Wilt Thou Go to the Barracks, Johnny?

"Wilt Thou Go to the Barracks, Johnny?" is a traditional Scottish highland dance. It was interpreted and reconstructed from Frederick Hill's Book of Quadrilles and Country Dances, a manuscript written in 1841.^[1] It is usually performed wearing the highland dance costume (kilt and waistcoat), sometimes in competitions as well as for medal testing and performance. It is can be danced to pipe marches such as "", "", or "Scotland the Brave". Originally, the dance was probably danced to music with a similar name: "Go to Berwick Johnny", a song in 3/2 time.

Unlike most national dances, which are usually danced in an Aboyne dress if the dancer is female, "Wilt Thou Go to the Barracks, Johnny?" is danced in the standard kilt-based outfit. It is the second dance of the "national dance" subtype to be danced in this particular outfit, the other being "Highland Laddie".^{[citation needed]}

The dance recorded in the Hill Ms is Wilt thou go to the Barricks Johnnie is in 3/2 time. The dance performed today is a modern composition unrelated to the Hill version.

References[]

^ Hill, Frederick (March 22, 1841). Frederick Hill's Book of Quadrilles and Country Dances etc. etc. p. 11. ISBN 9781906547011.

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[1] Hill, Frederick (March 22, 1841). Frederick Hill's Book of Quadrilles and Country Dances etc. etc. p. 11. ISBN 9781906547011.

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