Archive-Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1997 04:35:08 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1997 07:32:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Margaret Whaley <101454.633-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: A Quick message! To: ECD Message-ID: <970801113214_101454.633_IHP40-1-AT- CompuServe.COM> Just off to Sidmouth - will report when I get back! Margaret Whaley Oxfordshire ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 06:06:10 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Return-Path: bolker-AT- phoenix.Princeton.EDU Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 09:05:45 -0400 (EDT) From: Susie Lorand Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: NY Times; Colin Hume in Princeton August 13 To: ECD Mailing List Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII the recent thread about colin hume's new dance "the new york times" reminds me to announce that it's on colin's program for the english dance in princeton, nj on wednesday, august 13. liz donaldson and i will provide the music. where: the suzanne patterson center, behind borough hall in princeton, n.j. (a stone's throw from where route 206 meets route 27). it's an easy walk from bus or train, and parking is free. detailed directions at pcd's web site (http://eno.princeton.edu/~ben/pcd/main.html) or e-mail me (i will be away from e-mail august 3-10). when: 8-10:30 p.m. shoe policy: please carry in clean, soft-soled shoes to dance in. by the way, the dance hall is now air-conditioned. it's perfectly comfortable when you're sitting still; dancers still get a bit warm and damp, but much less so than without the a.c. hope to see you there! susie lorand (fiddler & recorder player in princeton, nj) ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 21:03:56 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 00:18:06 -0400 From: Faina Riftina Subject: Re: Fried for (F)all To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: <33E557FE.1182-AT- is3.nyu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <970714190040_74031.77_BHT127-1-AT- CompuServe.COM> Hanny D. Budnick wrote: PLEASE commit yourself before the end of July! > Hanny, to whom should I make out a check for my wife Faina and where do I send it? Hope you're well, and that all goes well for the Sept. weekend. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 05:36:49 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 08:36:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Stephen D Corrsin Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: I apologize To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII in advance for the following deed of shameless self promotion. The listowners will no doubt rightly chastise me. But I just can't help myself. My book *Sword Dancing in Europe: A History*, is now at last out. I got 2 copies of the first printing from the publisher the other day. With any luck it will be widely available in the next few weeks. Hisarlik Press, a small English publisher, published it for the "Tradition" series (they did Keith Chandler's morris history books) of the Folklore Society. More information, ISBN etc, will be forthcoming. You can get it by placing an order through your local bookstore. Alas there are no references to ECD in the book, though there is plenty of English material. Incidentally, Ralph Page gets (almost) the last word. And if you want to learn how... you'll need to buy the book! Once again I grovel in apology. Steve Corrsin ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 10:43:10 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 10:43:06 -0800 (PST) From: Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing Subject: Re: I apologize To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: <01IM1EQRSS2M99DQHB-AT- SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Steve Corrsin writes: [I apologize] >in advance for the following deed of shameless self promotion. The >listowners will no doubt rightly chastise me. But I just can't help >myself. As Truman Capote said after some deed of shameless self-promotion "a boy must flog his book." I won't chastise you for it. Besides, I think it's fine if any list member wishes to announce imminent publication of a dance-related book. I suspect that the amount of bandwidth used by these announcements is unlikely to bring about the downfall of the Internet. >More information, ISBN etc, will be forthcoming. You can get it by placing >an order through your local bookstore. Hey! Didn't you already give the ISBN on the MDDL, or was I dreaming? Anyway, congratulations! Can you get CDSS to carry it? -- Alan =============================================================================== Alan Winston --- WINSTON-AT- SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 415/926-3056 Physical mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 69, PO BOX 4349, STANFORD, CA 94309-0210 =============================================================================== ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 12:09:34 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 21:13:43 +0000 From: Antony Heywood Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Cecil Sharp as pianist To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <199708041909.VAA15223-AT- IAEhv.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Is there anyone still alive who can remeber dancing to Cecil Sharp's playing? Is there anyone who can remember hearing a comment as to what it was like to dance to his playing? I'm asking this question on behalf of Nicolas Broadbridge of Scotland. Antony Heywood ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 12:09:35 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 21:13:43 +0000 From: Antony Heywood Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: The Benacre Band To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <199708041909.VAA15226-AT- IAEhv.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Does anyone know if there were ever any recordings made of The Benacre Band? They were active in England in the 1950s and consisted of Kathleen Bliss, Elsie Whiteman, Joan Sharp and Isobel Bedlington. I'm asking the question on behalf of Nicolas Broadbridge who has no access to INTERNET. Antony Heywood ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 04:38:27 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 07:37:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Hanny D. Budnick" <74031.77-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Fried for (F)all Weekend To: ECD list Message-ID: <970805113700_74031.77_BHT60-3-AT- CompuServe.COM> Hi all - you are cordially invited to extend your dancing summer by the weekend of September 5 - 7, when Fried de Metz Herman (just back from her second teaching tour to England) will share exciting dances and dancing to the music of "A Joyful Noise" (Barbara Greenberg, Dan Beerbohm, Kathy Talvitie). The Spring Mountain Conference Center in Schwenksville, ca. 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, PA, has a great dance hall with a sprung wooden floor, outdoor pool, lake, tennis and volleyball courts. Alas, we need a few more dancers to pull off the Fried for (F)all. An application can be had from Ray Tackett, 76416.276-AT- compuserve.com. A weekend deadline is looming... Hanny Budnick ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 12:24:06 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 15:20:05 -0400 From: Barbara Ruth Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Shall We Dance? Movie to s To: ECD discussion list Message-ID: Subject: Time: 4:12 PM OFFICE MEMO Shall We Dance? Movie to see Date: 8/5/97 Somewhat off-topic, but definitely worth knowing about. . . An utterly charming and enchanting, new, Japanese movie called "Shall We Dance?" It's the story of a middle-aged executive whose life changes when he starts learning to dance. Specifically the subject is ballroom dancing rather than _our_ kind of dancing, but it's actually about the joy and liberation that dance can bring to people, about the transformative power of dance, and even about the community that develops among people who dance together. Plotwise it's got some similarity to "Strictly Ballroom" or even "Saturday Night Fever" (if anyone remembers back that far) but it's a gentler, more delicate film than either of those, a movie that wears its heart on its sleeve, and what an endearing heart it has. I can't imagine anyone whose own life has been enriched by dance not taking delight in this movie. Even my non-dancing, hypercritical room-mate liked it - a man who hates Jane Austen films! Go see it, and then, if you're looking for recruitment for your dances, go back and hand out dance fliers to people coming out the door, because I guarantee, 90% of the audience is leaving the theater thinking "I wish I could do that." Barbara Ruth New Haven, CT ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 12:41:16 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 15:41:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Carol G. Marsh" Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Call for Papers, SDHS To: Renaissance Dance Mailing List CC: English Country Dance , csmall_feuillet-AT- majordomo.ucs.indiana.edu Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Apologies for the duplications. * * * * * * * * * * CALL FOR PAPERS The Society of Dance History Scholars Annual Conference 1998 The University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon June 18-21, 1998 The Program Committee welcomes submissions on a broad spectrum of topics within dance history and related disciplines. The open framework for the 1998 conference offers members exciting opportunities to propose panels or sessions on themes of their own devising. People with related interests are encouraged to come together to propose group sessions organized around a central topic. Proposals for movement workshops and lecture-demonstrations are also encouraged. In addition, the Program Committee solicits proposals for informal Working Groups, which bring together different constituencies within the Society, and provide continuity from year to year for people working in the same subfield of dance history. Topics for currently ongoing groups include Early Dance, Ethnicity and Dance, and Reconstruction. As always, the Program Committee also welcomes individual submissions. In addition, the Committee would like to offer particular encouragement for graduate students to apply, and to attend the conference. In all cases the Committee will aim to structure sessions in order to allow ample time for discussion and the exchange of ideas. Eugene, the host city for the conference, has been home to the University of Oregon since it opened in 1876. The conference will be held on the 280-acre campus, which features more than two thousand varieties of trees. Minutes from campus, Spencer and Skinner buttes offer hikes and views of the Willamette Valley and the Cascade Mountains, and Alton Baker Park provides over 15 miles of biking and running trails along the Willamette River. Travel a scenic hour west from Eugene to the cliffs and dunes of the Oregon coast or an hour east to the Cascade Mountain Range, or stay within the Willamette Valley and explore Oregon's vineyards. Extend your stay in Eugene after the conference to experience Oregon's natural beauty and the 1998 Oregon Bach Festival (Artistic Director, Hellmuth Rilling) featuring fifty events in two weeks and the world premier of a new work for chorus, orchestra and soloists by Krzystof Penderecki. Official conference accommodations include the Best Western GreenTree Inn, the Best Western New Oregon Motel and the Phoenix Inn, all on the edge of campus. Other nearby options include University Housing, local inns, and B&Bs. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: NOVEMBER 16, 1997 Please send five copies of each proposal (together with your name, address and e-mail address if you have one) to: Marian Smith mesmith-AT- oregon.uoregon.edu 1225 School of Music (541) 345-0719 (fax) University of Oregon (541) 346-3784 (office) Eugene, OR 97403-1225 (541) 345-0719 (home) Proposals must be postmarked by November 16, 1997. Submitters will be notified by February 1, 1998. Please direct questions about proposals to Marian Smith at the above address or email. For SDHS membership or to receive a conference brochure please contact: Marge Maddux, Treasurer, SDHS Dance Program - University of Minnesota fax: 612 625-2849 106 Norris Hall e-mail: maddu001-AT- maroon.tc.umn.edu 172 Pillsbury Dr. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 Program Committee: Marian Smith (University of Oregon), Chair; Thomas DeFrantz (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Joan Erdman (Columbia College Chicago) Carol Martin (New York University), and Ken Pierce (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Guidelines for Proposals The Program Committee welcomes proposals in the categories listed below: Research Papers Research-Paper sessions Lecture-Demonstrations Workshops Working Groups, Roundtables or other formats 1. Research Papers Research papers should be based on a topic of original research which has not been published previously. They should be designed to take no more than 30 minutes to present, including any audio-visual materials. Proposals may be submitted in one of two forms. Option A) an abstract of no more than two pages in length. The first paragraph should state the topic, research method or framework of analysis, and conclusion. Subsequent paragraphs should outline how the presentation is developed and describe type and amount of illustrative material, if used. A bibliography or statement of sources must be included; this may require an additional page. Option B) a complete paper, submitted in the form in which it will be presented. The paper should include a bibliography. Students wishing to apply for the Selma Jeanne Cohen Young Scholars Program must submit a complete paper. (Contact Marge Maddux at email address above for further instructions regarding the Selma Jeanne Cohen Award.) Research papers may be submitted either individually or as part of a session with a unifying theme. 2. Research-Paper Sessions Three or four applicants may propose, together, a session of related research papers (submitting for each proposed paper either an abstract or the paper itself). The abstracts and/or papers should all be submitted by one of the participants, who should also include a covering letter explaining the theme of the session and suggesting the order in which the papers should be presented. 3. Lecture-Demonstrations A proposal for a lecture-demonstration should be 1-2 pages in length, and include a thorough description of the material to be covered, a bibliography of sources, and a statement of the time and space required. A lecture-demonstration may take from 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours. If more than one presenter is involved, the proposal should describe the contribution of each person. 4. Workshops A proposal for a workshop should include a written description of the movement material, accompanied by a list of sources, a statement of the time and space required, and of appropriate attire for the participants. A workshop may not exceed 1 1/2 hours. 5. Working Groups, Roundtables or other formats Those wishing to propose a Working Group should explain the topic to be discussed and give a sense of the general interest within the SDHS in this topic. Those wishing to propose a Roundtable discussion or a session that deviates from the traditional paper or lecture-demonstration format should explain their idea and chosen format, the topic(s) to be discussed, and the desired length of time. The proposal should include a list of participants and a brief abstract of each person's intended contribution. All submissions should include a statement of audio-visual needs and, as relevant, statements of the amount of time requested, space requirements, and recommendations for attire. Please do not submit videotapes or photographs. Submitters are encouraged to time their presentations in advance to make sure that they adhere to the time limitations. (Previous experience indicates that 12 double-spaced pages usually require about 30 minutes to present orally, with slides or overhead projections requiring 30-60 seconds each. Please gauge your paper's length accordingly.) In the case of lecture-demonstrations and workshops, the Program Committee reserves the right to make adjustments in the time requested in order to fit the overall scheduling of the conference. Only one submission is allowed per person. In order to be considered, proposals must conform to the guidelines and meet the deadline for submission. Note: all presenters must be members of SDHS or join before the conference, and must pay the registration fee for the conference. Submissions should be accompanied by a stamped (excepting foreign submissions), self-addressed postcard that will be used to confirm receipt of the proposal. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 05 Aug 1997 21:07:35 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 00:06:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Colin Hume <100116.165-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Augusta Dance Week To: ECD Mailing List Message-ID: <970806040613_100116.165_EHU32-3-AT- CompuServe.COM> I spent last week at the Augusta Dance Week in Elkins, Virginia, and it was GREAT. Susan Kevra and Kathy Anderson were calling squares and contras, with music from Evening Star, Critton Hollow and Pilot Mountain Bobcats; they thoroughly enjoyed themselves and so did everybody else. There was only one session of English a day, which Susan called to music by Bob Pasquerello, Kathy Talviti and Andrea Hoag. There were quite a lot of beginners at the English class, but Susan taught and encouraged them and they all did well. Kathy did "Dutch Crossing" - and she didn't use my tune or the Scottish one, but Southern reels (slowed down from their usual breakneck pace). She replace the final two-hand turn by joining hands in the new lines of four to establish the directions for the next turn of the dance, and got through the whole dance a lot faster than many callers would have. She also called "Country Corners Canon" by Ron Buchanan, which is a regular four-couple square but had some of the same feel to it - and the same sense of achievement when we got it right. Don't dismiss it just because it's not "English"! And of course there were lots of other classes which I didn't attend. The whole week was very friendly and also included a couple of concerts which were probably a welcome change from dancing solidly all day. Full marks to Rodney Sutton for co-ordinating the whole thing and making everybody feel so welcome. Colin Hume ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 11:14:26 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 14:14:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Stephen D Corrsin Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: kids dancing in NY area? To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII This is really aimed at those in the Greater NY Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (GNYSMSA for short), that is from New Haven to Rockland to Princeton, or thereabouts. But others' comments would be greatly appreciated. I would love 1/ to get my 5 yr old daughter involved in dancing, 2/ get to go to more dances. (The two are closely related.) Yes I know there are family and campers weeks but those are once a year and a week at a time. Anyway, my idea (well, it was Dan Stone's, of Winnipeg) would be to organize something like dancing for kids, whether a short piece at the start of a "adult" dance, or some sort of dancing + party primarily for kids. Not just a one shot, but regular. Not weekly, of course, but at least from time to time. She's a very sociable kid, and just watching daddy dance wouldn't do much for her. ECD, contras, squares, I don't care. Anything. The chicken dance. Ideas? Suggestions? Etc? If needs be I'll help set up an organizing committee. Seriously. Her comment while watching (with me) from the sidelines: "All the dances are the same, right, daddy?" Steve Corrsin ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 11:26:25 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 07 Aug 1997 14:26:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Stephen D Corrsin Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: flogging the book To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII *Sword Dancing in Europe: A History* by me. ISBN = 1874312257 (I'd forgotten it the other day). CDSS has said they've ordered it. And you can order it through any bookstore with this much information: it's commercial, not samizdat, and will therefore be generally available. Steve C. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 08:36:09 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 11:34:21 -0400 (EDT) From: "Hanny D. Budnick" <74031.77-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: kids dancing in NY area? To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <970809153421_74031.77_BHT108-1-AT- CompuServe.COM> Hi Steve - and parents of other would-be dancing kids: based on the strong urging by dancing parents in the Philly area, I organized three seasons (1991 - 1994) of family folk dances. First Sunday of the month from October to April, nice location, 2 hours, live music, a storyteller during the second hour for those too young, too old or to desinterested to dance and a program of different kind of folk dancing (including contras, squares, playparties, ECD). The first year was a success. It was boosted by mentioning as a 'Best Bet' in he weekend edition of the local paper, and supported by the leading folk music and dance organizations in the area. The second year held its own. The 'Best Bets' folks had come once or twice and then dropped out, the dedicated families had to cope with birthday parties, good weather, bad weather, colds etc. and could not be counted on for regular attendance, although all gave the program high praise. On the last day of the third year there were eight dancers (from two families, one of whom had only found out that morning about the program), and I ended up paying for a VERY expensive party for a few strangers. That's when I called it quits. I have never been to the family folk dance series in Boston which is supported by NEFFA, but I understand that it is a wonderful program which chronically loses money as well. Those are the harsh realities for family dancing on a regular basis. When I lead audience participation events at festivals (ask me about the Scandinavian Festival at Waterloo Village on Labor Day Sunday in NJ), there are always big crowds who join in enthusiastically - but I would not want to count on anyone's commitment to a regular series. Your five year old (too young to know left from right reliably, and perhaps not anxious to leave Mom's or Dad's hand in a circle, line or whatever) will enjoy unstructured dancing, singing games, playparties and such. She is too small as to fit into the adult dancing scene on any kind of regular basis. At best, non-parents 'tolerate' an occasional little kid whom to guide through a dance. So, what is one to do??? My experience suggests: 1) seek out OCCASIONAL events (like camps, festivals, weekends, local events) and participate with your daughter 2) organize a dance party FOR her and her friends or other potential dancing families - as a one-shot deal. Get a teacher who is familiar with dancing kids 3) if you want a series: perhaps a prepaid subscription works (I did not try that but had a few 'angel' memberships), ask the folk community for financial support, and be prepared for delightful dancing all around, lots of accolades, and little permanent commitment. The very best of wishes! I'd be glad to do it again, but only as one of the hired hands. _-AT- _ {)/' /\ /\_._,<_/ ' \ /_\ /> /< Hanny dime ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 05:44:49 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 08:43:51 -0400 (EDT) From: catdancer-AT- juno.com (Helen Tuzio) Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: kids dancing in NY area? To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <19970810.070558.6743.0.catdancer-AT- juno.com> References: On Thu, 07 Aug 1997 14:14:19 -0400 (EDT) Stephen D Corrsin wrote: >I would love 1/ to get my 5 yr old daughter involved in dancing, 2/ >get to >go to more dances. >ECD, contras, squares, I don't care. Anything. The chicken dance. >Ideas? Suggestions? Etc? If needs be I'll help set up an organizing >committee. Seriously. The Long Island Traditional Music Association (LITMA) used to have family dances once or twice a season. I'm not sure if they still do. But many of the folks who dance there do have small children (both younger and older than your daughter) whom they bring to the regular dances. They welcome beginners and would most likely enjoy having your daughter there. They sponsor contradances, cajun dances, concerts, singing sessions, workshops, even slow jams and other fun stuff in three primary locations: Manhasset, Smithtown (their primary location - it's a real barn with a great atmosphere!), and Water Mill. Their FolkPhone number is 516-589-2055. You'll get a recording, but there should be instructions on how to reach a live person as well. BTW, they break for the month of August. Their next dance is in Manhasset on Friday Sept 5th (contra). Dances usually begin at 8pm with instructions beginning at 7:45. If FolkPhone doesn't help and you'd like more info, please email me privately. Helen Tuzio New York ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 06:24:20 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 08:23:50 -0500 (CDT) From: FORBES-AT- GEORGE.BAKERU.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: RE: Cecil Sharp as pianist To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <970811082350.b1c-AT- GEORGE.BAKERU.EDU> I can't speak to Sharp's piano playing, but he did arrange some of the Playford dance tunes for what was then called "Military Band." He conducted a band in some recordings. I've heard a couple of them, some years ago, and the tempi were not slow by any means. I recall his "Jenny Pluck Pears." The slow part moved right along, not the usual 'dragging out' some musicians do today. I had a sense that the quarter note was equal throughout. That is, it equaled 2/3 of a beat during the preliminary six-eight section, and one whole beat in the three-four section. I'm not sure the list wants to get into a discussion of tempi, but when the music is too slow, that's almost worse than being too fast. A delightful can of worms. Forbes/Baker University ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:23:10 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 23:17:22 -0400 From: Brad Foster Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: "Traditional Dancing in Scotland" To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <2.2.32.19970813031722.0067f998-AT- crocker.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I'm trying to get some information on a book by Flett titled "Traditional Dancing in Scotland". Several people have said that it contains some of the best descriptions of traditional dances from the North of England as well. I'd like to carry it in the CDSS store, but I haven't been able to find out the name and address/phone of the publisher. I've been told that it has been republished, and that it is available in some RSCDS shops, but the one in Boston is currently out of stock. Can any of you give me the publishers name and address? Do any of you who are going to English Week at Pinewoods have it, and would you mind bringing it and lending it to me for the week? I'm very curious to see what it says. (I get the digest version of this list, so I my responses will generally be at least a day after your message unless you write to me directly). Thanks for the help, Brad --------------------------------------------------------------- Brad Foster Country Dance and Song Society Executive and Artistic Director 17 New South St brad.foster-AT- cdss.org; office-AT- cdss.org Northampton, MA 01060 http://www.cdss.org/ 413-584-9913; Fax: 413-585-8728 ** CDSS is moving in late September to: ** 132 Main, PO Box 338, Haydenville MA, 01039-0338 ** Phone: 413-268-7426; Fax: 413-268-7471 (email is unchanged) ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:37:01 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 22:36:52 -0800 (PST) From: Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing Subject: Re: "Traditional Dancing in Scotland" To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: <01IMD9U8230299HFOI-AT- SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Brad wrote -- >I'm trying to get some information on a book by Flett titled "Traditional >Dancing in Scotland". Several people have said that it contains some of the >best descriptions of traditional dances from the North of England as well. >I'd like to carry it in the CDSS store, but I haven't been able to find out >the name and address/phone of the publisher. I've been told that it has been >republished, and that it is available in some RSCDS shops, but the one in >Boston is currently out of stock. I read it a couple of years ago, and I think it is exemplary in both research and rendition of its dances. I don't recollect the North of England stuff, but won't go so far as to say it's not there. There's some very interesting material on village dances, town balls, and what New Englanders might have called kitchen junkets. >Can any of you give me the publishers name and address? Routledge & Kegan Paul plc The most relevant address for you might be 9 Park Street, Boston, Mass 02108 Other addresses: 14 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7PH Broadway House, Newtown Road, Henley-on-Stahames, Oxon RG9 1EN 464 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 30004, Australia "First published 1964. First published as a paperback in 1985." >Do any of you who >are going to English Week at Pinewoods have it, and would you mind bringing >it and lending it to me for the week? I'm very curious to see what it says. Sadly, I'm not going to Pinewoods. (Even if I were, I'd have to get permission from James Langdell, whose copy I've now had for several years.) -- Alan =============================================================================== Alan Winston --- WINSTON-AT- SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 415/926-3056 Physical mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 69, PO BOX 4349, STANFORD, CA 94309-0210 =============================================================================== ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 00:04:21 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 03:03:43 -0400 (EDT) From: JohnFBray-AT- aol.com Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: "Traditional Dancing in Scotland" To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <970813030341_-353608690-AT- emout11.mail.aol.com> This book is available on line from barnesandnoble.com. If you insert all the garbage in the next paragraph into the address line on your browser you'll be right there. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/search?link=NYT&sourceid=&author_last=&author _first=&title=Traditional+dancing+in+scotland&keyword=&match=exact&options=and &userid=1Y5T0KM6HI&anotherlevel=Y While I'm in the delurking mode I want to second a recent glowing report about the movie 'Shall We Dance?'. It is *so good*. One doesn't want it to end. At the conclusion the whole theater broke into spontaneous applause. John Bray. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 14:32:25 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 17:31:21 -0400 From: Gene Murrow Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD ECD Message-ID: <199708141731_MC2-1D2F-8877-AT- compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: Gene Murrow, 71332,2116 TO: INTERNET:ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.Stanford.EDU, INTERNET:ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.Stanford.EDU DATE: 8/14/97 12:27 AM RE: Copy of: Best recently composed dances For a class at Pinewoods English Week (coming up in 3 days), I chose as a= theme "Chestnuts of 2297"-- dances recently composed that, like Mr. Isaac= 's Maggot, will continue to be enjoyed 300 years after their publication. = I've been staring at the list of dances I came up with over the past few weeks, and started wondering what all you cognoscenti would have come up with. So join the fun... the criteria I've set are: 1) published withi= n the last 10 years (so all of Pat Shaw's or Fried's early works that are already chestnuts are excluded) 2) dances that are great but relatively straightforward for easy learning, teaching, and surviving 3) great tune= s (old or new) What recently published (since 1987) dance(s) DO YOU THINK will still be done and enjoyed in 2297 (asteroid impacts or environmental devastation n= ot included)??? All replies will be destroyed before the turn of the millennium to protect the innocent. Gene Murrow EC Dancer and gazer at Crystal Playford Balls ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 14:48:04 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 14:47:54 -0800 (PST) From: Alan Winston - SSRL Central Computing Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: <01IMFLVC193699DQHB-AT- SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Gene foolishly asked for our opinions on possible chestnuts of 2297, composed since 1987, or at least published since 1987. (I think that might rule Pat Shaw out completely.) I could ramble on a little, pointing out that dances from 1697 haven't been done continuously since then, and may not bear much resemblance in how they're being done now to how they were done then, but we all know that, so never mind. More rambling: What typically seems to have 'survived' is the best example of some particular type of dance. (There are a zillion Early American longways dances that are some variant of star right, star left, down the center and back, cast off, and/or rights and lefts; "Young Widow" made it as a chestnut, I think, because it has a killer tune and it's an *interesting* variation. Killer tunes help. Interesting (but not _too_ difficult) variations help. "Well Hall" and "Bellamira" (IIRC) are essentially the same dance; "Well Hall" has the killer tune.) Some nominees: Ashford Anniversary (Charles Bolton?) - killer tune, fun, easy, dance, regular USA figures, zippy chorus. Handel With Care (Gary Roodman) - Easy two couple dance, USA figures, joyful tune. Bonny Cuckoo (Gail ? - drawing a blank right now) - killer tune, interesting formation, easy Elizabeth (Colin Hume) - swell tune, moderately challenging figures, really fun to do. (I wouldn't expect "Mayfair", fun though it is, to survive, because it's *so* hard.) -- Alan =============================================================================== Alan Winston --- WINSTON-AT- SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Disclaimer: I speak only for myself, not SLAC or SSRL Phone: 415/926-3056 Physical mail to: SSRL -- SLAC BIN 69, PO BOX 4349, STANFORD, CA 94309-0210 =============================================================================== ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 15:49:38 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 16:49:29 -0600 (MDT) From: deaun moulton Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Gene Murrow wrote: > > What recently published (since 1987) dance(s) DO YOU THINK will still be > done and enjoyed in 2297 (asteroid impacts or environmental devastation not Hmm, my credential are no better than that I am a dancer, but I think these will last a while: Elizabeth New York Times Randolph's Farewell Handel with Care deaun moulton ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 17:56:12 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 20:05:32 -0500 From: sheilab-AT- tiac.net (Sheila Beardslee Bosworth) Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Good Man of Cambridge.... maybe it's because I lived there... ;-) Sheila Beardslee Bosworth sheilab-AT- tiac.net Editor, Boston Early Music News >>next BEMN Deadline 8/15 for Fall Preview issue! WEB Calendar http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/concerts/bemn/ 29 Main Street, Acton MA 01720-3505 voice: 508/263.9926 fax: 508/263.2366 ** Area codes will change to 978 in September '97 ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:13:22 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:13:11 -0700 (PDT) From: dodson-AT- socrates.berkeley.edu (allen and alisa dodson) Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I'd vote for Christina, by Naomi Alexander Alisa ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 21:20:49 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 00:20:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Arnold Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD ECD Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I'd vote for Mayfair, even if Alan won't -- and I'll second Elizabeth. Easter Morn, by Erna-Lynne Bogue, gets a vote, too, and An Enchanted Place, by Antony Heywood... The Bonny Cuckoo, by the way, is by Gail Ticknor, but I have its date of composition as 1986 -- still a delightful dance, though... A Girl's Best Friend, Peace Be With You, Byron's Boutade, and Michael and all Angels by Fried Herman I think deserve nomination, among others of hers; Enrichez Vous by Antony Heywood (music by Edith Farrar) is also fine. Fenterlarick, by Joyce Walker, would get a vote, too, along with Winter Solstice, by Wendy Couch. And possibly Smithy Hill by Tom Cook, if it isn't a bit too early (my cards say 1987?). A Trip to Amsterdam by Philippe Callens, and Nell's Waltz by Nicholas Broadbridge deserve mention too, I think... and The Two Cousins, by Will van den Berg, if it fits this time frame, and The Lover's Knot, by Jim Kitch. I'd better stop before I think of some more (:-) Eric Arnold Ann Arbor ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 23:44:28 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 23:30:00 -0700 (PDT) From: "Paul J. Stamler" Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU CC: ECD ECD Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII First and foremost: "Elizabeth", by Colin Hume. A lovely dance, and an absolute glory of a tune. Peace. Paul ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 02:41:24 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 04:46:23 -0500 From: Mary E Jones Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: <33F4256F.2C75-AT- javanet.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: Colin's Winter Memories surely has a spot on this list - can't wait to try some of the one's that Eric mentioned... Gene: you *will* tell us which ones you chose...when you come back, yes? Mary (Sighing & Sobbing Over Missing English Week at Pinewoods) Jones ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 06:36:52 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:37:14 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert A. Brooks" Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > On Thu, 14 Aug 1997, Gene Murrow wrote: > > > > What recently published (since 1987) dance(s) DO YOU THINK will still be > > done and enjoyed in 2297 . . . I'd vote for Robin Hayden's In the Bleak Midwinter --Rob ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 08:05:27 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:05:34 -0500 (EST) From: GAFF-AT- neu.edu Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <01IMGSDKRO2Q94E060-AT- neu.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Boston has been running a Fall Favorites dance for the last couple of years in which the dancers vote for the dances to appear on the program. Looking at the dances on the list might give some hints for future chestnuts. Of the dances mentioned so far Smithy Hill is likeliest for chestnut status because the return from the dance is so large compared to the effort to,learn it. it's a great dance for winding down an evening. As to favorite dances, my favorite modern dance was composed in Boston a little outside Gene's time frame--it's Hudson Barn. Is this dance done outside the Boston area? terry gaffney ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:08:00 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 12:07:22 -0700 From: "Michael J. O'Connor" Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: <33F4A8EA.56DC-AT- erols.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: Fried's _Potter's Porch_ contains six or seven dances wothy of consideration: 1991 The Archbishop 1991 Bryon's Boutade 1991 The First Lady 1990 Impertinence 1991 Measured Obsession 1991 Michael & All Angels 1989 Rose of Sharon Clearly, 1991 was quite a year for Fried. Of these, I will agree with Eric that Bryon's Boutade makes the list because it is different and practically invites the band to get carried away. My personal favorite is Measured Obsession, a truly elegant dance with wonderful music. It has some confusing points, but one can be alleviated (in the B, with the simultaneous face-en-face and back-to-back) if one suggests taking hands - it somehow helps people set the pattern and is not just a style point. But I digress. Still, I do so because it is just such a glorious dance, and worth a digression. Third of this group comes down to a hard choice between Impertinence and Michael & Co. Given that we're picking a top ten, it may be that there isn't room for either, though both should last. I have a marginal preference for Impertinence, so it's my choice. Just noticed -- of my first four, two have music by Purcell, one by Handel and the other by Bryon himself (Bonnett). I'm curious about The First Lady. I don't like it as much as any of the above four, but, them, I don't often get to dance the first woman's role. I sense that women are more enthusiastic about it than men, so I wonder it could actually make this hypothesized list for that reason. How about Leah's Waltz? (1989) Of the others mentioned so far, for what it's worth, I'll second Fenterlarick and Winter Solstice, and third (or is it fourth?) Elizabeth. Randolph's Farewell is an intriguing matter. When it first came on the scene in NY, I liked it immensely. But my enjoyment quotient has gone downhill since because it hasn't been danced well where I've done it. Possible reasons: a) The novelty has worn off? b) It's an "easier" dance with a pretty tune, so people try to program it even if it's crowded, or c) there are a lot of beginners or others not naturally attuned to gracefulness; and d) Can the music lend itself to overlushness in its playing? This last sometimes also affects Smithy Hill. Which is to say that quality control counts, in both teaching and music. Of the others, no purpose is served by mentioning the two I don't think belong on the list. I either don't remember the remainder well enough or haven't met them, but it sounds as though this is fertile ground for fall programming. Just got carried away by that thought. I can imagine three weeks programmed with the different candidates, followed by a "vote" of those attending all three who have kept notes contemporaneously. Maybe even a run-off for dancers to suggest two or three dances they'd like to compare that initially appeared in different weeks, and then the vote. If done in four different locales, I'd bet there would be at least 25 different "Winners". In any event, I look forward to meeting some new and interesting dances. Thanks, Gene, for spurring the discussion. Mike O'Connor ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 10:19:49 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 13:19:21 -0400 From: Mary Beth Goodman Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >As to favorite dances, my favorite modern dance was composed in Boston >a little outside Gene's time frame--it's Hudson Barn. Is this dance done >outside the Boston area? >terry gaffney Mine too (and DH's) - I was disappointed to find it's a little older than gene's parameters. Haven't encountered this dance anywhere other than Eastern Mass. Mary Beth ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 10:27:45 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 13:28:03 -0400 (EDT) From: RLHAYDEN-AT- amherst.edu Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <01IMGXHRFMX2ASBVQS-AT- amherst.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 In response to Michael O'Connor's call for a vote, I would just like to recall that Gene's original question was: >What recently published (since 1987) dance(s) DO YOU THINK will still be >done and enjoyed in 2297? It seems to me that the lasting power ofr Elizabeth, Peace Be With You, Easter Morn, Fenterlarick, Christina, Ashford Anniversary and Smithy Hill (all on my wager list) has as much to do with the compelling quality of their tunes as with the simplicity & elegance & fun of the dances themselves. Robin Hayden (not an official advocate for any particular dance!) ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 10:31:43 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 13:32:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Sharon Green Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <199708151732.NAA18771-AT- mail1.panix.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 01:19 PM 8/15/97 -0400, you wrote: >>As to favorite dances, my favorite modern dance was composed in Boston >>a little outside Gene's time frame--it's Hudson Barn. Is this dance done >>outside the Boston area? >>terry gaffney > > I've danced Hudson Barn on the other coast in Seattle, Portland, & the Bay Area--it's always a joy. Sharon Green ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:38:35 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 13:48:26 -0500 From: sheilab-AT- tiac.net (Sheila Beardslee Bosworth) Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In response to Terry Gaffney's recommendation of HUDSON BARN, Mary Beth Goodman wrote: >Mine too (and DH's) - I was disappointed to find it's a little older than >gene's parameters. Haven't encountered this dance anywhere other than >Eastern Mass. Well, this seems a *little* like telling tales out of school.. Hudson Barn was written for the wedding celebration of Pam Kelly and Jonathan Bosworth --the dance was held in... Hudson Barn! Of course, years have passed and Ms. Kelly is now friendly with another gentleman, and I am now *very* friendly with Mr. Bosworth.... Good thing the dance was named for Hudson Barn, and not something like "Pam & Jonathan Forever"... I do like the dance a lot. I thought of writing a dance for *our* wedding, but changed my mind when I realized that the only clever name I could come up with was "Third Time's the Charm!" he-he-he-he-he! Sheila Beardslee Bosworth sheilab-AT- tiac.net Editor, Boston Early Music News >>next BEMN Deadline 8/15 for Fall Preview issue! WEB Calendar http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/concerts/bemn/ 29 Main Street, Acton MA 01720-3505 voice: 508/263.9926 fax: 508/263.2366 ** Area codes will change to 978 in September '97 ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 11:43:48 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 14:44:10 -0400 (EDT) From: Eric Arnold Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 15 Aug 1997 GAFF-AT- neu.edu (terry gafney) wrote: [snip] > As to favorite dances, my favorite modern dance was composed in Boston > a little outside Gene's time frame--it's Hudson Barn. Is this dance done > outside the Boston area? I, a genuine Midwesterner and Michigander (Honk! Honk!) think Hudson Barn is a great little dance, too, and it has been done occasionally in this area, but unfortunately, most of the dancers here have yet to discover its charms. It's a dance which benefits greatly from having a set with enough folks in it who already know where and when to get in and out so that someone new to it has lots of examples of how it is supposed to go; with a set full of dancers without a clue, it can lose coherence real quickly, and even with competent teaching, it is hard to call during the dance itself in ways that really help -- orientation problems, specifying who the call is directed at, and where they should be when is very tricky at the pace that this dance normally goes (all of which make it an excellent candidate for a workshop I'm doing this fall... thanks for the idea!) Eric Arnold Ann Arbor ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 13:00:30 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 15:53:46 -0500 From: Mary K Friday Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re[2]: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <9708158716.AA871675381-AT- smtp-gw5.census.gov> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We do "Hudson Barn" from time to time in Baltimore and Washington, but it is difficult enough that we don't do it regularly (it has appeared on at least one ball program, I think). Also, I attended a workshop in Pittsburgh once where Helene Cornelius taught it. Mary Kay Friday ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Re: Best recently composed dances Author: at SMTP-GATEWAY Date: 8/15/97 1:19 PM >As to favorite dances, my favorite modern dance was composed in Boston >a little outside Gene's time frame--it's Hudson Barn. Is this dance done >outside the Boston area? >terry gaffney Mine too (and DH's) - I was disappointed to find it's a little older than gene's parameters. Haven't encountered this dance anywhere other than Eastern Mass. Mary Beth ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 13:27:29 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 16:16:10 -0400 From: Mary Beth Goodman Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re[2]: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Look forward to continuing this discussion at camp! Given how infrequently I get to dance anymore, I was pleased that I actually KNEW of the dances being bandied about. Mary Beth <-- who should be packing and cleaning rather than reading email... Let's see, the Imelda collection of shoes - flat oxfords, clogs, clogs, flat shoes, rockports, "sturdy shoes for pathwalking - doesn't that sound like something from starwars?", ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 14:31:41 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 17:30:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Arthur Ferguson <71470.3625-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: RE:Copyof:Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <970815213049_71470.3625_EHB33-1-AT- CompuServe.COM> Gene certainly, and not unexpectedly, set off a flurry of responses when he asked people on the list for their candidates for dances composed in the last ten years that will be classics in 2297. Some thoughts elicited by some of the nominations and comments surrounding them: Easter Morn - A lovely dance to a lovely tune. How widely is it known? In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Ditto A Girl's Best Friend - I was pleasantly surprised to see Eric mention it. It has some lovely moments, and the tune, "Bonnie George Campbell", is a beauty. Have any of you had the pleasure of hearing Fried sing it after she has gotten the dance going well enough that she can stop calling? Hudson Barn - A definite favorite in the Boston area. Sheila has described some of the history of the dance. I would add that one of its composers is Jacqueline Schwab. Terry in his message that started the discussion of Hudson Barn mentioned CDS Boston's Fall Favorites dance, and this seems like a good occasion to put in a plug for it. It's one of the real highlights of the Boston season. People can register in advance, and those that do can cast five votes for dances to be included on the program (only one for any given dance - no "bullet" voting). The program is then made up of the dances receiving the largest numbers of votes. This year the Fall Favorites is on October 25, and if any of you have an excuse to be in the Boston area that weekend, I'm sure it's a dance you will enjoy. If you are interested in coming, send a check for $8.00 made out to CDS, Boston Centre, and your list of five dances to me Arthur Ferguson 31 Ledgewood Road Framingham, MA 01701-3626 by October 11. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 17:33:24 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 20:22:05 -0400 From: Gene Murrow Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Best recently composed dances To: "INTERNET:ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.Stanford.EDU" Message-ID: <199708152022_MC2-1D45-E40E-AT- compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wow! Thanks to all of you who participated in the "future chestnuts" discussion As always, it has been a stimulating and educational source = of ideas about our favorite form of dance, and it will add another, unanticipated, layer of interest to the class. Mary Jones wrote: >>Gene: you *will* tell us which ones you chose...when you come back, yes= ? Yes, I will post my original list I used to plan the class, and any chang= es warranted by the evolving discussion at Camp. Interestingly, my list included nearly all the (often duplicated) ECD list nominees. So there I= S CONSESUS about what makes a great dance (at least among us hard core types)!!!. Dare we try to delineate what that "what" is, or is ECD aesthetic theory still at the "we know one when we see/dance/hear one" stage? Incidentally, my original list was aided greatly by the Fall Favorites program at the Boston Centre (see Art Ferguson's posting about this year's Oct. 25th event). Last month, Art e-mailed me the vote talli= es for the last 4 years, and, again, the evidence shows we EC dancers seem = to agree fairly consistently about what makes a dance a "keeper." Out of my list, I will assemble a group of 16 dances into an evening program, using my particular ideas about structuring an evening (taking into consideration formation, pacing, meter, key, etc., etc.), and I'll post that as well. Of course such a gala evening should be titled "The Crystal Ball." Think of the decorations! = 'Til after English Week... Gene Murrow EC Dancer, Musician, Futurist? gmurrow-AT- compuserve.com ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 23:40:21 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 22:31:08 -0700 (PDT) From: dodson-AT- socrates.berkeley.edu (allen and alisa dodson) Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re[2]: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I seldom read messages to this list, let alone respond to them, but, as a sometime ECD dancer and musician, the question of future chestnuts of the year 2300 or whatever is intriguing. I started making a short list of my candidates, and noticed that many of them are rather similar--duple minor, mostly not too hard, *nice* tune and pleasant dance....Christina Freeford Gardens Peace Be With You Elizabeth Ashford Anniversary Fentalarick (if that qualifies; I'm not sure when it was written). (I haven't done Eric Leber's Gypsy Round or In The Bleak Midwinter often enough to be sure they belong in this list, but they are certainly candidates). Now I know many of you listed these, so I don't think it's just my preference for this type of dance. It seems that there are a lot of good dances of this type being written these days! Of course the competition will be tough over the next few hundred years.... It's true that most of the 'oldies' we dance fit this description too. But what about 'one-off' dances like Nonesuch, or oddities like the Old Mole, which (in spite of the chocolate my wife bribes the band with) is hardly a musical masterpiece, yet is a dance that has stuck around? What more challenging or unusual dances will survive? Hudson Barn is surely one; I can think of two others and maybe a third. (1) Michael and All Angels. I would be curious to know which dances Fried Herman considers her best. To me this one is her masterpiece--it is 'echt Fried'--it has those transitions and flowing movements she choreographs so well, the dance fits the tune wonderfully, it has the unusual 'goose march'--it is a pleasure to dance it. (2) Muriel's Measure Another slow, stately dance (and that even when taking it quicker than Colin Hume wants it to be, I'm sure), this one grabs me by its quiet, serene beauty. It's a little complicated for inexperienced dancers in a few places--you have to get the timing just right to get all the dance's pleasures. (3) (Maybe) Trip to Morland, another slow dance by Colin. I say 'maybe' because I've only danced it once, when Colin was at Mendocino a couple of years ago, and it blew me away. Has anyone out there danced it enough to form an opinion about it? Back to the geology papers....hope most of you are having fun at Pinewoods... Allen Dodson Berkeley,CA ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 00:05:24 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 01:44:32 +0000 From: Rich Galloway Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <199708160539.BAA10434-AT- ns.kreative.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT I'm listing dances that have staying power, not necessarily my favourites. I think that was Gene's criteria. Plenty more I love and would like to see last that long. (For that matter, I would be quite happy to be able to dance ANY dance in 2297. :-)) Fenterlarick Faithless Nancy Dawson Wood Duck Miss De Jersey's Memorial Bonny Cuckoo (Alan, that's Gail TICKNER) Bare Necessities And alas, (and in spite of a delightful tune that fails to improve with endless, monotonous, unvarying, tedious repetition), John Tallis's Canon (That one sticks around because it's just too clever.) See many of you at English week in a few hours. ==================================================== Rich Galloway Silver Spring, MD ==================================================== ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 21:30:18 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 21:30:30 -0700 (PDT) From: bestockp-AT- oz.net Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Boston has been running a Fall Favorites dance for the last couple of years >in which the dancers vote for the dances to appear on the program. Looking >at the dances on the list might give some hints for future chestnuts. > >Of the dances mentioned so far Smithy Hill is likeliest for chestnut >status because the return from the dance is so large compared to >the effort to,learn it. it's a great dance for winding down an evening. > >As to favorite dances, my favorite modern dance was composed in Boston >a little outside Gene's time frame--it's Hudson Barn. Is this dance done >outside the Boston area? >terry gaffney This is one of our favorites in Seattle. We do it frequently at the regular dances and it was on the ball program last year and one other time in the past few years. The Seattle English country dance performing group, Nonesuch, peformed it in last year's program. Portland did it on their ball program last year, too. Vicky Bestock. ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 19:07:35 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1997 22:06:36 -0400 (EDT) From: "Hanny D. Budnick" <74031.77-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Copy of: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <970819020636_74031.77_BHT69-1-AT- CompuServe.COM> Hi Gene - I particularly like Gail Ticknor's "Bonny Cuckoo". If "Fenterlarick" fits into that same time frame, it has my vote, along with "Brian's Boutard". Hanny Budnick ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 20:47:22 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 23:54:26 +0000 From: Erna-Lynne Bogue Subject: New address info To: "ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU" Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: <33FB83B0.4E8-AT- ix.netcom.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just a note to let y'all know that I've found a new home for myself and by cat-friends Playford and Shaw. We're living in a teensy place beside a creek with rabbits and birds all around, in Superior Township just outside Ann Arbor. Our new contact information is: Erna-Lynne Bogue 9747 Geddes Rd #2 Ypsilanti MI 48198-9416 phone: 313-483-2291 ELB ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:09:16 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 13:07:38 -0400 (EDT) From: Margaret Whaley <101454.633-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Hello - is anyone there? To: ECD Message-ID: <970821170738_101454.633_IHP66-1-AT- CompuServe.COM> Where are you all? I've just got back from my holiday - and nobody is saying anything!! Are you all at Pinewoods? Sidmouth was fun, energetic, friendly and VERY, VERY, VERY wet!!!!!!! Can't stop now - got to catch up with the day job!!! Will write soon Margaret Whaley Oxfordshire p.s. On seconds thoughts it's Southam Folk Dance Festival this weekend - so who know when I shall have time to report!! ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 18:09:14 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 22 Aug 1997 18:09:23 -0700 (PDT) From: bestockp-AT- oz.net Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Hudson Barn To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" With all the discussion on Hudson Barn-- I remember learning Hudson Barn from Jackie Schwab (co-author of the dance) with mirror back-to-backs in the B section, but most callers have been calling it with right shoulder back-to backs for both the men and the women, which means that the men had to reverse direction for the next move instead of continuing to flow into it. When I programmed it for our ball last year, I called Jackie to make sure I had it right, since I was encountering the other version so often. She said yes, she created the dance with mirror back-to-backs but in writing it down she neglected to mention this. Therefore people who learned the dance from people got it right, and people who learned it from descriptions used right shoulder back to backs, which is what you'd do if not told otherwise. So if your group has been doing right shoulder back to backs try the mirror back to backs instead the next time you call it! You'll find the dance is the same for the women, but the men's part is more organic. It is truly one of the most flowing, satisfying dances ever created, and even better with the back-to-backs done as Jackie intended. Vicky Bestock ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 15:23:29 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Sun, 24 Aug 1997 18:23:17 -0400 From: Gene Murrow Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Chestnuts of 2297 - Class handout To: ECD ECD Message-ID: <199708241823_MC2-1E13-6033-AT- compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here's the handout for the "Chestnuts of 2297" class at English Week at Pinewoods. It contains my original list of dances, with composers and sources. We did all but one of the dances on the list plus three suggested by dancers in the class: Laurelhurst (Fried Herman), Darius (by a Roger ?? = in England, to a tune by Darius Milhaud-- taught by Helene Cornelius), and Good Man of Cambridge (Gary Roodman). Gary's "A New Beginning" from the list was not done. In addition, I taught an English "measure" (pavan) as= part of an illustration of ideas about tempo, in aid of resolving the current issue surrounding dances like Colin's "Elizabeth." Anyway, I had a good time watching people enjoying these straightforward dances, and listening to the great music provided by Jonathan Jensen, Top= py Kramer, and Daron Douglas (imagine!). Perhaps a list subscriber who wa= s there could offer a more complete and objective view of the enterprise, i= f anyone is interested... +++++++ [class hand-out] +++++++++ ENGLISH WEEK AT PINEWOODS 1997 "CHESTNUTS OF 2297" GENE MURROW Introduction The "Chestnuts of 2297" are dances that, like Mr. Isaac's Maggot, we thin= k = will be danced and enjoyed as classics 300 years after their first = publication. The dances were chosen from "Playford/historical style" English country = dances published in the last 10 years. Many 20th Century dances publishe= d = before 1987 (all of Pat Shaw, early Fried Herman, and many others) are = already chestnuts and are exluded from this list. = These are personal choices, with help from many friends who dance often, and = from the vote tallies for the last 4 years of the Boston Centre's "Fall = Favorites" special requests evening. The degree of consensus among = enthusiasts of this type of dance is surprising; we all seem to know a = "keeper" when we see one. But are there objective criteria for such dances? Certainly a beautiful and memorable tune and an interesting but uncomplicated pattern. What else? And what dances should be on this lis= t but aren't? During the week, we'll do most of the dances listed below, plus those = suggested by any of you and generally agreed to deserve a place on the list. The List Dance Choreographer Tune Composer Published Source Ashford Anniversary Charles Bolton P.Phalese (publ.) More of the Sa= me Bryon's Boutade Fried Herman Bryon Bonnett Potter's Porch = = = Christina Naomi Alexander Naomi Alexander Stafford Ruby Col= l. Corelli's Maggot C.& J.Millar A. Corelli CDSS Gems = Dunant House Waltz Colin Hume Roger Davidson NVS Dutch Crossin= g = = Early One Morning Scott Higgs Traditional Early One Morning= Elizabeth Colin Hume Colin Hume Dances w/a Difference 4 Face the Music Fried Herman Eric Scott Potter's Porch Handel With Care Gary Roodman G. F. Handel Add'l. Calulated Figures Helena Colin Hume Colin Hume Dances w/a Difference 3 Impertinence Fried Herman H. Purcell Potter's Porch In the Bleak Midwinter Robin Hayden Traditional CDSS News 1/97 The Introduction Fried Herman T. O'Carolan Fringe Benefits (= in prep) Leah's Waltz Fried Herman B.McQuillen/J.Ungar Ease & Elegance Mistwold David Newitt Dudley Laufman CDSS News 8/93 A New Beginning Gary Roodman G. F. Handel Add'l. Calculated= Figures Peace Be With You Fried Herman Anon. 18th C. Choice Morsels Randolph Farewell Fried Herman Tom Siess Fringe Benefits (= in prep) Smithy Hill Brian Jenkins Brian Jenkins Hunter's Moon Wibsey Roundabout Gary Roodman T. O'Carolan Sum Further Calc.= Figs. Winter Memories Colin Hume Colin Hume Dances w/a Difference 4 English Week at Pinewoods 1997 Chestnuts of 2297 Gene Murr= ow = As the week progressed, I formulated in my mind a simple criterion that encompasses many of the ideas about which dances are "chestnuts." Namel= y, "is this dance one folks will do at midnight, when there's just a few musicians around, maybe no caller, and people just want to dance and enjo= y = ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 05:30:36 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 08:30:53 -0400 (EDT) From: RLHAYDEN-AT- amherst.edu Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Chestnuts of 2297 - Class handout To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <01IMUMBDEYN2B7B59M-AT- amherst.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Dear Gene, et al, Isn't Smithy Hill by Tom Cook, with a tune by Brian Jenkins? Robin Hayden ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 21:06:28 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 00:07:56 +0000 From: Rich Galloway Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Chestnuts of 2297 - Class handout To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: <199708260401.AAA05320-AT- ns.kreative.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Darius was composed by Paul Collacott, who lives near Cheltenham. It was indeed a great workshop. Excellent teaching, great dancers and fine dances. Thanks for running it, Gene, and thanks for the list. ==================================================== Rich Galloway Silver Spring, MD ==================================================== ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 14:45:17 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 17:17:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Margaret Whaley <101454.633-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Southam To: ECD Message-ID: <970826211723_101454.633_IHP54-1-AT- CompuServe.COM> Have just got back from Southam Folk Dance Festival - it was a wonderful weekend! Southam is a real Folk Dancers' Festival run by the Grand Union of Dancers and is the brain child of Wendy Crouch. It's only been going for 3 years, but already it is fixed firmly in the Dance Calendar!! It's been fully booked since March, and the only reason my partner and I got in was because we ran the folk shop! There was Andrew Shaw, Bill & Barbara Kinsman, Barrie Bullimore, Bob Archer, and Charles Bolton and 160 Dancers, including dancers from Holland and Germany. We danced to Wild Thyme, Chris Dewhurst and Sue Stapledon, David Bradley and Rachel Taylor, and Kevin (sorry, I cannot remember his surname, but a whizz on the accordian!) We started in fine style on Friday night with a very good mixed program from Bob, with many dancers in the aprons and shirts of the narrow boat peoples. (The Grand Union of Dancers takes its title from the Grand Union Canal which run through Warwickshire, so it was very appropriate that Wild Thyme should be sitting in a narrow boat surrounded by gaily painted article of bargee ware!!) For the next 2 and a half days we did workshops on everything from Walsh and the Beggar's Opera to American Contras, by way of Pat Shaw, Tom Cook, and "Finesse". It was very difficult to decide which workshops to attend - and I was very sorry to miss Bob's "Difficult Dances and Strange Formations". It was lovely to see Barbara again, recovered after her fall, and both she and Bill were in fine fettle. Barrie was excellent, especially his American Night on the Saturday, although it was a great pity it was so hot that many dancers decided on the less energetic alternative!!! And Charles was - well, Charles!" Andrew was in fine form - to quote the steward who thanked him at the end of one of his sessions - Andrew is "brilliant, absolutely brilliant!" On the Sunday night Andrew hosted an 18th century ball, at which many of us wore costume, a real highlight to the weekend. The evening commenced with the "Whitehall Minuet" which those of us who had attended Wendy's sessions on minuetting were able to do with the original step!! Well, we tried!!!!!! We finished up on Monday afternoon with a Tea Dance entitled "Tea with Lumps of Pudding", during the course of which we had to dance "Lumps of Pudding!!" Finally we had a "Grand March" to Wild Thyme et al playing "March of St Timothy" - a particularly favourite tune of mine, and having got us all in formation across the hall, the thanks were said and final video footage of the event taken. Then, as has become tradition,all the dancers lined up to pass along the complete line of bands and callers, to give our thanks, and say our goodbyes, before being allowed our "tea and lump of spicy bread pudding"!! A lovely gesture at the end of a suberb weekend! Only one thing left to do - address an envelope to ourselves, so that we will get an order form for next year's event in good time to secure a place!!! Margaret Whaley Oxfordshire ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 20:43:10 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 23:44:47 -0400 From: Mary Beth Goodman Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Southam To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" What a great way to end a program. Thanks for the report and for sharing this idea. Mary Beth <-- ice and ibuprofen are our friends >Finally we had a "Grand March" to Wild Thyme et al playing "March of St >Timothy" >- a particularly favourite tune of mine, and having got us all in formation >across the hall, the thanks were said and final video footage of the event >taken. Then, as has become tradition,all the dancers lined up to pass >along the >complete line of bands and callers, to give our thanks, and say our goodbyes, >before being allowed our "tea and lump of spicy bread pudding"!! A lovely >gesture at the end of a suberb weekend! ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 04:55:28 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:55:53 -0400 From: Gene Murrow Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Chestnuts of 2297 - Class handout To: "INTERNET:ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.Stanford.EDU" Message-ID: <199708280755_MC2-1E7B-31C1-AT- compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Robin Hayden noted: >>Dear Gene, et al, >>Isn't Smithy Hill by Tom Cook, with a tune by Brian Jenkins? Sure is. Sorry about the error on my Chestnusts of 2297 list. Gene ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 16:57:13 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 21:13:36 -0500 From: Barbara Ruth Subject: Re: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- SSRL04.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Message-ID: <34063050.5320-AT- yale.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well there are far, far too many wonderful contemporary dances for me to even remember, much less list, many of which have already been named by others, and some of which I had the immense pleasure of dancing last week in Gene's class. But I will say this. If "Fenterlarik" is not still being done at English Country dances in 2097, I'm just not even going to bother going. Barbara Ruth New Haven, CT ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 17:58:38 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 20:59:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Dawn Culbertson Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Re: Best recently composed dances To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I agree with Barbara Ruth about Fentalarick, and the same goes for Peace Be With You. Wonderful dances! Dawn Culbertson Baltimore, MD dcculb-AT- peabody.jhu.edu ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 13:06:41 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 16:04:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Margaret Whaley <101454.633-AT- CompuServe.COM> Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: Southam - a bit more To: ECD Message-ID: <970829200417_101454.633_IHP67-1-AT- CompuServe.COM> Hugh Stewart has just written me that Kevin was probably Kevin Downham - it was, thanks Hugh By the way, Charles Bolton did a dance at Southam that he wrote, called "Eat Drink and Be Merry" which might has been danced by the Pilgrims - you know Chaucer and all that - to a very simple tune. It was a four couple longways change partner dance with the 1st and 3rd couple improper. The fascination for me was that each lady danced with every man, and in every place!!! We finished up with the set totally inverted. Being a Mathematician I'm still trying to work how it worked!!!!!!!!! Margaret Whaley Oxfordshire ================================================================================ Archive-Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 14:41:10 PST Sender: owner-ecd-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 17:13:32 -0400 From: Mary Beth Goodman Reply-To: ECD-AT- playford.slac.stanford.edu Subject: At the passing of a Princess..... To: ECD-AT- PLAYFORD.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" It has been suggested on the Morris List that a morris dance be written in honor of the late Princess Diana. I throw open that challenge to those of you composing dances in the ECD community. What a senseless tragedy. Condolences to our British friends and royalty admirers. Mary Beth Goodman <-- got up in the wee hours to cry at that wedding and now is saddened by this news