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by Downeastdancer
Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:37 pm
Forum: Other Music
Topic: outkast
Replies: 13
Views: 14106

question: would you play the "explicit" version or the "clean" version?
by Downeastdancer
Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:46 pm
Forum: DJ Skillz
Topic: Exchanges and their DJs
Replies: 57
Views: 44065

ooooh! Just got onto a fast internet connection (for tonight only) - what a difference! Maine is having our second exchange July 30 - August 1. Think cool ocean breezes, warm (not hot) days, starry nights.... and let me know if you want to DJ! Email me at downeastdance@acadia.net . We're very friend...
by Downeastdancer
Sat Feb 07, 2004 2:08 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Replies: 20
Views: 14068

We had a chance to see and dance to Gatemouth this past summer at the National Folk Festival. After the performance, we visited him in the trailer. He seemed really tired, and thin. He seemed weary with doing performances . I hope he's well! Mostly he played very slow blues and folky stuff, because ...
by Downeastdancer
Sat Feb 07, 2004 1:37 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Mose Allison
Replies: 14
Views: 9810

Mose Allison

I love using Van Morrison's album in which he sings the songs of Mose Allison. Much cleaner for dancing. Mose is one of our favorite guys to just listen to. We sat 5 feet away from him when he came to Maine about 10 years ago for a small, intimate summer gig. After the performance, my whitehaired hu...
by Downeastdancer
Sat Feb 07, 2004 1:27 pm
Forum: Upcoming Events
Topic: SwingME!
Replies: 0
Views: 3535

SwingME!

Well, folks, we're finally over our exhaustion from putting on SwingME 2002 and it looks like we're gonna DO IT AGAIN this summer, July 30 through August 1. (That's coastal Maine in the middle of the summer heat, which should be pretty sweet.) The dance at the island yacht club with "Victory Sw...
by Downeastdancer
Wed Dec 17, 2003 7:32 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: ECS/Lindy/WCS - Bridging the Gap
Replies: 173
Views: 103475

This thread is sooooo relevant to me right now! Thanks everyone who is posting their advice! We are starting a monthly dance series in January and I am getting hammered on to play neo swing, waltz, chacha, latin, country/western etc. We (the two dj's involved) have already decided it will be a mixed...
by Downeastdancer
Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:09 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Why does everyone hate Rockabilly?
Replies: 40
Views: 30233

IF you like Rockabilly, may I call your attention to one of our local bands, called "King Memphis" which has three cds with lots of danceable music? www.kingmemphis.com
by Downeastdancer
Thu Oct 02, 2003 5:54 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: DJ book size as percentage of total collection.
Replies: 40
Views: 25672

Thanks to various posts here, I have just finished putting all my dance music cds in a data base (MS Access). To my horror I discovered there are over 800 of them! And I actually bought them all - well, all but about 10! So it's definitely time for insurance.... Since I'm djing almost exclusively fr...
by Downeastdancer
Tue Sep 30, 2003 7:46 pm
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: why does everyone hate "wade in the water?"
Replies: 95
Views: 58592

Wade in the Water

Reading this thread I think some of us need to lighten up. When "Wade" comes on for the umpteenth time, I just make a big production of rolling up my pant legs. It gets a laugh from those who are paying attention, and quizzical stares from the newcomers and people who never listen to ANY l...
by Downeastdancer
Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:42 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Last 10?
Replies: 160
Views: 100142

Joko: The Link [Audio CD]
By: Youssou N'Dour
Track 4 (after the intro) - I think this is the one.

Paul Krakauske, the best lindy DJ in Maine, played this the other night. You can't sit still.
by Downeastdancer
Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:20 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: why does everyone hate "wade in the water?"
Replies: 95
Views: 58592

Wade in the Water

I like the instrumental version by Charlie Hayden and Hank Jones on a CD called "Steal Away: Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs." Since everyone is familiar enough with the Eva Cassidy version to recognize the tune instantly, this interpretation is interesting to dance to.
by Downeastdancer
Wed Sep 24, 2003 7:14 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Kumquat?
Replies: 2
Views: 3937

Kumquat?

Bill Borgeda played a tune he identified as "Kumquat" by Aaron Bell at SONH. I've emailed him to get the cd info but not heard back. Can't seem to find the cd online. Any help you can offer would be appreciated. Thanks!
by Downeastdancer
Mon Aug 25, 2003 7:48 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Songs for the Shim Sham
Replies: 56
Views: 43322

ShimShams

I'd like to put in a vote for "Till Tom Special", off the Peter Davis CD, which has a long-enough-to-get-lined-up intro.
by Downeastdancer
Sat Apr 05, 2003 7:25 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Neo-swing?!?!
Replies: 24
Views: 16189

I think we may find that, over time, some of the neo stuff will survive. (Probably some of the "old" swing died mercifully, too.) I've been using some of it sprinkled into the mix like a seasoning for some time. Also some - er - rockabilly from local bands (like King Memphis.) I still like...
by Downeastdancer
Sat Apr 05, 2003 7:13 am
Forum: Swinging Music
Topic: Good Birthday Jam Songs
Replies: 10
Views: 12840

Birthday Jams

I had a big birthday bash in October. Here are the songs I had them play for me!
Happy Birthday Song - Sammy Mayfield - 4:44 (for the Westies)
I'll Die Happy - Louis Jordan - 3:06 (You've gotta love it!)