From the Mic

Click here to download a transcript of the episode.Sound bites featured in this episode (in order of appearance):Emily leads a Rushfest dance during a late night session at Youth Dance Weekend 2016.Emily Rush calling with Buddy System at the first ever Catalina Dance Weekend!Emily Rush calls the Readbeard Reel by Bob Isaacs at a Rushfest dance at Butterfly Whirl dance weekend on Saturday, 23 May 2026 at Decatur Recreation Center, Decatur, GA.Other things!The Rushfest website! Great videos, workouts, samples of Emily's music mixes, and the amazing Code of Excellence! Make sure to check it out!Want to learn how to mix music like Emily does for Rushfest? Guess what!? She just did an online workshop for CDSS about this and you can watch the workshop recording right here: Mixing It Up: Making Recorded Music Work for Contra Dance with Emily Rush See the From the Mic website for great bonus content, including pictures and audio, transcripts, and more. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent

Download the full transcript here. Sound bites featured in this episode (in order of appearance): Margaret calls the English country dance Trip to Tunbridge at Pinewoods Camp in 2026 Margaret calls an English country dance she composed with her husband, Jeff—New Map at Pinewoods Camp in 2026 See the From the Mic website for great bonus content, including pictures and audio, transcripts, and more. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent

Download the full transcript here. Sound bites featured in this episode (in order of appearance): Ghislain calling a square dance in Sutton, QC with music by Patrice Boucher, Richard Forest, and Tristan Henderson Ghislain calling at the Comboros festival in France (recording courtesy of Ghislain) Ghislain calling at a veillée de danse traditionnelle, an evening of traditional dance in Quebec City with music by Le Vent de Nord. Other things! Gigi's Link Tree full of great videos, resources for callers, and his gig schedule. Make sure to check it out! See the From the Mic website for great bonus content, including pictures and audio, transcripts, and more. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent

Click to view a full transcript of the episodeSound bites featured in this episode (in order of appearance):Bill calling his contra dance Weeks on the Road at the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend in Durham, NH in 2020Bill calling the singing square dance On the Trail of the Lonesome Pine at the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend in Durham, NH in 2020 See the From the Mic website for great bonus content, including pictures and audio, transcripts, and more. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent

Click here for the episode transcriptSound bites featured in this episode (in order of appearance):Lindsey calling the dance “Susie's Send-Off" by Scott Higgs with music by Audrey Jaber and Alex Cumming at the Lake City Contra Dance in Seattle on April 17, 2025. Lindsey calling the dance "Labor of Love" by Kathy Anderson with music by Pachelbel's Bazooka (Claude Ginsburg, Dave Bartley, and Anita Anderson] at the Emerald City Contra Dance at Phinney Neighborhood Center, in Seattle, Washington on February 3, 2023Other things!Lindsey's very own website. Make sure to check out:Dance choreography!Hear more wisdom from Lindsey and others in this great online workshop from CDSS: The Caller’s Toolbox: Gender-free Calling for Contra CallersCheck out a recent story from KNKX Public Radio featuring Lindsey and others from the Seattle dance community. See the From the Mic website for great bonus content, including pictures and audio, transcripts, and more. And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent