This was our programme for Wednesday 8th July 2026 @ 8:00pm – June calling to the music of Change of Key.
Little Longborough 8th July 2026
Fourpence Halfpenny Farthing longways
Oldham’s Frolic longways Trip to Margate
The Temple Tree 3 couples Founders’ Day
A Walk in the Woods longways Father Kelly’s
The Dancing Years 4 couples Butterfly Silver
Sherry at the Ball 3 couples Ashokan Farewell
Rakes of Rochester longways
Mirror me 3 couples Close Encounter set
As well as our resident callers Clare and June we like to ask callers from neighbouring clubs to call for us. We welcomed Mike Barraclough back just before Easter 2022! Eleanor Mehew called for us in May and Norman Bearon called in June and will join us in January 2023 Bernie Culkin enjoys calling for us.
Playford and Playford style dances are very popular in our club. Alongside those to be found in the Barnes Collection I, 2 and 3 are the dances from Maggot Pie and Fallibroome. Hugh Stewart’s The Country Dance Book proves very useful and typical of the contra and contemporary material the club enjoys. Other dances are from the “Ring O’ Bells” series. I use tunes from the Portland Collections amongst other books, particularly for contra dances.