Music from the Contra Dance

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This is information on the Contra Dance Music that is being played - contracast 26.

1.Dubois highways (Seth Houston/BMI), Eamon Dick’s Birthday (Colleen Dick), October jig (Debbie Scott)
New Balance
Lift Ticket

Rex Blazer - violin, mandolin
Seth Houston - piano, keyboard and guitar
Brian Perkins - mandolin, tenor banjo, bouzouki, percussive feet.

http://www.liftticketband.com
 

3.June
Freetown (Jeremiah McLane)
Jeremiah McLane


Jeremiah McLane, Accordian, Piano
Andy Blickenerfer - bass
Adam Larabee - guitar
Amir Milstein - flute
Eric Platz -drums
Brian Thomas - trombone

http://jeremiahmclane.com

5.Coming Rain (Nicholas Williams)
The Whispering Woods
Nicholas WIlliams

Nicholas Williams - woodwinds, piano
Laura Risk - fiddle
Yann Falquet - guitar
Patrick Graham - percussion
Teilhard frost - digeridoo, tar, jawharp

http://nicholaswilliams.ca

7.Bell Cow-Grumbling Old Man & Growling Old Woman
The Dulcimer Collection (Cowboys and Indians)
Critten Hollow String Band

Joe Herrmann - Fiddle
Sam Hermann - Hammered Dulcimer
Paul Kovac - guitar
Joe Fallon - Bass

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/chsb2

2.Ol' Corn Likker
Demo
Carolina Chocolate Drops

Rhiannon Giddens - voice, fiddle, banjo
Dom Flemons - banjo, guitar, harmonica, jug, kazoo, voice
Justin Robinson - fiddle

http://www.carolinachocolatedrops.com
 
4.Wagon Wheel/Walt's Whiskey
Streak o' Lean
Pete Sutherland

Pete Sutherland - fiddle
Colin McCaffrey - guitar

http://epactmusic.com

6.Three Jigs ((The Hills of Sharon Jeremiah McLane / Floating Bridge Music),The Water Glass (c Christopher Layer),Princess Nancy (Liz Carroll / Liz Carroll Music))
Honk If You Honk
The Clayfoot Strutters

Lee Blackwell - Drum set, percussion, acoutic & electric guitars, vocals.
Christopher LayervElectic bass, flutes.
Jerimiah McLane - Piano, synth, accordion.
Pete Sutherland - Fiddle, piano, guitar, vocals.
w/
Sam Bartlett - Tenor and five string banjos, electic mandolin, electric guitar

http://www.clayfootstrutters.com

I want to thank the people that have allowed me to play their music.
 
Thanks to Jim Morrison, David DiGiuseppe, Ruthie Dornfield, Larry Unger, Andrew VanNordstrand, Walt Koken, Becky Ross, & Ruth Ungar.

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