Dudley's 80th Birthday Party

Musician, poet, and dance caller Dudley Laufman celebrated his 80th birthday at a party with lots of dancing. Here is a snapshot of some of the pieces from that evening:

Galopede
Morris dances
Unite and Unite
Polka Contry
simple square
The Sweets of May
Black Joke
Brandy
Fathom the Bowl
Morris jig
Soldier's Joy
Family Contra
Money Musk
Petronella
Chorus Jig

There was also a Grand March at the start of the evening, a Paul Jones, several waltzes and polkas, and a few more songs, poems and stories. Music was provided by the Sugar River Band with more than a dozen sit-in musicians: fiddle, fife, banjo, guitar, concertina, accordion, bodhran, saxophone, harmonica...

For some still photos from the event: http://tinyurl.com/43atc4s

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Dudley Laufman
• contra dance
• square dance
• May Day
• Galopede
• Morris dances
• Unite and Unite
• Polka Contry
• Sweets of May
• Black Joke
• Brandy
• Fathom the Bowl
• morris jig
• Soldier's Joy
• Family Contra
• Money Musk
• Petronella
• Chorus Jig

[llachow]

Hoorah for Dudley!

[aloysiusyanas]

Great