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This is information on the Contra Dance Music that is being played - contracast 67

1. Swamplake Breakdown/Paddy When You Die
Happy Slappy's Flapjack Hut
Flapjack


Jay Edmunds - fiddle, mandolin,guitar, vocals.
Karen Taylor - fiddle, clawhammer banjo, vocals
Teilhard Frost - washboard, feet, bones, jaw harp, harmonica, vocals
Sam Allison - bass fiddle, harmony vocals
Sean 0 'Connor - clarinet, bass clarinet

http://flapjack.ca
 
3.Squirrel Hunters
The Next Big Thing
This Big String Band


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

http://thisbigstringband.com

5. Candy Man
Banjonique
Walt Koken


Walt Koken - banjo

http://www.mudthumper.com

7. Piney Woods Gals
Chokers and Flies Old Time Music
The Horseflies


Judy Hyman - fiddle, vocals
Jeff Claus - banjo uke, vocals
Richie Stearns - banjo, vocals
John Hayward - bass

http://www.thehorseflies.com

 

 

 

2. Brimstone Corner (Rodney Miller & Elvie Miller)/Gillian's Waltz(Gordon Gunn)
Spyglass Waltzes
Rodney Miller & Elvie Miller


Rodney Miller - fiddle
Elvie Miller - piano, accordion, Hammond B3 organ

http://www.elviemiller.net
http://www.rodneymiller.net
http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/miller.html
 
4.Wes' Street Blues (Will Patton)
Peripherique
The Will Patton Ensemble


David Gusakov - violin
Steve Blair - guitar
Will Patton - mandolin
Clyde Stats - bass
Steve Wienert - drums, precussion

http://www.wpatton.com
6.Sniff The Whiskey(Ethan Hazzard-Watkins)/Martin Wynne's #2/Rakish Paddy
Beeswax Sheepskin
Beeswax Sheepskin


Ethan Hazzard-Watkins - fiddle & voice
Anna Patton - clarinet & voice
Roger Kahle - Standard and DADGAD guitar, foot percussion & voice
Chuck Corman - acoustic and electric bass, dumbek, guitar, piano & voice

http://www.beeswaxsheepskin.com

8. Hökpers vals (Lars Hökpers)
Hambo in the Barn
Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley & Charlie Pilzer


Andrea Hoag - fiddle
Loretta Kelley - fiddle, hardingfele
Charlie Pilzer - bass

http://hoagkelleypilzer.com

I want to thank the people that have allowed me to play their music.
 
Thanks to Karen Taylor, Elvie Miller, David Algeo Smith, Will Patton, Walt Koken, Joe Herrmann, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Judy Hyman, & Charlie Pilzer.

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