13 May
2023
13 May
'23
1:19 p.m.
I think the tunes would be easy to dance to. Some moves would go better
with some phrases, as some others have pointed out, but a good band would
be able to adapt a tune to the dance itself, doing things to emphasize
balances, smooth out places with lots of walking (lines fwd and back,
circles). The tunes sound like they should be speedy enough, as many notey
Irish-y tunes do, but they’re only playing at 110 bpm. Even with all the
notes, they’ll still feel to the dancers like they’re just plodding along.
On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 7:47 PM Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers <
contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi friends!
You may remember I asked a while ago about what sort of dance I could call
to a specific quebecois tune that one of our bands always played and I hate
to call to.
In the end that conversation shifted into one regarding how to communicate
with bands generally, and what sort of expectations I could have of a band
that doesn't get into the business of choosing tunes to match dances
themselves.
It was all very helpful and I am pleased to report that my relationship
with the band I was previously having some friction with has improved!
And- at our upcoming dance they're doing a wonderful thing - they've
invited any interested and aspiring musicians to come and play along
unmic'd behind them - and they've set up a google drive folder with the
tunes, containing both recordings and sheet music,.
This is great for me because finally I can preview all the tunes and be
ready with the desired order they will be played in!
But listening to the Aime-Gagnon-Telephone tune set, I realized this is
the other set this band plays that really bums me out.
I just can't get a dance of mine to feel good to it.
Could you folks have a listen and let me know your thoughts?
I can't really put my finger on it other than ... it kinda feels plodding
to dance to at this speed, and yet it feels like the musicians are playing
really fast already?
and....it has a bit of a stressful and on edge feel- rather than a "sit
back and enjoy" feel of other tunes?
I will close by saying this band also plays LOTS of great tunes, which I
love, and they are fabulous musicians :)
here is the tune in the google drive....
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qsoLthlIYvBNRqD2Kvd0JyYzSjwj4KS4/view?usp=…
or if you prefer, on spotify!
https://open.spotify.com/track/7fAJSwoKsQQC1cqlAmouLJ?si=nijl2dibR6Ktupc-w0…
thank you for thoughts and/or dance suggestions :)
Kat in Halifax
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