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  • [http://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/2287017 | Stepping up.]] Topic Records, 2004. FOLK St435

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  • The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994. FOLK N564

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  • New England chestnuts / Rodney and Randy Miller. Fretless, 1980 N42e

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  • Stepping up. Topic Records, 2004. FOLK St435

  • Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999. FOLK P8105s

  • Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991. FOLK F4133
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  • [http://bark.cwmars.org/eg/opac/record/2287017 | Stepping up.]] Topic Records, 2004. FOLK St435

  • Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999. FOLK P8105s

  • Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991. FOLK F4133
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  • Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989. Y1655h

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  • Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989. Y1655h

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  • Notes from my mind / Seamus Connolly. Green Linnet, 1988. C7625
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  • Notes from my mind / Seamus Connolly. Green Linnet, 1988. C7625
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  • Country dance tunes / collected and arranged by Cecil J. Sharp. Novello. 1909-1946. VYDF//Sh23c v.1-11

  • English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies / Peter Barnes. 1988. VYDF+En36b

  • The Fiddler's tune book : 200 traditional airs : hornpipes, reels, schottisches, polkas, waltzes, jigs / edited by Peter Kennedy. Dave Mallinson Publications. 1994. VYDF.F448k 1994

  • Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004. VYDF.H354f 2004

  • Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992. VYD.B262L 1992

  • Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001. VYDF.D196h 2001

  • New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003. VYDF.N42m 2003

  • The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 1997. VYDF.So58p 1997

  • Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2 / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 2005. VYDF.So58p 2005\\\
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  • Country dance tunes / collected and arranged by Cecil J. Sharp. Novello. 1909-1946. VYDF//Sh23c v.1-11

  • English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies / Peter Barnes. 1988. VYDF+En36b

  • The Fiddler's tune book : 200 traditional airs : hornpipes, reels, schottisches, polkas, waltzes, jigs / edited by Peter Kennedy. Dave Mallinson Publications. 1994. VYDF.F448k 1994

  • Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004. VYDF.H354f 2004

  • Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992. VYD.B262L 1992

  • Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001. VYDF.D196h 2001

  • New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003. VYDF.N42m 2003

  • The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 1997. VYDF.So58p 1997

  • Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2 / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 2005. VYDF.So58p 2005\\\
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  • The waltz book / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1992. VYDW.W179a 1992

  • The waltz book II / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1995. VYDW.W179b 1995

  • The waltz book III / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 2002. VYDW.W179c 2002
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  • The waltz book / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1992. VYDW.W179a 1992

  • The waltz book II / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1995. VYDW.W179b 1995

  • The waltz book III / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 2002. VYDW.W179c 2002
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  • The fifer's delight / Ralph Sweet. 1981. A method and collection of tunes….arranged for drum corps or contra dance bands. VZFI+Sw36f\\\
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  • The fifer's delight / Ralph Sweet. 1981. A method and collection of tunes….arranged for drum corps or contra dance bands. VZFI+Sw36f\\\
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  • Interview with a vamper : piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music / Peter Barnes. Canis, 1993. VYD.B262i 1993
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  • Interview with a vamper : piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music / Peter Barnes. Canis, 1993. VYD.B262i 1993
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Updated January, 2012 by Benjamin Kalish.

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Updated November, 2012 by Benjamin Kalish.

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  • Airplang / Rodney Miller. Rounder Records, 1997. FOLK M6175

  • Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004. FOLK B48bi\\\
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  • Airplang / Rodney Miller. Rounder Records, 1997. FOLK M6175

  • Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004. FOLK B48bi\\\
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  • Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999. FOLK C4555\\\
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  • Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999. FOLK C4555\\\
Changed lines 24-40 from:
  • The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994. FOLK N564

  • Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001. INT 827 D234L

  • Faster than a walk / The Moving Violations. Great Meadow Music, 2001. FOLK M8695

  • Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. FOLK B237f [Other recordings by Bare Necessities are shelved nearby.]

  • Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003. 'FOLK Ai75

  • Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991. INT 42 G245f

  • Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997. FOLK M2435

  • Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999. FOLK P8713h

  • Journeywork / Popcorn Behavior. 1997. FOLK P8105j\\\
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  • The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994. FOLK N564

  • Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001. INT 827 D234L

  • Faster than a walk / The Moving Violations. Great Meadow Music, 2001. FOLK M8695

  • Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. FOLK B237f [Other recordings by Bare Necessities are shelved nearby.]

  • Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003. 'FOLK Ai75

  • Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991. INT 42 G245f

  • Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997. FOLK M2435

  • Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999. FOLK P8713h

  • Journeywork / Popcorn Behavior. 1997. FOLK P8105j\\\
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  • New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette. Great Meadow Music, 2000. FOLK M6175n\\\
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  • New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette. Great Meadow Music, 2000. FOLK M6175n\\\
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  • Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995. FOLK W6935n

  • A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000. FOLK P837

  • A Portland selection 2 : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2005. FOLK B732pb

  • A Portland play along selection : 97 contra dance tunes for listening and learning / Betsy Branch, Clyde Curley, Susan Songer. 2008. FOLK B732p

  • Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000. FOLK M6175p

  • Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004. FOLK M89695q

  • Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997. FOLK M6175aL\\\
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  • Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995. FOLK W6935n

  • A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000. FOLK P837

  • A Portland selection 2 : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2005. FOLK B732pb

  • A Portland play along selection : 97 contra dance tunes for listening and learning / Betsy Branch, Clyde Curley, Susan Songer. 2008. FOLK B732p

  • Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000. FOLK M6175p

  • Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004. FOLK M89695q

  • Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997. FOLK M6175aL\\\
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This is a guide to resources for contra dance musicians and lover's of contra dance music with an emphasis on materials in the Forbes Library collection. Many wonderful resources are not included in this guide because they are not available in the library. A good starting point for further research is the Country Song and Dance Society

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  • CDSS : American Dance Catalog Country Dance and Song Society
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Updated November 1, 2007 by Benjamin Kalish.

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Updated January, 2012 by Benjamin Kalish.

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  • [Excerpts from Smitten and other albums] / Contratopia.
  • Music from the contra dance [updated biweekly] / Robert Cox.
  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings] / Fromseier Rose.
  • Open Band Podcast [updated monthly] / The Open Band.
  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive] / Roaring Jelly.
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  • [Excerpts from Smitten and other albums] / Contratopia.

  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings] / Fromseier Rose.

  • Open Band Podcast / The Open Band.

  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive] / Roaring Jelly.
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  • From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997. FOLK W6435f

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  • Best of Wild Asparagus. Great Meadow Music, 2003. FOLK W6435b

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  • Contra music : the sound of New England. Great Meadow Music, 2002. FOLK C7685

Added lines 102-103:
  • Country dance tunes / collected and arranged by Cecil J. Sharp. Novello. 1909-1946. VYDF//Sh23c v.1-11

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  • The Fiddler's tune book : 200 traditional airs : hornpipes, reels, schottisches, polkas, waltzes, jigs / edited by Peter Kennedy. Dave Mallinson Publications. 1994. VYDF.F448k 1994

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The recordings listed here can all be found at Forbes Library. See the Discographies section for more comprehensive lists which include recordings not owned by the library.

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  • VYDF+En36b
    English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies / Peter Barnes. 1988.
  • VYDF.H354f 2004
    Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004.
  • VYD.B262L 1992
    Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992.
  • VYDF.D196h 2001
    Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001.
  • VYDF.N42m 2003
    New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003.
  • VYDF.So58p 1997
    The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 1997.
  • VYDF.So58p 2005
    Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2 / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 2005.
  • VYDW.W179a 1992
    The waltz book / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1992.
  • VYDW.W179b 1995
    The waltz book II / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1995.
  • VYDW.W179c 2002
    The waltz book III / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 2002.

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Online Sources

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  • English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies / Peter Barnes. 1988. VYDF+En36b

  • Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004. VYDF.H354f 2004

  • Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992. VYD.B262L 1992

  • Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001. VYDF.D196h 2001

  • New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003. VYDF.N42m 2003

  • The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 1997. VYDF.So58p 1997

  • Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2 / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 2005. VYDF.So58p 2005\\\
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  • The waltz book / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1992. VYDW.W179a 1992

  • The waltz book II / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1995. VYDW.W179b 1995

  • The waltz book III / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 2002. VYDW.W179c 2002

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Online Sources

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  • VZFI+Sw36f
    The fifer's delight / Ralph Sweet. 1981. A method and collection of tunes….arranged for drum corps or contra dance bands.
  • VYD.B262i 1993
    Interview with a vamper : piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music / Peter Barnes. Canis, 1993.

Online guides

to:
  • The fifer's delight / Ralph Sweet. 1981. A method and collection of tunes….arranged for drum corps or contra dance bands. VZFI+Sw36f\\\
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  • Interview with a vamper : piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music / Peter Barnes. Canis, 1993. VYD.B262i 1993

Online guides

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  • Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. FOLK B237f [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]

  • FOLK Ai75
    Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003.

  • INT Ir4g
    Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991.

  • FOLK W6435f
    From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997.

  • FOLK M2435
    Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997.

  • FOLK P8713h
    Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999.

  • FOLK P8105j
    Journeywork / Popcorn Behavior 1997.\\\
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  • Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. FOLK B237f [Other recordings by Bare Necessities are shelved nearby.]

  • Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003. 'FOLK Ai75

  • Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991. INT 42 G245f

  • From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997. FOLK W6435f

  • Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997. FOLK M2435

  • Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999. FOLK P8713h

  • Journeywork / Popcorn Behavior. 1997. FOLK P8105j\\\
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  • FOLK M6175n
    New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette. Great Meadow Music, 2000.\\\
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  • New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette. Great Meadow Music, 2000. FOLK M6175n\\\
Changed lines 48-60 from:
  • FOLK W6935n
    Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995.

  • FOLK P837
    A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000.

  • FOLK M6175p
    Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000.

  • FOLK M89695q
    Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004.

  • FOLK M6175aL Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997.\\\
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  • Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995. FOLK W6935n

  • A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000. FOLK P837

  • A Portland selection 2 : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2005. FOLK B732pb

  • A Portland play along selection : 97 contra dance tunes for listening and learning / Betsy Branch, Clyde Curley, Susan Songer. 2008. FOLK B732p

  • Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000. FOLK M6175p

  • Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004. FOLK M89695q

  • Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997. FOLK M6175aL\\\
Changed lines 62-69 from:
  • FOLK St435
    Stepping up. Topic Records, 2004.

  • FOLK P8105s
    Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999.

  • FOLK F4133
    Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991.
to:
  • Stepping up. Topic Records, 2004. FOLK St435

  • Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999. FOLK P8105s

  • Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991. FOLK F4133
Changed lines 70-76 from:
  • Y1655h
    Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989.
  • N42e
    New England chestnuts / Rodney and Randy Miller. Fretless, 1980
  • C7625
    Notes from my mind / Seamus Connolly. Green Linnet, 1988.
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  • Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989. Y1655h

  • New England chestnuts / Rodney and Randy Miller. Fretless, 1980 N42e

  • Notes from my mind / Seamus Connolly. Green Linnet, 1988. C7625
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The compact discs listed here can all be found at Forbes Library. See the Discographies section for more comprehensive lists which include discs not owned by the library.

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  • FOLK M6175
    Airplang / Rodney Miller. Rounder Records, 1997.
  • FOLK W6435b
    Best of Wild Asparagus. Great Meadow Music, 2003.
  • FOLK B48bi
    Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004
  • FOLK F4133b
    Boston fiddle : the Dudley Street tradition / Frank Ferrel. Rounder Records, 1996.
  • FOLK C4555
    Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999.
  • FOLK N564
    The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994.
  • FOLK C7685
    Contra music : the sound of New England. Great Meadow Music, 2002.
  • INT Q3h
    Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001.
  • FOLK M8695
    Faster than a walk / The Moving Violations. Great Meadow Music, 2001.
  • INT En36b.F
    Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]
  • FOLK Ai75
    Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003.
  • INT Ir4g
    Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991.
  • FOLK W6435f
    From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997.
  • FOLK M2435
    Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997.
  • FOLK P8713h
    Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999.
  • FOLK P8105j
    Journeywork / Popcorn Behavior 1997.
  • FOLK M6175n
    New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette. Great Meadow Music, 2000.
  • FOLK W6935n
    Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995.
  • FOLK P837
    A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000.
  • FOLK M6175p
    Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000.
  • FOLK M89695q
    Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004.
  • FOLK M6175aL Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997.
  • FOLK St435
    Stepping up. Topic Records, 2004.
  • FOLK P8105s
    Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999.
  • FOLK F4133
    Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991.

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Vinyl Records

  • Y1655h
    Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989.
  • N42e
    New England chestnuts / Rodney and Randy Miller. Fretless, 1980
  • C7625
    Notes from my mind / Seamus Connolly. Green Linnet, 1988.

Online audio

  • [Excerpts from Smitten and other albums] / Contratopia.
  • Music from the contra dance [updated biweekly] / Robert Cox.
  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings] / Fromseier Rose.
  • Open Band Podcast [updated monthly] / The Open Band.
  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive] / Roaring Jelly.
to:
  • Airplang / Rodney Miller. Rounder Records, 1997. FOLK M6175

  • Best of Wild Asparagus. Great Meadow Music, 2003. FOLK W6435b

  • Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004. FOLK B48bi\\\
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Discographies

Additional discographies can be found at the end of many tune books.

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  • Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999. FOLK C4555\\\
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  • CDSS : American Dance Catalog Country Dance and Song Society
  • Contra Dance Music on Compact Discs Charlie Seelig
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  • The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994. FOLK N564

  • Contra music : the sound of New England. Great Meadow Music, 2002. FOLK C7685

  • Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001. INT 827 D234L

  • Faster than a walk / The Moving Violations. Great Meadow Music, 2001. FOLK M8695

  • Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. FOLK B237f [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]

  • FOLK Ai75
    Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003.

  • INT Ir4g
    Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991.

  • FOLK W6435f
    From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997.

  • FOLK M2435
    Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997.

  • FOLK P8713h
    Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999.

  • FOLK P8105j
    Journeywork / Popcorn Behavior 1997.\\\
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Where to Find More Compact Discs

You will find additional dance music at the library in the sections with call numbers beginning:

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  • FOLK M6175n
    New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette. Great Meadow Music, 2000.\\\
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  • FOLK W6935n
    Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995.

  • FOLK P837
    A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000.

  • FOLK M6175p
    Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000.

  • FOLK M89695q
    Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004.

  • FOLK M6175aL Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997.

  • FOLK St435
    Stepping up. Topic Records, 2004.

  • FOLK P8105s
    Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999.

  • FOLK F4133
    Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991.

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  • Y1655h
    Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989.
  • N42e
    New England chestnuts / Rodney and Randy Miller. Fretless, 1980
  • C7625
    Notes from my mind / Seamus Connolly. Green Linnet, 1988.

Online audio

  • [Excerpts from Smitten and other albums] / Contratopia.
  • Music from the contra dance [updated biweekly] / Robert Cox.
  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings] / Fromseier Rose.
  • Open Band Podcast [updated monthly] / The Open Band.
  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive] / Roaring Jelly.

Discographies

Additional discographies can be found at the end of many tune books.

  • CDSS : American Dance Catalog Country Dance and Song Society
  • Contra Dance Music on Compact Discs Charlie Seelig

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  • INT Ir4 for Irish music.
  • INT N856 for Nova Scotian music.
  • INT Q3 for Québecois music.
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INT 42Irish music
INT 428Celtic music
INT 43Scottish music
INT 45English music
INT 827Québecois music
INT 829Nova Scotian music (including Cape Breton)

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  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings] / Fromseier Rose.
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  • Music from the contra dance [updated biweekly] / Robert Cox.
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  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings] / Fromseier Rose. http://www.fromseierrose.com/sounds.html [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
  • Open Band Podcast [updated monthly] / The Open Band. http://www.openbandonline.com/ [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
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  • [Excerpts from Smitten and other albums] / Contratopia.
  • Music from the contra dance [updated biweekly] / Robert Cox.
  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings] / Fromseier Rose.
  • Open Band Podcast [updated monthly] / The Open Band.
  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive] / Roaring Jelly.
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  • Folk music index / Jane Keefer. http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex/ [accessed on Nov 1, 2007] An index of recorded folk music including over 57,000 titles from over 4000 sources. Includes some printed sources.
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  • VYDF+En36b English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies / Peter Barnes. 1988.
  • VYDF.H354f 2004 Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004.
  • VYD.B262L 1992 Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992.
  • VYDF.D196h 2001 Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001.
  • VYDF.N42m 2003 New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003.
  • VYDF.So58p 1997 The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 1997.
  • VYDF.So58p 2005 Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2 / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 2005.
  • VYDW.W179a 1992 The waltz book / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1992.
  • VYDW.W179b 1995 The waltz book II / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1995.
  • VYDW.W179c 2002 The waltz book III / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 2002.
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    English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies / Peter Barnes. 1988.
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    Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004.
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    Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992.
  • VYDF.D196h 2001
    Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001.
  • VYDF.N42m 2003
    New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003.
  • VYDF.So58p 1997
    The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 1997.
  • VYDF.So58p 2005
    Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2 / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 2005.
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  • VYDW.W179b 1995
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  • FOLK B48bi Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004
  • FOLK F4133b Boston fiddle : the Dudley Street tradition / Frank Ferrel. Rounder Records, 1996.
  • FOLK C4555 Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999.
  • FOLK N564 The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994.
  • FOLK C7685 Contra music : the sound of New England. Great Meadow Music, 2002.
  • INT Q3h Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001.
  • FOLK M8695 Faster than a walk / The Moving Violations. Great Meadow Music, 2001.
  • INT En36b.F Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]
  • FOLK Ai75 Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003.
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  • FOLK M2435 Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997.
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    Best of Wild Asparagus. Great Meadow Music, 2003.
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    Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004
  • FOLK F4133b
    Boston fiddle : the Dudley Street tradition / Frank Ferrel. Rounder Records, 1996.
  • FOLK C4555
    Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999.
  • FOLK N564
    The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994.
  • FOLK C7685
    Contra music : the sound of New England. Great Meadow Music, 2002.
  • INT Q3h
    Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001.
  • FOLK M8695
    Faster than a walk / The Moving Violations. Great Meadow Music, 2001.
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    Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003.
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    From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997.
  • FOLK M2435
    Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997.
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  • FOLK M6175p Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000.
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Airplang / Rodney Miller. Rounder Records, 1997.

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Best of Wild Asparagus. Great Meadow Music, 2003.

  • FOLK B48bi

Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004

  • FOLK F4133b

Boston fiddle : the Dudley Street tradition / Frank Ferrel. Rounder Records, 1996.

  • FOLK C4555

Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999.

  • FOLK N564

The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994.

  • FOLK C7685

Contra music : the sound of New England. Great Meadow Music, 2002.

  • INT Q3h

Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001.

  • FOLK M8695

Faster than a walk / The Moving Violations. Great Meadow Music, 2001.

  • INT En36b.F

Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]

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Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003.

  • INT Ir4g

Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991.

  • FOLK W6435f

From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997.

  • FOLK M2435

Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997.

  • FOLK P8713h

Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999.

  • FOLK P8105j

Journeywork / Popcorn Behavior 1997.

  • FOLK M6175n

New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette. Great Meadow Music, 2000.

  • FOLK W6935n

Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995.

  • FOLK P837

A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000.

  • FOLK M6175p

Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000.

  • FOLK M89695q

Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004.

FOLK M6175aL Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997.

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  • FOLK M6175 Airplang / Rodney Miller. Rounder Records, 1997.
  • FOLK W6435b Best of Wild Asparagus. Great Meadow Music, 2003.
  • FOLK B48bi Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004
  • FOLK F4133b Boston fiddle : the Dudley Street tradition / Frank Ferrel. Rounder Records, 1996.
  • FOLK C4555 Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999.
  • FOLK N564 The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994.
  • FOLK C7685 Contra music : the sound of New England. Great Meadow Music, 2002.
  • INT Q3h Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001.
  • FOLK M8695 Faster than a walk / The Moving Violations. Great Meadow Music, 2001.
  • INT En36b.F Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]
  • FOLK Ai75 Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003.
  • INT Ir4g Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991.
  • FOLK W6435f From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997.
  • FOLK M2435 Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997.
  • FOLK P8713h Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999.
  • FOLK P8105j Journeywork / Popcorn Behavior 1997.
  • FOLK M6175n New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette. Great Meadow Music, 2000.
  • FOLK W6935n Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995.
  • FOLK P837 A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000.
  • FOLK M6175p Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000.
  • FOLK M89695q Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004.
  • FOLK M6175aL Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997.
  • FOLK St435 Stepping up. Topic Records, 2004.
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Stepping up. Topic Records, 2004.

  • FOLK P8105s

Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999.

  • FOLK F4133

Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991.

Vinyl Records

  • Y1655h

Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989.

  • N42e

New England chestnuts / Rodney and Randy Miller. Fretless, 1980

  • C7625

Notes from my mind / Seamus Connolly. Green Linnet, 1988.

Online audio

  • [Excerpts from Anam Cara]

/ Anam Cara. http://www.anamcaratheband.com/ACmusic.html [accessed Oct 31, 2007]

  • [Excerpts from Smitten and other albums]

/ Contratopia. http://www.contratopia.com/CtheCD.htm [accessed Oct 31, 2007]

  • Music from the contra dance [updated biweekly]

/ Robert Cox. http://www.contracast.com/ [accessed Oct 31, 2007]

  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings]

/ Fromseier Rose. http://www.fromseierrose.com/sounds.html [accessed Oct 31, 2007]

  • Open Band Podcast [updated monthly]

/ The Open Band. http://www.openbandonline.com/ [accessed Oct 31, 2007]

  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive]

/ Roaring Jelly. http://internet.cybermesa.com/~keating/music.htm [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

Discographies

Additional discographies can be found at the end of many tune books.

  • CDSS : American Dance Catalog

Country Dance and Song Society http://www.cdss.org/sales/american_dance.html [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

  • Contra Dance Music on Compact Discs

Charlie Seelig http://www.contradancelinks.com/recordings.html [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

Other Compact Discs

You may wish to browse for dance music in the sections with call numbers beginning:

  • INT En36 for English music.
  • INT Ir4 for Irish music.
  • INT N856 for Nova Scotian music.
  • INT Q3 for Québecois music.
  • INT Sco87 for Scottish music.

A librarian can help you find additional recordings.

Notated Music

Tune Books

  • VYDF+En36b

English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies / Peter Barnes. 1988.

  • VYDF.H354f 2004

Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004.

  • VYD.B262L 1992

Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992.

  • VYDF.D196h 2001

Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001.

  • VYDF.N42m 2003

New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003.

  • VYDF.So58p 1997

The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 1997.

  • VYDF.So58p 2005

Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2 / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 2005.

  • VYDW.W179a 1992

The waltz book / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1992.

  • VYDW.W179b 1995

The waltz book II / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1995.

  • VYDW.W179c 2002

The waltz book III / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 2002.

Online Sources

  • [Good Parking tune sets]

/ Good Parking. http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/goodparking.html [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

  • Tune collections on the internet [links]

/ Mickey Koth? http://www.library.yale.edu/~mkoth/webtunes.htm [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive]

/ Roaring Jelly. http://internet.cybermesa.com/~keating/music.htm [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

  • SlowPlayers music list

/ Michael Duffy. http://www.slowplayers.org/Slowplayers_Music_List.html[accessed on Nov 1, 2007]

Tune Indices

  • Folk music index

/ Jane Keefer. http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex/ [accessed on Nov 1, 2007] An index of recorded folk music including over 57,000 titles from over 4000 sources. Includes some printed sources.

  • \Irishtune.info : Irish traditional music tune index

/ Alan Ng. http://www.irishtune.info [accessed on Oct 31, 2007] An index of musically distinct Irish tunes found on 403 albums and in 46 tune books.

Instruction

Print sources

  • VZFI+Sw36f

The fifer's delight / Ralph Sweet. 1981. A method and collection of tunes….arranged for drum corps or contra dance bands.

  • VYD.B262i 1993

Interview with a vamper : piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music / Peter Barnes. Canis, 1993.

Online sources

  • Contra dance music: a working musician's guide [links]

/ Mickey Koth http://www.library.yale.edu/~mkoth/contramu.htm [accessed on Nov 1, 2007]

to:

(Compact Discs [continued])

  • FOLK P8105s Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999.
  • FOLK F4133 Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991.

Vinyl Records

  • Y1655h Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989.
  • N42e New England chestnuts / Rodney and Randy Miller. Fretless, 1980
  • C7625 Notes from my mind / Seamus Connolly. Green Linnet, 1988.

Online audio

  • [Excerpts from Anam Cara] / Anam Cara. http://www.anamcaratheband.com/ACmusic.html [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
  • [Excerpts from Smitten and other albums] / Contratopia. http://www.contratopia.com/CtheCD.htm [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
  • Music from the contra dance [updated biweekly] / Robert Cox. http://www.contracast.com/ [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
  • [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings] / Fromseier Rose. http://www.fromseierrose.com/sounds.html [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
  • Open Band Podcast [updated monthly] / The Open Band. http://www.openbandonline.com/ [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive] / Roaring Jelly. http://internet.cybermesa.com/~keating/music.htm [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

Discographies

Additional discographies can be found at the end of many tune books.
  • CDSS : American Dance Catalog Country Dance and Song Society http://www.cdss.org/sales/american_dance.html [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]
  • Contra Dance Music on Compact Discs Charlie Seelig http://www.contradancelinks.com/recordings.html [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

Other Compact Discs

You may wish to browse for dance music in the sections with call numbers beginning:
  • INT En36 for English music.
  • INT Ir4 for Irish music.
  • INT N856 for Nova Scotian music.
  • INT Q3 for Québecois music.
  • INT Sco87 for Scottish music. A librarian can help you find additional recordings.

Notated Music

Tune Books

  • VYDF+En36b English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies / Peter Barnes. 1988.
  • VYDF.H354f 2004 Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004.
  • VYD.B262L 1992 Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992.
  • VYDF.D196h 2001 Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001.
  • VYDF.N42m 2003 New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003.
  • VYDF.So58p 1997 The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 1997.

(Tune Books [continued])

  • VYDF.So58p 2005 Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2 / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley. 2005.
  • VYDW.W179a 1992 The waltz book / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1992.
  • VYDW.W179b 1995 The waltz book II / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 1995.
  • VYDW.W179c 2002 The waltz book III / Bill Matthiesen. Common Wealth Printing, 2002.

Online Sources

  • [Good Parking tune sets] / Good Parking. http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/goodparking.html [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]
  • Tune collections on the internet [links] / Mickey Koth? http://www.library.yale.edu/~mkoth/webtunes.htm [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]
  • [The Roaring Jelly music archive] / Roaring Jelly. http://internet.cybermesa.com/~keating/music.htm [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]
  • SlowPlayers music list / Michael Duffy. http://www.slowplayers.org/Slowplayers_Music_List.html [accessed on Nov 1, 2007]

Tune Indices

  • Folk music index / Jane Keefer. http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex/ [accessed on Nov 1, 2007] An index of recorded folk music including over 57,000 titles from over 4000 sources. Includes some printed sources.
  • Irishtune.info : Irish traditional music tune index / Alan Ng. http://www.irishtune.info [accessed on Oct 31, 2007] An index of musically distinct Irish tunes found on 403 albums and in 46 tune books.

Instruction

Print sources

  • VZFI+Sw36f The fifer's delight / Ralph Sweet. 1981. A method and collection of tunes….arranged for drum corps or contra dance bands.
  • VYD.B262i 1993 Interview with a vamper : piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music / Peter Barnes. Canis, 1993.

Online sources

  • Contra dance music: a working musician's guide [links] / Mickey Koth? http://www.library.yale.edu/~mkoth/contramu.htm [accessed on Nov 1, 2007]
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      Rounder Records, 1997.
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      Best of Wild Asparagus.
      Great Meadow Music, 2003.
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      Big Bang
      / Big Bandemonium.
      Big Bandemonium Music, 2004
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      FOLK F4133b
      Boston fiddle : the Dudley Street tradition
      / Frank Ferrel.
      Rounder Records, 1996.
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      Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire.
      Smithsonian Folkways, 1999.
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      The coming dawn
      / Nightingale.
      Epact Music, 1994.
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      Contra music : the sound of New England.
      Great Meadow Music, 2002.
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      Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec.
      / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell.
      2001.
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      Faster than a walk
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Airplang / Rodney Miller. Rounder Records, 1997.

  • FOLK W6435b

Best of Wild Asparagus. Great Meadow Music, 2003.

  • FOLK B48bi

Big Bang / Big Bandemonium. Big Bandemonium Music, 2004

FOLK F4133b Boston fiddle : the Dudley Street tradition / Frank Ferrel. Rounder Records, 1996.

  • FOLK C4555

Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire. Smithsonian Folkways, 1999.

  • FOLK N564

The coming dawn / Nightingale. Epact Music, 1994.

  • FOLK C7685

Contra music : the sound of New England. Great Meadow Music, 2002.

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Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec. / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell. 2001.

  • FOLK M8695

Faster than a walk

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      Favorites of the Boston Centre
      / Bare Necessities.
      Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999.
      [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]
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      Flying on home
      / Airdance.
      Great Meadow Music, 2003.
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      Frankie goes to town
      / Frankie Gavin.
      Green Linnet, 1991.
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      From the floor up
      / Wild Asparagus.
      Wild Asparagus, 1997.
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      Hand it down : contra dance tunes
      / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides.
      Avocet, 1997.
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      Hand me down
      / Dirk Powell.
      Rounder Records, 1999.
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      Journeywork
      / Popcorn Behavior
      1997.
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      New leaf
      / Rodney Miller & David Surette.
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Favorites of the Boston Centre / Bare Necessities. Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999. [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]

  • FOLK Ai75

Flying on home / Airdance. Great Meadow Music, 2003.

  • INT Ir4g

Frankie goes to town / Frankie Gavin. Green Linnet, 1991.

  • FOLK W6435f

From the floor up / Wild Asparagus. Wild Asparagus, 1997.

  • FOLK M2435

Hand it down : contra dance tunes / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides. Avocet, 1997.

  • FOLK P8713h

Hand me down / Dirk Powell. Rounder Records, 1999.

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New leaf / Rodney Miller & David Surette.

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      Sampler, 1995.
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      A Portland selection
      / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer.
      2000.
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      Pure Quill
      / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen.
      Great Meadow Music, 2000.
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      Quick Spin
      / The Moving Violations.
      2004.
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      Rodney Miller's all-round collection.
      Voyager Recordings, 1997.
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      Stepping up.
      Topic Records, 2004.
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      Strangest dream
      / Popcorn Behavior.
      1999.
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      Yankee dreams
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      Flying Fish, 1991.
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Northern melodies / George Wilson. Sampler, 1995.

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A Portland selection / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer. 2000.

  • FOLK M6175p

Pure Quill / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen. Great Meadow Music, 2000.

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Quick Spin / The Moving Violations. 2004.

FOLK M6175aL Rodney Miller's all-round collection. Voyager Recordings, 1997.

  • FOLK St435

Stepping up. Topic Records, 2004.

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Strangest dream / Popcorn Behavior. 1999.

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Yankee dreams / Frank Ferrel. Flying Fish, 1991.

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      New England chestnuts
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      Fretless, 1980
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      Notes from my mind
      / Seamus Connolly.
      Green Linnet, 1988.
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Heatin' up the hall / Yankee Ingenuity. Varrick, 1989.

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New England chestnuts / Rodney and Randy Miller. Fretless, 1980

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      Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes
      / Brian Hebert.
      2004.
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      VYD.B262L 1992
      Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes
      / Peter Barnes.
      Canis Minoris, 1992.
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      Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec
      / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell.
      Mel Bay, 2001.
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      New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music.
      Fiddlecase Books, 2003.
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  • VYDF.H354f 2004

Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes / Brian Hebert. 2004.

  • VYD.B262L 1992

Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes / Peter Barnes. Canis Minoris, 1992.

  • VYDF.D196h 2001

Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell. Mel Bay, 2001.

  • VYDF.N42m 2003

New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music. Fiddlecase Books, 2003.

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      Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2
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      2005.
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      The waltz book
      / Bill Matthiesen.
      Common Wealth Printing, 1992.
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      The waltz book II
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      Common Wealth Printing, 1995.
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      The waltz book III
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      Common Wealth Printing, 2002.
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Resources for Contra Dance Musicians

Compiled for Forbes Library patrons who love contra dance music.

Updated November 1, 2007 by Benjamin Kalish.

Sound Recordings

Compact Discs 

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      FOLK M6175
      Airplang
      / Rodney Miller.
      Rounder Records, 1997.
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      FOLK W6435b
      Best of Wild Asparagus.
      Great Meadow Music, 2003.
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      FOLK B48bi
      Big Bang
      / Big Bandemonium.
      Big Bandemonium Music, 2004
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      FOLK F4133b
      Boston fiddle : the Dudley Street tradition
      / Frank Ferrel.
      Rounder Records, 1996.
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      FOLK C4555
      Choose your partners! : contra dance & square dance music of New Hampshire.
      Smithsonian Folkways, 1999.
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      FOLK N564
      The coming dawn
      / Nightingale.
      Epact Music, 1994.
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      FOLK C7685
      Contra music : the sound of New England.
      Great Meadow Music, 2002.
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      INT Q3h
      Danse ce soir! : traditional tunes of Québec.
      / Laurie Hart and Greg Sandell.
      2001.
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      FOLK M8695
      Faster than a walk
      / The Moving Violations.
      Great Meadow Music, 2001.
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      INT En36b.F
      Favorites of the Boston Centre
      / Bare Necessities.
      Country Dance Society Boston Centre, 1999.
      [Other recordings by Bare Necessities shelved with this volume.]
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      FOLK Ai75
      Flying on home
      / Airdance.
      Great Meadow Music, 2003.
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      INT Ir4g
      Frankie goes to town
      / Frankie Gavin.
      Green Linnet, 1991.
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      FOLK W6435f
      From the floor up
      / Wild Asparagus.
      Wild Asparagus, 1997.
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      FOLK M2435
      Hand it down : contra dance tunes
      / Bob McQuillen, Laurie Andres and Cathie Whitesides.
      Avocet, 1997.
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      FOLK P8713h
      Hand me down
      / Dirk Powell.
      Rounder Records, 1999.
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      FOLK P8105j
      Journeywork
      / Popcorn Behavior
      1997.
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      FOLK M6175n
      New leaf
      / Rodney Miller & David Surette.
      Great Meadow Music, 2000.
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      FOLK W6935n
      Northern melodies
      / George Wilson.
      Sampler, 1995.
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      FOLK P837
      A Portland selection
      / George Penk, Clyde Curley, and Susan Songer.
      2000.
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      FOLK M6175p
      Pure Quill
      / Rodney Miller, Bob McQuillen.
      Great Meadow Music, 2000.
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      FOLK M89695q
      Quick Spin
      / The Moving Violations.
      2004.
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      FOLK M6175aL
      Rodney Miller's all-round collection.
      Voyager Recordings, 1997.
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      FOLK St435
      Stepping up.
      Topic Records, 2004.

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      FOLK P8105s
      Strangest dream
      / Popcorn Behavior.
      1999.
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      FOLK F4133
      Yankee dreams
      / Frank Ferrel.
      Flying Fish, 1991.

Vinyl Records 

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      Y1655h
      Heatin' up the hall
      / Yankee Ingenuity.
      Varrick, 1989.
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      N42e
      New England chestnuts
      / Rodney and Randy Miller.
      Fretless, 1980
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      C7625
      Notes from my mind
      / Seamus Connolly.
      Green Linnet, 1988.

Online audio 

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      [Excerpts from Anam Cara]
      / Anam Cara.
      <http://www.anamcaratheband.com/ACmusic.html> [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
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      [Excerpts from Smitten and other albums]
      / Contratopia.
      <http://www.contratopia.com/CtheCD.htm> [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
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      Music from the contra dance [updated biweekly]
      / Robert Cox.
      <http://www.contracast.com/> [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
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      [Excerpts from Contradiction ; Live recordings]
      / Fromseier Rose.
      <http://www.fromseierrose.com/sounds.html> [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
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      Open Band Podcast [updated monthly]
      / The Open Band.
      <http://www.openbandonline.com/> [accessed Oct 31, 2007]
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      [The Roaring Jelly music archive]
      / Roaring Jelly.
      <http://internet.cybermesa.com/~keating/music.htm> [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

Discographies Additional discographies can be found at the end of many tune books. 

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      CDSS : American Dance Catalog
      Country Dance and Song Society
      <http://www.cdss.org/sales/american_dance.html> [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]
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      Contra Dance Music on Compact Discs
      Charlie Seelig
      <http://www.contradancelinks.com/recordings.html> [accessed on Oct 31, 2007]

Other Compact Discs You may wish to browse for dance music in the sections with call numbers beginning: 

    * INT En36 for English music.
    * INT Ir4 for Irish music.
    * INT N856 for Nova Scotian music.
    * INT Q3 for Québecois music.
    * INT Sco87 for Scottish music.

A librarian can help you find additional recordings. Notated Music Tune Books 

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      VYDF+En36b
      English country dance tunes : a collection of 303 commonly used English dance melodies
      / Peter Barnes.
      1988.
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      VYDF.H354f 2004
      Fitzgerald's escape, the Yellow Leaf and other tunes : 100 reels, jigs, slip jigs, polkas, hornpipes and other tunes
      / Brian Hebert.
      2004.
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      VYD.B262L 1992
      Little couple-dancemusik : 400 waltzes, polkas, tangos, hambos, zwiefachers and other traditional dance tunes
      / Peter Barnes.
      Canis Minoris, 1992.
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      VYDF.D196h 2001
      Mel Bay presents danse ce soir! : fiddle and accordion music of Québec
      / Laurie Hart & Greg Sandell.
      Mel Bay, 2001.
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      VYDF.N42m 2003
      New England fiddler's repertoire : a source book of established contra dance music.
      Fiddlecase Books, 2003.
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      VYDF.So58p 1997
      The Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest
      / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley.
      1997.

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      VYDF.So58p 2005
      Portland collection : contra dance music in the Pacific Northwest : volume 2
      / Susan Songer with Clyde Curley.
      2005.
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      VYDW.W179a 1992
      The waltz book
      / Bill Matthiesen.
      Common Wealth Printing, 1992.
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      VYDW.W179b 1995
      The waltz book II
      / Bill Matthiesen.
      Common Wealth Printing, 1995.
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      VYDW.W179c 2002
      The waltz book III
      / Bill Matthiesen.
      Common Wealth Printing, 2002.

Online Sources 

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      [Good Parking tune sets]
      / Good Parking.

http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/goodparking.html [accessed on Oct 31, 2007] 

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      Tune collections on the internet [links]
      / Mickey Koth?

http://www.library.yale.edu/~mkoth/webtunes.htm [accessed on Oct 31, 2007] 

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      [The Roaring Jelly music archive]
      / Roaring Jelly.

http://internet.cybermesa.com/~keating/music.htm [accessed on Oct 31, 2007] 

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      SlowPlayers music list
      / Michael Duffy.
      http://www.slowplayers.org/Slowplayers_Music_List.html[accessed on Nov 1, 2007]

Tune Indices 

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      Folk music index
      / Jane Keefer.

http://www.ibiblio.org/folkindex/ [accessed on Nov 1, 2007] 

      An index of recorded folk music including over 57,000 titles from over 4000 sources. Includes some printed sources.

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      Irishtune.info : Irish traditional music tune index
      / Alan Ng.

http://www.irishtune.info [accessed on Oct 31, 2007] 

      An index of musically distinct Irish tunes found on 403 albums and in 46 tune books.

Instruction

Print sources 

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      VZFI+Sw36f
      The fifer's delight
      / Ralph Sweet.
      1981.
      A method and collection of tunes….arranged for drum corps or contra dance bands.
    *
      VYD.B262i 1993
      Interview with a vamper : piano accompaniment techniques for traditional dance music
      / Peter Barnes.
      Canis, 1993.

Online sources 

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      Contra dance music: a working musician's guide [links]
      / Mickey Koth?

http://www.library.yale.edu/~mkoth/contramu.htm [accessed on Nov 1, 2007]

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