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FALL 2018 FALL CDSS NEWSCDSS COUNTRY DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY founded in 1915 BALANCE AND SING Store Update ~ Fall 2018 ow back from a wonderful summer of dancing and singing at our camps, we’re excited to offer some new music and N dance books for your reading and listening pleasure. Relax into the fall with some new favorites from great musicians! Once Upon a Waltz by Ladies At Play More, Please! by Eloise & Co. 13 original waltzes The latest offering from and 3 hambos by the two of the contra and folk Oklahoma-based scene’s brightest stars, trio Ladies at Play Rachel Bell (Accordion) (Miranda Arana, and Becky Tracy (Fiddle) Kathy Dagg, Shanda who form Eloise & McDonald). The Co. with guitarists trio has been Andrew VanNorstrand playing for English and Owen Morrison. and Contra dances since 2008 The debut offering by this and most of the tunes are written for or inspired by the band features wonderful tracks from French tunes people they’ve met playing for dances in the Oklahoma to traditional jigs to songs composed by both musicians area. A companion CD is available with all the tunes as well as by Keith Murphy and others. CD - $15.00 (except The Giddy Goat). Book - $10.00; CD - $15.00 Chantons, dansons: Songs, Games and Dances for Learners of French w/CD by Swimming Down the Stars — Tunebook Marian Rose by Jonathan Jensen, CD by Ladies At Play This is a collection of musical games, songs and 16 Tunes by the inspired pianist dances that are valuable tools in achieving fluency Jonathan Jensen whose in oral French. Many are very old and well-known styles range from English to francophones world-wide, others are mnemonic country and contra devices for remembering grammar points or practicing to ragtime and jazz. pronunciation. Still Jon is a composer of others are adaptations brilliant dance tunes of games or dances that and waltzes, a frequent exist in English. The performer at dance events book is written in both and a bassist with the Baltimore French and English, and Symphony. When not playing piano at camp he is often the songs are sung by filling in on whistle, recorder, ocarina or mandolin and Québécois musicians. offering his original songs, both silly and serious. This Book + CD - $30.00 collection contains 16 tunes perfect for dancing. A companion CD of the same name by Ladies at Play has Note: Marian Rose is recordings of all the music. also the author of this Book - $10.00; CD - $15.00 month’s Community Dance column on p8. 413•203•5467 x 109 [email protected] store.cdss.org CDSS NEWS, FALL 2018 2 CDSS.ORG CDSS OFFICE 116 Pleasant Street #345, Easthampton, MA 01027-2759 413-203-5467, fax 413-203-5471, [email protected], cdss.org CDSS NEWS Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm ISSN 1070-8251 Fall 2018 STAFF Executive Director, Kathryn Tarter German, x 100, [email protected] Business Manager, Melissa McMullen, x 111, [email protected] Accounting Manager, Anna Mach, x 113, [email protected] Editor—Lynn Nichols Database & Membership Assistant, Nicole Perez, x 104, [email protected] Tune Editor—Kate Barnes Director of Camp Programs, Steve Howe, x 102, [email protected] Director of Development, Robin Hayden, x 107, [email protected] Dance Editors—Lynn Ackerson, Bob Dalsemer, Barbara Finney, Community Outreach Manager, Linda Henry, x 105, [email protected] Dan Pearl, Joanna Reiner, Jonathan Sivier Operations Manager, Sarah Pilzer, x 103, [email protected] Song Editors—Lorraine Hammond, Jesse P. Karlsberg, Natty Smith Sales & Insurance Manager, Ben Williams, x109, [email protected] Marketing & Design Manager, Lynn Nichols, x 101, [email protected] This newsletter is published quarterly by the Country Dance and Song Society. Some of the views expressed within represent the authors and are CDSS GOVERNING BOARD not necessarily those of CDSS. All material is published by permission. Officers IN THIS ISSUE President: Gaye Fifer, Pittsburgh, PA Vice President: Dorcas Hand, Houston, TX 2 Balance and Sing (Store Update) Secretary: Brooke Friendly, Ashland, OR 4 Letters and Announcements Treasurer: Joel Bluestein, Arlington, VA 6 The CDSS Strategic Plan 2019 - 2023 At Large Members 8 All Join Hands: Dispatches from the World of Peter Baker, Ann Arbor, MI Nancy Barbour, Monmouth Junction, NJ Community Dancing Beverly Francis, Metuchen, NJ 12 Stories from the CDSS Legacy of Joy Society: Dave Pokorney Katy Heine, Ithaca, NY and Jolaine Jones-Pokorney Nikki Herbst, Iowa City, IA Donald Hughes, Rougemont, NC 14 News from Canada: Living the Regency Life at Port Alberni’s Jolaine Jones-Pokorney, Gainesville, FL Jane Austen Festival Susie Lorand, Ann Arbor, MI 18 CDSS Sings: The Three Ravens Frannie Marr, Carlsbad, CA Sharon McKinley, Columbia, MD 22 English Country Dance: A New Leaf Craig Meltzner, Santa Rosa, CA 24 CDSS Expands Its Support for Local Organizers: Avia Moore, Toronto, CA Pam Paulson, Waukesha, WI New Resources and How You Can Get Involved Doug Plummer, Seattle, WA 26 Two Resources Promoted in The CDSS Organizers’ Portal David Roodman, Washington, DC 28 Contra Dance: Petromorphosis John Seto, Sacramento, CA David Shewmaker, Washington, DC 30 Deeds Not Words: Celebrating Suffrage with English Dance Norm Stewart, Louisville, KY 32 English Country Dance: Deeds Not Words Chris Weiler, South Burlington, VT 36 Contra Dance: Adrift Contact the Board at [email protected]; we’ll forward your 38 Nancy Petrie: My Hero, 100 Years Young message. Board bios and photos are on our website at: 41 Back Cover cdss.org/about-us/governing-board. To receive store and office updates, please add [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] to your address book. The Country Dance and Song Society is a national leader in promoting participatory dance, music, and song which have roots in North American and English culture. We believe in the joy that dance, music, and song bring to individuals and communities. We educate, support, and connect participants in these living traditions and we advocate for their vitality and sustainability into the future. Membership is open to all; benefits include the printed newsletter, 10% discount from the store, early registration for our summer programs, and more. CDSS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; membership dues and donations are tax deductible. For more information: CDSS, 116 Pleasant Street #345, Easthampton, MA 01027-2759; 413-203-5467, [email protected], cdss.org. front cover: Morning Longsword at CDSS Family Week at Ogontz (photo by Mitch Diamond) CDSS NEWS, FALL 2018 3 CDSS.ORG Letters and Announcements SUBMITTING ARTICLES, PHOTOS & ADS Announcing 2019 Lifetime Articles, letters, poems, and photographs about Contribution Award Recipient contra and traditional square dance, English coun- try dance, morris and sword dance, dance tunes, folksongs, and the dance and music community are The Country Dance and Song Society welcome. Newly-composed dances and tunes also are welcome, as are new looks at historical dances and is pleased to announce that Sue Songer tunes. Please contact the Editor for guidelines or send of Portland, OR, is the 2019 recipient submissions to [email protected] (maximum size for most articles: 1,200 words, 600 words for essays and of the CDSS Lifetime Contribution event reviews). We may edit for length and clarity. Award. Photos should be 300-600 dpi (print resolution). PERSONAL ADS (75 words maximum) are free for It’s hard to imagine the Portland dance CDSS members and $5 for nonmembers. and music scene without Sue. She has DISPLAY AD SIZES & RATES been integral in the scene since the full page, 7-1/8″ wide x 9-1/4″ high, $440 half page horizontal, 7-1/8″ wide x 4-3/8″ high, $250 1980’s---as a musician, as the leader of half page vertical, 3-3/8″ wide x 9-1/4″ high, $250 the Portland Megaband, as a leader on quarter page, 3-3/8″ wide x 4-3/8″ high, $175 planning and production committees, CDSS members may take a 50% discount from and as the walking talking tune these rates. Anyone placing the same size ad in three consecutive issues may take a 10% discount. Please encyclopedia we all depend on. When she began learning fiddle tunes in the include a note saying which issue(s) your ad is for. 80’s, she started to transcribe the tunes she was hearing around Portland. SENDING ADS This eventually birthed the worldwide selling Portland Collection series, Ads must be black and white or grayscale and in PDF including 3 tune books and 4 CD’s to date. Sue plays and teaches in many format. To reserve, fill out and submit the form at cdss.org/cdss-news-insertion-order. corners of the U.S. She will be honored on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at a celebration in Portland which will feature music jams, a potluck, an award DEADLINES Spring—February 1st (issue mailed early March) ceremony and an open band/caller contra dance. Summer—May 1st (issue mailed early June) Fall—August 1st (issue mailed early September) Winter—November 1st (issue mailed early December) The EVENTS CALENDAR is online at cdss.org/events. 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