Music from the Contra Dance

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This is information on the Contra Dance Music that is being played - contracast 20.

1.Sallie Cooper
Somewhere Over Yonder
Beverly Smith & Carl Jones

Beverly Smith - fiddle
Carl Jones - banjo

http:\\www.smithnjones.net
3.Big John McNeil/Elzic's Farewell
Road to Burhania
Hotpoint String Band

Mark Burhans - fiddle, vocals
Hilarie Burhans - banjo, vocals
Marlene Shostak - piano, vocals
Mark Hellenberg - percussion
Joe Crum - bass, didgeridoo
Rusty Smith - guitar, vocals

http://hotpointstringband.com
5.Emory Bailey
In the Dance Tent
The HorseFlies

Judy Hyman - fiddle, vocals
Jeff Claus - banjo uke, vocals
Rihie Stearns - banjo, vocals
John Hayward - bass
Taki Masuko, Jim Roberts, Nery Arevalo - percussion

http://www.thehorseflies.com/

7.Buon Giorno (Dan Casler)
Cascade of Tears - 15 Romantic Dances
Mary Lea & Friends

Mary Lea - violin
Peter Barnes - piano
Ralph Gordon - bass
Russell Horton - percussion
Bill Tomczak - clarinet

http://www.sover.net/~marylea

 
2.Evil Diane (Sam Bartlett)/Torrid Romance (Leslie Harris)/Evil Diane (Sam Bartlett)
From the Floor Up
Wild Asparagus

David Cantieni - flute, whistle, oboe, sax, bombarde, feet
Becky Tracy - fiddle
Stuart Kenney - upright bass
Ann Percival - guitar, piano, lead vocals
George Marshall - concertina, bodhran, egg, guiro
Sam Bartlett - tenor banjo, mandolin

http:\\www.wildasparagus.com
 
4.The Warfield Berry Jam (Dave Wiesler)/Drunkard's Walk (Dave Wiesler)/New Robinson
Bridge (Dave Wiesler)
Cracks and Shadows
Dave Wiesler

Dave Wiesler - piano
Earl Gaddis - fiddle, viola
Andrea Hoag - fiddle
Susan Brandt - silver flute
Ralph Gordon _ Bass, violincello
Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer, whistle
Paul Oorts - guitar, bouzouki, mandolin

http://www.azaleacityrecordings.com/davewiesler

6.Hull's Victory/The Arthur Seat (Scott Skinner)/Irish-American Reel/Tommy's
Tarboukas (Alasdair Fraser)
High Clouds
Greenfield Dance Band

David Kaynor - fiddle
Mary Cay Brass - keyboards
Peter Siegel -
Stuart Kinney - bass

Special Guest:
Van Kaynor - fiddle

http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com

I want to thank the people that have allowed me to play their music.
 
Thanks to Beverly Smith, George Marshall, Hilarie Burhans, Dave Wiesler, Judy Hyman, Pat Baker, & Mary Lea.

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