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Flying Shoes Radio Hour
Author: Chrissy Fowler
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Highlighting the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love here in Belfast, Maine and beyond, the musicians who play it with and for others, and the dancers of all ages that it inspires!
In each episode, host Chrissy Fowler welcomes contra dance musicians to an informal recording session, where we get to hear their sound up close and personal, as well as stories about their history and approach to playing.
In each episode, host Chrissy Fowler welcomes contra dance musicians to an informal recording session, where we get to hear their sound up close and personal, as well as stories about their history and approach to playing.
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Full Episode TranscriptLinks:Wild Asparagus (Ann Percival, Becky Tracy, David Cantieni, George Marshall) ~ wildasparagus.com/George’s dance programs in St. Croix ~ tropicaldancevacation.comAnn’s projects as a visual artist ~ annpercival.com/Becky’s other projects, including with her husband Keith Murphy ~ blackislemusic.com/ and facebook.com/beckytracykeithmurphy/Hear more from the members of Wild Asparagus in another CDSS podcast, Contra Pulse, including these episodes:David Cantieni: episode-7-david-cantieni-part-1/ and episode-8-david-cantieni-part-2/Becky Tracy: episode-39-becky-tracy/George Marshall: episode-13-george-marshall/During our conversation, the members of Wild Asparagus refer to other artists, including these: Swallowtail, the influential Pioneer Valley MA contra dance band (George Marshall, David Cantieni, Timm Triplett, Ron Grosslein, and Tim Van Egmond)John Skelton, a woodwind player in the House Band“Jamesie” Brewster, a legendary Caribbean musician. Learn more about Jamesie in this St Croix Source article; in this film about his role in “Scratch” and Quelbe music of St Croix and the US Virgin Islands jamesieproject.com/; and in the Columbia College Archives.Tunes:Ross’s Reel # 4 / Frenchie’s (both trad)Dick Gossip (trad)Stonetown (John Skelton)Song for Gale (Larry Kaplan; sung by Cindy Kallet and others)BreakRecreational Doctor (Keith Murphy)The Lazy B (David Cantieni)Speed the Plow (trad) / Enjoy Yourself (Carl Sigman & Herb Magidson) from the Wild Asparagus album, “Live at the Guiding Star Grange”, © 2009
Check out the Flying Shoes Radio Hour site more information and other great episodes. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about contra and English country dance. Produced by:Belfast Flying Shoes belfastflyingshoes.orgCountry Dance & Song Society cdss.orgBelfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/
Full episode transcriptMusician websites & some topics referenced in the show:Pine Tree Flyers - pinetreeflyers.com/Katie McNally - katiemcnally.comEmily Troll - emilytrollmusic.comNeil Pearlman - neilpearlman.com/Owen Marshall - owenmarshallmusic.com/home/Trad Cafe (Neil’s podcast) - tradcafe.org/Maine Music Compendium (book referenced by Katie) - brickstoremuseum.org/product/maine-musical-compendium-by-paul-wells/NH Library of Traditional Music & Dance at UNH (resource referenced by Chrissy) - library.unh.edu/find/special/subject/new-hampshire-library-traditional-music-dance Tunes:Lady of the Lake / Lady Walpole / Lady Ann Montgomery (all trad)Haste to the Wedding / Coleraine (both trad)Vidita (waltz by Katie McNally)BreakPetronella / Green Mountain Petronella / Petronella (all trad)Glise de Sherbrooke (trad)Hull’s Victory / Douglas’s Favorite / Lamplighter’s Hornpipe (trad / either Jack Douglas or trad / trad)
Check out the Flying Shoes Radio Hour site more information and other great episodes. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about contra and English country dance. Produced by:Belfast Flying Shoes belfastflyingshoes.orgCountry Dance & Song Society cdss.orgBelfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/
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