Music from the Contra Dance

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This is information on the Contra Dance Music that is being played - contracast 6.

1. Hailstorm (R. Dornfeld)/ The Plover (R. Dornfeld)
Hummingbird
Jeremiah McLane & Ruthie Dornfeld

Jeremiah McLane - keyboards, accordion
Ruthie Dornfeld - fiddle

http://www.jeremiahmclane.com
http://www.ruthiedornfeld.com
 
3. Pays de Haute _ President Garfield's Hornpipe
Music From a Little Known Planet
Wild Asparagus


David Cantieni - Oboe, Silver Flute, Soprano recorder, fife, shakers
Ann Percival - Piano, synthesizer
George Marshall - English concertina
Van Kaynor - Fiddle
From cassette - Recorded 1987

http://www.wildasparagus.com
 
5. Needlecase
Roustabout
Better Than it Sounds


Chris Romaine - fiddle, banjo, vocals
Jim Bob Bollman - banjo, banjo-uke
Susan Trammell - bass
Bruce Hutton - vocals, guitar, banjo, banjo-uke
Lars Hanslin - vocals, guitar, bango-guitar, banjo-uke
2. The Green Mountain, Tarboltan, Siobhan O'Donnell's
Green Mountain
Mary Cay Brass and Friends


Mary Cay Brass - piando, accordian
Becky Ashendon - upright bass
Sarah Blaire - fiddle
Susan Conger - fiddle
Mary Lea - fiddle
Becky Tracy - fiddle
Anne Percival - guitar

http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com
 
4. Hughie Travers'/Connelly's
Strangest Dream
Popcorn Behavior

Sam Amidon - fiddle
Stefan Amidon - drums
Keith Murphy - mandolin, guitar, & vocals
Thomas Bartlett - Piano

http://www.assemblymusic.com
 
6. Glen Echo Jig (L. Unger)/Robin's Bohdran (B.McQuillen)/Thingama (L. Unger)
Lowdown Hoedown
The Reckless Ramblers


Larry Unger - guitar banjo, banjo-uke, resonator guitar
Nat Hewitt - fiddle, guitar
Ginny Snowe - bass
Sam Bartlett - mandolin, tenor banjo, precussion

http://www.larryunger.net
 
I want to thank the people that have allowed me to play their music.
 
Thanks to Jeremiah McLane, Ruthie Dornfeld, Pat Baker from Great Meadow Music, George Marshall, Sam Amidon, Lars Hanslin and Larry Unger.

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