Changes of running order

We don't want to clash with the street entertainers in the Lord Mayors pageant between 12.30 & 1.00 so the order has been changed.
There will be musical entertainment at on at 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 3.30
Maypole dancing will be at 1.30, 2.30 & 4.00
Music session 4.30 onwards. This will start in Northgate street then move to Alexander's so that the road can be reopened,

Possible detail is
1.00 - 1.30 Black Cat band
3.30 - 4.00 Rondez vous

watch this space, or make sure I  have your email address for updates.
Contact me

Obviously if the heavens open there will be delays and things will run late

Tunes for 28th

Suggested tunes for the first set of Maypole dance.

1.20 - 1.40

Jigs:

Oyster Girl (in G)

Moon and Seven Stars (in D)

Oats, beans and barley (48 bars) (in G)

 

Reels:

Bear Dance (in G)

Chinese breakdown (in D)

Maggie in the Wood (in G)

Boil ‘em cabbage (in D)

 

Email me if you mean a pdf of the 'dots' or a midi file to play.

Music and Maypoles

Come and be part of the  Northgate Quarter Village Green Day.
Sunday 28 July
12.30 - 5.00 pm
Northgate Street Chester (near the walls)

The provisional running order is
12.30 - 1.20 Music session
1.20 - 1.40, 2 - 2.20, 2.40 - 3, 3.20 - 3.40, 4 -4.20 Maypole dancing.
4.20 -5 Music session (which could continue in Alexanders after their musicians finish their spot at around 5)

I am teaching the Maypole dancing, we will probably have separate sessions for adults and children. This is aimed at the general public but I need some dancers/guinea pigs to help me out and get them started. So come and learn some maypole figures, and bring some children for the childrens session.
There will also be stalls and entertainment elsewhere in Northgate street and Rufus Court,  so why not make it a family afternoon out.


I need  a bandleader for each slot (one person or several) and musicians for the dancing. If you can let me know who is coming the bandleader can agree a set-list in advance.
I will be meeting the soundman next week, and he needs to know roughly the size of the band. Please contact me mjw@mowaddington.plus.com
If you need a seat or music stand please bring it.

Between the Maypole sessions we need bands or dance spots to keep the entertainment continuous. Any offers? The organiser would also like to hear from any Morris sides or other dance display teams who could dance at the other end of Northgate street.

See you on Thursday

Callers are prepared to call dances to the Christmasy tunes Jingle Bells, 12 days of Christmas, Y Gelynnen (the Holly Tree), and others.
I've made us a Christmas cake, maybe there will be other snacks too.

A final meeting

Thurs November 29th will be our last meeting.

Thanks to all those who supported us, we just didn't quite have enough since most of us can't make it every time. So I shall not continue into the new year.

The evenings we had over 2 dozen really buzzed, under a dozen we struggled. Most evenings were somewhere in between; marginal I thought.

So on Nov 29th  (the 5th Thurs in Nov.) I'll book the room from 8 - 10.30, we'll play and dance, and finish with a cuppa and a slice of Christmas cake. (If anyone else wants to bring a plate of food it would be welcome.)

Hope to see you all, lets go out with a bang.

Our November meeting

Since we can't meet on the third Thursday in November, and last year people were too busy for a meeting in December we are meeting on the 5th Wednesday in November as our Christmas 'do'. We might add a few Carol tunes to our list.

Tunes for 18th Oct

 I have chosen these from our collection

Grimstock

Basque Stick dance

Ploughboy

Grandfather's Clock

Moon and Seven Stars

Rattling bog

If you would like a pdf of any of these tunes, arranged by Marilyn, they are on http://www.blackcatband.co.uk/Tunes/
Please print them if you play from the dots.

 Marilyn has made midi files. If you would like to hear the tunes  email me mjw@mowaddington.plus.com and I'll send you all or any of them and your computer can play them to you.

If there is time for more dances we will play other tunes from our list