Music from the Contra Dance

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This is information on the Contra Dance Music that is being played - contracast 18.

1...Evil Diane (S. Bartlett)
The Big Bang
Big Bandemonium

Peter Barnes - piano, guitar
Brian Bender - trombone
Lise Brown - tenor sax, flute
Corey Dimario - double-bass
Van Kaynor - fiddle
Dave LAangford - fiddle
Keith Murphy - guitar, piano, foot percussion
Adam Scotera - trumpet, soprano sax
Becky Tracy - fiddle

http://bigbandemonium.com
 
3.The O'Connor Donn's/The Morning Thrush
blue skies above
Matt And Shannon Heaton

Matt Heaton - guitar, bouzouki, mandola, bodhran, vocals
Shannon Heaton - flute, whistles, vocals

http://www.eatsrecords.com
 
5.Little Sadie
Colored Aristocracy
Sankofa Strings

Sule Greg Wilson - banjo, ukulele, percussion, voice
Rhiannon Giddens - voice, fiddle, banjo
Dom Flemons - banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, kazoo, voice

http://www.sankofastrings.com
7.Santa Maria Polka
Get Away
Mando Mafia


Kelly Perdue - mandolin
Vaughn Mairs - Bass
Pete Marshall - Octave mandolin
Bill Giltinan - Mandolin
Rick Friend - guitar

http://www.mandomafia.com
 
2.Hangman's Reel
Late For Supper
Bob Buckingham, Todd Clewell, And Friends

Bob Buckingham - fiddle, banjo, mandolin
Todd Clewell - guitar, fiddle, bass, banjo
Bill Goldberg - hammered ducimer
Suzanne Gates - bass

http://www.toddclewell.com
 
4.Halafl (L. Schneckenburger)/Mona's (L. Schneckenburger)
Self-Titled CD
Lissa Schneckenburger

Lissa Schneckenburger - fiddle
Corey DiMario - double bass
Ted Davis - guitar

http://lissafiddle.com

6.Squirrel Hunters
The Next Small Thing
This Big String Band

Steve Noel - 5-string banjo
Jim Marks - tenor guitar, 6-string guitar
David Algeo Smith - fiddle

http://www.thisbigstringband.com

8.Gigue du Plateau Mont-Royal (Jean-Claude Bélanger)
Freetown
Jeremiah McLane

Jeremiah McLane - accordian, piano
Yann Falquet - guitar
Andre Marchand - feet

http://jeremiahmclane.com

I want to thank the people that have allowed me to play their music.
 
Thanks to Lise Brown, Todd Clewell, Matt And Shannon Heaton, Lissa Schneckenburger, Rhiannon Giddens, David Algeo Smith, Rick Friend, & Jeremiah McLane.

Some Mid-Atlantic Dance Links:

Contradancers.com
Glen Echo Friday Night Dance
FSGW Dances
Roger's Dance Niche
The Dance Gypsy
 
Personal Info:
Name: Robert Cox
Email: contra_music@yahoo.com