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CD: A Companion for Books 1 and 2

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Betsy Branch, fiddle; Clyde Curley, mandolin, 4-string banjo, fiddle, guitar;
Susan Songer, piano

© 2008
2 discs / 37 medleys / 97 tunes / 148:15 total time
Cost: $25

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A Portland Play Along Selection: 97 Contra Dance Tunes for Listening and Learning

"...wonderful instruments with exceptional tone, character, and clarity all played flawlessly...an impressive display of ability and accomplishment."
 ...posted by Bob Lewis on Cyberpluckers List Serve 4-16-08

Tracks are:  (click on the red links to hear audio clips)

All tunes traditional unless otherwise noted.

  Disc 1

  

Disc 2
Scottish reels, up-tempo: fiddle, mandolin, piano (3:11)
1. Jamie Allen / 2. Scollay’s Reel 		 

Québécois jig: fiddle, mandolin, piano (3:09)
1. 6/8 du Petit Sarny by Eric Favreau © 1998
Scottish reels: fiddle, piano (2:57)
3. The Bottom of the Punchbowl / 4. Old Grey Cat		   Northern reels: fiddle, piano (3:08)
2. Horace Hanesworth by Larry Unger © 1987 / 3. Paddy on a Handcar
New england-style and irish jigs: mandolin, piano (4:03)
5. Camp Pleasant Jig by Roy Marshall © 1987 / 6. Sonny Brogan’s / 7. Fair Jenny’s Jig by Peter Barnes © 1977		   Irish jigs: fiddle, guitar (4:10)
4. The Rose in the Heather / 5. Out on the Ocean / 6. The Rambling Pitchfork
Southern reels: fiddle, guitar (4:24)
8. Grasshopper Sittin’ on a Sweet Potato Vine / 9. The 28th of January / 10. Buck Mountain 		  Québécois reels: fiddle, guitar (4:14)
7. Reel Semeur / 8. Marie Sauce ton Pain / 9. The Telephone Tune
Northern reels: mandolin, piano (4:28)
11. Batchelder’s / 12. Golden Wedding Reel / 13. Pacific Slope Hornpipe		   Southern reels: mandolin, piano (4:17)
10. Big Scioty / 11. Twin Sisters / 12. Piney Woods Gal
Scottish jigs: fiddle, piano (3:47)
14. The Banks of the Allan / 15. The Sailor’s Wife / 16. Bert Ferguson by Samuel Ian Rothmar Burns © 1980, Mrs. Phyllis E. Burns		   Irish jigs: fiddle, piano (4:29)
13. The Cordal Jig / 14. The Orphan / 15. Cuil Aodha
Irish reels: fiddle, guitar tuned DADBGE (4:31)
17. Sheehan’s / 18. Mother’s Delight / 19. Hand Me Down the Tackle		   Northern reels: fiddle, piano (4:29)
16. The Gale by Susan Conger © 1997 / 17. Devil’s Churn by Joseph Grote ©1994 /
18. Gondolin by Noah VanNorstrand © 2004
New england reels: fiddle, piano (4:22)
20. Democratic Rage Hornpipe / 21. Dominion Reel / 22. Saratoga Hornpipe 		  Québécois reels: mandolin, piano (4:39)
19. Reel du Père Bruneau by Lorenzo Picard © 1984, Hervé Picard / 20. Le Diable Vert /
21. Reel Béloeil
Southern reels: mandolin, piano (2:53)
23. Flat-Footed Henry / 24. Cuffy		   Irish reels: fiddle, guitar (4:34)
22. The Reel of Mullinavat / 23. The Scholar / 24. The Old Copperplate
Cape breton and scottish reels: fiddle, piano (4:28)
25. Hughie Shorty’s Reel by Johnny Wilmot © 1963, Patricia Wilmot /
26. The   Barrowburn Reel by Addie Harper © 1968, Harper Music /
27. Trip to Windsor by Dan R. MacDonald © 1947, Cameron Music Sales		   Southern reels: mandolin, piano (4:35)
25. Bumblebee in a Jug / 26. Crockett’s Honeymoon / 27. Brushy Run
 New england jigs: 4-string banjo, piano (3:58)
28. Mrs. Monroe’s Jig / 29. The Grey Buck / 30. Up the River		   New england reels: 4-string banjo, piano (4:23)
28. Road to California / 29. Boswell’s Fancy / 30. Sackett’s Harbor
Southern Reels: fiddle tuned AEAE (2:43)
31. Going to the Free State / 32. Black-Eyed Susie		   Irish jigs: fiddle, piano (3:20)
31. Irishman’s Heart to the Ladies / 32. Mug of Brown Ale
Southern reels: fiddle, guitar (4:13)
33. John Brown’s March / 34. Johnny, Johnny, Don’t Get Drunk / 35. Little Dutch Girl		   Irish reels: mandolin, piano (4:41)
33. Dick Gossip’s / 34. Tom Morrison’s Reel / 35. Lady Ann Montgomery
Irish and cape breton jigs: fiddle, piano (2:46)
36. Miller’s Maggot / 37. Stan Chapman’s Jig by Jerry Holland © 1984, SOCAN		   Irish and irish-style jigs: fiddle, guitar tuned DADBGE, capo 2nd fret (4:09)
36. Séan Ryan’s Jig by Séan Ryan © 1987, Katheen Ryan and Brian Ryan / 37. Up Sligo /
38. Foot to the Ground by Daniel Compton © 2003
Irish reels: fiddle, piano (4:11)
 38. The Steeplechase / 39. Farrell O’Gara / 40. George White’s Favorite		   Southern reels: fiddle, guitar (4:42)
39. Turkey in the Peapatch / 40. Stay All Night / 41. Moses, Hoe the Corn
Québécois reels: fiddle, guitar (4:36)
41. Reel de Père Léon / 42. Reel Saint-Paul / 43. Reel Eugène		   Québécois reel: fiddle, piano (2:57)
42. Mouth of the Tobique
Northern marches: fiddle, 4-string banjo, piano (4:08)
44. All the Way to Galway / 45. Doon the Brae / 46. The Road to Boston		   Québécois reels, up-tempo: fiddle, mandolin, piano (4:22)
43. Reel Desjarlais / 44. Reel Saint-Jean / 45. Père Doiron
Québécois reels: fiddle, piano (2:56)
47. Reel de Pointe-au-Pic / 48. Quadrille Bouchard Troisième Partie		             Total Time: 71:50
Southern reel: mandolin, guitar (1:51)
49. Indian Ate the Woodchuck		    
Southern reels, up-tempo: fiddle, mandolin, piano (4:11)
 50. Jeff City / 51. John Sharp’s Hornpipe / 52. Ducks on the Pond		    
          Total Time: 76:25    

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