5 Mar
2020
5 Mar
'20
9:02 a.m.
I was thinking of saying "trad dance," but then I remembered I made my
bandmates listen to "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon and "Sailing with
the Tide" by Bellowhead as part of a discussion on arrangement, so I
thought I'd leave the question more open-ended.
In the interest of fairness, I'll play too:
I've been listening to John Playford's Secret Ball by Belshazzar's Feast,
The Lost Words: Spell Songs, and a lot of We Banjo 3. Plus some Metamora,
in the "oldie but goodie" category. :)
I'm going to look up that Eric Merrill album today.
Thanks!
Meg
On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 8:22 AM Brent & Emily via Musicians <
musicians(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
Hi Meg & et al :)
Fun question!
I'm guessing you mean for trad dance??? Or is it generally???
Re trad, I've found myself going back to some 'oldies but goodies'. Not
super old mind-you, but not super recent recordings either...
David Kaynor and Betsy Branch's Midnight in Montague has been a go-to for
me of late. In part thinking about David and all he's done for the trad
dance/music community but also because I just love the double fiddle
harmonies. Anyone have examples of recordings with really tight and clear
fiddle harmonies for dance music?
Another is Eric Merrill's the Western Star....
I really love this album. Not sure if full-dance mode but great trad
sound. I've never heard Eric play... wish I could!
And then for more recent recordings....
I keep on listening to Eloise & Co, Rachel Bell's solo CD, Buddy System,
and Julie Vallimont's solo CD.
:) Emily in Ottawa
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