January 31, 2023
- Sunflowers — Orly Krasner, 2022 — Tune Planxty Dr. Aiden O’Rourke by Peggy Beck — Peggy Beck, Eric Martin, Karen Axelrod, Rachel Bell, The Wild Path
- Beautious Grove — Nathaniel Kynaston, 24 New Country Dances for the Year 1711 — reconstructed by Andrew Shaw, Elephants Stairs — Persons of Quality (Jon Berger, Rebecca King, Jim Oakden), Elephants Stairs
- Mary K — Gary Roodman, in A Finite Set of Calculated Figures, 2002 — Tune Scherzo in Cm by Dave Wiesler — MGM Reunion (Mary Lea, Gene Murrow, Margaret Ann Martin, Dan Beerbohm, Barbara Greenberg & Jonathan Jensen), New Friends
- Turn of the Tide — Ron Coxall, in Roles, 1998 — Tune Moonlight Moorings by Heather Bexon — Odd Sundays Garage Band (Judy Linsenberg, Shira Kammen, Patti Cobb) recording
- Love and a Bottle — Kynaston, Twenty Four New Country Dances, 1709 — reconstructed by Bentley — Cynthia Shaw, Eric Martin & Gene Murrow, CDNY Playford Ball 2023
- Spring in Sebastopol — Philippe Callens, Seasons of Invention, 2004 — Tune: Boree, Henry Purcell, 1691 — A Joyful Noise and Hold The Mustard (Kathy Talvitie, Barbara Greenberg, Daniel Beerbohm and Paul Prestopino), Seasons of Invention
November 29, 2022
- Sadler’s Wells — Dancing Master III 1728 — reconstructed by Douglas & Helen Kennedy 1929 — Bare Necessities, #6 At the Ball
- Wooing Mairi — Scott Higgs 1986 — Tune by Eric Scott — Hold The Mustard, English Country Dance Favorites
- The Marple Bridge Rose or A Flower for Pauline — Philippe Callens, Seasons of Invention, 2009 — Tune by Jonathan Jensen — A Joyful Noise and Hold The Mustard, Seasons Of Invention
- A Trip to the Jubilee — Essex, DM I, 1710 — reconstructed by Pat Shaw 1962 — Bare Necessities, Take a Dance
- Land of Mist and Wonder — Gary Roodman, Calculated Figures, 2016 — Tune Mylne’s Court by Rachel Ball — Cilantrio, Mr. Roodman’s Fancies
- Final Waltz: Stepping Stones by Brian Jenkins — Cynthia Shaw, Naomi Morse, Gene Murrow, CDNY Playford Ball 2017
August 30, 2022
- Lilli Burlero — The Dancing Master 1690 — Tune by Purcell — Bare Necessities (Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline Schwab), #2 More Favorites of the Boston Center
- Chocolate Round-O — Fried de Metz Herman, Ease and Elegance, 1989 — Tune: adapted from Purcell — The Assembly Players (Nicolas & Aidan Broadbridge, Brian Prentice), A Purcell Ball
- New Map — Margaret & Jeff Bary 2022 — Tune by Anna Patton — Anna Patton, Shira Kammen, Karen Axelrod, on In the Moment 4/13/21
- The Happy Couple — Nathaniel Kynaston, Twenty Four New Country Dances, Walsh, 1716 — reconstructed by Andrew Shaw, Elephants Stairs, 2017 — Persons of Quality (Jon Berger, Rebecca King, Jim Oakden), Elephant Stairs
- Braes of Dornoch — Johnson, 1757 — reconstructed by Charles Bolton, Retreads — Naomi Morse, Gene Murrow, Cynthia Shaw, CDNY Playford Ball 2020 –
- Mary K — Gary Roodman, A Finite Set of Calculated Figures, 2002 — Tune Scherzo in Cm by Dave Wiesler –MGM & Reunion (Mary Lea, Gene Murrow, Margaret Ann Martin, Daniel Beerbohm, Barbara Greenberg, Jonathan Jensen), New Friends
- Final waltz: Valse Des Espoirs Fanes — Rodney Miller & Elvie Miller, Spyglass Waltzes
August 16, 2022
- Barham Down — Dancing Master 1701 — Daron Douglas & Karen Axelrod, Winter Oranges
- Sweet Mischief — Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett, Impropriety V, 2014 — Tune by Shira Kammen — Sweet Mischief, Roguery
- The Laughing Vicar — Kynaston, 1716 — reconstructed by Andrew Shaw — Persons of Quality, Elephants Stairs
- Star Train — Jeff & Margaret Bary, 2022 — Rails Waltz, Dan Elias (unreleased recording)
- The Shrewsbury Lasses — Thompson, 1765 — Bare Necessities, At Home
- Fostering Traditions — Gary Roodman, 2011 — Tune by Jonathan Jensen — Cilantrio, Good Friends
- Final waltz: Spyglass Waltz — Rodney Miller & Elvie Miller, Spyglass Waltzes
May 31, 2022
Theme: Contemporary Music Composers for English Country Dances:
Jonathan Jensen, Anna Patton, Kate Barnes, Rachel Bell, Dave Wiesler, Dave Yeomans, Shira Kammen, Daron Douglas, Rebecca King
- Mike’s Health — Lynn Jensen 2011 — Tune by Jonathan Jensen — Naomi Morse, Gene Murrow, Cynthia Shaw, CDNY Playford Ball 2020
Jonathan Jensen profile: https://www.bsomusic.org/musicians/musician/jonathan-jensen/ - New Map — Margaret & Jeff Bary 2022 – Tune New Map by Anna Patton — Anna Patton, Shira Kammen, Karen Axelrod, Recording of “In the Moment” 4/13/21,
Anna’s website: https://www.annapatton.com/ - Amethyst Brook — Chris Sackett & Brooke Friendly, Impropriety VI 2017 — Tune byKate Barnes — Roguery, A New Leaf
2020 Lifetime Contribution Award: https://www.cdss.org/community/lifetime-contribution-award/2020-lifetime-contributor-kate-barnes
Kate’s Books and CD: http://canispublishing.com/ - Moonflower — Susan Kevra 2016 — Tune by Rachel Bell — Naomi Morse, Gene Murrow, Cynthia Shaw, CDNY Playford Ball 2020
Rachel’s website: https://www.rachelbellmusic.com/shop - The Road Not Taken — Anna Rain 2018 — Tune by Dave Wiesler — Dave Wiesler recording (not released) — Dave’s website: https://davewiesler.com/
Link for “The Road Not Taken” at CDSS English Week at Pinewoods 2021 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYTCc_xl-c0&t=0s - Pluck Me a Fig — Anna Rain, 2010 — Tune Winter Oranges by Daron Douglas — Daron Douglas & Karen Axelrod, Winter Oranges
Article featuring Daron in 2016: https://mountainx.com/arts/keepers-of-the-song-madison-county-celebrates-a-century-of-preserving-its-ballad-tradition - Final Waltz — The Moth and the Flame by Rebecca King — Rebecca King, Nearer and Farther — Rebecca’s website: https://rebeccakingmusic.com/
May 24, 2022
- Easter Morn — Erna-Lynne Bogue, CDSS News #121, 1994 — Tune Miss Gordon of Gight by Isaac Cooper, 1790 — – Bare Necessities, Favorites of the Boston Centre
- Orca — Ron Coxall 2005 in Walls — Tune Out on the Ocean, traditional Irish — Peter Siegel, Living in Rome, Out On The Ocean / Sean Ryan’s
- Revelations — Jenna Simpson 2017 — Tune She’s Sweetest When She’s Naked, Scottish 18th century — Naomi Morse, Paul Oorts, Dave Wiesler, Champagne
- Freeford Gardens — David & Kathryn Wright 1980 — Tune Edgeworth Bumpkins — Bare Necessities, Simple Pleasures
- Key to the Cellar — Jenny Beer 2004 in Key to the Cellar — Tune traditional — Foxfire (Daron Douglas & Karen Axelrod), The Introduction
- The Archer — Anna Rain 2015 — Tune The Huntsmen’s Chorus, traditional — Odd Sundays Band (Judy Linsenberg, Shira Kammen & Patti Cobb) recording
- The Fine Lady of Homewood — Gary Roodman 1996 in Sum Further Calculated Figures — Tune Fig for a Kiss, traditional — Mary Lea, Gene Murrow, Margaret Ann Martin, Daniel Beerbohm, Barbara Greenberg, Jonathan Jensen, Old Friends
- We Meet Again — Jenna Simpson 2013/15 — Tune Welcome Home My Dearie — Laura Risk & Jacqueline Schwab, Celtic Dialogue
- Final Waltz — The Ash Grove Waltz — Cynthia Shaw & Tom Phillips, CDNY Playford 2009
May 17, 2022
Live music by Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
- Trip to Greene — Gary Roodman, Additional Calculated Figures 1992 — Tune Petticoat Wag, Playford 1651
- Volpony — Walsh 1712 — Tune by Purcell 1699
- Trip to Tunbridge — Preston 1793 — reconstructed Simons 1961
- Pine Cones — Dance and tune by Pat Shaw 1974
- Mr. Beveridge’s Maggot — Dancing Master 1695 — reconstructed by Cecil Sharp
- Bel Canto — Susan Kevra, 2018 — Tune One Card Short by Dave Wiesler
- Break song: Beer Glorious Beer (Victorian music hall song)
- Final waltz: The Race for Home by Vicki Swan
March 29, 2022
Celebrating Philippe Callens
- The Astonished Archaeologist — Philippe Callens, Continental Capers 1992 — Tune Goff Hall by Dan Lanier — Hold the Mustard (Daniel Beerbohm, Barbara Greenberg, Kathy Talvitie, Paul Prestopino), Red Star Line
- Enfield Common — Dancing Master 1, 11th edition 1701 — reconstructed by Phillippe Callens, Continental Capers 2004 — Tune Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias, Henry Purcell — A Joyful Noise, Red Star Line
- Simone’s Semicentury — Philippe Callens, Seasons of Invention 2011 — Tune by D’Uytrechtse Vreeden 1715 — Hold the Mustard, Seasons of Invention
- A Trip to Amsterdam — Philippe Callens, Continental Capers 1989 — Tune The Last New Vagaries, Dancing Master 1701 — Hold the Mustard, Red Star Line
- Rich Delights — Philippe Callens, Antwerp Antics 2003 — Tune 18th of August by Daphne Baker 2002 — Naomi Morse, Gene Murrow, Cynthia Shaw, CDNY Playford Ball, 2020
- The Busie Body — Feuillet, 1706 — reconstructed by Philippe Callens, Seasons of Invention 2011 — Hold the Mustard, Seasons of Invention
- Autumn in Amherst — Philippe Callens, Antwerp Antics 2002 — Tune The Red Star Line by Kathy Talvitie — Hold the Mustard, Seasons of Invention
- Free Waltz — Kitty’s Waltz (used for Phillipe’s dance Patrick’s Waltz) by Pat Spaeth 1994 — Hold the Mustard, Red Star Line
March 8, 2022
- Spring in Sebastopol — Philippe Callens 2004 — Tune Boree by Henry Purcell 1691 — A Joyful Noise (Daniel Beerbohm, Barbara Greenberg, Kathy Talvitie), Seasons of Invention
- Mr. Hamilton’s Inauguration — Joseph Pimentel, The Goldcrest Collection 2006 — Tune by Debbie Jackson — Goldcrest (Daron Douglas, Paul Oorts, Dave Wiesler), The Goldcrest Collection
- Mrs. Hill’s Dance — Dancing Master II 1710 — Reconstructed by Charles Bolton — Odd Sundays Garage Band (Judy Linsenberg, Shira Kammen, Patti Cobb)
- Turning of the Hour — Margaret & Jeff Bary 2021 — Tune by Rachel Bell 2021 — Alchemy (Eric Martin, Rachel Bell, Karen Axelrod), Turning of the Hour
- King’s Maggot Or, New York — Dancing Master II 1718 Reconstructed by Andrew Shaw, Elephants Stairs, 2017 — Persons of Quality (Jon Berger, Rebecca King, Jim Oakden), Elephants Stairs
- Changeling — Sharon Green 2020 — Tune by David Marcus 2020 — Odd Sundays Garage Band (Judy Linsenberg, Shira Kammen, Patti Cobb)
- Free Waltz — Flower of August by Karen Sutherland — Sunday River, A Pete Sutherland Waltz Collection
November 30, 2021
- Christina — Naomi Alexander, 1992, dance and tune — Bare Necessities (Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline Schwab), #3 Simple Pleasures
- Cherries and Chocolates — Miriam Newman, 2009 — Tune by David Knight — Odd Sundays Garage Band (Judy Linsenberg, Shira Kammen & Patti Cobb)
- Heading for Zero — Jenny Beer, 2004, dance and tune, now published in Key to the Cellar — Elegant Echoes (Becky Ross, Colleen Reed, and Liz Donaldson), English Echoes II
- Black-Eyed Susan — Fried de Metz Herman, Serendipity, 2005 — Tune Isis by Lully, 1650 — Kate Barnes, At Rainbow’s End
- Road Not Taken — Anna Rain, 2018 — Tune The Green Route by Dave Wiesler — Dave Wiesler, private recording
- The Prince of Westborough — Paula Kelley, 2006 — Tune The Middle of Night by Kate Barnes, 1998 — Elixir (Anna Patton, Owen Morrison, Nils Fredland, Jesse & Ethan Hazzard-Watkins), Rampant
October 7, 2021
- Woodstock Park — Nathaniel Kynaston, Walsh, 1711 — Belshazzar’s Feast (Paul Sartin & Paul Hutchinson), Mr. Kynaston’s Famous Dance
- Tango in Toronto — Colin Hume, 2010 — Tune by Colin Hume — Chip Prince, Julia Hartman, Zara Lawler, CDNY Ball Practice 2013
- Christmas at Zeist — Philippe Callens, Continental Capers, 1997 — Tune Sandy’s Waltz by Bob McQuillen, 1989 — Bob McQuillen, Hand it Down,
- Dublin Bay – Dancing Master 2, 1710 — reconstructed by Bernard Bentley, Fallibroome, 1962 — Tune We’ll Wed and We’ll Bed — The Assembly Players (Nicolas & Aidan Broadbridge, Brian Prentice), A Fallibroome Ball
- Braes of Dornoch – Johnson, 1757 — reconstructed by Charles Bolton, Retreads – Bare Necessities (Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline Schwab), #9 Strong Roots
August 31, 2021
- Opening Waltz — Symmetry Waltz by Dave Marcus
- Black Bess — Dancing Master 1 1695 — reconstructed by Philippe Callens — Tune The Rival Sisters by Henry Purcell — The Assembly Players, A Purcell Ball – Musicians: Nicolas & Aidan Broadbridge, Brian Prentice
- Astoria Lass — Fried de Metz Herman 1991 – Tune by Henry Purcell — Bare Necessities, #4 Modern Treasures – Musicians: Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline Schwab
- Spring in Sebastopol — Philippe Callens 2004 — Tune Boree by Henry Purcell 1691 – A Joyful Noise, Seasons of Invention — Musicians: Daniel Beerbohm, Barbara Greenberg, Kathy Talvitie
- Michael and All Angels — Fried de Metz Herman 1991 — Tune Air by Henry Purcell – Foxfire: Winter Oranges — Musicians: Daron Douglas & Karen Axelrod
- Short and Sweet — Thomas Bray 1699 – Tune The Gordian Knot Untied by Henry Purcell — Sociall Musick, The Lovers Luck
- Enfield Common — Dancing Master 1 1701 — reconstructed by Philippe Callens 2004 — Tune Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias by Henry Purcell — A Joyful Noise, Red Star Line
- Waltz — Tune The Dream Waltz — Anadama, Way Back When — Musicians: Amelia Mason, Emily Troll & Bethany Waickman
June 29, 2021
Live music by Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
- The Female Saylor — Feuillet, Recueil de Contredances 1706 — reconstructed by Pat Shaw 1965
- Cross My Heart — Jenna Simpson 2016 — Tune Little Sky March by Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin
- Sunlight Through Draperies — Tom Roby 2002 — Tune Judy & Jim’s Wedding by Larry Unger
- Saturday Triad — Fried de Metz Herman, Serendipity 1998 — Tune Feeling For It by Steve Hunt
- The Belle of Amherst — Gary Roodman, Odd Calculated Figures 2008 — Tune Sophia by Erasmus Widmann 1631
- Hambleton’s Round O — Playford 1710 — reconstructed by Bentley 1962
March 30, 2021
- Opening Waltz — Tune Symmetry Waltz, Dave Marcus
- Apley House — Dancing Master 1703 — Bare Necessities, #9 Strong Roots — Musicians: Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline Schwab
- Minnows — Melissa Running 2011 — Tune by Melissa Running — Roguery, Minding the Gap — Musicians: Dave Bartley, Shira Kammen, Anita Anderson, Jim Oakden
- Moonflower — Susan Kevra 2016 — Tune by Rachel Bell — CDNY Playford Ball 2020 https://cdny.org/2020-playford-ball-music/ — Musicians: Naomi Morse, Gene Murrow, Cynthia Shaw
- The New Attic — Philippe Callens 2005 — Tune Another Classic Cliche by Mik Lammers 1998 — A Joyful Noise, Seasons of Invention — Musicians: Daniel Beerbohm, Barbara Greenberg, Kathy Talvitie
- Mr. Ganiford’s Delight — William Ganiford 1940 — Tune by William Ganiford — Bare Necessities, #11 A New English Ball –– Musicians: Kate Barnes, Earl Gaddis, Mary Lea, Jacqueline Schwab
- Greengage — Brooke Friendly & Chris Sackett 2014 — Tune Walnut Hill by Shira Kammen — Roguery, Sweet Mischief V — Musicians: Dave Bartley, Shira Kammen, Anita Anderson, Jim Oakden
- Waltz — Snowmelt by Owen Morrison — Daybreak — Musicians: Owen Morrison, Dave Haughey, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Naomi Morse, Anna Patton
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