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Band: The Euphemists
Caller: Laurel Thomas
Potluck: Usually there’s a pre-dance potluck
First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.
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Local fiddler Tatiana Hargreaves will be Väsen’s special guest.
The Swedish word Väsen has three meanings — essence, spirit, and hullabaloo — making it the perfect name for a band that is part Nordic tradition and part whirling dervish. To its roots in the musical traditions of Uppland, Sweden, Väsen brings playfulness and vitality, transforming venerable polskas and marches into modern groove masterpieces, yet retaining the consummate playing skills and ageless appeal of the best traditional music.
Väsen’s unique sound showcases the playing of Olov Johansson, a virtuoso of the nykelharpa, a bowed, 16-string instrument related to both the hurdy-gurdy and the fiddle, along with violist Mikael Marin and guitarist Roger Tallroth, in a ensemble that swings through dense, sinuous arrangements with amazing intensity and deft interplay, on stage and on albums like their recent Väsen Street.
Public radio’s All Things Considered said of the group, “The absurdly broad term ‘world music’ is rendered useless in the face of these musicians who play with such passion and glee that everything on the globe seems to disappear except their hometown fires. This is ‘local music’ in the best sense of the word—believable, human-scaled, and fluent in the international language of musical interplay.” As one member of Väsen put it more succinctly: “We can promise you one thing. You never know quite what’s going to happen.”
Creighton and Deborah Lindsay with family and friends: Sophie Lindsay, George Penk, Heather Pinney, Dave Plaehn, Rob Birdwell, Bill Foss, Sam Rodgers, and Barbara Gladstone.
“Creighton Lindsay’s music is such an inspiration” – Gus Van Sant
American music at its best
Special Friday night dance, sneak preview of one of the 2014 Corvallis Contra Weekend bands: The Syncopaths: The Syncopaths have been playing, jamming and enjoying music together since 2003. They are Ashley Broder – Mandolin; Ryan McKasson – fiddle; Christa Burch – vocals, bodhrán; Jeffrey Spero, keyboard.
Our caller for the evening will be William Watson. We’re extremely fortunate that William calls Eugene home, so we get the pleasure of his calling without the effort to bring him from afar.
Corvallis contras happen on the First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances like this one!
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Bring food and instruments/voice and enjoy.
Band: The Nettles
Caller: Amy Wimmer
Potluck: Home of Christine Aurundell and Erik Knoder, 2307 NW 12th St, 541 757 1211
First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.
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Band: The Poutine Pounders
Caller: Carol Piening
Potluck: Home of Marfa Levine 650 SE Bridgeway, 541 754 1433
First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.
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Band: Corvallis’ own The Nettles
Caller: From Georgia: Andrea Nettleton
First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.