The Contra Dance Musicians’ Collaborative
The Collaborative is a Community Band learning to play for dancing by working with the Callers’ Club for the Dance and Dessert Series in Housatonic, MA. We meet on the second Sunday of the month Oct. - May.
Second Sundays at the UU Meeting House in
1089 Main Street, Housatonic, MA from 2pm - 5pm
All competent players welcome to join in. Be ready to play a variety of tunes at dance tempos, take spontaneous directions from your leader and create a blend of instrumentation for the dancers.
Dessert and Dance Series Dates:
January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11
Coaches in attendance January, March and May
January Coach is Eric Buddington
Rehearsals at Berkshire Strings Studio at 2:15pm
January 10, February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2
Here are two links to tune lists of likely candidates, one for single tunes and one for medleys.
Examples of single tunes we’ve been playing:
Top of Cork Road
Tripping Up Stairs
Jamie Allen
Bear Dance
Sword of Columba
Bonnie Tammie
Spotted Pony
La Moquine
Merry Blacksmith
Examples of medleys we’ve been playing:
Galopede/Curly Headed Ploughboy
The Gobbio/Coleraine
Going to Boston/Road to Boston
McLenon’s Reel/Johnny Cope
Gigue des Sucres/The Moon and the Seven Stars
Catharsis/La Guenille
March of St. Timothy/Doon the Brae (Em)/Doon the Brae (Am)
Reigh of Love/The Wren
