Videos of Michael Barraclough calling

VIDEO: Phoenix 2nd Saturday Contra on 2/13/16 (Calling with Fionn McCool)
Calling for the Phoenix 2nd Saturday Contra dance with Fionn McCool (Kari Barton: fiddle; Ron Barton: guitar; Bill Lyttle: mandolin/guitar/banjo; Linda Nieman: keyboard). The dance is Atlantic Mixer (circle mixer) by A J Hildenbrand

A1 - Partner preomenade (cw)
A2 - Single file (men keep moving forward, ladies backtrack ccw)
B1 - (grab a new partner) allemande right, allemande left
B2 - Dosido, swing
VIDEO: South West Region Organizers Conference 9/19/2014 (Calling with the Conference Band)
Calling for the 2014 South West Region Organizers Friday Night dance party with the Conference Band (Rhonda Hotop: violin/viola; Teri Rasmusson: keyboard; Sherylin Urben: cello; Miranda Arana: flute). The dance is Cottonwood (proper) by Brooke Friendly and Chris Sackett

A1 - 1st corners left-hand turn, neighbor (left shoulder) back-to-back
A2 - 2nd corners left-hand turn, partner (left shoulder) back-to-back
B1 - (holding two hands) 2s slip up, set down and up, slip down, set up and down
B2 - (holding two hands) 1s slip down, set up and down, slip up, cast down (2s moving up)
VIDEO: Monte Toyon Dance Camp 3/15/2014 (Calling with Contra Sutra)
Calling for the Dr Who meets Mr Playford workshop at the 2014 BACDS Spring Fever Dance Camp at Monte Toyon dance with Contra Sutra - Audrey Knuth: fiddle; Amy Englesberg: piano; Jeff Kaufman: mandolin, octave fiddle. The dance is my interpretation of Cuckolds All Arow from 1651 (Cecil Sharp published his interpretation as Hey Boys Up Go We).

The instructions are on my website here
VIDEO: Glen Echo 6/28/13 (Calling with Caberet Sauvignon) #1
Calling for the Glen Echo Friday Night dance with Cabaret Sauvignon - Andrea Hoag: fiddle; Karen Ashbrook: hammered dulcimer, wooden flute, percussion; Paul Oorts: mandolin, bouzouki, tenor and five-string banjos, guitar, musette accordeon; Dave Wiesler: piano, guitar. The dance is Nashville Turnabout (grid square) by Kathy Anderson.

Figure
A1 – Heads forward and back, heads right and left through with a "power turn"
A2 – (between the squares) Heads right and left through with a "power turn", (in this new square) heads right and left through with a normal courtesy turn
B1/B2 – Sides the same
A3 – Four ladies chain over and back
A4 – Men left-hand star, partner swing
B3 – Promenade ¾ (heads and sides swap), all forward and back
B4 – Corner allemande Left, partner swing

Break
A1 - Partner dosido, corner dosido
A2 - Partner swing
B1/B2 - Corner allemande left, grand right and left all the way around
VIDEO: Glen Echo 6/28/13 (Calling with Caberet Sauvignon) #2
Calling for the Glen Echo Friday Night dance with Cabaret Sauvignon - Andrea Hoag: fiddle; Karen Ashbrook: hammered dulcimer, wooden flute, percussion; Paul Oorts: mandolin, bouzouki, tenor and five-string banjos, guitar, musette accordeon; Dave Wiesler: piano, guitar. The dance is 24th of June (Steve Schnur, improper)

A1 – Dosido, neighbor allemande right 1.5 (to long wavy lines, nen face in, ladies face out)
A2 – Balance the wave, box circulate (men cross while ladies loop right), Balance the wave, box circulate (ladies cross while men loop right)
B1 – Balance the wave, box circulate (men cross while ladies loop right), partner swing
B2 – Long lines forward and back, ladies chain
VIDEO: Glen Echo 7/27/2012 (Calling with The Free Raisins)
Calling for the Glen Echo Friday Night dance with The Free Raisins - Audrey Knuth: fiddle; Amy Englesberg: piano; Jeff Kaufman: mandolin, octave fiddle. The dance is Cats and More Cats (Melanie Axel-Lute, improper)

It was a hot night, in all senses of the word. About 200 dancers ignored the heat (about 100), the humidty (about 80), the lack of air conditioning and the televising of the Olympic Games opening ceremony!

A1 – Circle left 3/4, pass through, (next neighbor) allemande right 1.5 (to long wavy lines)
A2 – Balance and Rory o' More right, balance and Rory o' More left
B1 – (this) Neighbor balance and swing
B2 – Circle left 3/4, partner swing
VIDEO: Washington Folk Music Festival Ceilidh 6/3/2012 (with Frog Hammer) #1
Calling for the 2012 Washington Folk Music Festival Ceilidh with Froghammer (Jim Besser: concertina; Dave Casserly: saxaphone; Glyn Collinson: guitar/bouzuk; Bob Collins: drums; Michael Ferguson: trombone; Andrew Marcus: piano accordion; Richard Seidel: electric bass). The dance is Not Godfrey's Galop (sicilian circle) by Michael Barraclough (adaptation of Godfrey's Galop by John Chapman)

A1 - 1s chassay (cw) between the 2s and back
A2 - 2s chassay (ccw) between the 1s and back
B1 - (opposite) back-to-back, set and turn single (right)
B2 - circle left, zigzag left and right (to progress)
VIDEO: Washington Folk Music Festival Ceilidh 6/3/2012 (with Frog Hammer) #2
Calling for the 2012 Washington Folk Music Festival Ceilidh with Froghammer (Jim Besser: concertina; Dave Casserly: saxaphone; Glyn Collinson: guitar/bouzuk; Bob Collins: drums; Michael Ferguson: trombone; Andrew Marcus: piano accordion; Richard Seidel: electric bass). The dance is Red Admiral (sicilian circle, step-hop step throughout) by Michael Barraclough

A1 - Right-hand star
A2 - Left-hand star
B1 - Dip and dive 3 places (1s arch first)
B2 - Partner cross-hand swing
VIDEO: Glen Echo 6/17/2011 (Calling with Green Light Karma)
Calling for the Glen Echo Friday Night dance with Green Light Karma (David Knight - fiddle, Andrew Marcus - piano accordion and Dave Wiesler - piano and guitar). The dance is Hope's Spirit (improper) by Dean Snipes

A1 - Long lines forward and back, men allemande right 3/4 and then left 3/4 with next man
A2 - Balance and swing that man's partner
B1 - (on the left diagonal) Ladies chain (get partner back), (across the set) hey
B2 - Partner balance and swing
VIDEO: Sharpes Assembly 2010 Part 4
Sharpes Assembly is an annual dance weekend in Florida with a guest dance teacher/caller. In 2010 it was me! The music is by Full Circle and the dances are:

00.00 Sylvia's Saunter (Michael Barraclough, c1980s)

02.38 Barbarini's Tambourine (Walsh 1745, interpreted by Jacqueline Schwab)

VIDEO: Sharpes Assembly 2010 Part 3

Sharpes Assembly is an annual dance weekend in Florida with a guest dance teacher/caller. In 2010 it was me! The music is by Full Circle and the dances are:

00.00	Cuckolds All Arow (Playford 1651, interpreted by Michael Barraclough, c1970)
01.32	Hurly Burly (Walsh 1713, interpreted by Michael Barraclough, c1970)
03.51	Molly Andrew, The (Chris Sackett & Brooke Friendly, 1998)
06.20	Whiskey Before Dinner (Gary Roodman, 2005)
07.57	Mutual Love (TV version)

VIDEO: Sharpes Assembly 2010 Part 1
Sharpes Assembly is an annual dance weekend in Florida with a guest dance teacher/caller. In 2010 it was me! The music is by Full Circle and the dances are:

00.00 Minor Spaniard (Jenny Beer, 2000)

03.21 Waters of Holland (Pat Shaw, 2nd version, 1971)

05.30 Country Bumpkin (Michael Barraclough, c1979)
VIDEO: Sharpes Assembly 2010 Part 2
Sharpes Assembly is an annual dance weekend in Florida with a guest dance teacher/caller. In 2010 it was me! The music is by Full Circle and the dances are:

00.00 Seven Bore (Fried de Metz Herman, 1997)

04.51 Mr Playford's Roundabout (Charles Bolton, 2002)

07.45 Ragg, The (Neal c1723, interpreted by Rich Jackson & George Fogg, 1990)

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00.00	Sylvia's Saunter (Michael Barraclough, c1980s)
02.38	Barbarini's Tambourine (Walsh 1745, interpreted by Jacqueline Schwab)

00.00	Minor Spaniard (Jenny Beer, 2000)
03.21	Waters of Holland (Pat Shaw, 2nd version, 1971)
05.30	Country Bumpkin (Michael Barraclough, c1979)

00.00	Seven Bore (Fried de Metz Herman, 1997)
04.51	Mr Playford's Roundabout (Charles Bolton, 2002)
07.45	Ragg, The (Neal c1723, interpreted by Rich Jackson & George Fogg, 1990)