5 Songs That Will Shoogle Your Hurdies

By Fiona Ritchie  |  NPR

"Shoogle your hurdies" is a Scottish phrase that essentially means "shake your booty."
"Shoogle your hurdies" is a Scottish phrase that essentially means "shake your booty." Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images

If music makes you shake your booty, you’re sure to shoogle your hurdies to these tracks. Before you go looking for an online Scots dictionary, enjoy Fiona Ritchie’s handpicked set of irresistible tracks with Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul from the U.S., Scotland’s Capercaillie and The Chair, and from Ireland T with the Maggies and Arty McGlynn. There’s no point in even trying to sit still. Staun up!

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5 Songs That Will Shoogle Your Hurdies

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Darling Corey
Artist: Eileen Ivers
Album: Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul
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Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, 'Darlin' Corey'
Artist: Eileen Ivers
Title: Darling Corey
Album: Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul
Capercaillie, 'Seice Ruairidh (Roddy's Drum)'
Artist: Capercaillie
Title: Seice Ruairidh (Roddy's Drum)
Album: Secret People
The Chair, 'Knees Of Fire'
Artist: The Chair
Title: Knees Of Fire
Album: The Road To Hammer Junkie
T with the Maggies, 'Wedding Dress'
Artist: T with the Maggies
Title: Wedding Dress
Album: T with the Maggies
Arty McGlynn & Nollaig Casey, 'Lead the Knave/Bunker Hill'
Artist: Arty McGlynn/Nollaig Casey
Title: Lead the Knave/Bunker Hill
Album: Lead the Knave