I found an old copy of "Fourgone Conclusions" from 1983 that's in decent shape (other than B1, which skips badly enough that I couldn't get a decent recording :( )! This is a band that hasn't been around in a long time, and as far as I know it's impossible to get the CD re-release any more or find this online! If you're into contra dance or New England style folk music, check it out. If anyone has a CD or can get a better recording of the LP somehow hit me up and I'd love to chat!

https://archive.org/details/FourgoneConclusions

#Contra #ContraDance #FolkMusic #Massachusetts

If you're a contra or English dancer along the east coast, catch me calling in one of these places this Spring/Summer!

https://chromamine.com/dance/

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A bit of a stretch, but do I know anyone who's familiar with traditional Irish, English, and/or old-time folk tunes? Trying to find the name of a few tunes that I still can't figure out even though I know I've heard them a million times before at old-time jams and contra dances and what not. I've been scouring @thesession with no luck!

The one labeled "Tune 4" is still eluding me. It's a medley so if you skip to half way through or so it will change and I'm trying to figure out both tunes.

https://archive.org/details/2026-05-12_trolley_barn_contra/10+Tune+4.flac

EDIT: the embedded Internet Archive player sometimes picks the wrong tune. Best to click through.

Update: One medley left, thanks fedi folks! Post edited.

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2026-04-28 Trolley Barn Contra Dance with Sam Whited and Snapfinger

https://makertube.net/w/x7F5AM1RcHY7cKwW4XrAY8

Flipping the contradancing script

The young dance

https://richardsholmes.com/doctroid/2026-04-19_flipping-the-contradancing-script/

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Current I-Ds about seeking quickly in Ogg files and creating Matroska based stem files for DJs not niche enough for you? I threw up another one about tagging recordings of traditional called folk dances. If you're tagging your music library and have a lot of contra or what not that you need to search on or field recordings of fiddle tunes you need to archive or what not, feedback would be appreciated:

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-swhited-contra-tags/

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I got the recordings I made live at the Trolley Barn with Seth Tepfer a few days ago up on the Internet Archive! I'm learning a ton just from re-listening to these and hearing my mistakes while DJing, and (on the calling side) hearing Seth's excellent calling and teaching. If you're a contra dance fan, give them a listen!

https://archive.org/details/2026-02-24_trolley_barn_contra

Metadata and details for each track are also available on MusicBrainz if you're curious about any of the dances or tunes:

https://musicbrainz.org/event/1a9bf626-3dae-47c0-b034-fb9ca6a224e0

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Heating things up with music by Oliver and Alex, and calling by Rachel!

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