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. 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 " The Barren Rocks of Aden", " Braes of Mar", 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".

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.

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Scottish Highland dances
Scottish folk music

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