Full Episode Transcript

Links:

• Wild Asparagus (Ann Percival, Becky Tracy, David Cantieni, George Marshall) ~ wildasparagus.com/
• George’s dance programs in St. Croix ~ tropicaldancevacation.com
• Ann’s projects as a visual artist ~ annpercival.com/
• Becky’s other projects, including with her husband Keith Murphy ~ blackislemusic.com/ and facebook.com/beckytracykeithmurphy/
• Hear more from the members of Wild Asparagus in another CDSS podcast, Contra Pulse, including these episodes:
  • David Cantieni: episode-7-david-cantieni-part-1/ and episode-8-david-cantieni-part-2/
  • Becky Tracy: episode-39-becky-tracy/
  • George Marshall: episode-13-george-marshall/

During our conversation, the members of Wild Asparagus refer to other artists, including these: 

• Swallowtail, the influential Pioneer Valley MA contra dance band (George Marshall, David Cantieni, Timm Triplett, Ron Grosslein, and Tim Van Egmond)
• John Skelton, a woodwind player in the House Band
• “Jamesie” Brewster, a legendary Caribbean musician. Learn more about Jamesie in this St Croix Source article; in this film about his role in “Scratch” and Quelbe music of St Croix and the US Virgin Islands jamesieproject.com/; and in the Columbia College Archives.

Tunes:

1. Ross’s Reel # 4 / Frenchie’s (both trad)
2. Dick Gossip (trad)
3. Stonetown (John Skelton)
4. Song for Gale (Larry Kaplan; sung by Cindy Kallet and others)

Break

1. Recreational Doctor (Keith Murphy)
2. The Lazy B (David Cantieni)
3. Speed the Plow (trad) / Enjoy Yourself (Carl Sigman & Herb Magidson) from the Wild Asparagus album, “Live at the Guiding Star Grange”, © 2009

Check out the Flying Shoes Radio Hour site more information and other great episodes. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about contra and English country dance. 

Produced by:

Belfast Flying Shoes belfastflyingshoes.org

Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org

Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/