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.