Friday, January 5, 2024
Teachers: Martha Kent (first half), Val Medve (second half)
Musicians: Peter Macfarlane (violin), Aaron Marcus (piano), Sarah Babbitt Spaeth (viola, violin)
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- Trip to Woodstock (4/4, C) (Video link)
- Knives and Forks (3/2, G) (Video link)
- The Astonished Archaeologist, 3 cpl set (2/4, A) (Video link)
- Portsmouth (2/2, G) (Video link)
- Dublin Bay (6/8, Cm) (Video link)
*** BREAK ***
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- The Dancing Wife (4/4, Am) (Video link)
- Never Love Thee More (6/8, G) (Video link)
- Jack’s Maggot (2/2, D) (Video link)
- Well Hall (3/2, F) (Video link)
- Jack’s Health (6/8, Am) (Video link)
Friday, January 19, 2024
Teachers: Martha Kent (first half), Barrett Grimm (second half)
Musicians: Will Patton (tenor guitar), Susan Reid (violin), Linda Young (harp)
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- Faithless Nancy Dawson (4/4, D) (Video link)
- Easter Thursday (3/2, Dm) (Video link)
- A Dance for Mars, 3 cpl set (6/8, G/Em) (Video link)
- Sunlight Through Draperies (3/4, D) (Video link)
- The Dancing Wife (4/4, Am) (Video link)
*** BREAK ***
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- The Archer (4/4, G) (Video link)
- Take a Dance (6/8, Bm) (Video link)
- Well Done Jack (2/4, A) (Video link)
- Rafe’s Waltz (3/4, Gm) (Video link)
- Mount Hills (2/2, D) (Video link)
Friday, February 2, 2024
Teacher: Martha Kent
Musicians: Larks in the Attic (Pam Bockes – guitar, Susan Reid – violin, Linda Young – harp)
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- Geud Man of Ballangigh (6/8, A) (Video link)
- Trip to Provence (3/4, F) (Video link)
- Kaynor’s Charms (2/4, D) (No video)
- Bloomsberry Market, 3 cpl set (4/4, G) (Video link)
- Off She Goes (6/8, D) (No video)
*** BREAK ***
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- Mr. Isaac’s Maggot (3/2, C) (Video link)
- Shrewsbury Lasses, 3 cpl set (2/2, D) (Video link)
- Moonflower (3/4, G/D) (Video link)
- Dancing Across the Atlantic (6/8, Am) (Video link)
Friday, February 23, 2024
Teachers: Val Medve (first half), Barrett Grimm (second half)
Musicians: Aaron Marcus (piano), Laura Markowitz (violin), Will Patton (mandolin), Ana Ruesink (viola)
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- Fourpence Ha’Penny Farthing (6/8, Gm) (Video link – dance starts at 20 seconds)
- Elizabeth (3/4, G) (Video link)
- Handel with Care, 2 cpl set (2/2, D) (Video link), (Video link)
- News from Tripoli (3/2, Bb) (Video link)
- Cottonwood (6/8, Am) (Video link), (Video link)
*** BREAK ***
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- Haymakers (4/4, Am) (Video link)
- Elizabeth’s Fancy (3/4, D) No video
- The Turning of the World (2/4, G) No video
- Well Hall (3/2, F) (Video link)
- The Hop Ground (6/8, D) (Video link)
Friday, March 1, 2024
Tropical Dance Party
Teachers: Martha Kent (first half), Barrett Grimm (second half)
Musicians: Peter Macfarlane (violin) & Aaron Marcus (piano)
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- Cockle Shells (2/2, Dm) (Video link)
- Sun Assembly (2/4, A) (Video link)
- Well Hall (3/2, F) (Video link)
- Jack’s Maggot (2/2, D) (Video link)
*** BREAK ***
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- Jamaica (2/2, F – played ABAB) (Video link) we’ll dance this a little differently
- Sapphire Sea (2/2, F) (Video link)
- Gene’s Tambourine, circle mixer (2/2, Dm) No video
- Turn of the Tide (3/4, G) (Video link)
- Mendocino Redwood (6/8, Dm) (Video link)
EXTRA: The Bonny Cuckoo, 4 couple set (3/4, D) (Video link)
Friday, March 15, 2024
Teachers: Martha Kent (first half), Barrett Grimm (second half)
Musicians: Peter Macfarlane (violin) & Aaron Marcus (piano), Sarah Babbitt Spaeth (viola, violin)
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- Tambourine Dance (2/2, G) (Video link)
- Siege of Limerick (3/2, Dm) (Video link)
- Eastbourne Rover, 3 cpl set (6/8, Am) (Video link)
- The Irish Howle (4/4, G) (Video link)
- Well Donne (6/8, D) (Video link)
*** BREAK ***
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- The Comical Fellow (6/8, D) (Video link)
- Winter Waltz (3/4, Em) (Video link) OR Gavin’s Fancy (3/4, Am) (Video link)
- Abigail’s Whimsy (4/4, Gm) No video
- Anniversary Dance (3/4, C) (Video link), dance starts at 56:42
- Auretti’s Dutch Skipper (6/8, Bb) (Video link)
Friday, April 12, 2024
Teachers: Val Medve (first half), Barrett Grimm (second half)
Musicians: Will Patton (mandolin) & Larks in the Attic (Pam Bockes – guitar, Susan Reid – violin, Linda Young – harp)
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- Enfield Wash (6/8, G) (Video link)
- Come with Voices Singing (3/2, D) (Video link)
- Epping Forest, 3 cpl set (6/8, Bb) (Video link)
- April Stars (3/4, G – tune is April Waltz) (Video link)
- 6 for the 6 Proud Walkers (2/2, D) (Video link)
*** BREAK ***
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- Indian Queen (2/2, D) (Video link)
- Draw Cupid Draw (4/4, F) (Video link)
- Alice (3/4, A) (Video link)
- Take a Dance (6/8, Bm) (Video link)
Friday, April 26, 2024
Teacher: Barrett Grimm
Musicians: Carol Compton (piano), Laura Markowitz (violin), Ana Ruesink (viola)
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- The Rakes of Rochester (2/4, A) (Video link)
- Mrs. Savage’s Whim (3/2, Bm) (Video link)
- Portsmouth (2/2, G) (Video link)
- My Lady of the Lake (3/4, Em) (Video link)
- Ransom Note (6/8, Em) (Video link)
*** BREAK ***
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- Jack’s Health (6/8, Am) (Video link)
- Leah’s Waltz, 3cpl set (3/4, D) (Video link)
- A Playful Porpoise (6/8, G/Em) No video
- Gavin’s Fancey (3/4, Am) (Video link)
- The Farmer’s Joy (6/8, A) (Video link)
Friday, May 3, 2024
Teacher: Dereck Kalish (visiting from the Boston area)
Musicians: Peter Macfarlane (violin) & Larks in the Attic (Susan Reid – violin, Linda Young – harp, Pam Bockes – guitar)
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- Midnight Ramble (2/2, D) (Video link)
- Freeford Gardens (4/4, G) (Video link)
- Passages (3/4, C) (Video link)
- A Trip to Tunbridge, 3 cpl set (2/4, Em) (Video link)
- Barbarini’s Tambourine (2/4, D) (Video link)
*** BREAK ***
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- Mile of Smiles (4/4, C) (Video link)
- The Bonny Cuckoo, 4cpl set (3/4, D) (Video link)
- Key to the Cellar, triple minor (3/2, Em) (Video link)
- A Trip to Provence (3/4, F) (Video link)
- Old Wife Behind the Fire (2/4, G) (Video link)
EXTRAS:
Eastbourne Rover, 3 cpl set (6/8, C) (Video link)
Turning by Threes, 3 cpl set (3/4, Bm) (Video link)
The Queen’s Jig (6/8, G) (Video link)