlin 1 The Set 3 - Music For Four Complete Sets 20
Figure 5 - 224 bars of Slides.
Ballycroy 1 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 13 11
Figure 6 - 120 bars of Hornpipes.
Williamstown 3 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 3
Mayo Lancers 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 12 17
South Sligo Lancers 5 Triskell Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois 19

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Instructions

Author Title Ref Last Updated
Pat Murphy Toss The Feathers p221
Arthur Kingsland Newcastle Irish Set Dancers - Dance Notes http://users.tpg.com.au/juliasm/Irish-Dance/instructions/West-Kerry-Set.html
Dr. Lenette S. and Larry E. Taylor Crooked River Set Dancers http://www.personal.kent.edu/~ltaylor1/west%20kerry.htm
Joe O'Hara Irish Set Dancing - List of Set Dances 1 http://setdanceteacher.ie/WKERRY.HTM
Michael and Susan Harrison DanceMinder http://www.danceminder.com/dance/show/westke
Nora Stewart and Martin Largey Easy Set Dancing http://www.setdancing.com.au/content/THE%20WEST%20KERRY%20SET.pdf
Paul D. McGuigan Paul McGuigan's List of Sets http://pauls-projects.com/5d.html

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