Hello all,
Contras are starting back up, and I thought we might play a little game.
I recently had the joy of calling my "most Vermont gig ever".
I had to go down a dirt road to get there.
Hosted by a farm, it was outdoors in a cow pasture.
Half way through the cows came down to the adjacent pasture.
There was a fabulou view of the sunset on the nearby mountains
The music was a wonderful local band.
The dancers were intergenerational, kids with grandparents and folks in
between.
When I finished my gig, I went to another contra dance less than an hour
away.
Over half of my pay was in maple syrup.
So that's my "most Vermont gig ever". What's a quintessential experience
calling for you? The most ______ gig ever, where the blank might be your
own state, or festival, or wedding, etc.?
Happy dancing, happy calling!
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> From: Sandra Gillette <sandegillette(a)mac.com>
> Subject: Fwd: [Callers] Seeking sheet music for 2 tunes
> Date: July 9, 2022 at 5:33:05 PM PDT
> To: joe micheals <joemicheals1(a)yahoo.com>
>
> Hmm - guess you will have to forward this email to the contra callers group, Joe. It does not think I exist!
>
> ~ Sande
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>> From: contracallers-owner(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:contracallers-owner@lists.sharedweight.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Seeking sheet music for 2 tunes
>> Date: July 9, 2022 at 5:31:33 PM PDT
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>> From: Sandra Gillette <sandegillette(a)mac.com <mailto:sandegillette@mac.com>>
>> Subject: Re: [Callers] Seeking sheet music for 2 tunes
>> Date: July 9, 2022 at 5:31:29 PM PDT
>> To: joe micheals <joemicheals1(a)yahoo.com <mailto:joemicheals1@yahoo.com>>
>> Cc: lesiddons(a)gmail.com <mailto:lesiddons@gmail.com>, callers(a)sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@sharedweight.net>, contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>
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>> Hi Joe & Louise,
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>> Yes, Sandpoint is published in Rodney Miller’s Collection of Original Fiddle Tunes. Please contact Rodney at rodneymiller.net <http://rodneymiller.net/>.
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>> I do not know about the waltz The Way Back Home by Larry Unger. Please contact Larry at larryunger.net <http://larryunger.net/>.
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>> Happy calling and fiddling,
>>
>> ~ Sande Gillette
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 7, 2022, at 5:24 PM, joe micheals <joemicheals1(a)yahoo.com <mailto:joemicheals1@yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>>> Hi Sande…thought of you. Might you have a resource for these…?
>>>
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>>>> From: Louise Siddons via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net <mailto:contracallers@lists.sharedweight.net>>
>>>> Subject: [Callers] Seeking sheet music for 2 tunes
>>>> Date: July 7, 2022 at 3:57:53 PM PDT
>>>> To: callers(a)sharedweight.net <mailto:callers@sharedweight.net>
>>>> Reply-To: Louise Siddons <lesiddons(a)gmail.com <mailto:lesiddons@gmail.com>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I’m in the process of moving and many of my books are currently inaccessible. I’m seeking sheet music for 2 tunes: Sandpoint, by Rodney Miller, and The Way Back Home, by Larry Unger. The latter is in Waltz Time, which I promise I do own, and to be honest I have no idea if dots for the former have been published anywhere — it’s recorded on Flying on Home.
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>>>>
>>>> Louise
>>>> (Winchester, UK)
>>>>
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Hi,
Does anybody recognise this dance:-
Duple minor, improper, double progression
Star right all the way, star left halfway, balance neighbour.
Swing neighbour, promenade across set, cross trail.
Square through 2 changes, swing next person.
Think I have remembered it correctly as did not have time to copy callers card!
Thanks,
Graham
Sent from my iPad
Hi all,
I understand that some people object to the use of the word
Dixie (I don't necessarily agree, but please let's not get into that now).
I am currently using "Grand Twirl" as an alternative name for
a Dixie Twirl, since "Grand" generally implies "everyone" and the move
applies to all four dancers in the line.
Has anyone come up with a better term?
Thanks.
Happy dancing,
John
John Sweeney, Dancer, England john(a)modernjive.com 01233 625 362 & 07802
940 574
http://contrafusion.co.uk/KentCeilidhs.html for Live Music Ceilidhs
http://www.contrafusion.co.uk for Dancing in Kent
http://www.modernjive.com for Modern Jive DVDs
Hi all,
I’m in the process of moving and many of my books are currently inaccessible. I’m seeking sheet music for 2 tunes: Sandpoint, by Rodney Miller, and The Way Back Home, by Larry Unger. The latter is in Waltz Time, which I promise I do own, and to be honest I have no idea if dots for the former have been published anywhere — it’s recorded on Flying on Home.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Louise
(Winchester, UK)
