# Contras as Ralph Page Called Them #<subtitle> Containing photocopies of Over 220 Contra Dances Collected from a Syllabus Produced at the Stockton, California Folk Dance Camp in 1957 AND From the pages of Ralph Page's Magazine, "NORTHERN JUNKET" #<editor> Roger C Knox #<date_published> 1990 #<date_entered> 2001-11-20 # # Copyright 1990 # Compiled, edited, and published by # Roger C. Knox # 702 North Tioga Street # Ithaca, NY 14850 # # Thanks to William Watson for doing almost all the typing. # CaRPCT p09a Johnson's Special Rickey Holden Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p09b Beaux of Oak Hill trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p09c All the Way to Galway Rich Castner Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p09d Maple Leaf Jig Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p12a Lady Walpole's Reel trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p12b Rolling Off a Log Ralph Page? Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p12c Timber Salvage Reel Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p12d Washington Quickstep trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p13a IOCA Reel Al Smith Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p13b Arkansas Traveler trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p13c Hull's Victory trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p14a Megunticook Reel trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p14b New Century Hornpipe trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p14c Old Countryman's Reel trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p14d Morning Fair Hornpipe trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p14e Portland Fancy trad Lm 2x4 CaRPCT p15a Glover's Reel Duke Miller Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p15b Petronella trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p15c Money Musk trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p16a Queen's Favorite trad Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p16a Queen's Favorite trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p16b Banks of the Dee trad Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p16b Banks of the Dee trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p16c Beaux of Albany trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p16d Sackett's Harbor trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p17a Tipsy Parson Ralph Page Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p17b Opera Reel trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p17c British Sorrow trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p17d Chorus Jig trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p17d Chorus Jig trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p17e Road to Californy trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p17e Road to Californy trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p18a The Kitchen Hornpipe Ralph Page Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p18b The Jenny Lind trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p18c The Village Maid trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p18d Angenette's Fancy unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p18e The Nova Scotian Maurice Hennegar Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p18f Broken Sixpence Don Armstrong Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p18g Becket Reel Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 becket CaRPCT p19a Figure Eight trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p19b Oyster River trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p19c Long Island Triplet Frank Kanopasek Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p19d Spanking Jack trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p19e Jenny Nettle trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p19f Atlantic Hornpipe Louise Winston Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p20a The King's Return trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p20b Old Colony Hornpipe Louise Winston Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p20c Griffith's Fancy unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # The Echo ms, 1798 CaRPCT p20d Braintree Hornpipe Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p20e Connecticut River unstated Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p20e Connecticut River unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p20f Cocheco Hornpipe Mal Hayden Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p21a The Devil's Own Jig Mal Hayden Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p21b Lexington Reel Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p21c Elegance and Simplicity John Griffith Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p21d Mac's Favorite Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p22a Don't Get Caught unstated Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p22b The Young Widow unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # Otsego ms, 1808 CaRPCT p22c Belles of Auburn Roger Knox Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p22d Saturday Night Reel Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p22e Trip to Nahant unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p22f The Malden Reel Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p23a Lord Burgesh's Favorite trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p23b Jack's Life Ralph Page? Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p23c The Enchanted Wood unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p23d The Maritimer Maurice Henneger -> unstated Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p23e Siesta Reel Don Armstrong Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p23f Tuesday's Child Dick Forscher Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p23g Old Town Reel Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p24a Away We Go Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p24b Cayuga Reel Roger Knox Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p24c Newlywed's Reel Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p24d Lady Bogart's Reel Reuben Merchant Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p24e Bonny Lass of Aberdeen trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p24f Jefferson's Reel unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p25a Geud Man of Ballingigh trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p25b Fairfield Fancy Dick Forscher Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p25c Dud's Reel Dudley Briggs Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p25d Hard Times trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p25e Judge's Jig Charles Merrill Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p25f The Bold Highlander trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p26a Verona's Favorite Rod Linnell Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p26b Haymaker's Jig trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p26c Good Girl trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p26d Morning Star unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p27a Morning Star unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p27b Big John's Breakdown Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p27c Road to Boston Rich Castner Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p27d Speed the Plow trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p27e The Tempest trad Lm 2x4 special CaRPCT p28a Merry Dance The Holmes Brothers Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p28b Double Scotch Reel unstated Cm 2x3 CaRPCT p28c St. Patrick's Day in the Morning trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p28d Old Zip Coon trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p28e Fisher's Hornpipe trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p29a Green Mountain Volunteers trad Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p29b Monadnock Reel Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p29c Rory O'More trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p29d Downfall of Paris trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p29e Lord Moira's Hornpipe unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p29f Turkey in the Straw unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p29g British Grenadier trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p29h Goodman's Fancy trad -> Rich Castner Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p30a Isle of Skye unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p30b Rickett's Hornpipe trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p30c Cincinnati Hornpipe trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p30d Christmas Hornpipe unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p30d Christmas Hornpipe unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p30e Belle of the Ball unstated Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT p30f Minuteman Reel Dudley Briggs Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT p30g Bricklayer's Hornpipe trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p31a Flowers of Edinburgh trad L 6x2 pipipi CaRPCT p31b Reefer's Hornpipe unstated L 6x2 ippipp CaRPCT p31c French Four trad Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT p31d Martha Washington's Reel unstated Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT p31e German Polka Contra unstated Lm 2x2 pp # CaRPCT p31f Interchange Freeway unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p32a The Basket trad C 4x2 CaRPCT p32b Chaos Set to Music unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p32c Presque Isle Eight unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p33a Presque Isle Eight #2 unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p33b Montreal Breakthrough unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p33c Forward Five unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p34a Monadneck Muddle unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p34b Figure Eight unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p34c Grand Square trad C 4x2 CaRPCT p34d Head Men & Side Ladies unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p35a Ladies Switcheroo Ted Sannella C 4x2 CaRPCT p35b Rod's Right & Left Rod Linnell C 4x2 CaRPCT p35c Headache in Six-Eight Don Armstrong C 4x2 CaRPCT p35d Kitty Corner unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p36a The Rout unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p36b Do Si Do Right Rod Linnell C 4x2 CaRPCT p36c Half Way Round unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p36d Swing Two Ladies unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p36e Ninepin trad C 4x2 + 1 mixer CaRPCT p37a Contra Square Ted Sannella C 4x2 CaRPCT p37b Whirligig & Cheat unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p37c Circle Three & Balance Four Abe Kanegson C 4x2 CaRPCT p38a Canadian Set unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p38b Canadian Lancers unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p38c Ladies Stay Home unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p38d Aroostook Square Rod Linnell C 4x2 CaRPCT p39a Old Couple Promenade unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p39b The Crooked Stovepipe unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p39c Contra Square No. 1 unstated C 4x2 CaRPCT p39d Honest John unstated C 4x2 # CaRPCT pB01a The Fiddle Hill Jig Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB01b The Tourist Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB02a Bennett's Massanetta Reel Ed Moody Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB02b Easy Does It Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB02c Julie's Contra Leif Hetland Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB03a Anonymous Contra Roger Whynot Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB03b Three's a Crowd Don Armstrong Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB03c Mad River Special Bill Barton Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB03d Cobb's Hill Reel Ed Butenhof Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB04a Ashuelot Hornpipe Ralph Page Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB04b The Boston March unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB04b The Boston March unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB05a Abe's Skirt Swisher Abe Kanegson? Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB05b Brookfield Fancy Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB06a Circle Contra Rod Linnell Cm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB06b Reading Reel Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB07a Come and See Me Roger Whynot Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB07b Chapel Hill Contra Beth Okun Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB08a Country Fair Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB08b Divorcee's Jig "Duke" Miller Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB09a Dorchester March unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB09b Galway Reel unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB10a Gone a Rovin' Ralph Page Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB10b Heatherfield Vine Roger Whynot Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB10c Michael's Cap Chris Madigan Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB11a Irish Hornpipe unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB11b The Irish Washerwoman unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB11c Inflation Reel Tony Parkes Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB12a Jefferson and Liberty unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB13a Jamaica Plain Jig Louise Winston Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB13b The Needham Special Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB14a New York Hornpipe unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB14b None So Pretty Ralph Page Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB15a Nixhaus Contra Glen Nickerson Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB15b North Country Jig Ed Butenhof Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB15c The O X O Reel unstated L 6x2 p CaRPCT pB16a Patriot's Jig Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 becket CaRPCT pB16b Portland Reel Herbie Gaudreau Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB16c Rutgers Promenade Art Seele Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB17a Roy's Wife unstated Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB17b Shadrack's Delight Tony Parkes Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB18a Scout House Reel Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB18b Stars & Stripes Jim Gregory Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB18c Seaway Jig Ed Butenhof Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB18d Summit Reel Tony Saletan Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB19a St. Lawrence Jig Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB19b Spread Your Wings unknown Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB20a The Tempest unstated Lm 2x4 special CaRPCT pB20b Ted's Whim Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB20c You Name It Ed Moody? Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB21a Yucca Jig Don Armstrong Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB21b Yucaipa Contra Art Seele Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB22a April's Hornpipe Ralph Page Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB22b Aaron's Reel Leif Hetland Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB22c 18th of January Roger Whynot Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB23a Ashley's Pride unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # Otsego ms, 1808 CaRPCT pB23b Arkansas Traveller unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB24a Baltimore unstated Lm 2x2 pp # Otsego ms, 1808 CaRPCT pB24b Beaux of Albany unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB25a The Bold Highlander unstated Lm 2x2 pp # Saltator ms, 1807 CaRPCT pB25b The Bold Highwayman Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB26a Byland Abbey unknown Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB26b The Caller's Wife Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB26c Calico and Crinoline unstated Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB26d Canadian Breakdown Ralph Page Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB27a Careless Sally unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # Otsego ms, 1808 CaRPCT pB27b Cheshire Hornpipe Ralph Page Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB27c Cheshire II Al Brozek Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB28a Constitution Hornpipe unstated Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB28b Cobo Contra Lannie McQuaide Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB28c Dancing Sailors Ed Shaw Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB29a Corinthian Hornpipe unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB29b Dandies' Hornpipe unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB30a Devil's Dream unstated Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB30b Doubtful Shepherd unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # Muzzey ms, 1795 CaRPCT pB30b Doubtful Shepherd unstated -> Jack McKay Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB31a Douglass' Favorite unstated Cm 2x3 CaRPCT pB31a Mountain Hornpipe unstated Cm 2x3 CaRPCT pB31a Highland Reel unstated Cm 2x3 CaRPCT pB31b Draw the Sword, Scotland unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # Saunder, 1847 CaRPCT pB32a Fiddler's Surprise Tony Parkes Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB32b Figure Eight unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB33a Good for the Tongue unstated L 6x2 p CaRPCT pB33b Joy Lannie McQuaide Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB34a The Forest de Bondi unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB34b Genet's Recall unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # John Burbank, 1799 CaRPCT pB35a The Graces unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # Thomas Carlisle, 1799 CaRPCT pB35b Jerry's Reel Frank Kanopasak Lm 2x3 special mixer CaRPCT pB36a Joys of Quebec Chip Hendrickson Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB36b Kiss Your Granny unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # Otsego ms, 1808 CaRPCT pB36b The Doubtful Shepherd unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB37a Lads of Kildare Ralph Page Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB37a Lads of Kildare Ralph Page Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB37b Land of Sweet Erin unstated Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB38a Long Valley Don Armstrong Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB38b Miss Brown's Reel unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB39a Margaret's Fancy Roger Whynot Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB39b Middlemen's Hey Gene Hubert Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB39c New Floor's Revenge Fred Breunig Cm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB39d Off She Goes Al Brozek Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB40a Money Musk unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB42a The Orange Tree trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB42b The Orange Tree trad Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB43a Pride of Dingle unstated L 4x2 pppp + 1 CaRPCT pB43b Queen Victoria unstated Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB44a Salutation Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB44b The Rival Ralph Page Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB45a Scottish Hornpipe unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB45b Second Chance Reel Roger Whynot Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB46 Strip the Willow unstated L Nx2 p CaRPCT pB47a Satisfaction unknown Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB47b Swing 'n Hey Al Brozek Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB47c Contry Dance unstated Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB47c Swing Your Jenny unstated Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB48a Toodeloot Myrtle Hoppe Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB48b Tuesday's Child unstated Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB48c Thursday Night unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB48d Turn-a-Page Ed Moody Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB49a Wandering Waltz Contra "Chip" Hendrickson Lm 2x2 pp CaRPCT pB49b Washington Hey Ralph Sweet Lm 2x2 ip CaRPCT pB49c Ways of Skippack Bill Johnston Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB50 Wild Goose Chase unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB50 Half Moon unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB51a Ways of the World unstated Lm 3x2 ppp CaRPCT pB51a Ways of the World unstated Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB51b The Witches' Brew Rod Linnell Lm 3x2 ipp CaRPCT pB52a My Heart's Desire unstated Lm 3x2 ppp # Saltator ms, 1807 CaRPCT pB52b Yankee Reel Ted Sannella Lm 2x2 ip