Ah yes, the sweet rustic roots music of the parlours, porches and barn dances of New Hampshire. Simultaneously elegant and sassy, this collection of waltzes, jigs, reels and two-steps recalls a time when dancing was a social art and folk music from the old country was the cultural life-blood. The live, unplugged spirit is irresistible and will put an instant spring into your step. Much more than a nostalgic footnote, this is essential living history that promises a stomping good time: “Choose your partners for a Portland Fancy” — are those clog heels beating time to “Maggie in the Woods”? Circle up!
(Smithsonian Folkways)Various
Choose Your Partners!
BY David LewisPublished Nov 1, 1999