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[Mike_L]

Special Contra Dance Fundraiser Jun 30th - O'Shanigans with Casey Carr!

TRUMANSBURG NY Jun 30 2012 - Special Contra Dance - Saturday, June 30th, EARLY DANCE! 7:30-10:30 pm - Fundraiser for the Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts! Casey Carr calling contra and square dances (she's gifted at keeping beginners of all ages comfortable and experienced dancers entertained). Lively music (from Celtic to Quebecois to old-time) by the amazing O'Shanigans: http://www.oshanigans.org/ Tim Ball (fiddle), Phil Robinson (guitar), and Michael Ludgate (mandolin). Come celebrate the Trumansburg community and the area dance community together in a splendid historic building. Contra dances have been held for hundreds of years in small town halls such as the Conservatory. Come help us revive this tradition in T'burg! Location: Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 5 McLallen Street, Trumansburg, NY http://tburgconservatory.org/. Suggested donation $10; children under 13 free; discount for families. FULL STORY http://canaaninstitute.org/mikesmusic/viewtopic.php?p=4850#4850

O'Shanigans is Tim Ball on fiddle, Mike Ludgate on mandolin and Phil Robinson on guitar.

BAND http://www.oshanigans.org
VENUE http://tburgconservatory.org/
BAND'S EVENT POSTER http://canaaninstitute.org/docs/Oshanigans_current_poster.pdf
FACEBOOK EVENT https://www.facebook.com/events/379426608786742/




LOCATION - Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 5 McLallen Street, Trumansburg, NY - https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Trumansburg+Conservatory+of+Fine+Arts,+5+McLallen+Street,+Trumansburg,+NY&hl=en&ll=42.543184,-76.66204&spn=0.009075,0.021136&sll=42.54326,-76.661826&sspn=0.009075,0.021136&gl=us&hq=Trumansburg+Conservatory+of+Fine+Arts,&hnear=5+McLallen+St,+Trumansburg,+New+York+14886&t=m&z=16

From the dancers and callers about O'Shanigans -- "That was a delightful contra dance last night in Fayetteville ... I truly enjoyed the many subtleties of your musical arrangements. And when Nils Fredland joined in on his trombone, it was polyphonic heaven ... " , "Ithaca's best contra dance band", "O'Shanigans rock(s)", " ... such a fun group of people, and the band was awesome ... " , "What a great dance! Nils called some fun and interesting dances, the band was delightful! The place was packed..." , "you guys really GET the dance thing", "wow .... WOW! That was inceredible!", "you guys are so much fun to dance to!", ”O'Shanigans is Ithaca’s hottest new contra dance band.”, "Tim Ball, Mike Ludgate, and Phil Robinson play with energy and style. It’s party time!" "I was happy to see and hear your band play, it was great! The music was the best I've heard at a contra for sure. It really got everyone grooving and elicited hooting and hollering ... YEAH!" "The O'Shanigans rocked the hall tonight! You guys sure know how to throw a party!" "I was really glad to get to dance to your music- that was tons of fun!!" "Super dance on Friday! You guys were peppy, and there were some imaginative arrangements that made familiar tunes sound fresh. Hooray for the O'Shanigans!" "It was invigorating music, great company and fun caller!" "Do play for us again!" "It was fun dancing and even more so to the tunes of O'Shanigans!" "It was great!" "Mike, you and Phil and Tim were SOLID! I had a blast and my daughter had fun too! Thanks for playing, and thanks to Ray for the goodies!" "We've heard great stuff about you guys: We'd love to have you play at our dance!" "Wow! I have not seen that kind of energy at the Friday Dance in long time, you guys were great!" "That was they most amazing medley ... was there something Middle Eastern in there?" "You guys were way out there like in Hungary or somewhere? ... then you brought it back home with that old-time tune ... the best version of that I have ever heard!" "The band was absolutely wonderful last night!"

More information About Contra Dancing:

http://www.greatmeadowmusic.com/music.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_dance
http://tedcrane.com/DanceDB/DisplayDance.com/US_NY_ITH_TCCD
http://hands4dancers.org/
http://www.syracusecountrydancers.org/
http://contra.binghamtondance.org/contra_calendar.htm
http://www.thedancegypsy.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTtEOaruqr4
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128273050

NPR: Youth Flock To Contra Dancing -- Contra dancing has been around since the 1700s. If you don't know it -- it's kind of like square dancing but with long lines of dancers. The dance is having a renaissance around the country thanks to a thriving youth scene and incredibly lively acoustic music. Article by Marika Partridge on All Things Considered NPR July 2nd 2010 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128273050
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The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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[Mike_L]

Location for this dance

Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts,
5 McLallen Street, Trumansburg, NY

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Trumansburg+Conservatory+of+Fine+Arts,+5+McLallen+Street,+Trumansburg,+NY&hl=en&ll=42.543184,-76.66204&spn=0.009075,0.021136&sll=42.54326,-76.661826&sspn=0.009075,0.021136&gl=us&hq=Trumansburg+Conservatory+of+Fine+Arts,&hnear=5+McLallen+St,+Trumansburg,+New+York+14886&t=m&z=16
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Michael Ludgate - forum administrator
The Canaan Institute http://www.canaaninstitute.org/

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