Songs To Swish Your Pleats To

[Riverkilt]

So this is day one of a week long conference. I'm kilted up and walking down the main hallway of the hotel and the
Muzak is playing "Rockin' Robin."

Gotta admit it felt good to walk kilted to that beat and I know I put some extra swish in the pleats.

Any other ideas of songs with a good "kilt swishing" beat?

Like, if you were gonna have a kilt fashion show what music would you play to go with the kilts on the runway?

[Duke of Delrio]

I am not sure about the beat, but the results could be great with "Good Vibrations".

[Downunder Kilt]

We're no awa' tae bide awa, get this song in your head and you will swish all day

[piperdown]

Chubby Checkers 'The Twist'.......be careful how enthusiastic you get with this tune.

[LitTrog]

Since it is also the recommended rhythm for performing CPR, I believe "Staying Alive" is a good choice. The effect of a kilt in motion upon the human heart cannot be denied!

[Mike_Oettle]

I used to get good mileage out of Scottish Soldier and Onward Christian Soldiers, among others.
Regards,
Mike

[Jock Scot]

"Colonel Bogey" puts a spring into my step and the words about a certain German Chancellor and his henchmen's anatomy add a smile as a bonus.

[Peter Crowe]

There are a few that come to mind from the sacred to the modern and very much in between!

Sacred: Old 100th.

In between would include a lot by Burns, eg 'Hielan Laddie, Scots Wha Hae, Braw Braw Lads, Ye Jacobites By Name, to mention a few.

Modern stuff like Runrig's Hearts of Olden Glory, Pride of Summer, and Alba, in fact a lot of their earlier less commercial stuff.

Pipe/Miltary tunes like The Dark Island, Black Bear, Blue Bonnets oe'er the Border.

Even non Scottish specific, eg. Hearts of Oak, Dambusters March etc.

[EagleJCS]

As far as pop music goes, anything with a lively beat would probably do. Even big band or swing music would probably get a god swish going if you're walking to it.

Most pipe bands really like 6/8 marches for a good 'swish'. (6/8 refers to the time signature of the music: 6 beats to each measure, the eighth note gets one beat).

When marching to a 6/8, the first and fourth beats are where your feet get placed: beat one is the left foot (ALWAYS start marching on your left foot!) and beat four is the right foot, so two steps per measure. If you listen to a pipe band playing this style, you'll probably hear the bass drum hitting these two beats.

Examples:
Bonnie Dundee, Cock O' the North, The Glendaruel Highlanders, Garry Owen, Leaving Port Askaig, etc.

[LANCER1562]

How about "Major Brodie's March" from "Bridge on the River Kwai?"