Painted Eightsome (1970)

Release Date: 1970-01-01
Runtime: 0h 6min
Production Company: Ancona Films
Production Country: United Kingdom
Director: Margaret Tait

Margaret Tait described this title as 'An eightsome reel played by Orkney Strathspey and Reel Society, recorded in about 1955 - 1956, later transferred to 35mm optical stock with clear picture and gradually painted over the years. Eights of different things - figures, antlers, or sometimes just blobs in tartan colours - dance their way through the figure of the reel.