Re: [Callers] Waltz contras - does anyone have any in their box?

My favorite waltz contra (or is it contra waltz?) goes back to the 19th century (I believe). I first danced it as the Santa Fe Waltz at Clifftop a number of years ago. I've seen it since done in contra lines, though I prefer it in circles--if there are enough couples. I've also seen it listed as The Spanish Waltz and the St. Paul Waltz. I think I copied a version from the Lloyd Shaw Foundation, but was unable just now to locate the link. There is a wonderful youtube video of it here: http://dancevideos.childgrove.org/contra/contra-chestnuts/109 -- Pretty much the way I learned it. I like it done with a certain elegance, though others may like it a little faster. Different strokes, eh? I also learned it to go with a specific tune that I've usually heard named the St. Paul Waltz. The A (or B) part was adapted as the yodel part Tex Owens' Cattle Call (Eddy Arnold had a hit in the late 1940s), but the tune is older. I have a recording of a (I believe) Polish accordion player (Bruno Rudzinski as Pawel Walc) in Chicago playing in the late 1920s. The tune is also popular with polka bands throughout the midwest. A very good version of the tune (as the St. Paul Waltz) can be heard on Barbara Lamb & Vivian Williams' Twin Sisters CD (Voyager 316) which can be found here: http://www.voyagerrecords.com/catnw.htm. There are a number of variations online. The one in the attached video is my favorite. Thanks, George On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Jerome Grisanti <jerome.grisanti(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote: