Aaaand that was meant as a reply, not reply-all. *forehead slap*
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Ron T Blechner <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Amy, > > Has someone been found yet to call this dance? I'm located in South > Deerfield, Massachusetts, and I hadn't yet made Saturday plans. I'd be > happy to come call. > > I've been calling for 2 years, and completed Bob Isaacs' most recent > caller's class in Spring 2012. I only moved to New England a year ago, from > New Jersey, so most of my calling gigs have been Mid-Atlantic area. > However, I've called at Amherst, MA, at BIDA and MIT in Cambridge, MA, as > the DEFFA festival this past Spring, and I've done some guest spots at the > Guiding Star Grange. (I'll be there tonight to help with the dance, as > David Kaynor's doing a new-dancers-get-in-free evening.) > > You can find more information about my calling here: > http://contradances.tumblr.com/ron - as well as links to videos of me > calling. > > I am off from work today, so you can contact me by email or phone at > anytime. 908.763.2838 > > Thanks, and best regards, > Ron Blechner > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Amy Cann <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Want a gig? Know any other caller who might? Or a fiddler? >> >> I haven't posted in ages so some of you might wonder who the heck I am. >> >> I'm Amy Cann, and usually I play anchor fiddle for the every-other-month >> East Putney All-Comers band. >> >> It's a local dance, off in the woods (outhouse, not bathroom!) that's been >> going continuously for many decades -- it was Fred Breunig's for many >> years, along with Andy Davis and the Tune Police. >> >> It's much beloved by locals and we have a very, very good time. There's >> about a dozen amateur musicians that pile onto the stage, somebody brings >> lemonade and cookies, we dance pretty much without a long break but with >> lots of short ones for water and neighborly gossip, and usually end by >> 10:30. >> >> Quena Crain ended up with a last minute family conflict and has had to >> withdraw; I can step in if I can find a fiddle replacement, or one of you >> can step up to call. >> >> The dancers are zest-ful and experienced but NOT contra-only types; >> squares >> and circles and Quebecois longways and anything else you enjoy is fair >> game, they'll do it and love it. Pay is reasonably decent, and for this >> we'll hit up the kitty for travel $ if we need to. >> >> WE ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT LEARNERS. If you have an apprentice, someone >> who's shared the mic and is just about ready to take on a whole night, >> this >> is their chance. They'll get good feedback and tons of patience/gratitude. >> >> >> Give me a ring - 802-222-7598 or email me directly, and >> >> PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PASS THIS ON to fiddling friends. >> >> Cheers, >> Amy >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> > >
