The Scottish Polka

This is another dance that has its origins on the continent and was introduced to Scotland as a circle dance around 1844. It became a popular dance style here and many new tunes were written for it. Many examples of the tune type are from Orkney and Shetland.

More information on the dances and examples of tunes to illustrate them can be found in “Traditional Scottish Fiddling” by Christine Martin and in the “Ceilidh Collection for Fiddlers” series of four books.