There is a new web page of a scan of an original version of the Caledonian Quadrilles. http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/dance/caledonians/caledonians.htm I guess...
Chris, are you aware of the US Library of Congress's collection of dance instructional manuals (1490-1920) plus many manuscripts discussing the evils of...
Gerry & Pat Bade
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Sep 3, 2007 2:46 pm
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As we approach Christmas and the time for mumming here are some links which might be of interest. Mumming is a tradition for England, Ireland, Philadelphia and...
My husband, two friends, and I are traveling from Texas to Cape May, NJ to dance and learn from Padraig and Roisin McEneany this coming weekend. We haven't...
Well, that was great fun! Thanks to everybody for your warm welcome and hospitality, especially for dragging the Texans through the dances we didn't know....
Has anyone ever noticed a difference between the lengths of the Sliabh Luachra figures 4 and 5 as written in Toss the Feathers versus the Matt Cunningham CDs?...
Hi Susan.. good to get a message through SDN, and hopefully, I can point you in the direction of someone who may be able to assist! I was taught to dance by...
We will have a set dance here at our house on Saturday the 9th at 6:00. We will make a pot of chili. Bring a drink if you want. Gerry PS There is practice...
Gerry Bade
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Nov 3, 2007 7:06 pm
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Did anyone ever record (audio or video) traditional clog dancer Pat Tracey when she visited the WCSS in the mid-1990s? She did a presentation of Lancashire...
... Tracey when she visited the WCSS in the mid-1990s? She did a presentation of Lancashire clog dancing in the Community Hall. If anyone is in touch with the...
http://www.movietone.com - try a search for 'morris dancing' 'clog dancing' 'folk dancing' There are good clips of Bampton (with jinky Wells), and Abbots...
Have you seen this one Chris? I finally stumbled on that clip I remembered seeing once (sorry if it's old news). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmkaWZ9ieGU Sam...
Thank's an amazing clip. I wonder if the half-set is known and danced in the current revival? Also I wonder if anyone has reference to any other old footage of...
Hi Folk, I have a YouTube page for my set dancing group. When I find any set dancing videos on YouTube I add them to the "Favorites" section of the page. Check...
Hello - I'm looking for authentic set dancing from the 1930/40s or before - not from the recent revival where dancers - inspired by Riverdance - put in all...
I think that the 1963 You Tube is a half set figure of the Waterford set. I may be wrong. Great footwork, isn't it? Sort of calls into question the idea that...
What a wonderful video! Gotta love the footwork. Is the hold shown during the swing used much today? I was shown it in a ceili class by my step dancing...
If you mean the half set danced the the Mulagh Dancers including the great Willie Keane, I think you'll find its the 5th figure of the Caledonian. [Non-text...
Hi Michael, I added your link to my website: http://www.setdancingns.com/links.htm Hope that's okay! Adele Megann Web Spinster www.setdancingns.com ...
Forwarded. Interesting that the book totally ignores the highly commercialised mumming tradition of Philadelphia in the USA. Also the mumming traditions from...
What has this to do with set dancing? Well nothing per se. HOWEVER The Shiner was a well documented 'swagger' (itinerant) from County Clare who wandered...
Try Ireland!!!! Enjoy - Chris B. Ok ok....but you gotta laugh...!! It's the only cheesy xmas net bit I'm gonna send to anyone.....I thought it was quirky...
Great one Chris! Just a reminder, the 9th Millenium Ceili will be held at Gaelic Park in New York on New Year's Eve. Anyone visiting NYC is invited, call...
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Joël PERCHOC
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Jan 22, 2008 2:05 pm
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Hi everybody, When my husband and I were in Ireland a few years ago we picked up a copy of Mick Mulkerrin's Steps for Sets video, probably at Custy's in Ennis....
Hi Susan Mick Mulkerrin and Mairéad Casey also have a dvd along the lines of Maldon's with instructions for several sean nós style steps. It's called "Buail...
Hi Bill: Let me know if I can pay the sub on PayPal (and the amount) Thanks Pat Carr Bill Lynch <setdancingnews@...> wrote: Hi Susan Mick Mulkerrin and...
Please note the correct date of the ceili for this weekend, which is incorrect in the February-March Set Dancing News: Joseph Browne Spring School, Gort...
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