This was our programme for Wednesday 25th March 2026 @ 8:00pm – Clare calling to the music of Change of Key.
Bobbing Joe 4 couples
Wednesday Night Capers 3 couples Trip to Cockermouth
Guildhall longways Les Variétés de la Joie
Champagne longways Fiddle Hill Jig set
The Mitre longways
Boys of Oakhill longways Star above the Garter set
Well done longways Well Donne set
Dog Branch Reel longways Beaumont Rag set
Steal away Waltz circle
Little Longborough Wednesday 29th April 2026
The Ragg
The Merry Andrew
Bel Canto
Founder’s Day
All the Rage Star above the Garter set
Bellisle’s March The Review
Belle of Northampton Excuse me
Belle of Greensboro
Sweet Potato Pie
Easier alternatives:
Cockshaw Burn Les Variétés de la Joie set
Blackbird Pie
Crosses and Noughts
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.