I would happily call Good Friday to that tune. https://www.ibiblio.org/contradance/thecallersbox/dance.php?id=3011
On Fri, May 12, 2023 at 8:47 PM Katherine Kitching via Contra Callers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi friends! > > You may remember I asked a while ago about what sort of dance I could call > to a specific quebecois tune that one of our bands always played and I hate > to call to. > > In the end that conversation shifted into one regarding how to communicate > with bands generally, and what sort of expectations I could have of a band > that doesn't get into the business of choosing tunes to match dances > themselves. > > It was all very helpful and I am pleased to report that my relationship > with the band I was previously having some friction with has improved! > > And- at our upcoming dance they're doing a wonderful thing - they've > invited any interested and aspiring musicians to come and play along > unmic'd behind them - and they've set up a google drive folder with the > tunes, containing both recordings and sheet music,. > > This is great for me because finally I can preview all the tunes and be > ready with the desired order they will be played in! > > But listening to the Aime-Gagnon-Telephone tune set, I realized this is > the other set this band plays that really bums me out. > > I just can't get a dance of mine to feel good to it. > Could you folks have a listen and let me know your thoughts? > > I can't really put my finger on it other than ... it kinda feels plodding > to dance to at this speed, and yet it feels like the musicians are playing > really fast already? > > and....it has a bit of a stressful and on edge feel- rather than a "sit > back and enjoy" feel of other tunes? > > I will close by saying this band also plays LOTS of great tunes, which I > love, and they are fabulous musicians :) > > here is the tune in the google drive.... > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qsoLthlIYvBNRqD2Kvd0JyYzSjwj4KS4/view?usp=drivesdk > > or if you prefer, on spotify! > > https://open.spotify.com/track/7fAJSwoKsQQC1cqlAmouLJ?si=nijl2dibR6Ktupc-w08IbA > > thank you for thoughts and/or dance suggestions :) > Kat in Halifax > _______________________________________________ > Contra Callers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
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