On 2015-10-02 1300, Aahz Maruch via Callers wrote:
On Fri, Oct 02, 2015, Lindsey Dono wrote:
Does this help?
Thanks! Not a term I'd seen before, and it looked like the kind of term
that could have multiple meanings (like "poly").
Also see:
Interview With a Vamper, by Peter Barnes
His site:
http://canispublishing.com/
Listed at the esteemed Elderly Instruments site:
http://www.elderly.com/books/items/449-2.htm
How To:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/greenery/Minimal%20Ceilidh%20Tune%20Book/vamping/index.html
"Vamping is the art of providing rhythm back up for dancing. This page
is to help someone get started who can play a bit of classical piano but
is unfamiliar with what to do for dancing. "
Listed here under a highly interesting page of Contra Dance Music: A
Working Musician's Guide
http://www.biteyourownelbow.com/contramu.htm
Cheers, John
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J.D. Erskine
Victoria, BC
Island Dance - Folk & Country
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