More From Dan's Hall, by The Dancehall Players

More From Dan's Hall

by The Dancehall Players

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1.	April's March 04:44	info	buy track
2.	Hunt the Squirrel 03:58	info	buy track
3.	St. Catherine 04:25	info	buy track
4.	Quem Pastores 02:56	info	buy track
5.	La Gavre 04:08	info	buy track
6.	Tango in Toronto 04:57	info	buy track
7.	A Trip to Paris 03:22	info	buy track
8.	Twelfth Night at the Fireside/ The Lass She Danced Alone 03:57	info	buy track
9.	As Luck Will Have It 04:10	info	buy track
10.	Hambleton's Round-o 03:18	info	buy track
11.	Red and All Red 05:52	info	buy track
12.	Frank Palmer 05:23	info	buy track
13.	Elegant Dancer 04:24	info	buy track
14.	Bransle Des Chevaux 04:11	info	buy track
15.	Delia or The Amorous Goddess 03:58	info	buy track
16.	Annika's Waltz 03:23	info	buy track

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The STORY OF THE DANCEHALL PLAYERS started and continues at Dan’s Hall, attached to an old farm house in Victoria. Dan’s Hall was used for various forms of folk dance long before the formation of the Victoria English Country Dance Society by Rosemary Lach in the spring of 2001. Soon there were weekly Thursday evening ECD workshops at Dan’s Hall. From the beginning, there was always live music. The first year or so, just Dan and Ann played, joined occasionally by visiting musical friends.

Then Gregory, Karen, Keith and Susan, and, more recently, Lael
started to play together regularly - for those Thursday evenings, and also for larger regional ECD events, such as the Victoria English Country Dance Ball, Hands Across the Water, Vancouver Ball and Mayne Island Ball. The nature of The Dancehall Players is flexible. We have played as duos, trios, quartet, quintet - and are happiest when all together! Many good friends have joined us on Thursday nights over the last 8 or so years. Special thanks go to Lael Whitehead, David Gallop, Anne Gower, Alan Greene, Jackie McDonald, David Cheatley, Kevin Budd and many others. Often the stage is crowded and instruments and players spill onto the dance floor! It’s a great English Country Dance community here in Victoria and we appreciate the opportunity provided us all to play, sightread, improvise, create and share - “live” - every Thursday night at Dan’s Hall.

ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE MUSIC: More From Dan’s Hall
Most of the tunes on this CD were written between the 16th and 18th centuries, while a few are modern. They are all available in a variety of modern sources, some of which are listed below. A handful of these tunes are used for old dances and others have inspired modern choreographers to create new dances or to reconstruct or adapt the old ones. While we have not included any dance patterns here, instructions are often found with the musical sources along with a wealth of historical detail.

This collection of tunes is designed for dancing, as well as listening. So there is a little introduction at the beginning of each number, to set the pace and to allow you to honour your partner. The number of repetitions of the tune depends on the dance type, as well as the character of the melody.

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released April 18, 2020

Musicians: Gregory Brown flute/guitar, Susan Larkin recorder/violin,
Keith Malcolm violin, Karen McIvor cello, Dan Page mandolin,
Ann Schau keyboards, Lael Whitehead percussion/recorder
Producer: Ann Schau
Concept: Ann Schau, Rosemary Lach
Recorded: July 7-9, 2012 at Apparition Music Inc., Victoria, B C
Engineered by: Patrick Godfrey, Apparition Music
www.apparitionmusic.com
Graphic Design & Layout: Wendy Wall, OffTheWallDesign@gmail.com
Artwork: Joanne D. Thomson, www.joannethomson.com
Liner Notes: Ann Schau
Photo Credits: Sherry Kirkvold, Louise Hawkford

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The Dancehall Players Victoria, British Columbia

Started in Victoria in 2001 by Ann Schau and Dan Page, The Dancehall Players is now a six-member ensemble of musicians and composers specializing in English Country Dance music. The Dancehall Players have recorded six CDs. Instruments include piano, violins, flute, recorders, guitar, banjo, mandolin, cello, melodion and percussion. ... more

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