It
is DELIGHTFUL, just delightful. No other word will
do. I
generally try to listen carefully and then give constructive criticism;
but that ain’t gonna happen here. I wasn’t halfway through Knole Park
before I had to put fingers to keyboard and tell you how I’m feeling.
If I could type standing up (or dancing), that’s what I’d be doing.
What a great CD you and the band have put together! On behalf of the
whole dance scene, thank you.
Bruce Hamilton
I’m
just listening to the lyrical and lovely Miss Gordon of Gight as I
write. The arrangements are really beautiful and the piano playing is
impeccable. Makes me wish I were an English country dancer! The cover
design is attractive--very professional—and the notes informative and
useful. I’m sure the CD will be a great asset to the dancing community,
not just in Victoria but far beyond.
Congratulations!
Barclay Macmillan (Ottawa)
Personally
I particularly like your arrangements in Childgrove, and it is really
good to have the beautiful music for Filigree which we enjoyed dancing
at Halsway Manor last Fall... ...a great big thank you to you and the
Dancehall Players for producing this wonderful CD.
Best wishes
Robert (Moir)
It's
delightful! Thank you so much! Ansa just asked me if it made me feel
like dancing. I suggested, on first listen, it makes me feel like
devouring a haunch of venison with a dagger and fork, washing it down
with flagons of ale, whilst watching other's, more spritely than I,
Fandango-ing their hearts out in some green meadow of English daisies.
Very inspired. More seriously, it really is fine.
I'm sure, with successive listens, many more of the intricacies will
become apparent. Pass along my appreciation to the troupe. From one
crazy old country picker: Well done!
Cheers,
Bob
More From
Dan's Hall reviews
It's great! What a good mixture of items!
Please congratulate all concerned in contributing and performing;
and the sound engineer - a particularly impressive production.
Robert Moir
It's wonderful...
there's an innocent, sweet quality to it that evokes the pastoral
beauty that I and many of us first loved about
ECD.A wide variety of instruments, all expertly played, lend a great
variety and richness
to the disc. There are some familiar favorites as well as some tunes
that, to my knowledge, have not been recorded before.
This one struck a "lost chord"-- straightforward, unpretentious,
unencumbered-- just simply beautiful.
Gene Murrow
Two
Dancehall Players albums available!
Live From Dan's Hall by The
Dancehall Players was first available Thursday, 21 January 2010, at
the
Victoria English Country Dance Society's regular Thursday evening
dance at
Dan's Hall. We even called two dances to it! Sounded just like them
The album (CD) is available directly from Ann Schau (victoriaecd@gmail.com)
or any other member of the band, via the Victoria ECD website, and at
all dances
Live From Dan's Hall is
listed at Last.fm and for sale
at the CDSS store, CDBaby.com,iTunes Store, AADS (Anglo American Dance
Society, Belgium), GreatIndie Music, Amazon (album or individual
tracks available at many of these sites for download by
payment). It
may also be stocked by
local shops. Please buy locally, direct from the band if
you can
The
Dancehall Players second album of danceable English
Country music, More
From Dan's Hall is out! See
the band Thursday evenings, also available at many of the outlets
listed above and Folksales, UK (aka "Appling's")
Tracks are: April’s
March, Hunt The Squirrel (Geud Man of Ballangigh), St.
Catherine, Quem
Pastores (Shepherds’ Delight), La Gavre, Tango in Toronto, Trip to
Paris, Twelfth Night at the Fireside / The Lass She Danced Alone, As
Luck Will Have It (Halsway Sicilian), Hambleton’s Round-O, Red and All
Red, Frank Palmer, Elegant Dancer, Branle des Chevaux (Horseplay),
Delia (or The Amorous Goddess), Annika’s Waltz
An album notes booklet, much larger than that included
with the CD, is available on-line. It includes 44 pages of
music, dance and historical notes as well as many photographs
"The beautiful photograph of Dan's Hall that is the
cover of More From Dan's Hall was taken by Louise
Hawksford in 2001. We love it so much that it has appeared on
both our albums."
"Thank you for all your support and encouragement. Come
out and dance - we love to play!"
Coming
Events for the Dancehall
Players:
The Dancehall Players, in a
variety of combinations,
will be playing about the Victoria, and Vancouver, area throughout the
year. Please check back for updates:
