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Download or view the full transcript. Cedar’s website: cedarstanistreet.com Amy’s website: amyenglesberg.com Two of Amy’s other bands: wakeuprobin.com freeraisins.com Some other topics they mentioned: David Kaynor - davidkaynor.wordpress.com Great Bear and the Van Norstrand family - greatbearrecords.bandcamp.com John Kirk & Trish Miller - johnandtrish.com The Dance Flurry - flurryfestival.org Tunes: The Mountain Ranger (trad) / Dominion Reel (trad) The Hag with the Money (trad) / The Red Curtain (Cedar Stanistreet) Cloudshine (Amy Englesberg) Lucy Farr’s (trad) / Garrett Barry’s (trad) Twice as Long (Amy Englesberg) / Flannel Dreams (Amy Englesberg) 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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Download or view the full transcript. Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin Contact Guillaume at [email protected] Guillaume plays in other bands, including: Nova with Kathleen Fownes and Everest Witman Helen Kuhar Contact Helen via website helenkuharmusic.com, IG instagram.com/helengracekuhar/ , and Helen Kuhar - YouTube Helen plays in other bands, including: Nobody’s Business with Hayden Stern & Casey Murray Dearest Dear with Rose Jackson - Instagram @dearestdearduo Forsyth with Kate Knudsvig, Erin Shea Hogan & Kat Wallace Good Company with Cecily Mills & Rohan Weeden Helen also appeared in Ep7 of the Flying Shoes Radio Hour Podcast, with Nobody’s Business - Listen here Rose Jackson Contact Rose via website rose-jackson.com and Instagram @fiddler_gal Rose plays in other bands, including: Stove Dragon with Oliver Scanlon, Sam Zakon-Anderson & Max Newman Dearest Dear with Helen Kuhar - Instagram @dearestdearduo Polaris with Sam Zakon-Anderson, Marta Bartholomew & Jesse Ball References: Curious about topics that were referred to in the podcast? Here are some, with links:  The band talked about bal folk or balfolk, specifically Brattleboro Bal Folk with Eloise & Co (Becky Tracy & Rachel Bell), which is a genre of folk music that especially inspires Guillaume & Rose (and they’ve brought Helen into the fold) David Kaynor was a musician, caller, and organizer who led the monthly open band and open jams which Rose mentioned. (David received the Lifetime Contribution Award from CDSS in 2021. Ep. 28 of From the Mic, another CDSS podcast, features a 2011 interview with David. Many of his papers and recordings are in the David A Kaynor collection in the Special Collections Archives at the University of NH in Durham) Guilford Community Church choir was led by Tony Barrand, Andy Davis, and Peter Amidon when Guillaume was growing up Nightingale was the Vermont trio of Becky Tracy, Jeremiah McLane, and Keith Murphy, all of whom influenced Rose, Guillaume & Helen Northeast Heritage Music Camp is a program in VT’s Green Mountains, where Rose participated and now serves on the board Pete Sutherland influenced Rose, both for fiddling and singing Village Harmony and Northern Harmony, the Vermont camp and touring ensembles founded by Larry Gordon, where Guillaume learned from many people, including South African singer, Matlakala Bopape Young Tradition Vermont (YTV) is the program of Vermont Folklife, which Rose participated in as a touring group member and a mentor Youth Dance Weekend (YDW) was where Rose, Helen & Guillaume played one of their earliest gigs as a band Tunes: Grimstock (trad) / Hen of the Woods (Helen Kuhar) Prettiest Girl (trad) song/tunes Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Rose Jackson) – this is the instrumental waltz Hanter Dros (Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin) - unnamed bc that’s the tradition Bon County (trad) a waltz but with singing Coffey’s (trad) / Bea Mae’s (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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Download the full transcript here Carol, Cecile, and Raine (Daniel) referred to a dance organization in Cambridge MA, BIDA https://www.bidadance.org/. They each have a variety of musical projects, and we talked about some of them during our conversation.  Carol Bittenson also plays with: Crossover (with Len Bittenson & Alex Cumming) Free Association (with Debby Knight & Amy Richardson Larkin) Daniel Raine (Instagram @raine.maker) also plays with: Thistlebird (with Emma Sloan) - Instagram @thistlebirdduo, email [email protected] Paper Plane (with Emma Azelborn, and Rohan Weeden) - Instagram @paperplane.contra, email [email protected] Chimney Swift (with AZ Madonna, Yaron Shragai & Cecile Leroy) - Instagram @chimneyswiftband, email [email protected] Album - chimneyswift.bandcamp.com/album/fly-me-home Website - chimneyswiftband.com/ Cecile Leroy also plays with:  The New Way (with Dave Langford & Jacqueline Schwab) A duo with Sammy Wetstein & Jacqueline Schwab Chimney Swift (with AZ Madonna, Yaron Shragai & Daniel Raine) - Instagram @chimneyswiftband, email [email protected] Album - chimneyswift.bandcamp.com/album/fly-me-home Website - [chimneyswiftband.com/](https://chimneyswiftband.com/ Tunes: Owl’s Cowl (Daniel Raine) Jigs - Ice Cream on the Terrace (Carol Bittenson) / Irishman’s Heart to the Ladies (trad) / Ice Cream on the Terrace (Carol Bittenson) Waltz - Devon’s (Cecile Leroy) Telephone Tune (trad) / Fred Letson’s (Cecile Leroy) Childgrove (trad) / Key to the Cellar (trad) Well Hall (trad) Coalminer (trad) / Tam Lin (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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Full episode transcript Nobody's Business: nobodysbusiness.band Individual band members and their other projects: Hayden Stern  https://haydenstern.com https://www.youtube.com/@haydensternmusic https://www.instagram.com/haydensternmusic Casey Murray  https://caseymurraymusic.com https://www.facebook.com/casey.murray.7737 https://www.instagram.com/caseymurray97/ Helen Kuhar  https://helenkuharmusic.com https://www.instagram.com/helengracekuhar/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0OAnQScDhTL-o10NN7Tnh Tunes Farewell to Santa Ana (Hayden Stern) An Dros (trad) Boat Song (Hayden Stern) song!! Break Lady Anne Montgomery (trad) Heather Lake (Hayden Stern) / Wedding at 11 West (Hayden Stern) 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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Click here to download transcript Links:  Benjamin Foss - https://www.benjaminfoss.com/ ~ Benjamin plays with The Pine Tree Flyers, Thunderwing, and a variety of other musiciansBennett Konesni - www.bennettkonesni.com which will take you here: http://www.duckbackfarm.com/ ~ Bennett plays with Drive Train, the Gawler Family Band, and a variety of other musiciansDuring our conversation, Bennett & Benjamin referred to various individuals and organizations, including these:  Bagaduce Music - Bennett is executive director of this nonprofit, where both he and Benjamin lead music ensembles and catalyze other music happenings (https://www.bagaducemusic.org/)Maine Fiddle Camp - Both Bennett & Benjamin teach at this intergenerational music camp (https://www.mainefiddlecamp.org/)Rehoboth Contra Dance - Benjamin grew up participating in this dance series, and also served on its board (https://rehobothcontradance.com/)Brooks Contra Dance - Benjamin co-founded this thriving contra dance series at the Marsh River Theater in Brooks (https://www.instagram.com/brookscontradance/)The Gawler Family (https://www.facebook.com/GawlerFamilyBand/)Greg Boardman (Maine musician Neil Pearlman featured Greg on his great podcast, Trad Cafe, in 2017 -  https://tradcafe.libsyn.com/episode-20-greg-boardman)Simon St. Pierre, Québécois fiddler who lived in Maine for much of his life - See (a) the NEA National Heritage Fellowship bio page,  and (b) the resource page from the Maine Fiddle Camp website (https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/simon-st-pierre) (https://www.mainefiddlecamp.org/tunes/music-of-simon-st-pierre/)Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, published by Elias Howe - Online resource (https://www.braccio.me/session/ryans-mammoth-collection.pdf) and a brief description (https://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/ryan1.htm)Ralph Page’s publication, Northern Junket -  See (a) the overview page on the Square Dance History Project site, and (b) the digitized archive at UNH in Durham, NH (https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1505) (https://scholars.unh.edu/northern_junket/)The map of historic dance halls in Belfast, which is on display at the Belfast Free Library, was created through the vision of former BFS Board Member and local dancer, Alex Mann (Contra Dancing in Belfast - map.jpeg)Tunes: Mackilmoyle’s / Lamplighter’s Hornpipe (both trad)Shingling the Roof (trad, often attributed to a New Brunswick fiddler)Country Waltz (trad, from Prince Edward Island, and popularized by Don Messer)Break Schottis från Delsbo (trad, from Sweden)The Journeyman’s Jig, also called Simon’s in D in Maine (June Eikhard) / Jimmy’s Favorite, also called Simon’s in G in Maine - two jigs from the repertoire of Simon St Pierre of Smyrna MillsThe Brazen Mask (trad)Bonus track after the credits - Maclotte de Houssa, a “Walloon Tune” from Wallonia, a region of Belgium (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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Click here to download transcript Trip to Norwich Contact Carol Compton for bookings ~ [email protected] people and places mentioned in the conversation:  Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS) - Country Dance & Song SocietyBrattleboro Music Center (BMC) - Brattleboro Music CenterDavid Millstone - David MillstoneNorthern Spy, the band from the Norwich VT dance, of which Carol & Thal were both members Northern SpySPUDS, a dance band in Philadelphia - SPUDSJohn Krumm, musician and dance leader - John KrummStar Island, in the Isles of Shoals, where the Star Hampshire Traditional Music & Dance Weekend was held - https://starisland.org/ and https://www.starhampshire.org/index.htmlTunes: Glise de Sherbrooke (trad) / Flop Eared Mule (trad)Cliffs of Moher (trad) / Cat Man Dew (Thal Aylward)Tawyard Hall (Carol Compton)Eddie’s Reel (trad) / Air du Saguenay (trad) / Joys of Quebec (trad) Emilio’s Rag (Thal Aylward) Covid Free (Thal Aylward) / Lady of the Lake (trad) / La Grandeuse (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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Click here for the full transcript Genticorum website ~ https://www.genticorum.com/facebook ~ https://www.facebook.com/genticorumInstagram ~ https://www.instagram.com/genticorum/YouTube ~ https://www.youtube.com/user/GenticorumTradGetting their music ~ https://linktr.ee/genticorumSome people and places mentioned in the conversation:  Festival Memoire et Racines - https://www.memoireracines.org/frWaterville QC community dance - https://www.centrecommunautairewaterville.ca/danse-tradFestival du Violon de Sutton (Pascal is currently the artistic director) - https://violontraditionnelsutton.com/The All Comers Band page - https://belfastflyingshoes.org/all-comers-band/ - including a transcription of Galope des montagnards laurentiens - https://belfastflyingshoes.org/all-comers-tunes-for-march-1/Crowfoot was a band comprised of Nicholas Williams, Jaige Trudel and Adam Broome. They’re no longer playing for contra dances, but toured extensively to broad acclaim.Tunes: Galope des montagnards laurentiens (trad)Quadrille de Montcalm / reel du lièvre / reel de Chicoutimi (trad)La chaine des dames (André Alain)Valse Beaulieu (Pascal Gemme)Hommage à Guy Thomas (Philippe Bruneau) 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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Click here to download the full transcript River Road website ~ riverroadtrad.com/facebook ~ facebook.com/riverroadma/Instagram ~ instagram.com/riverroadtrad/#Some people and places that River Road referred to during the conversation:  Glen Loper glenloper.com ~ a Maine musician who granted permission for the band to record his tune, Water in the Attic, for this podcastCountry Dance & Song Society summer camps camp.cdss.orgPinewoods Camp pinewoods.orgPigtown Fling pigtownfling.comYouth Dance Weekend youthdanceweekend.orgBIDA bidadance.orgThe Valley Flyer amtrak.com/valley-flyer-trainTunes: Rolling Waves (trad) / Hole in the Hedge (trad) / Lucy Farr’s Barn Dance (trad)Point Roberts (Jesse Ball) / Hiccup (Jesse Ball)The Friendly Clarinetist (Kristen Planeaux)Break Water in The Attic (Glen Loper) / Starlit Skies (Jesse Ball)The Valley Flyer (Jesse Ball) 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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Full Episode Transcript Links: 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)Break Recreational 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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/

Full episode transcript Musician websites & some topics referenced in the show: Pine Tree Flyers - pinetreeflyers.com/ Katie McNally - katiemcnally.com Emily Troll - emilytrollmusic.com Neil 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)Break Petronella / 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.org Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/