From: gavin atkin
[gavinatkin_at_yahoo_dot_com]
Sent: 20 February 2012 12:56
Subject: Gun & Spitroast trad
music class Wednesday 22nd February
The next Gun & Spitroast traditional music
class is this Wednesday - the 22nd February.
We'll likely play a couple of tunes from earlier
classes to warm up, but the real work of the evening will be to talk about and
play the tunes we'll be using for the Frittenden Old Fashioned Night Out dance
on the 31st March. Rosie Davis, who will be calling on the night will be with
us, and we can discuss which tunes of the tunes covered in the classes that we
like.
Here's a list of the tunes and dances we did
last time. We might want to change some of the tunes, just as the class wishes.
Scotland the Brave - Gay Gordons
Soldier's Joy and Little Brown Jug - Virginia
Reel
My Bonnie- St Bernard Waltz
Heel and Toe Polka - Polka
Shave the Donkey - Veleta
Albert Farmer's Bonfire Tune - Palais Glide
Haste to the Wedding - 6/8 Strip the Willow
The South Wind - Last waltz
Spare dances (in case there's time or call for
more):
The Girl I Left Behind Me - Dashing White
Sergeant
Strike the Bell - Nottingham Swing
Cock of the North - Cumberland Square Eight
Donkey Riding- Circassian Circle
As usual, we'll play steadily and slowly, only
moving on to the next one when it seems right to do so. We'll also spend some
time thinking about how we can tackle the tunes and make them lively, danceable
and interesting.
Towards the end of the evening, we may retire to
the bar for some rather more informal sessioning or a chat!
We meet at the Gun & Spitroast pub at
Horsmonden at 8pm on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. The classes
are free and all are welcome. If this email doesn't really apply to you, please
don't throw it away - please pass it to someone who might find it useful!
Download pdfs, abcs and access YouTubes of the
tunes we're working with at:
Gavin