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The Merchant Set

From county Dublin. First sides is on the left.

4 Figures

Figure No Bars Figure name Style Avg time
1 128 Cross over Reel 02:16
2 192 The square Reel 03:18
3 128 The star Reel 02:13
4 144 Sevens Hornpipe 02:55

Usual dancing time (no breaks): 10:42.

2 Recordings

Type Artist Title Track # Last Updated
CD Augusta Ceili Band Volume 2 8
CD Rise The Dust Give it a Lift 1

Alternate music for these figures:

Set Name Figure No Artist Title Track
Figure 1 - 128 bars of Reels.
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Abbey Ceili Band Beal a' Ghleanna 17
Merchant 3 Augusta Ceili Band Volume 2 10
Caledonian 1 Barefield Ceili Band Between The Sets 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 8
Caledonian 1 Brian Boru Ceili Band House Around 1
Fermanagh 3 Cathal McAnulty Ceili Band Sets Workshop 17
3 Davey Ceili Band Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing 14
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Gleann an Iolair Ceili Band The Derry Boat 2
Caledonian 1 Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra 7
Clare Lancers 5 Lough Ree Ceili Band Keep 'er Lit - Live from Spanish Point 5
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 13
Caledonian 1 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 01 17
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 2
Labasheeda 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 04 11
3 12
Fermanagh 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 09 9
Doire Cholm Cille 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 16
Caledonian 1 Michael Sexton Ceili Band Volume 1 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 12
Labasheeda 2 Volume 2 - Mad To Dance 13
3 14
Caledonian 1 Michéal Sexton and Pat Walsh Music for Set Dancing - "Live" 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 14
2 PJ Hernon Buail Cois Air 20
Caledonian 1 Public House Ceili Band Go Figure 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 8
2 Rise The Dust All Set 18
Merchant 3 Give it a Lift 3
Shannon Gaels 2 Salamanca Ceili Band Swing 6
Caledonian 1 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 1 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Music For Sets volume 4 2
Fermanagh 3 9
Labasheeda 2 Temple House Ceili Band Temple House - Music For Sets volume 1 13
3 14
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Temple House - Music For Sets volume 2 2
2 The Coast Ceili Band Set Dancing Downunder 17
Caledonian 1 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5 6
Fermanagh 3 Triskell Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois 13
Figure 2 - 192 bars of Reels.
Caledonian 5 Abbey Ceili Band Bruach an t'Sulain 16
Connemara 2 Beal a' Ghleanna 8
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 21
Sliabh Fraoch 4 Bóthar na Réidhe 4
Clare Lancers 2 Augusta Ceili Band Volume 1 19
4 21
5 22
Claddagh 1 Volume 2 4
Caledonian 3 Barefield Ceili Band Between The Sets 3
5 5
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 12
Clare Lancers 2 Beltaine Irish Traditional Dance Music 8
4 10
5 11
Caledonian 3 Brian Boru Ceili Band House Around 3
5 5
Connemara 2 13
Clare Lancers 2 Ceili Time Set Dancing Volume 1 12
4 14
5 15
Sliabh Fraoch 4 Danny Webster Come Set Dancing to Danny Webster 14
Clare Lancers 2 Davey Ceili Band Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing 17
4 19
5 20
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 Gleann an Iolair Ceili Band The Derry Boat 6
Connemara 2 Glenside Ceili Band Set Dance Music From Glen 12
2 Heather Breeze Traditional Irish Music for Set Dancing and Listening 5
Claddagh 1 Music In The Glen 1
Caledonian 3 Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra 9
5 11
Connemara 2 20
Clare Lancers 2 Lough Ree Ceili Band Keep 'er Lit - Live from Spanish Point 2
4 4
Caledonian 3 7
5 9
3 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 01 19
5 21
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 6
Connemara 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 04 7
Labasheeda 1 10
4 13
Clare Lancers 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 05 10
4 12
5 13
Claddagh 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 14 1
Flight of The Earls 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 17 5
Sliabh Fraoch 4 11
Ballykeale 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 21 5
Clare Lancers 2 McIlroy Band Hilltown Ceili with caller Joe Farrell 8
4 10
5 11
Caledonian 3 Michael Sexton Ceili Band Volume 1 3
5 5
Connemara 2 8
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 16
Clare Lancers 2 Volume 2 - Mad To Dance 2
4 4
5 5
Labasheeda 1 12
4 15
Caledonian 3 Michéal Sexton and Pat Walsh Music for Set Dancing - "Live" 3
5 5
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 18
Claddagh 1 Play the Keys 1
Sliabh Fraoch 4 8
Clare Lancers 2 11
4 13
5 14
Connemara 2 PJ Hernon Buail Cois Air 2
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 24
Caledonian 3 Public House Ceili Band Go Figure 3
5 5
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 12
Connemara 2 14
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 Rise The Dust All Set 22
Claddagh 1 Give it a Lift 14
Clare Lancers 2 Salamanca Ceili Band Swing 10
4 12
5 13
Caledonian 3 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 1 3
5 5
Connemara 2 16
Clare Lancers 2 Music For Sets volume 3 8
4 10
5 11
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 Music For Sets volume 4 6
Connemara 2 Swallow's Tail In Full Flight 14
Clare Lancers 2 18
4 20
5 21
2 Temple House Ceili Band Temple House - Music For Sets volume 1 2
4 4
5 5
Labasheeda 1 12
4 15
Clare Plain (Reel) 6 Temple House - Music For Sets volume 2 6
6 The Coast Ceili Band Set Dancing Downunder 21
Clare Lancers 2 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 4 2
4 4
5 5
Caledonian 3 Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5 8
5 10
Connemara 2 Triskell Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois 2
Clare Lancers 2 Various Artists The Set 4 - Music For Four Complete Sets 14
4 16
5 17
Figure 3 - 128 bars of Reels.
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Abbey Ceili Band Beal a' Ghleanna 17
Merchant 1 Augusta Ceili Band Volume 2 8
Caledonian 1 Barefield Ceili Band Between The Sets 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 8
Caledonian 1 Brian Boru Ceili Band House Around 1
Fermanagh 3 Cathal McAnulty Ceili Band Sets Workshop 17
3 Davey Ceili Band Pipe 'n' Music - For Set Dancing 14
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Gleann an Iolair Ceili Band The Derry Boat 2
Caledonian 1 Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band Music for Set Dancing volume 2 - At Home in Sliabh Luachra 7
Clare Lancers 5 Lough Ree Ceili Band Keep 'er Lit - Live from Spanish Point 5
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 13
Caledonian 1 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 01 17
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 03 2
Labasheeda 2 Dance Music of Ireland volume 04 11
3 12
Fermanagh 3 Dance Music of Ireland volume 09 9
Doire Cholm Cille 1 Dance Music of Ireland volume 11 16
Caledonian 1 Michael Sexton Ceili Band Volume 1 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 12
Labasheeda 2 Volume 2 - Mad To Dance 13
3 14
Caledonian 1 Michéal Sexton and Pat Walsh Music for Set Dancing - "Live" 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 14
2 PJ Hernon Buail Cois Air 20
Caledonian 1 Public House Ceili Band Go Figure 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 8
2 Rise The Dust All Set 18
Merchant 1 Give it a Lift 1
Shannon Gaels 2 Salamanca Ceili Band Swing 6
Caledonian 1 Shaskeen Music For Sets volume 1 1
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Music For Sets volume 4 2
Fermanagh 3 9
Labasheeda 2 Temple House Ceili Band Temple House - Music For Sets volume 1 13
3 14
Clare Plain (Reel) 2 Temple House - Music For Sets volume 2 2
2 The Coast Ceili Band Set Dancing Downunder 17
Caledonian 1 Tommy McCarthy Set Dances of Ireland Vol 5 6
Fermanagh 3 Triskell Irish Set Dancing CD - Faoi Do Chois 13
Figure 4 - 144 bars of Hornpipes.
Port Fairy 2 Matt Cunningham Ceili Band Dance Music of Ireland volume 20 26

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Instructions

Author Title Ref Last Updated
Pat Murphy The Lark in the Morning p150
Pat Murphy Tabhair Dom Do Lamh p162
Irish Traditional Music Association ITMA Dance section https://www.itma.ie/playlists/the-merchant-set-comp-padraig-mceneany/
Michael and Susan Harrison DanceMinder https://www.danceminder.com/dance/show/mercha
Neumarkt Irish Set Dancers Neumarkt Set Instructions https://setdance.me/merchant-set/

Videos

Channel Figure URL
Northphalia 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyjI3VBsnbg
2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYjqZKTZrHY
3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr7FnGFQSII
4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cfJQgWDjA4

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