This was our programme for Wednesday 15th January 2025 @ 8:00pm – Clare calling to the music of Change of Key.
Little Longborough 29th January 2025
The Lady from Lowestoft longways A Trip to Leitrim / Sean Mac’s
The Millers’ Daughter longways Castlewall
Buskin 3 couples
Mardi Gras Minnesota longways John’s Jig / Kathleen’s Jig
The Doldrum 4 couples
The Queen’s Birthday longways
Mirror Me 3 couples Dancing across the Atlantic
School House Reel 4 couples Back in the Kitchen
Portsmouth longways
In Reserve:
Fourpence Halfpenny Farthing longways
April’s Lady 3 couples Cairn on the Moor / Limerick Cloak
Sybil’s Roundabout Circle Spoot O’Skerry set9
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.