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Jennifer's Dances - Social Dances

by Red Thistle Music

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Twelve track compact disc packaged in a gatefold cardboard wallet containing music for Jennifer's Social Dances.

    This CD can be purchased at a discount as part of various bundles (2 x CD, CD + booklet, CD + DVD, etc.) - visit the Merch page (click on the Red Thistle Music banner) for a list of options.

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  • This bundle includes both CDs from the Jennifer's Dances project, Music for Social Dancing, and Music for Performance Dancing. You can preview these items separately by visiting the pages for each item. You will also be sent a code, so that you can download both CDs.
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  • This bundle includes all four components of the Jennifer's Dances project - the booklet, the DVD, and both CDs. This is the ideal bundle with which to teach and enjoy all the dances. A summary of the contents follows below:

    Jennifer’s Dances presents dances composed during the many years that Jennifer Kelly worked as artistic director of The Red Thistle Dancers. This DVD contains video demonstrations of the 12 Social and 12 Performance Dances performed by the Red Thistle Dancers, and is designed to work in conjunction with the booklet, which presents the dances in written form. The CDs feature specially recorded music for each dance in the collection, and makes this the perfect package for those wishing to learn and teach the dances.

    The Jennifer's Dances DVD includes demonstrations of the following Social Dances:
    1. Armin’s Dance (40H for five couples)
    2. C. Stewart Smith (32R for four couples)
    3. Cairngorm Magic (40H for three couples)
    4. Forty Something Reel (40R for three couples)
    5. A Garden Wedding (40J for four couples)
    6. Jonathan’s Farewell (32S for two couples)
    7. Marianna’s Strathspey (32S for three couples)
    8. Meeting and Greeting (32J for three dancers round-the-room)
    9. Red Wine and Straight Lines (A 32 dance for three couples in any tempo)
    10. Rosemary’s Reel (32R for three couples)
    11. The Scallywag (40J for three couples)
    12. Serendipity (40S for five couples)

    ... and the following Performance Dances:
    1. The Californian Bumpkin (1 x 96R)
    2. Corn Rigs and Variations (4 x 32R)
    3. Dancing Feet (1 x 88R)
    4. Ebb and Flo’ (1 x 80R w/ double chord at end)
    5. Jack’s Dance (2 x 32S + 2 x 48J)
    6. Morning Mist (2 x 40S)
    7. Mr. Smith’s Delight (2 x 40S)
    8. One Hundred and Fifty plus Fifty (1 x 64S + 1 x 64R)
    9. Scottish Spirit (4 x 40J)
    10. Summer’s End Suite (1 x 40J + 2 x 32S + 4bars + 1 x 88R)
    11. The Thornes Among the Thistles (1 x 64J)
    12. Unravelling (medley) (1 x 32S + 1 x 32R)
    13. Unravelling (strathspey) (2 x 32S)

    The booklet contains descriptions for the all the above dances, while the music is split between two CDs, one for the Social Dances, and one for the Performance Dances. All records were made by Red Thistle Music.

    A reminder that the Jennifer’s Dances project consists of four elements, designed to work together:

    • A DVD showing all of the dances as performed by the Red Thistle Dancers

    • A booklet containing dance descriptions of 12 social dances and 12 performance dances

    • A CD presenting the music for the Social Dances recorded by Red Thistle Music

    • A CD presenting the music for the Performance Dances recorded by Red Thistle Music

    These items may be purchased together, as in this bundle, or in various combinations (The DVD and booklet, the two CDs, all four items), or individually - visit the Merch page (click on the Red Thistle Music banner) to see the different options.
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The reels, hornpipes, jigs, and strathspeys that fill this album will transport you, whether you are on the dance floor, or at home with your feet up. Red Thistle Music has recorded arrangements for the 12 Social Dances from the Jennifer's Dances project. This CD complements the Jennifer's Dance booklet and DVD, ideal for teachers and dancers wishing to learn these new dances, as well as providing a wonderful listening experience for anyone who enjoys Scottish dance music.

The Jennifer’s Dances project consists of four elements, designed to work together:

• This CD, which presents the music for the Social Dances recorded by Red Thistle Music

• A CD presenting the music for the Performance Dances recorded by Red Thistle Music

• A booklet containing dance descriptions of 12 social dances and 12 performance dances, intended to work in conjunction with the DVD.

• A DVD showing all of the dances as performed by the Red Thistle Dancers, intended to work in conjunction with the booklet.

These items may be purchased individually, or in various combinations - see above offers or visit the Merch page (click on the Red Thistle Music banner) to view the different bundles.

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released September 4, 2020

Susan Worland Bentley - violin
Lyle Ramshaw - piano
Michael Bentley - bodhrán
Recorded at Highland Studio by Joe Weed
Graphics/design/co-producer Michael Bentley
Executive producers John & Jennifer Kelly
© 2020 The Red Thistle Music. All rights reserved

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Red Thistle Music San Francisco, California

Red Thistle Music was founded as a house band for the Red Thistle Dancers, and consists of Susan Worland Bentley (violin), Lyle Ramshaw (piano) and Michael Bentley (bodhrán & percussion). The trio has played together for over 10 years, most often for dancing. ... more

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