GREAT MEADOW MUSIC
GREAT MEADOW MUSIC
Dudley Laufman
Musician and caller Dudley Laufman was the charismatic figure at the center of the dance revival in the late 1960s and 1970s, whose effects can still be seen in today’s vibrant contra dance scene. Ralph Page preserved the traditional dance of New Hampshire’s Monadnock region, but Dudley made it exciting for a new generation. Folks say he saved traditional music and dance. His story is told completely in David Millstone’s documentary, The Other Way Back. Today, Dudley and his wife, Jackie, as Two Fiddles, put emphasis on family and community barn dances in New Hampshire, but their music is Contra.
CD - $15
Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra
The name Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra goes back to 1966. Their music and Dudley Laufman's calling led to the rekindling of the contra music and dance that thrives today. In 1972 they made the first-ever long playing album of New England contra and square dance music. Now, in 2001 we have Canterbury Orchestra on CD. Their sound tells us why the Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra became so enormously popular in the late 60's and early 70's. The music is up-beat, earthy, engaging, and above all - happy.
- 1. Earl of Mansfield
- 2. Chorus Jig
- 3. Coleraine
- 4. Mistwold
- 5. Starr Label Reel, Ned Kendall
- 6. Maguinnis's Delight
- 7. Prince William II
- 8. Scotch Hornpipe
- 9. Glenn Towle
- 10. Reel de Jeunne Marie
- 11. Madame Bonaparte
- 12. Farewell to Whiskey, Money Musk
- 13. Prince William
- 14. Brisk Young Lads, 2 & 6 Penny Girl
15. Petronella- 16. Irish American Reel
- 17. La Gondeuse
- 18. Poor Auld Woman
- 19. Huntsmen's Chorus
20. Petronella with calls- 21. Meeting of the Waters
Allan Block - Fred Breunig - Art Bryan - Pete Colby - Larry DeLorier - Charlene Fagelman Morse - Dave Fuller - Nicholas S. Howe - Dudley Laufman - Ted Levin - Bob McQuillen - Vince O'Donnell - Jack Perron - Jack Sloanaker - Dick VanKleeck - Jerry Weene - 2001
Total Time 74 minutes
Where'd You Get Them Great Chunes
CD - $15
Hear Clip From Track #9
Hear Clip From Track #5
Twin Fiddles & Sugar River String Band
Reels, hornpipes and a jig. This is marvelous, solid, New England Contra music with Two Fiddles and The Sugar River String Band. Good Dudley chatter in the liner notes. Dudley's rendition of Money Musk is a classic.
- 1. Gloucestershire Hornpipe
- 2. Honest John
- 3. Trumpet Hornpipe
- 4. Reel à Pitou
5. Reel Joliette- 6. Christmas Hornpipe
7. Waltz Quadrille- 8. Liberation
- 9. Money Musk
- 10. Princess Royal
- 11. Opera Reel
- 12. Larry's Waltz
David Dudley & Jacqueline Laufman (Two FIddles)
Jane, Francis, Russell, Sophie and Neil Orzechowski (Sugar River String Band) Larry Seigel 2006
Total Time: 44:33 minutes
Click Here to learn the Dudley story with David Millstone's two hour documentary film: The Other Way Back/Dancing with Dudley
Click Here for Dudley and Jacqueline's book and CD on traditional New England dances, White Mountain Reels
Click here to visit Dudley Laufman's website.
