I love Cammy's Abbots Bromley contra! For the last few years we've done the horn dance (well, sort of) at New Year's Eve, and I think this year we'll have to follow it with Cammy's dance. However, since it wouldn't be called by a recorder player, I'm afraid we'll have to do without the abundance of spit. (Bet it'll be fun anyway.)
--Katy H. ---- David Kaynor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > From 11/9/2003, on which date we ceremonially opened the new doors to > our newly, fully wheelchair-accessible Guiding Star Grange Hall: > > Open Doors > > David Kaynor > > Duple Improper > > A1 Circle Left 3/4; pwing partner > > A2 Down Hall 4 - in - line; wheel around as couples; return; bend > line into long line > > B1 Long lines forward; ladies back up pulling neighbor gents out; > swing neighbors > (end progressed) > > B2 Long Lines forward & back; > circle right; > turn alone to face new neighbors > > > In the early or mid 1980s, my cousin Cammy Kaynor composed a fun dance > for which he always played the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance on recorder, > sort of spitting out monosyllabic prompts, we all thought very > remarkable, quite entertaining, and effective, if occasionally > somewhat salivary; I seem to recall accumulations of moisture on Cam's > microphone. > > Among this dance's cool and unusual aspects was the B2 sequence > wherein, from progressed positions, you circled left with future > neighbors and right with current neighbors. > > Here's what I remember: > > The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance > > Cammy Kaynor > > Duple Improper > > A1 #1s balance; dos-a-dos; swing > > A2 With neighbor, balance; dos-a-dos; swing > (end progressed) > > B1 Ladies chain > > B2 With future neighbors, circle left; > with current neighbors, circle right > > > I used to dance it a lot. Fitting the balance, dos-a-dos, and swing > all into a phrase seemed totally fine and fun ... especially to that > tune! > > As far as I know, Cam has never written it out, but I think he still > calls it (and plays recorder simultaneously). > > David > > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
