[Musicians] Contra medley length?

[David Firestine via Musicians]

Hi Susie,
I have played for some 4 dance medleys with 4 musicians, but nothing longer
at a dance. It sounds fun though.
At Carp Camp in Winfield, we often do very long medleys, 30 minutes or
more.

At a Summer solstice festival in Los Angeles, we jamming in the hotel late
at night, and heard a rumour that all the jams were being shut down. We
heard that when a set ended, they would ask us to stop. When I saw the
hotel guy standing there, I called another tune, and another tune....we
played for another 40 minutes or so...the hotel guy took it very well, was
smiling.

Dave Firestine

On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Susan Rachel Lorand via Musicians <
musicians at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> I'm curious about other musicians' experiences with contra medleys,
> especially in relation to their length.
>
> I've played for quite a few 6x6 medleys (6 dances, done 6x each) and
> consider this a manageable length in a 4-person band (piano + 3 melody
> players), provided I remember not to play the entire time.
>
> Do any of you have experience with longer medleys?
>
> Have you played one that goes 30 minutes or longer? If so, how many
> musicians were in your group?
>
> What are your personal limits?
>
> Any experience alternating bands (or alternating individual musicians) in
> longer medleys?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Susie Lorand (fiddler), Ann Arbor, MI
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