N. David's Retirement Party
Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
Feb. 1, 2008
Roaring Jelly Set List

1) Red Haired boy set
2) Roaring Jelly set
3) St. Kilda's -- Martin opens and closes
4) Josephine's: 2x through, Martin opens with last few measures, 
      Nancy harmony
5) CATHY PIANO: Double Chocolate
      4 measures each (one line), trading melodies:
                      1) Fiddle, 2) Mando, 3) Piano, 4) Accordion
6) BACK TO ESTHER: Kid on the mountain/Butterfly:
           Kid: Gordon AA BB, Mark joins on second A, 
             we all pounce on C...
             2X though, Martin weaves in Butterfly a bit at the end
           Butterfly: 2x through
           Kid: 1X, all AA - DD, but Gordon leads a fade on last EE...
7) Franks/Fairy Dance/Willafjord/Franks, 2x each not too fast...
8) S'beeg S'Moor, Captain O:  2x each as usual, Gordon & Bette first A,
       S'beeg S'Moor AABB
9) Give Me Your Hand:  2x through:
      Bette opens, Mark joins soon, everybody joins on the second line
      where first measure repeats
      Bette and Gordon finish together by going back to the start for 
      a few measures,
      Gordon lingers unresolved, we remain haunted by that minor chord
      for days...
10) Highland Rambler/Galen:
      Highland 2X: first: A piano, A violins answer, B piano, B violins
      answer; second: everybody
      Galen 3X: first everybody; second Esther leads, the rest soften;
      third Gordon leads, gentle out...
11) L'homme avec deux femmes -- twice through
 
Break...
 
12) Cathy brings us back with Kansas City
13) Reel St Antoine/Fromage
14) Sadie/Spotted --  Gordon opens
15) Dick Gossip/Maid behind the bar
16) Old grey cat/Hava Negila (the traditional way, not for reel dancing)/Dancing Bear
                                  - Cathy's spooky open, with a clear rest where Hava Negilia cries out for it; Dancing Bear with
                                    that tantilizing crescendo, all 3 with crisp end notes, particularly The Bear.
17) Road to Lisdoonvarna/Fading Light/Kesh
        Bette opens with a very slow A, then a fast A where rhythm comes in, then everybody joins on B
18) Peat Fire Flame set
19) Hut on Staffin Island: Martin opens with last few measures, Gordon steps up to some melody
20) Rights of Man/Delahunty's -- Bette Opens first A (not too fast!)
21) Kitchen Gal/Growling