Keep Dancing

EFDSS EDCD 07

Music by: Jump the Vortex; Easy Weasel; Flowers of the Thorn; Time of your Life

The dances are graded into three levels of accessibility to help both new dancers and new teachers.

The music and dances cover over 300 years of history and include examples from the sixteen and seventeen hundreds as well as one dance created by children from a Newcastle school in the late twentieth century. Alongside old tunes that have long been associated with certain dances this CD offers new tunes written by the featured musicians. All of which demonstrate the living and growing nature of our music and dance heritage.

Level 1
  1. Big Set mixer / Debbie's Jig / Cadeaux Jig
  2. Brighton Camp
  3. Circassian Circle / Dribbles of Brandy
  4. Cumberland Reel / Weasel's Revenge
  5. I Want to be Near You
  6. Moonstruck / Bill Bailey
  7. Muffin Man / Nelly Bly
  8. Pat a Cake Polka / Nick Nack Paddywhack / In & Out the Windows / Bobby Shaftoe

Level 2
  9. Farmer's Jig / Charlotte's Jig / Soldier's Dance
10. Caerphilly March / Rogue's March
11. Clopton Bridge / Lemmy Brazil's No. 2 / Off to California
12. Durham Reel / Hundred Pipers / Lass of Killiecrankie
13. Jumping Joan / Hunt the Squirrel
14. Penny on the Water
15. Welcome to Welbeck / Rochdale Coconut Dance

Level 3
16. Barley Reel / Bridge of Athlone / Against the Grain / Apasthree
17. Goddesses
18. Mock Turtle Hornpipe / Wind the Bobbin / Speed the Plough
19. Panshanger Sicilian Circle / Bushels of Brussels / Felmersham Polka
20. The Waterloo Dance

This CD resulted from collaboration between the EFDSS, Hertfordshire Folk Association and four local ceilidh bands; Easy Weasel, Flowers of the Thorn, Jump the Vortex, and Time of Your Life. Each year a spectacular dance event for hundreds of young people is organised at Hatfield House by Hertfordshire Folk Association and creating music for rehearsals is an important part of the preparation. This CD was produced not only to provide a rehearsal music resource for those attending the festival, but also to be generally available for other groups wanting an economical and handy dance resource for festivals and celebrations.