Volume 1
English Country Dances
of Brooke Friendly
& Chris Sackett
Roguery Anita Anderson, Dave Bartley, Shira Kammen and Jim Oakden with guest Kevin Carr
1. Heydaze Duple LW 9/8 (7x)
2. Cottonwood Duple LW 6/8 (7x)
3. On Wittman's Golden Floor Duple LW 2/2 (7x)
4. Home Again Duple LW 6/8 (7x)
5. The Black Cat Duple LW 9/8 (7x)
6. Lavender 3 Facing 3 3/4 (7x)
7. Caravan Crossing 4-Couple Square 9/8 (6x)
8. Rogues’ Ramble 4-Couple Square 6/8 (6x)
9. Winter Garden 3-Couple Circle 4/4 (3x)
10. A Trip to Town-O Sicilian Circle 9/8 (8x)
11. At Nancy's House 3-Couple LW 3/4 (6x)
12. Paul's Pet Peeve Duple LW 6/8 (7x)
13. Puck's Deceit Duple LW 2/2 (7x)
14. Sun Return 5-Couple LW 6/8 (5x)
15. The Friendly Brooke Triple LW 9/8 (10x)
16. The MollyAndrew Sicilian Circle 3/4 (6x)
17. Impropriety Duple LW 6/8 (7x)
1. Heydaze Tune: “Spatter the Dew" (Traditional Irish)
Heys for days
2. Cottonwood Tune by Dave Bartley 2002
A dance that wrote itself; to a tune motivating kinetic joy
3. On Wittman’s Tune by Todd Barton 2003
Golden Floor In memory of Carl Wittman, one of our primary dance mentors
4. Home Again Tune: “Le Brandevin” by Robert Amyot 1990 and 2005
Rejoicing in our home remodel and a bigger dance space in the living room
5. The Black Cat Tune: “Aislin’s Jig” by Ruth Anne Fraley 2004
If you need a dance for a Halloween party—heres a little spooky fun
6. Lavender Tune: “The Baker's Flower” by Bo Leyden 2003
An alternative approach to linear thinking
7. Caravan Crossing Tune: “Port Luascaigh Gan Ainm” (Traditional Irish)
An energetic square propelled by gypsies
8. Rogues’ Ramble Tune: “Point Adolphus” by Dave Bartley 2000
A journey in the fresh air
9. Winter Garden Tune: “Devil's Punchbowl Revisited" by Bo Leyden 2004
A contemplative stroll in a spare but beautiful winter garden
10. A Trip Town-O to Tune: “The Foxhunter's” (Traditional)
A celebration of dancing with new people in new places
11. At Nancy's House Tune: “Elocine” by Bo Leyden 1999
Tune and dance written in honor of Nancy Spencer,
12. Paul’s Pet Peeve Tune: “Dame Durdan” (Tradiitional/Copper Family arranged by Chris Sackett)
The dance is a romp—good for a change from the sublime
13. Puck’s Deceit Tune: “The Kettle Drum” from The English Dancing Master (Playford) 1651
Chris used the tune as Pucks theme for a production of A Midsummer
Night's Dream
14. Sun Return Tune: “Déhors lonc pré” (13th-century French carol)
The tunes unusual structure (yes, it really is 27 bars)
inspired a dance for the turning of the year
15. The Friendly Tune: “The Butterfly” (Traditional Irish)
Brooke Chris wrote this playful dance to surprise Brooke at a dance weekend
16. The MollyAndrew Tune: “Saturday Morning Waltz" by Dave Wiesler 1997
The dance was written to commemorate the marriage of a niece
17. Impropriety Tune: “Millisons Jegge™ from The English Dancing Master (Playford) 1651
Our signature dance, expressing much of our view of the dance form
and community