John Holenko: Contra Dance Encyclopedia – Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin & Piano

Description

The Contra Dance Encyclopedia is a handbook for musicians who want to play for contra dances. Music from American fiddle tunes to the Irish tradition are presented in sets suitable for playing for dances (as well as sessions, concerts, and other gigs).

There is also an extensive section of tunes grouped into Reels, Jigs, and Waltzes that can be used. Included is a short history of contra dance, as well as ideas on putting together a dance band.

Contents:

The Hungry Monks Tune book:

Reels:

1. Sugar In The Gourd.
2. Soldier’s Joy.
3. The Girl I Left Behind Me.
4. Hunting The Buffalo
5. Shove That Pig’s Foot A Little Further In The Fire.
6. Billy Church’s Memorial Breakdown.
7. Over The Waterfall.
8. Flowers of Edinburgh.
9. Congress Reel.
10. Jaybird.
11. Ebenezer.
12. Queen’s Polka.
13. Red-Haired Boy.
14. Gaspe Reel.
15. Return To Milltown.
16. Kitchen Girl
17. Green Willis.
18. Growling Old Man.
19. Leather Britches.
20. Temperanced Reel.
21. Magpie.
22. Tam Lin.
23. Mountain Road.
24. The Hunter’s Purse.
25. The Boyne Hunt.
26. Lady of the Lake # 1.
27. Lady of the Lake # 2.
28. Lady of the Lake # 3.
29. Liberty.
30. Julia Delany.
31. Dick Gossip’s.
32. Paddy Fahey’s Reel.
33. Green Groves of Erin.
34. Man of the House.
35. Juliann Johnson.
36. 49 Cats In A Rainbarrel.
37. Little Judique.
38. All The Way to Galway.
39. Real Eugene.
40. Morning Dew.
41. Rakish Paddy.
42. Buttermilk Mary.
43. Nail That Catfish To The Tree.
44. Squirrel Hunters.
45. Squirrel Heads and Gravy.
46. Angeline The Baker.
47.  Pumpkin Ridge.
48.  Rock That Cradle.

Jigs:

1. Colraine.
2. The Kerfunken Jig.
3. Scatter the Mud.
4. Kesh Jig.
5. Morrison’s
6. Tripping up The Stairs.
7. Coppers and Brass.
8. The Pipe on the Hob.
9. The Gander in the Pratie Hole.
10. The Road to Lisdoonvarna.
11. Haste to the Wedding.
12. Cliffs of Moher.
13. Tobin’s jig.
14. The Monaghan Jig.
15. Water Under the Keel.
16. The Connaughtman’s Rambles.
17. Price of My Pig.
18. The Hag at the Spinning Wheel.
19. The Jaded Optimist.
20. Farewell To Shorty’s.
21. Out On The Ocean.
22. Garrett Barry’s.
23. My Darling Asleep.
24. The Swallowtail Jig.
25. Off She Goes.
26. Ten O’ Clock Jig.
27. The Rakes Of Kildare.
28. Gander in the Pratie Hole.
29. Up Sligo.
30. The Rollicking Boys Around Tandaragee.
31. Out With The Boys.

                      Waltzes:

1. Four Winds Waltz.
2. Hewlet.
3. Irish Lamentaion.
4. Lord Inchquin.
5. Luke Dillon.
6. Midnight on the Water.
7. My Own House.
8. Planxty Irwin.
9. Sheebeg and Shemore.
10. Southwind.
11. Star of the County Down.
12. Tennessee Waltz.
13. Waltzing With Althea.
14. Westphalia Waltz.

More Tunes:

                  Reels:

1. Arkansas Traveller.
2. Billy in the Lowground
3. Blackberry Blossom.
4. Devil’s Dream.
5. Drowsy Maggie.
6. Eighth of January.
7. The Fermoy Lassies
8. Fisher’s Hornpipe.
9. Forker Deer.
10. The Girl I Left Behind.
11. Golden Slippers.
12. The Ivy Leaf.
13. Liza Jane.
14. The Malbay Shuffle.
15. Mason’s Apron.
16. The Merry Blacksmith.
17. Mississippi Sawyer.
18. Nancy Rowland.
19. Petronella.
20. The Poor Scholar.
21. St. Anne’s Reel
22. The Sailor’s Bonnet.
23. The Ships Are Sailing.
24. Sporting Paddy.
25. Swinging On A Gate.
26. Turkey in the Straw.
27. Weave and Way.
28. The Wedding Reel.
29. Whiskey Before Breakfast.
30. The Wind That Shakes the Barley.
31. Year of Jubilo.

                   Jigs:

1. Apples in Winter.
2. Banish Misfortune.
3. The Frost is all Over.
4. The Humours of Winter.
5. The Lark in the Morning.
6. Lannigan’s Ball.
7. Six penny Money.
8. The Ten Penny Bit.
9. Trip To Kllavil.
10. Trip To Sligo.