Big National Ceilidh Charity Ceilidh in aid of Water Aid. White Horse Ceilidhs present Scratch 'n' Sniff and caller Mike Courthold Grove Village Hall (OX12...
GIG CB! (The George Inn Giant Ceilidh Band) are doing their 2nd dance at Hassocks. The first one in April proved popular and we are aiming to do two a year...
Seeing as Simon has announced the first ceilidh in Manchester of the season, it seems a good time to announce the first Phoenix ceilidh of the 2008-9 season,...
chris.j.broan@...
Oct 2, 2008 9:12 am
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The Woodpecker Band with Gordon Potts and Rockhopper Morris Saturday 11th October, 7.30 for 8 till 11.30pm NEW VENUE - Kennington Village Hall, Kennington...
Dear all, The Gloworms have just returned from a rather fun mini-tour playing in pubs in Donegal which was great. Just a tip for other musicians travelling...
Dear all, Does anybody have any tips on repairing instrument case handles? I've only had my current case for a year and a half (bought it from the Music Room)...
My advice to any musos taking instruments on a plane - ALWAYS check first with the actual airport authorities !! There seems to be absolutely no consistency...
I've heard that concertinas, when viewed through an x-ray machine, look remarkably similar the structure of an atomic bomb. Part of me really hopes that story...
I was going through Stansted one Christmas one Christmas with my well used Hohner pokerwork melodeon. As usuak, I had packed small items of underwear around it...
Macfarlane, Alison
a.j.macfarlane@...
Oct 5, 2008 9:45 pm
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Coming back from a morris visit to Germany when her melodeon came through the scanner Jill was asked what it was and she offered to give a tune. The offer was...
they had got a bagpiper to play and he wouldn't stop................ got to admit - I've got some sympathy with 'em on that one ! And he was probably only...
Just thinking this through............i'd say we've got the basis for a very successful 'one big hit' drug smuggling ring........anyone got any 'big band'...
I have always been disappointed that my concertina has never triggered so much as a flicker of interest on the numerous occasions it has flown as handbaggage....
Had a gig on Saturday - in a church - sort of PTA/Harvest Festival/judge best scarecrow type night.I'm probably not the most sympathetic caller when little...
Last time I did a PTA all the P's and T's sat firmly round the tables drinking wine, and feeding sweets and cherryade to their children... I was basically...
Poor old Cat! Obviously it's great to have kids in a dance and they are often better than the adults, especially at listening to instructions. What we learned...
I have a few non-partner dances up my sleeve for these occasions. Or dances where it doesn't matter if some couples are 3s. My version of Horses Brawl - lines...
I usually (famous last words!) manage to travel with both melodeons in the cabin with me. I carry my MU card in case I am required to 'prove that I am a...
... My wife once had her fiddle searched at Cologne-Bonn airport when they noticed white powder around the strings. They wiped some off onto a cloth,...
I have also encoutered the creche sydrome. It is then, as Cat suggests, a case of ceilidh party-games to unphrased music. Get on with it, and realise that for...
This is great - anyone got any other silly dances? The reason I ask is that we are running a Family Ceilidh at Cecil Sharp House as a sort of curtain raiser...
LizHall@...
Oct 6, 2008 1:16 pm
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Col...bailer twine works wonders....and you have a choice of colours:-) Baz ABU Dear all,Does anybody have any tips on repairing instrument case handles?I've...
Barry Parkes
bazparkes@...
Oct 6, 2008 1:31 pm
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Then there'sthe lovely story about Ted Stevens flying out to Jersey with Flowers and Frolics. He kept his washboard playing thimbles in his pocket. Guess what...
Barry Parkes
bazparkes@...
Oct 6, 2008 1:33 pm
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A dance that seemed to go down pretty well the other night was a dumbed down 'Thady U Gander' - no. of bars of music not particularly relevant....... 3 or 4...
Also,the kids love to scream - take some ear defenders !!! Circle dance,in and out twice with the mandatory scream in the middle Di si do partner r + l...
Yes, I would agree, keep your partner if there are lots of children. At church dos, if the room is long and thin, I might ask people dancing with children...
... At PTA/weddings etc, I try not to call any dances complicated enough that the six year olds don't get it. Someone else already mentioned that it all...
I always take my melodeon as cabin baggage - never had a problem with size - it's usually (like Roger's) in a small rucksack with other essentials. I have...
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