====== THE RAGG ====== LW duple\\ John & William Neal c. 1726)\\ Edited by Rich Jackson & George Fogg, 1990\\ Recording: {{ ::music:ragg-_064-bn3sp01.mp3.zip |}} A1 1C cross & cast (2C step up) & 1C 2-hand turn once and a half A2 2C do the same B1 1C and 2C RH across, LH back B2 Partners set twice & 3 changes of circular hey ====== THE RAGG ====== Al 1-4 1s cross and go below into 2nd place, 2s moving up 5-8 1s two-hand turn once and a half around, ending proper A2 1-4 2s cross and go below into 2nd place, 1s moving up. 5-8 2s two-hand turn once and a half around, ending proper. All home BI 1-8 All four right hands across, then left hands across. B2 1-4 Partners set right and left, twice. 5-8 Three changes of rights and lefts, starting with partner. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TJFpBxYjvg\\ **Ragg:** made of or designating a sturdy yarn made up of multiple light and dark, esp. cream and gray, strands producing a flecked pattern The title, meaning, just as one would expect, a scrap of cloth, implies the sort of trifle, whim, fancy, or maggot that enlivened the repertoire of dancers and musicians of the period.