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The Moving Violations
Faster Than A Walk
Genre: Folk

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Oak Leaf/ Catharsis
2. Mazas Comes to Montague/ Vivaldi In Paradise/ Nova Scotia Cocek
3. Hjemlengsel
4. Balkanesque/ Feciorsti/ Barbvuncul din Nasaud
5. Wild One/ Indian Point/ Glass Island
6. Kiss Me Joe/ Music For A Found Harmonium/ Sunny Monday Reel
7. Slipstenen
8. Trip To Durrow/ Plank House/ The Curvy Road To Corinth
9. The Jewel Tune/ Briul de la Fagaras/ The Carpathian Tune
10. La Llorona
11. All My Friends/ Jackie Coleman's/ Sleepy Maggie
12. Des Oignons/ Reel des Jeunes Maries/ Reel de Montreal
13. Schottis fran Stensele
14. Cul Aodh/ The Cliffs of Moher/ The Red Crow
15. Speed The Plough/ Allie Crocker/ Sumadijsko Kolo
16. Fransk Vals

CD Details

All Artists: The Moving Violations
Title: Faster Than A Walk
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Original Release Date: 10/4/2001
Release Date: 10/4/2001
Genre: Folk
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 617664206626

Synopsis

Album Description

New England contra dance is driven by the music, and The Moving Violations is one of the most exciting drivers. A mix of traditional tunes and melodies from Scandinavia and Eastern Europe make them special favoritees. Van Kaynor and Ron Grosslein, longtime fiddle favorites on the New England dance scene, lead and inspire the quintet. Their fans expect the unexpected.

CD Reviews

DELIGHTFUL DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS TO CONTRA MUSIC

harvard-fiddler | boston, MA United States | 10/18/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Among dance styles in practice today, the contra dance, which has identifyable roots to at least the 18th century anyway, can claim to be as adaptable to music style as any. At least in the more enlightened dance halls. So why is it a surprise to see an adaptation on a fugue, that in fact is truely danceable, on this collection of music produced by New England's premier publisher of contra dance music. I guess I shouldn't be and neither should you. Just get it and enjoy it. And you will find other delights from around the world, all making this a truely fine album. Oh, and the fiddling technique is surperb too."

This band is such a blast!

MightyFavog | 10/20/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not a musician, but I am a contra dancer. I can't tell you the derivation of the music and name each specific jig and reel as they come at me when I'm on the dance floor. I don't really know that much about the history of dance. I can tell you that I love contra dancing, I love this band live, and I have tons of contra dance CDs. This one gets lots of airplay in my house. It's a great introduction to the world of contra dance music (if you've never heard it before), and a great addition to any collection.

If you're in the Massachusetts area, you owe it to yourself to dance to this band live. They're wonderful.

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