OECDC Music and Dance Instructions
Ottawa English Country Dance Club has purchased (or has been gifted) ECD music on CD and ECD Instruction Books.
The contents of each item is listed below.
Dances which are not copyright are linked to Dance Instructions in our
Playford's Progeny Wiki (although not all dances are in the wiki).
If you wish to borrow a book or CD contact the club librarian.
OECDC Number: 2016-1,2 (CD, 42p Book)
The Goldcrest Collection Joseph Pimentel
Choreograper: Joseph Pimentel
Recorded by: Goldcrest (Daron Douglas, Paul Oorts, Dave Wiesler)
| Dance | Page | Formation | Difficulty | Key | Meter | Tune | Composer |
|---|
| Appin's Dance | 1 | improper | * * * | | | | |
| A Balanced Tern | 2 | improper | ** | | | | |
| Beautyberry | 14 | proper | * * * | C | 6/8 | Baptist Johnson | Turlough O'Carolan |
| Blackbird Pie | 4 | improper | * | G | 6/8 | Yellow Song | Daron Douglas |
| Bluebonnets | 16 | proper | ** | Dm | 9/8 | Bluebonnets | Debbie Jackson |
| Changeling Intuition | 6 | improper | **** | Bm, A | 2/2, 2/2 | Castlewall, Floating Ground | Dave Wiesler |
| Come with Voices Singing | 18 | proper | * * * | E (D) | 3/2 | Conic with Voices Singing | Dave Wiesler |
| Dance of a Lifetime | 20 | circle mixer | * * * | C | 3/4 | Yonder, Year by Year | Dave Wiesler |
| The Farmer's Joy | 24 | proper | * | A | 6/8 | The Farmer's Joy | Adam Broome |
| A Health to All Good Dancers | 3 | improper | ** | | | | |
| Hotpoint Special | 8 | becket | * * * | G | 2/2 | Zone Nine | Dave Wiesler |
| Mile of Smiles | 26 | proper | ** | C | 2/2 | Mile of Smiles | Dave Wiesler |
| Mr. Hamilton's Inauguration | 28 | proper | * * * | G | 9/8 | Mr. Hamilton's Inauguration | Debbie Jackson |
| Mr. Legge's Initiation | 30 | proper | ** | C | 2/2 | Lovely Lane | Dave Wiesler |
| Mr. Millstone's Inauguration | 32 | proper | * * * | Bflat | 4/4 | Mr. Millstone's Inauguration | Dave Wiesler |
| Peace and Joy | 34 | proper | * * * * | Dm, D | 3/4, 2/2 | Peace (Observation), Joy (Analysis) | Dave Wiesler |
| Ramsay Chase | 10 | improper | * * * | G | 6/8 | Winter Oranges | Daron Douglas |
| Sasna's Swing | 12 | improper | ** | | | | |
| The Treasure of the Big Woods | 38 | proper | * * * | Dm | 2/2 | Lamp on the River | Dave Wiesler |
| Westaire Court | 40 | proper | **** | C | 2/4 | Westaire Court | Debbie Jackson |
| Whip-poor-will | 13 | improper | ** | | | | |
OECDC Number: 2016-3,4 (CD, 57p Book)
The English Country Dance Collection, At Home, Volume 5
Recorded by: Bare Necessities
Edited by: Helene Cornelius and Francis Attanasio
OECDC Number: 2016-5,6 (CD, 43p Book)
The English Country Dance Collection, By Request, Vol 7
Recorded by: Bare Necessities
Edited by: Helene Cornelius and Francis Attanasio
OECDC Number: 2016-7,8 (CD, 48p Book)
Impropriety, Volume III, Country Dances
Choreograper: Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett
Recorded by: Roguery (Anita Anderson, Dave Bartley, Jim Oakden, Shira Kammen)
| Dance | Page |
|---|
| Acknowledgements | 4 |
| Introduction | 5 |
| English Country Dances | |
| The Bemused Benthologist | 6 |
| Breakfast with Coyote | 8 |
| The Chocolate Equation | 10 |
| Chrysalis | 12 |
| Dreams of Mirth | 14 |
| Footprints in the Sand | 16 |
| Generosity | 18 |
| Hidden by Light | 20 |
| Leaves of Autumn | 22 |
| Plum Thursday | 24 |
| Pony Express | 26 |
| The Potter's Wheel | 28 |
| Rock the Boat | 30 |
| Sally by the Pond | 32 |
| Shira Delight | 34 |
| Ursa Minor | 36 |
| We'll Bed and We'll Weed | 38 |
| Well Met | 40 |
| Scottish Country Dances | |
| The Cold Snap | 42 |
| The New Garden | 43 |
| Roll Back the Rug | 44 |
| Spiced Cider | 45 |
| Glossary, Abbreviations and Diagrams | 46 |
| Errata from Volumes I and II | 47 |
| Biographies of Brooke and Chris | 48 |
OECDC Number: 2016-9,10 (CD, 54p Book)
Impropriety, Volume IV, Country Dances
Choreograper: Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett
Recorded by: Roguery (Anita Anderson, Dave Bartley, Jim Oakden, Shira Kammen)
| Dance | Page |
|---|
| Acknowledgements | 4 |
| Introduction | 5 |
| English Country Dances | |
| lA | 6 |
| All Who Wander | 8 |
| An( other) Improper Notion | 10 |
| Banjo in a Bear Suit | 12 |
| A Big Heart | 14 |
| Birds of a Feather | 16 |
| Chocolate Moose | 18 |
| Essentials | 20 |
| Foot It Featly | 22 |
| General Grooviness of the Universe | 24 |
| It's Always Something | 26 |
| Jubilation | 28 |
| Julie's Scandal | 30 |
| Monte Toyon Mist | 32 |
| Rain on the Roof | 34 |
| Reflections | 36 |
| Ruby-Crowned Kinglet | 38 |
| Standard Conclusions | 40 |
| To Dance Divine | 42 |
| Travelers | 44 |
| Scottish Country Dances | |
| Crimson Clover | 46 |
| Meow | 47 |
| The Sun Box | 48 |
| Triple Chocolate | 49 |
| Glossary. Abbreviations and Diagrams | 50 |
| Index to Impropriety Volumes I-IV | 52 |
| Errata from Volumes I and II | 53 |
| Biographies of Brooke and Chris | 54 |
OECDC Number: 2016-11 (CD w/Dance Instructions)
New Dances from the Old Dominion
Choreograper: Gail Ticknor & Louis Vosteen
Recorded by: The Legacy Trio (Lynne Mackey, Steve Hickman, Marty Taylor)
| Track | Dance | AB | Rep |
|---|
| 1. | A Trip to Devonshire | AABB | X7 |
| 2. | The Percolator | AABB | X5 |
| 3. | Petit-Jean | AABB | X7 |
| 4. | The Bonny Cuckoo | AABB | X4 |
| 5. | Gail's Maggot | AABB | X7 |
| 6. | Monticello | AABB | X7 |
| 7. | Taxing Time | AB4B | X4 |
| 8. | Just Passing Through | AAB | X4 |
| 9. | The Geud Man of Staunton | AABB | X7 |
| 10. | Isabel | AABB | X7 |
| 11. | Ash Grove | AABA | X7 |
| 12. | The Runaways | AABB | X7 |
| 13. | 12th Night | AABB | X7 |
| 14. | Crossroads | AABB | X7 |
| 15. | A Change for the Good | AAB | X7 |
| 16. | Paul's Ride | AABB | X7 |
| 17. | Soullnd | AABB | X4 |
OECDC Number: 2016-12 (CD w/Dance Instructions)
Dance & Danceability
Recorded by: The Assembly Players
OECDC Number: 2016-13 (CD only)
Persons of Quality - Next of Kynaston
Recorded by: Persons of Quality (Jon Berger, Rebecca King, Jim Oakden)