OK, we all know we're really in this for the outrageous sums of money,
right? ;-)
But if you're lucky, you're finally at the stage where you're at least
covering your costs and have enough gigs where you're concerned the IRS may
expect you to be reporting your income, recording expenses, etc.
I've looked into this somewhat and from what I can tell in the US, it
involves making quarterly Social Security tax contributions on the income
and including the income/expenses toward your estimated tax payments at the
Fed/State/Local level. The trick is *how*.
Does anyone have a pointer to a good tutorial or other tips/direct advice
on the topic?
(Apologies for the intrusion of the *Real World* into our magic place...)
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On Jan 3, 2020, at 11:35 AM, Erik Hoffman via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> ...
> I'd look for other good 40-bar tunes like:
> • Three Thin Dimes
> • Three-way Hornpipe
> • The Snoring Mrs. Gobiel
> • the 5-part Fox Hunter's Jig
> ...
Those titles could be good leads, but beware that when a title is a associated with a 40-bar version of a tune, it may also be associated with versions of other lengths.
For example, "The Snoring Mrs. Gobiel" (a/k/a ("[La] Ronfleuse Gobiel") is indeed commonly played as a 40-bar tune, as in the rendition by La Bottine Souriante at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvLY38H9R0I
However, the Traditional Tune Archive's page on the tune
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Ronfleuse_Gobeil
shows both 32-bar and 40-bar versions, the essential difference being that the B part is played only once in the 32-bar version and twice in the 40-bar version. The 32-bar version is almost identical to the one in _The New England Fiddler's Repertoire_ (at least in my second edition). I presume the editors of NEFR chose a 32-bar version to fit standard-length contras. The annotations at
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Ronfleuse_Gobeil
also mention a version lacking the C part recorded by Jos Bouchard under the title "Reel St-Siméon" and a slightly crooked version recorded by Isidore Soucy under the title "Gigue des vieux souliers" (Old Shoes Jig).
Unfortunately if a tune has been recorded in versions with different numbers of bars, the sample snippets at Amazon and other sites are often too short to reveal which version is being offered.
--Jim
Erik, I think you mean the Fox Hunter's Reel. The jig is a slip jig; the
reel is a 40-bar tune. Along those lines, Gravel Walks is typically played
as a 4-part, 40-bar tune (ABCDD) when it's played other than for contras so
could be added to your list of 40-bar tunes.
One issue with looking for sets with those tunes in them is that if the set
isn't intended for dancing, the remaining tunes in the set are not likely
to be 40 bars as well. Could be there are a few dance bands that have
recorded 40-bar sets that you'd find searching for the tunes, though.
On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 2:35 PM Erik Hoffman via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Here's a nice recording of Little Billy Wilson by Jane Rothfield. I don't
> know how long it is because I only heard the snippet:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Little-Billy-Wilsons/dp/B004CQJN8S
>
> I'd look for other good 40-bar tunes like:
>
> - Three Thin Dimes
> - Three-way Hornpipe
> - The Snoring Mrs. Gobiel
> - the 5-part Fox Hunter's Jig
>
> I know there are more, but that might be a start.
>
> ~Erik Hoffman
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Here's a nice recording of Little Billy Wilson by Jane Rothfield. I don't know how long it is because I only heard the snippet:
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Billy-Wilsons/dp/B004CQJN8S
I'd look for other good 40-bar tunes like:
* Three Thin Dimes
* Three-way Hornpipe
* The Snoring Mrs. Gobiel
* the 5-part Fox Hunter's Jig
I know there are more, but that might be a start.
~Erik Hoffman
Here's a 40-bar singing square from the 1950s. It's only 6 times through, but it's in five 8-bar phrases (two in the "A" part, three in the "B").
Tony Parkes
Billerica, Massachusetts, USA
-----Original Message-----
From: Amy Cann via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net>
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2020 1:48 PM
To: John Sweeney <john(a)modernjive.com>
Cc: contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net
Subject: [Callers] Re: Recordings of 40 Bar Tunes
I'm going to head off-list and talk to my friend Norb Spencer, accordionist extraordinaire, major tune-hound, and player of all three
likely-to-be-not-32 genres (Oldtime, Fr.C, and Scottish). Watch this space...
On 1/3/20, John Sweeney via Contra Callers <contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Hi Amy,
> You asked about the 40-bar dance.
>
> The dance I am currently working on is " Ladies Walk Around Their Contra "
> http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/FormationsDances.html#LadiesWalk
>
> I was at a dance on New Year's Eve where it was called and realised
> it was a new formation for me. It is a Becket dance for Trios
> (Lady-Man-Lady). It is Formation #102 at
> http://contrafusion.co.uk/Formations.html
>
> I don't know who wrote it. Does anyone know?
>
> A good 40-bar tune will also be useful for:
> "Major Hey" by Erik Hoffman
> http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=5030
> “Apple Pie Quadrille” by Ron Beeson
> http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12522
> "Not So Solitary" by me (Nine dancers in a 3x3 grid doing lots of
> Heys)
>
> 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
>
>
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I'm going to head off-list and talk to my friend Norb Spencer,
accordionist extraordinaire, major tune-hound, and player of all three
likely-to-be-not-32 genres (Oldtime, Fr.C, and Scottish). Watch this
space...
On 1/3/20, John Sweeney via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Hi Amy,
> You asked about the 40-bar dance.
>
> The dance I am currently working on is " Ladies Walk Around Their Contra "
> http://contrafusion.co.uk/Dances/FormationsDances.html#LadiesWalk
>
> I was at a dance on New Year's Eve where it was called and realised it was
> a new formation for me. It is a Becket dance for Trios (Lady-Man-Lady). It
> is Formation #102 at http://contrafusion.co.uk/Formations.html
>
> I don't know who wrote it. Does anyone know?
>
> A good 40-bar tune will also be useful for:
> "Major Hey" by Erik Hoffman
> http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=5030
> “Apple Pie Quadrille” by Ron Beeson
> http://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=12522
> "Not So Solitary" by me (Nine dancers in a 3x3 grid doing lots of Heys)
>
> 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
>
>
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