Re: [Callers] Best tunes for a band that normally doesn't play Contra

Chris -- The best tunes for a band to play are tunes they _can_ play. Wizard's Walk is a pretty great tune, but a band that doesn't play for contras is going to massacre it anyway. What kind of music do they usually play? Do they play from sheet music? If they play old-timey, people here will have suggestions. (Angelina Baker, Old Joe Clark, Liberty). If they play Irish, people here will have suggestions (Swallowtail, maybe). If they're classical musicians who can play anything put in front of them, it may still not feel very contra-like. But I'd put some kind of strongly phrased jig ("Blackberry Quadrille", maybe) in front of them, since I think that's the likeliest to be legible to previously non-dancing wedding guests. -- Alan -- =============================================================================== Alan Winston --- WINSTON(a)SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 650/926-3056 Paper mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 99, 2575 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo Park CA 94025 ===============================================================================