Donald F. Lindsay of the Invermark College of Piping says, “George’s book fills a void in the piping literature and is a must for any piper interested in playing the bagpipes for community dances.”
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Looking for a holiday gift for your favorite Piper? Or maybe Santa needs suggestions for what to leave under your tree! With contra dances a weekly or monthly event in so many of our communities, why not give the gift of music?
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Authored by the Balmoral School’s Director, George Balderose, with a forward by Hollis Easter, the book is 60 pages long, contains five chapters, five appendices, 39 pipe tunes with chord changes, and a DVD of an ensemble that includes bagpipes, playing for a contra dance.
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The cost of the book is $30 + $6.75 shipping and handling.
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This is payable through PayPal (info@bagpiping.org), by credit card at 412 323-2707, or by check to The Balmoral School, 1414 Pennsylvania Ave, Pittsburgh, PA. 15233
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All proceeds go to the Balmoral School of Piping and Drumming.
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About Contra Dance: Today, contra dances are being held all around the world with weekly, monthly and annual dances performed regularly, especially across the United States and the UK. These events are usually family-friendly, non-alcohol oriented and willing to accept beginners who want to learn. Events usually feature other types of dance, between longer contra dances. and are almost always accompanied by live band performance, with a caller announcing the various dance moves. Most dance tunes come from the Irish, Scottish and French-Canadian traditions, and feature both single tunes and medleys. The music played during a contra dance is most often built around a central instrument, often a fiddle, but we prefer pipes!