Episode 19 - Pete Sutherland Part 1

Contra Pulse

The intro and interstitial tracks from today's episode are John’s Next Adventure and Moonshine Holler from Pete’s Posse.

See the Contra Pulse website for transcripts and more.

And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent.

See and hear Pete Sutherland in action:

• Pete’s Posse is Pete Sutherland, Oliver Scanlon, and Tristan Henderson
• Playing a contra dance at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in 2016
• Playing the end of a concert set at a festival in 2017
• Check out their YouTube channel.
• The Arm and Hammer String Band performs The Shopping Song
• Metamora’s eponymous album is on YouTube; you can also buy their albums on Grey Larsen’s website
• The Clayfoot Strutters
• Buy their only album, “Going Elsewhere” and listen on YouTube while you’re waiting for it to come in the mail.
• At the Guiding Star Grange in Greenfield, MA in 2013
• Here’s a video clip of Pete playing Hull’s Victory at Ralph Page 2004
• And, of course, here he is playing Money Musk at the same weekend
• Can’t get enough? Here’s an interview with Pete from 1999; here’s another from 2002.

Some other topics mentioned in this interview:

• Check out Young Tradition Vermont— there’s a lot going on!
• Nightingale is Jeremiah McLane, Keith Murphy, and Becky Tracy. Here’s a video clip of them playing in 2008.
• The Horseflies getting their slow, deliberate groove on at the Dance Flurry in 2009.
• If you haven’t listened to Julie’s conversation with George Marshall, check out Episode 13 of this podcast.