I came across and purchased the Portland play along selection 2-CD set -- it's actually intended for musicians, so they can "play along." It contains 97 different widely-known contra tunes, mostly in sets of two or three. They are identified by general type, i.e., "New England-Style and Irish Jigs (4:03) Camp Pleasant Jig/ Sonny Brogan's/ Fair Jenny's Jig or "Southern reels, up-tempo (4:11) Jeff City/John Sharp's Hornpipe/Ducks on the Pond.
Since these are intended for learning, they are played at moderate tempo. (And there's a list by Key and Meter at the back.) Total time on 2 discs just under 72 minutes. I have the sound tech put this on for the beginner's lesson, as once started, it just moves smoothly along, and nothing needs to be cued up or skipped (waltzes, for instance). Order thru _www.theportlandcollection.com/[email protected]_ (http://www.theportlandcollection.com/[email protected]) , according to the liner notes. April Blum In a message dated 2/4/2010 12:00:48 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Send Callers mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Music ([email protected]) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 List-Post: [email protected] Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:55:15 -0500 From: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Callers] Music Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Tom New England Chestnuts 2 cd set Rodney & Randy Miller Great Meadow Music GMM 2005 Most tunes 7X Money Musk 10X ! On 2/3/2010, "Tom Hinds" <[email protected]> wrote: >I'm looking for CDs that could be used for a contra dance class. The >music should be at a moderate tempo, have long cuts (7 times or >more), have good phrasing and a good beat. Any suggestions? > >Tom > >On Feb 2, 2010, at 12:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Send Callers mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Callers digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Digest mode (kim roberts) >> 2. Re: Digest mode (Chris Weiler (home)) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:25:24 -0500 >> From: kim roberts <[email protected]> >> To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Callers] Digest mode >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> Hi Chris, >> I hope this email finds you well. I'm hoping to get in on the >> digest option >> of the sharedweight list, rather than the full boat. What shall I >> do to make >> that happen? >> >> all best, >> >> Kim Roberts >> >> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Chris Weiler (home) < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Just a quick reminder to all about how the digest mode works. >>> Mailman will >>> collect the e-mails into a queue and then send the contents of >>> that queue to >>> the digest subscribers under two conditions: >>> >>> 1. a day has gone by, or >>> 2. 30kb of data has collected. (about 5-7 messages on average) >>> >>> Sometimes, when traffic is heavy, there can be more than one >>> digest e-mail >>> sent per day. This keeps the digest e-mails from getting too long >>> and harder >>> to read. All the traffic on the list should be contained in your >>> digest >>> e-mails, the first e-mail of the thread and the replies. Let Seth >>> and I know >>> if you discover differently. An e-mail to callers- >>> [email protected] reach both of us. >>> >>> On a side note, moderating this list is extremely easy for me. I >>> do not >>> review messages before they are posted unless there is something >>> unusual >>> about how it was sent (from a non-subscribed address, via BCC, >>> etc.) and >>> most of those are from spam engines. The very few times that I had >>> to ask >>> someone to change what or how they posted to the list, they have been >>> responsive and respectful for the most part. Thank you all for your >>> respectful discussion. You set the tone of this list and make it a >>> great >>> resource. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Chris Weiler >>> Goffstown, NH >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:02:09 -0500 >> From: "Chris Weiler (home)" <[email protected]> >> To: Caller's discussion list <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Callers] Digest mode >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> Hi Kim, >> >> Good to hear from you. Looking forward to seeing you at the Down East >> festival. >> >> If you want to change your options, go to this page: >> >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/options/callers >> >> enter your e-mail address and password and you can change your >> options, >> including changing the digest mode setting. It's the 2nd option in the >> grey area halfway down the page. >> >> If you've forgotten your password, enter the e-mail address you >> subscribed with and click the password reminder button and a reminder >> e-mail will be sent to you. >> >> enjoy! >> Chris >> >> >> kim roberts wrote: >>> Hi Chris, >>> I hope this email finds you well. I'm hoping to get in on the >>> digest option >>> of the sharedweight list, rather than the full boat. What shall I >>> do to make >>> that happen? >>> >>> all best, >>> >>> Kim Roberts >>> >>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Chris Weiler (home) < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Just a quick reminder to all about how the digest mode works. >>>> Mailman will >>>> collect the e-mails into a queue and then send the contents of >>>> that queue to >>>> the digest subscribers under two conditions: >>>> >>>> 1. a day has gone by, or >>>> 2. 30kb of data has collected. (about 5-7 messages on average) >>>> >>>> Sometimes, when traffic is heavy, there can be more than one >>>> digest e-mail >>>> sent per day. This keeps the digest e-mails from getting too long >>>> and harder >>>> to read. All the traffic on the list should be contained in your >>>> digest >>>> e-mails, the first e-mail of the thread and the replies. Let Seth >>>> and I know >>>> if you discover differently. An e-mail to callers- >>>> [email protected] reach both of us. >>>> >>>> On a side note, moderating this list is extremely easy for me. I >>>> do not >>>> review messages before they are posted unless there is something >>>> unusual >>>> about how it was sent (from a non-subscribed address, via BCC, >>>> etc.) and >>>> most of those are from spam engines. The very few times that I >>>> had to ask >>>> someone to change what or how they posted to the list, they have >>>> been >>>> responsive and respectful for the most part. Thank you all for your >>>> respectful discussion. You set the tone of this list and make it >>>> a great >>>> resource. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Chris Weiler >>>> Goffstown, NH >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Callers mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Callers mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> >> >> End of Callers Digest, Vol 66, Issue 1 >> ************************************** > >_______________________________________________ >Callers mailing list >[email protected] >http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers End of Callers Digest, Vol 66, Issue 4 **************************************
