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To help you find the type of contra dance music you are looking for, we have grouped our CDs into catagories. These groupings are subjective and based soley on my opinions. Some CDs are a mix of more than one flavor, so they appear in multiple groups. The CDs in a category are in random order. Each CD page has an order button that adds that CD to your shopping cart. For the more traditional among you, we also have a printable order form that you can fill out and mail in with a check or credit card info. When you are finished with the CD page, just close the window to come back here. |
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listing updated Monday, April 3, 2006. 111 CD titles listed.
Softer Side of Contra
Good CDs for the morning after a Dawn Dance
- Tom MacKenzie
- Wake Me When It's Over
- David Surette
- Back Roads
- Jeremiah McLane
- Smile When You're Ready
- Childsplay
- The Great Waltz
- Amarillis
- Waltzing in the Trees
- Childsplay
- Twelve Gated City
- The Elftones
- Elftones
- David Surette
- Trip to Kemper
- Permanent Wave
- Permanent Wave
- Tricky Brits/Bag O'Tricks
- Tricky Brits/Bag O'Tricks
- Childsplay
- Childsplay Live
- Wild Notes
- Sowing
- Contratopia
- Smitten
New Hampshire Fiddlers
Southern New Hampshire has produced more than its share of great callers and musicians, so they get their own section. Must be something in the water.
- Rodney Miller
- All-Round Collection
- Nat Hewitt
- Nat Hewitt
- Ryan Thomson
- New Hampshire Hornpipe
- Ryan Thomson
- Newmarket Duets
- Two Fiddles
- The Way it Really Sounds at a Barn Dance
- Rodney Miller
- Airplang
- Rodney Miller
- Airplang II
- Rodney Miller
- Airdance
- Miller and Surette
- New Leaf
- Miller and McQuillen
- Pure Quill
- Rodney and Randy Miller
- New England Chestnuts
- Rodney Miller
- Greasy Coat
- Rodney and Randy Miller
- Castles in the Air
- Miller and Morse
- Grapevine
- Airdance
- Flying on Home
Old Timey
Some of these bands show a little Old-Time influence, while others cross right over
- Various Artists
- Face the Creek
- Pig's Eye Landing
- One Eyed Cat
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Sparrows in the Buckthorn
- Michael Mendelson
- A Fiddler's Notebook
- Campbell and Fisher
- Dancing in Lexington
- Ill-Mo Boys
- Laugh and Grow Fat
- Jones
- Miller
- Contratopia
- Hands Four
- The Barn Owl Band
- Dance Owl Night
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Like Water From a Mountain Stream
- The Magic Truck String Band
- Voyage of the Magic Truck
- Ginsburg and King
- Contra and Blue
- Carnival Knowledge
- A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing
- Red Mountain White Trash
- Sweet Bama
- Jim Tolles and Magic Truck
- Hard For To Love
- Red Mountain White Trash
- Fire in the Dumpster
- Red Mountain White Trash
- Chickens Don't Roost Too High
- Hilarie Burhans
- Put on The Skillet
- The Barn Owl Band
- Barn Owls Live
- Chirps Smith
- Down in Little Egypt
- Hotpoint
- Hotpoint Special
- Phantom Power
- Phantom Power
- Lynn "Chirps" Smith
- Midwestern Harvest
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Gypsy Stomp
Progressive
These bands bend the rules, experimenting with new instruments, rhythms, and tunes
- Pam Weeks
- Waiting for the Perseids
- Uncle Gizmo
- Uncle Gizmo
- Rodney Miller
- All-Round Collection
- Jeremiah McLane
- Smile When You're Ready
- Nat Hewitt
- Nat Hewitt
- Ryan Thomson
- New Hampshire Hornpipe
- Rodney Miller
- Airplang
- Childsplay
- Twelve Gated City
- Rodney Miller
- Airplang II
- KGB
- Volga Notions
- Einstein's Little Homunculus
- Don't Ask
- Michael Mendelson
- A Fiddler's Notebook
- Wild Asparagus
- Tone Roads
- Wild Asparagus
- The Call of the Wild
- Wild Asparagus
- From the Floor Up
- Atlantic Crossing
- Full and Away
- Rodney Miller
- Airdance
- Popcorn Behavior
- Journeywork
- Popcorn Behavior
- Strangest Dream
- The Elftones
- The Moon and the Seven Stars
- Groovemongers
- Fresh Wares
- Tricky Brits/Bag O'Tricks
- Tricky Brits/Bag O'Tricks
- Hotpoint Stringband
- The Road to Burhania
- Einstein's Little Homunculus
- Balancing Act
- Wild Asparagus
- Wherever You Go
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Like Water From a Mountain Stream
- Reckless Ramblers
- Lowdown Hoedown
- Ginsburg and King
- Contra and Blue
- Laura and the Lava Lamps
- Primordial Groove
- Carnival Knowledge
- A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing
- Rodney Miller
- Greasy Coat
- Lissa Schneckenburger
- Different Game
- The Clayfoot Strutters
- Going Elsewhere
- Atlantic Crossing
- Groundswell
- Hilarie Burhans
- Put on The Skillet
- Miller and Morse
- Grapevine
- Airdance
- Flying on Home
- Hotpoint
- Hotpoint Special
- Phantom Power
- Phantom Power
- KGB
- In from the Cold
- Groovemongers
- Smooth Sailing
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Gypsy Stomp
- Branch and Douglass
- Picassiette
- Nightingale
- Nightingale 3
- Lissa Schneckenburger
- Lissa Schneckenburger
Swingy
These CDs have a bit of that Country Swing sound
- Nat Hewitt
- Nat Hewitt
- Donna Hebert
- Big Boned Beauty
- Rodney Miller
- Airdance
- Einstein's Little Homunculus
- Balancing Act
Québecois
These CDs either have tunes or style from Québec
- Atlantic Crossing
- Wind Against the Tide
- David Carpenter
- Eclectic Yankee
- Tom MacKenzie
- Wake Me When It's Over
- Tom MacKenzie
- Second Course
- Atlantic Crossing
- Full and Away
- Nightingale
- The Coming Dawn
- Nightingale
- Sometimes When the Moon Is High
- Atlantic Crossing
- Groundswell
- McLane and Dornfeld
- Hummingbird
- Nightingale
- Nightingale 3
English Country
These CDs blend the elegance of English Country dance music with contra
- Amarillis
- Waltzing in the Trees
- Tricky Brits/Bag O'Tricks
- Tricky Brits/Bag O'Tricks
- Contratopia
- Smitten
CDs to dance to
Just like is sounds, these CDs have tracks that are long enough and at the right tempo to dance to.
- KGB
- Volga Notions
- Campbell and Fisher
- Dancing in Lexington
- Permanent Wave
- Permanent Wave
- The Old Sod Band
- Grass Roots
- Portland Megaband
- Plays Well with Others and Others and Others
New England
This is a reference to style, not location. I think of this as "normal" contra music
- David Carpenter
- Eclectic Yankee
- Pam Weeks
- Waiting for the Perseids
- Scrod Pudding
- Food For Your Feet
- Three Good Reasons
- Montague Processional
- Tom MacKenzie
- Second Course
- Rodney Miller
- All-Round Collection
- David Surette
- Back Roads
- Krumm and Pasquarello
- Apples and Oranges
- Ryan Thomson
- New Hampshire Hornpipe
- Ryan Thomson
- Newmarket Duets
- Two Fiddles
- The Way it Really Sounds at a Barn Dance
- Rodney Miller
- Airplang
- Donna Hebert
- Big Boned Beauty
- Childsplay
- Twelve Gated City
- Golden Griffon Stringtet
- Band Call
- Golden Griffon Stringtet
- Band Call
- Bob McQuillen
- Hand It Down
- Pig's Eye Landing
- One Eyed Cat
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Sparrows in the Buckthorn
- The Elftones
- Elftones
- Michael Mendelson
- A Fiddler's Notebook
- Campbell and Fisher
- Dancing in Lexington
- Wild Asparagus
- Tone Roads
- Contratopia
- Hands Four
- Rodney Miller
- Airdance
- Miller and Surette
- New Leaf
- Miller and McQuillen
- Pure Quill
- Rodney and Randy Miller
- New England Chestnuts
- The Elftones
- The Moon and the Seven Stars
- Susan Conger and Friends
- Along the River
- Penk
- Curley
- The Barn Owl Band
- Dance Owl Night
- Rodney and Randy Miller
- Castles in the Air
- The Old Sod Band
- Grass Roots
- The Barn Owl Band
- Barn Owls Live
- Portland Megaband
- Plays Well with Others and Others and Others
- Phantom Power
- Phantom Power
- Branch and Douglass
- Picassiette
Vocals
These CDs have two or more tracks with vocals. Do you know the words to Red Haired Boy?
- Atlantic Crossing
- Wind Against the Tide
- Scrod Pudding
- Food For Your Feet
- Tom MacKenzie
- Wake Me When It's Over
- Ill-Mo Boys
- Laugh and Grow Fat
- Atlantic Crossing
- Full and Away
- Round the House
- Keep this Coupon
- Hotpoint Stringband
- The Road to Burhania
- Einstein's Little Homunculus
- Balancing Act
- Wild Asparagus
- Wherever You Go
- Nightingale
- The Coming Dawn
- Nightingale
- Sometimes When the Moon Is High
- Red Mountain White Trash
- Sweet Bama
- Jim Tolles and Magic Truck
- Hard For To Love
- Red Mountain White Trash
- Fire in the Dumpster
- Red Mountain White Trash
- Chickens Don't Roost Too High
- Lissa Schneckenburger
- Different Game
- Atlantic Crossing
- Groundswell
- Childsplay
- Childsplay Live
- Brendan Taaffe
- Come Sit By My Chair
- Hilarie Burhans
- Put on The Skillet
- Ian Robb
- Jiig
- Nightingale
- Nightingale 3
- Lissa Schneckenburger
- Lissa Schneckenburger
Folksy
,If you like tradional folk music, you will want to listen to these
- Lissa Schneckenburger
- Different Game
- Lissa Schneckenburger
- Lissa Schneckenburger
Waltz CDs
That is right, CDs with 100% Waltzes
- Childsplay
- The Great Waltz
- Unger and Snowe
- Waltz Time
- The Elftones
- Mist-Covered Mountains
Hammered Dulcimer
The following CDs feature a Hammered Dulcimer
- Pam Weeks
- Waiting for the Perseids
- Scrod Pudding
- Food For Your Feet
- Tom MacKenzie
- Wake Me When It's Over
- Tom MacKenzie
- Second Course
- Golden Griffon Stringtet
- Band Call
Irish
Some of these bands just show a hint of the Irish Tradition in their music, some are more stongly influenced
- Atlantic Crossing
- Wind Against the Tide
- Pig's Eye Landing
- One Eyed Cat
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Sparrows in the Buckthorn
- Einstein's Little Homunculus
- Don't Ask
- The Elftones
- Elftones
- Wild Asparagus
- Tone Roads
- Wild Asparagus
- The Call of the Wild
- Wild Asparagus
- From the Floor Up
- Atlantic Crossing
- Full and Away
- David Surette
- Trip to Kemper
- Round the House
- Keep this Coupon
- Wild Asparagus
- Wherever You Go
- Nightingale
- The Coming Dawn
- Nightingale
- Sometimes When the Moon Is High
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Like Water From a Mountain Stream
- Childsplay
- Childsplay Live
- Brendan Taaffe
- Come Sit By My Chair
- Wild Notes
- Sowing
- Pig's Eye Landing
- Gypsy Stomp
- Ian Robb
- Jiig
- Lissa Schneckenburger
- Lissa Schneckenburger
Live Recordings
Some or all of the tracks on these CDs were recorded live at a contra dance
- Two Fiddles
- The Way it Really Sounds at a Barn Dance
- Various Artists
- Face the Creek
- Campbell and Fisher
- Dancing in Lexington
- Childsplay
- Childsplay Live
- Portland Megaband
- Plays Well with Others and Others and Others
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