New Mexico Folk Music & Dance Society Calendar and Notes

May - June 2002 Volume 5, Issue 3

P.O. Box 40421, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87196-0421

The FolkMADS Calendar and Notes are published bimonthly by the New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society, a nonprofit organization.

 

FolkMADS sponsors Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos contra dances, concerts, camps, and other special events. "Contra" dances include contras, squares, mixers, and couple dances. Unless noted on the calendar otherwise, admission is $5 for members, $6 for nonmembers, $3 for children. You need not come with a partner. Free instruction for beginners starts at 7:30 p.m. Most dances begin at 8 p.m. and are smoke-free and alcohol-free. Children and teens are encouraged to participate if supervised by an adult.

Albuquerque Dances 1st and 3rd Saturdays.
Heights Community Center, 823 Buena Vista SE, Albuquerque.

Occasionally dances are held at the Lloyd Shaw Dance Center; watch the calendar for details.
The Lloyd Shaw Dance Center is located at 5506 Coal SE in Albuquerque (2 blocks south of Central and 2 blocks east of San Mateo).

Santa Fe Dances 2nd and 4th Saturdays. Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Road (south of Cordova Drive on the western side of Cerrillos).

Megaband Practices All musicians welcome.

Albuquerque: Albuquerque Megaband practice is held at the Blue Dragon Coffee House, 1517 Girard NE,Albuquerque, the Tuesday before the 3rd Saturday dance. Bruce Thomson, 268-6003.

Acoustic Jam 7 p.m. before the Albuquerque dances. All acoustic musicians are welcome and all types of music are played. Call Jay Cutts for more information, 281-0684.

Bluegrass Waltzes

There are some wonderful waltzes in the bluegrass realm. Here's a really nice one by Bill Monroe that starts in Dm then resolves to its relative major (F). This piece is very romantic, so don't play it too fast. It's got some wonderful double stops that when played right make the back of your neck tingle (for that matter, the back of your neck will tingle if they're played wrong too).

ABC Notation

R:Waltz

M:3/4

L:1/8

N:Bill Monroe

K:F

|d3f(3dcA|d3f(3dcA|c3d/2c/2(3A-AF|D6|d3f(3dcA|d3f(3dcA|

G3^FG^G|A6|d3f(3dcA|d3f(3dcA|c3d/2c/2(3A-AF|D6|

c3d/2c/2(3A-AG|c3d/2c/2(3AFG|F6|[1F6:|[2F4FE||D3A,DF|G2F2GF|

A3FAd|c4-cA|G3^FGA|=B2G2Bd|[c6E6]|[^c6E6]|d3f(3dcA|

d3f(3dcA|c3d/2c/2(3A-AF|D6|c3d/2c/2(3A-AG|c3d/2c/2(3AFG|F6|F6||

z4[f2d2]||[a4f4][a2f2]|[a2f2]-[f4d4]|[e3c3]d/2c/2(3A-AF|[F4D4][f2d2]|[a4f4][a2f2]|[a2f2]-[f4d4]|G3^FG^G|A4[f2d2]|

[a4f4][a2f2]|[a2f2]-[f4d4]|[e3c3]d/2c/2(3A-AF|[F6D6]|c3d/2c/2(3A-AG|c3d/2c/2(3AFG|F6|F6||

Here are two reminders: 1) if you've got a tune you'd like to feature in this column, send it to me, 2) if you're not familiar with ABC notation you really should be. Send me e-mail and I'll send you my column explaining it and some web addresses with a zillion tunes.