====== THE HAYMAKERS ====== Neal in 1726 (in Dublin). \\ roper duple minor longways dance.\\ Adapted by Fogg, Jackson and Andres in 1990\\ 8 1st corners cast over Left SH into each other place and 8 left hand turn and back to place, 8 2nd corners cast over Right SH into each other place and 8 right turn back to place, 8 Fall back with NBRs and come back 8 Once two hands spiral down as twos cast up 8 Star right half turn single left 8 Two changes of R & L starting with partner Recording: {{ :music:haymakers-highland_lilt-065_bn8bc-01.mp3.zip |}}\\ {{ ::music:highlandlilt-haymakers-dhpedh15.mp3.zip |}}\\ reconstruction from\\ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDmFyAt3XFE Farmers knew well the advantage of dry weather for baling the hay on which their live- stock and livelihood depended. “Making hay” was already proverbial for seiz- ing the moment by at least the 1540s, but was also associated with the musical and amorous pastimes of the country, as this poem from Wit’s Recreation Or A New Academy of Compliments (c. 1713) suggests: * The Sporting Haymakers * In the merry month of June, * In the prime time of the year, * Down in yonder meadow * There runs a river clear, * And many a little fish * Doth in the river play, * And many a lad, and many a lass * Were abroad a making of hay. * In came the scythe men, * To mow the meadow down, * With budget and with bottle * Of ale that was so brown; * All labouring men of courage bold * Came there their skill to try, * Let's whet and blow, and stoutly mow, * For the grass cuts very dry. * There's nimble Tib and Tom, * With pitchfork and with rake, * There's Molly, Nell, and Susan, * Came there their Hay to make; * Sweet jug, jug, jug, jug sweet, * The Nightingale doth sing, * From the morning till the evening, * as they were hay making. * But when bright Phoebus, * the Sun, was going down, * A merry disposed piper * approaching from the town, * Pull’d out his pipe and tabor, * disposed for to play, * Which made them all lay down their rakes, * and leave off making hay. * So joining in a dance, * we jig it on the green; * Though tired with our labour, * no weariness is seen; * All tripping like to fairies * our dance we do pursue, * With leading up and casting off, * "till morning is in view. * Then each lad he takes his lass, * the morning being come, * And lie down in their haycocks * “till the rising of the sun; * There sporting all the time, * Each lad arise and take his lass, * and away to hay-making, (Wit’s Recreation Or a New Academy of Compli- ments 121.22)