Music from the Contra Dance

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This is information on the Contra Dance Music that is being played - contracast 35.

1.I'm Going To The West (trad)
Moving Lightly Through This World
Beverly Smith And Carl Jones


Beverly Smith - guitar, fiddle, vocals
Carl Jones - mandolin, banjo, fiddle, vocals

http://www.smithnjones.net
 
3.Northern Ontario Blues (Mac Beattie)
Happy Slappy's Flapjack Hut
Flapjack


Jay Edmunds - fiddle, mandolin, harmonica, guitar, vocals
Karen Taylor - fiddle, clawhammer banjo, vocals
Sam Allison Bass, vocals
Teilhard Frost - percussion, vocals

http://www.flapjack.ca
 
5.Diamond Joe (trad)/Boys, the Buzzards Are Flying(Gary Harrison)
Unleashed
The Poodles


Carol Hamm - bass, vocals
Leah Weiss - fiddle, vocals, 3 stringed viola
Ruthie Dornfeld - fiddle, vocals
Ruth Rappaport - guitar, vocals

http://www.garyandleah.com
http://www.ruthiedornfeld.com
 
7.Fall on My Knees (trad)
Rock That Babe
The Mammals


Ruth Ungar - vocals, fiddle, ukulele, guitar
Michael Merenda - vocals, guitars, banjo, ukulele
Tao Rodriguez-Seeger - vocals, banjos, guitars, mandolin
Ken Maiuri -drums, organ
Pierce Woodward - bass, glockenspiel
Aoife O'Donovan & Chris Merenda - harmony vocals

http://www.themammals.net

2. Angeline the Baker (trad)
Hop High
Crooked Stil
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Aoife O'Donovan - vocals, guitar
Rushad Eggleston - cello
Gregory Liszt - banjo
Corey DiMario - bass

Guest Musicians
Brittany Haas - 5 string fiddle
Jake Armerding - Vocals

http://www.crookedstill.com
4.Pretty Polly (trad)
Down This Road
Gary Wright And Leah Weiss


Gary Wright - vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Leah Weiss - vocals, fiddle

With:
Al Tharp - electric and acoustic bass, banjo, keyboards, 2nd harmony vocals
Dave Biddison - drums, percussion

http://www.garyandleah.com
 
6.Louisiana Swing (trad)
Shindig in the Barn
Ralph Sweet's All-Stars

Ralph Sweet - vocals
Lee Blackwell - drums
David Cantieni - alto sax
Stuart Kenney - bass
Dave Langford - fiddle
Ann Percival - guitar, backing vocals
Pete Sutherland - piano, backing vocals
Bill Tomczak - tenor sax, clarinet

http://www.powdermillbarn.com
http://www.sweetheartflute.com
 
 
 
 
I want to thank the people that have allowed me to play their music.
 
Thanks to Beverly Smith, Corey DiMario, Karen Taylor, Leah Weiss, Ruthie Dornfeld, Ruth Ungar, & Ralph Sweet.

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