Contra Dance Musician's Info

 

The Saturday Night post-concert Contra Dance is popular with musicians and dancers alike. There will be an optional Saturday afternoon practice for the contra band, and all are welcome to come play as much or as little as you like.

Bill Quern will be leading the band,
Sam Rotenberg will be calling

Saturday Night Contra Dance Setlist

Jigs:
1. Jump At The Sun [Gm] / Jump At The Sun [Em]]/ Coleraine [Am]
2. Korolenko's Backyard [G]/ Maison de Glace [D]
3. Kesh [G]/ Rose in the Heather [D]
4. Oscar Wood's [G] / Plane Tree [Em] / Oyster Girl [G]

Reels and Marches:
5. Crooked Stovepipe [C]/ Swing Your Partner [G/C]
6. Colored Aristocracy [G]/ Ragtime Annie [D]
7. Jamie Allen [G]/the Bear Dance [Em]
8. Phineas's March [G] / Scotland the Brave [G]/Down the Brae[Am]
9. Reel de Montreal [G/D]/ Reel St. Antoines [A]
10. Pays de Haut[D]/ Hommage a Edmond Parizeau [A]
11. Far From Home [G]/ Dancing Bear [Em]
12. Jenny Lind Polka [D/G]/ Road to Boston [D]
13. Donkey Riding [Em]/ Meeting of the Waters [A]
14. Horse's Brawl [G] / Reign of Love [Em]

Jig to reel:
15. Off She Goes [D]/Fisher's Hornpipe[D]

Waltzes
Amelia's Waltz
La Marianne
What's Yours Is Mime

• Contra tunes sheet music in PDF and ABC
  ABCs, for those that haven't encountered them before, provide a text file that your computer can play as music (handy for those who don't read sheet music but learn by ear) and print out as sheet music.  You can learn more about them here and in many other places.