[Callers] Need musical advice

[Bill Olson via Callers]

Kalia, Go to the Maine Fiddle Camp web site www.mainefiddlecamp.org click on tunes.. There's an archive of dance tunes from the last 7 or 8 year's camps.. Take a look then take a listen to the MP3.. maybe select some "beginner" or intermediate tunes. there's sheet music here too with chords..  just a few possibilities: out on the ocean, jig 2008old favorite, jig 2013 spotted pony, reel 2011soldiers joy, reel 2011joys of quebec, reel 2010 lot of this will depend on the band.. there's a million to choose from good luck bill

> To: callers at sharedweight.net; trad-dance-callers at yahoogroups.com; ECD at bacds.org
> Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 17:19:52 -0700
> Subject: [Callers] Need musical advice
> From: callers at lists.sharedweight.net
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I'm posting this to several different callers' lists (ECD, 
> trad-dance-callers and shared weight) in hopes of some speedy advice. 
> I'm heading off shortly (Weds. evening, 6/8) for an event that is not a 
> dance event, but at which I've been asked to lead a short community 
> dance session on "honky tonk night."  The band for this is _not_ a 
> traditional dance band.  They're more of a garage band with bar-band 
> aspirations.  I wrote to them several weeks ago to check in about music, 
> and when I didn't hear back, wrote again about a week ago.  Then again, 
> and finally heard back right as I was getting ready to leave for the 
> airport for a weekend gig, from which I've just returned.
> 
> Their contact person tells me that sheet music would be useful, which 
> puts me in the position of trying to figure out a very small assortment 
> of tunes to send them.  We're doing about 1/2 hour of dancing, so at the 
> most it'll be 3 dances.  With 2 jigs and 2 reels I can make this work. 
> The question is "which ones?"  And that's where you all come in.  I'm 
> looking for recommendations for a small assortment of simple, enjoyable 
> tunes for community dancing.  As a non-musican, I have no idea which 
> tunes are easy to pick up quickly and which aren't, so I'm hoping some 
> of you can help me out.
> 
> Kalia Kliban
> 
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