Contra Dance Camp
September 11-13, 2009
Performers
| Sherry Nevins | |||
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Sherry Nevins of Seattle, Wash., has lots of experience with novices as well as pros. She knows how to get the whole room dancing contra-dances, American reels, circles, and squares. “The spirit of the thing is really about sharing, creating
all the joy together; especially when you have live dances, the
cycle of energy goes round and round between musicians and dancers,”
says Nevins. |
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| Ron
Buchanan |
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| Ron Buchanan
of Philadelphia, Pa., is a caller known for an easy teaching style,
fast patter squares, accessible yet innovative swing dance moves,
as well as his own creative dance compositions. A man with a quick
wit and a generous spirit, Ron will provide energy and laughs to the
weekend. |
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| The
Cantrells |
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The Cantrells have been touring and performing
their original folk and bluegrass music in concerts and festivals since 1985. Their performances feature mostly original contradance music with Emily Cantrell on piano and rhythm guitar (especially swing style), Al Cantrell’s contest-winning fiddling in traditional, swing and Irish styles, “fiddlesticks” (“playing the straws”) and the wide variety of cover tunes from traditional bluegrass to Broadway musicals. Several of their original tunes have been recorded by other contradance bands. They also have a large repertoire of English Country dance music. |
| The Richtones | |||||
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Vancouver, B.C., fiddle player Rich Sobel and pianist Susan Blake
are the Richtones. These two expertly blend a savory contra stew of
original tunes, rocking Quebecois rhythms, and contra favorites with
a dash of klezmer. They’ve broadened their repertoire to play
even more styles, ranging from old time, Appalachian and Celtic to
French Canadian, Cape Breton and other contradance tunes from modern
tunesters. Rich says the duo is adaptable, playing “whatever
we think will make a good contradance set for a given mood.” |
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