Episode 8 - Carol Bittenson, Cecile Leroy, Daniel Raine

Episode 9 - Rose Jackson, Helen Kuhar, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin

Download or view the full transcript. [https://cdss.org/podcasts/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Transcript-for-FSRH-Podcast-Ep-9-Rose-Guillaume-Helen.pdf] Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin Contact Guillaume at gsparrowpepin@gmail.com [gsparrowpepin@gmail.com] Guillaume plays in other bands, including: * Nova [http://novatriomusic.com] with Kathleen Fownes and Everest Witman Helen Kuhar Contact Helen via website helenkuharmusic.com [https://helenkuharmusic.com], IG instagram.com/helengracekuhar/ [https://www.instagram.com/helengracekuhar/] , and Helen Kuhar - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0OAnQScDhTL-o10NN7Tnhw] Helen plays in other bands, including: * Nobody’s Business [https://nobodysbusiness.band/] with Hayden Stern & Casey Murray * Dearest Dear [https://www.helenkuharmusic.com/helenandrose-2] with Rose Jackson - Instagram @dearestdearduo * Forsyth [https://www.helenkuharmusic.com/helenandrose-1] with Kate Knudsvig, Erin Shea Hogan & Kat Wallace * Good Company [https://www.helenkuharmusic.com/projects-2-1] with Cecily Mills & Rohan Weeden Helen also appeared in Ep7 of the Flying Shoes Radio Hour Podcast, with Nobody’s Business - Listen here [https://cdss.org/podcasts/podcast/flying-shoes-radio-hour-episode-7-nobodys-business/] Rose Jackson Contact Rose via website rose-jackson.com [http://rose-jackson.com] and Instagram @fiddler_gal Rose plays in other bands, including: * Stove Dragon [https://www.facebook.com/people/Stove-Dragon/61556561304787/] with Oliver Scanlon, Sam Zakon-Anderson & Max Newman * Dearest Dear [https://www.rose-jackson.com/about] with Helen Kuhar - Instagram @dearestdearduo * Polaris [https://www.facebook.com/people/Polaris/100063584943267/] with Sam Zakon-Anderson, Marta Bartholomew & Jesse Ball References: Curious about topics that were referred to in the podcast? Here are some, with links:  * The band talked about bal folk or balfolk, specifically Brattleboro Bal Folk [http://broadbrookcommunitycenter.org/events/bal-folk-dance-with-eloise-co-march] with Eloise & Co (Becky Tracy & Rachel Bell), which is a genre of folk music that especially inspires Guillaume & Rose (and they’ve brought Helen into the fold) * David Kaynor [https://recorder.com/2021/06/03/fiddler-david-kaynor-remembered-for-his-music-and-welcoming-spirit-40783559/] was a musician, caller, and organizer who led the monthly open band and open jams which Rose mentioned. (David received the Lifetime Contribution Award [https://cdss.org/about/lifetime-contribution-award/2021-david-kaynor/] from CDSS in 2021. Ep. 28 of From the Mic [https://cdss.org/about/whats-new/from-the-mic-episode-28-david-kaynor/], another CDSS podcast, features a 2011 interview with David. Many of his papers and recordings are in the David A Kaynor collection [https://library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/david-kaynor-collection] in the Special Collections Archives at the University of NH in Durham) * Guilford Community Church [https://www.facebook.com/guilfordVTUCCchurch/] choir was led by Tony Barrand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Barrand], Andy Davis, and Peter Amidon [https://www.reformer.com/community-news/bringing-people-together-through-music-the-amidons-chosen-as-unsung-heroes/article_53bac68e-fb07-11ed-9863-1b6b4220e5a6.html] when Guillaume was growing up * Nightingale [https://blackislemusic.com/nightingale-1993-2011] was the Vermont trio of Becky Tracy, Jeremiah McLane, and Keith Murphy, all of whom influenced Rose, Guillaume & Helen * Northeast Heritage Music Camp [http://northeastheritagemusiccamp.net] is a program in VT’s Green Mountains, where Rose participated and now serves on the board * Pete Sutherland [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Sutherland] influenced Rose, both for fiddling and singing * Village Harmony [https://www.villageharmony.org/] and Northern Harmony [https://www.villageharmony.org/northern-harmony/], the Vermont camp and touring ensembles founded by Larry Gordon, where Guillaume learned from many people, including South African singer, Matlakala Bopape * Young Tradition Vermont [https://www.vtfolklife.org/ytv] (YTV) is the program of Vermont Folklife, which Rose participated in as a touring group member and a mentor * Youth Dance Weekend [https://youthdanceweekend.org/] (YDW) was where Rose, Helen & Guillaume played one of their earliest gigs as a band Tunes: 1. Grimstock (trad) / Hen of the Woods (Helen Kuhar) 2. Prettiest Girl (trad) song/tunes 3. Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Rose Jackson) – this is the instrumental waltz 4. Hanter Dros (Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin) - unnamed bc that’s the tradition 5. Bon County (trad) a waltz but with singing 6. Coffey’s (trad) / Bea Mae’s (trad) Check out the Flying Shoes Radio Hour site [https://cdss.org/podcasts/fsradiohour/] more information and other great episodes. And the Country Dance and Song Society [https://www.cdss.org/] for information about contra and English country dance.    Produced by: Belfast Flying Shoes belfastflyingshoes.org [https://belfastflyingshoes.org/] Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org [https://cdss.org/] Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/ [https://wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/]

Episode 8 - Carol Bittenson, Cecile Leroy, Daniel Raine

Download the full transcript here [https://cdss.org/podcasts/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/FSRH-Ep-8-Transcript-Carol-Bittenson-Cecile-Leroy-Daniel-Raine.pdf] Carol, Cecile, and Raine (Daniel) referred to a dance organization in Cambridge MA, BIDA https://www.bidadance.org/ [https://www.bidadance.org/]. They each have a variety of musical projects, and we talked about some of them during our conversation.  Carol Bittenson also plays with: * Crossover (with Len Bittenson & Alex Cumming) * Free Association (with Debby Knight & Amy Richardson Larkin) Daniel Raine (Instagram @raine.maker) also plays with: * Thistlebird (with Emma Sloan) - Instagram @thistlebirdduo, email thistlebirdduo@gmail.com [thistlebirdduo@gmail.com] * Paper Plane (with Emma Azelborn, and Rohan Weeden) - Instagram @paperplane.contra, email paperplanecontra@gmail.com [paperplanecontra@gmail.com] * Chimney Swift (with AZ Madonna, Yaron Shragai & Cecile Leroy) - Instagram @chimneyswiftband, email chimneyswiftband@gmail.com [chimneyswiftband@gmail.com] * Album - chimneyswift.bandcamp.com/album/fly-me-home [https://chimneyswift.bandcamp.com/album/fly-me-home] * Website - chimneyswiftband.com/ [https://chimneyswiftband.com/] Cecile Leroy also plays with:  * The New Way (with Dave Langford & Jacqueline Schwab) * A duo with Sammy Wetstein & Jacqueline Schwab * Chimney Swift (with AZ Madonna, Yaron Shragai & Daniel Raine) - Instagram @chimneyswiftband, email chimneyswiftband@gmail.com [chimneyswiftband@gmail.com] * Album - chimneyswift.bandcamp.com/album/fly-me-home [https://chimneyswift.bandcamp.com/album/fly-me-home] * Website - [chimneyswiftband.com/](https://chimneyswiftband.com/ [https://chimneyswiftband.com/] Tunes: 1. Owl’s Cowl (Daniel Raine) 2. Jigs - Ice Cream on the Terrace (Carol Bittenson) / Irishman’s Heart to the Ladies (trad) / Ice Cream on the Terrace (Carol Bittenson) 3. Waltz - Devon’s (Cecile Leroy) 4. Telephone Tune (trad) / Fred Letson’s (Cecile Leroy) 5. Childgrove (trad) / Key to the Cellar (trad) 6. Well Hall (trad) 7. Coalminer (trad) / Tam Lin (trad) Check out the Flying Shoes Radio Hour site [https://cdss.org/podcasts/fsradiohour/] more information and other great episodes. And the Country Dance and Song Society [https://www.cdss.org/] for information about contra and English country dance.    Produced by: Belfast Flying Shoes belfastflyingshoes.org [https://belfastflyingshoes.org/] Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org [https://cdss.org/] Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/ [https://wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/]

Episode 7 - Nobody's Business

Full episode transcript [https://cdss.org/podcasts/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/FSRH-Ep-7-Nobodys-Business-Transcript.pdf] Nobody's Business: nobodysbusiness.band [https://nobodysbusiness.band] Individual band members and their other projects: Hayden Stern  * https://haydenstern.com [https://haydenstern.com] * https://www.youtube.com/@haydensternmusic [https://www.youtube.com/@haydensternmusic] * https://www.instagram.com/haydensternmusic [https://www.instagram.com/haydensternmusic] Casey Murray  * https://caseymurraymusic.com [https://caseymurraymusic.com] * https://www.facebook.com/casey.murray.7737 [https://www.facebook.com/casey.murray.7737] * https://www.instagram.com/caseymurray97/ [https://www.instagram.com/caseymurray97/] Helen Kuhar  * https://helenkuharmusic.com [https://helenkuharmusic.com] * https://www.instagram.com/helengracekuhar/ [https://www.instagram.com/helengracekuhar/] * https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0OAnQScDhTL-o10NN7Tnh [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0OAnQScDhTL-o10NN7Tnhw] Tunes 1. Farewell to Santa Ana (Hayden Stern) 2. An Dros (trad) 3. Boat Song (Hayden Stern) song!! Break 1. Lady Anne Montgomery (trad) 2. Heather Lake (Hayden Stern) / Wedding at 11 West (Hayden Stern) Check out the Flying Shoes Radio Hour site [https://cdss.org/podcasts/fsradiohour/] more information and other great episodes. And the Country Dance and Song Society [https://www.cdss.org/] for information about contra and English country dance.    Produced by: Belfast Flying Shoes belfastflyingshoes.org [https://belfastflyingshoes.org/] Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org [https://cdss.org/] Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/ [https://wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/]

Episode 6 - Benjamin Foss & Bennett Konesni

Click here to download transcript [https://cdss.org/podcasts/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FSRH-Ep-6-Transcript-Benjamin-Foss-Bennett-Konesni.pdf] Links:  * Benjamin Foss - https://www.benjaminfoss.com/ [https://www.benjaminfoss.com/] ~ Benjamin plays with The Pine Tree Flyers, Thunderwing, and a variety of other musicians * Bennett Konesni - www.bennettkonesni.com [http://www.bennettkonesni.com] which will take you here: http://www.duckbackfarm.com/ [http://www.duckbackfarm.com/] ~ Bennett plays with Drive Train, the Gawler Family Band, and a variety of other musicians During our conversation, Bennett & Benjamin referred to various individuals and organizations, including these:  * Bagaduce Music - Bennett is executive director of this nonprofit, where both he and Benjamin lead music ensembles and catalyze other music happenings (https://www.bagaducemusic.org/ [https://www.bagaducemusic.org/]) * Maine Fiddle Camp - Both Bennett & Benjamin teach at this intergenerational music camp (https://www.mainefiddlecamp.org/ [https://www.mainefiddlecamp.org/]) * Rehoboth Contra Dance - Benjamin grew up participating in this dance series, and also served on its board (https://rehobothcontradance.com/ [https://rehobothcontradance.com/]) * Brooks Contra Dance - Benjamin co-founded this thriving contra dance series at the Marsh River Theater in Brooks (https://www.instagram.com/brookscontradance/ [https://www.instagram.com/brookscontradance/]) * The Gawler Family (https://www.facebook.com/GawlerFamilyBand/ [https://www.facebook.com/GawlerFamilyBand/]) * Greg Boardman (Maine musician Neil Pearlman featured Greg on his great podcast, Trad Cafe, in 2017 -  https://tradcafe.libsyn.com/episode-20-greg-boardman [https://tradcafe.libsyn.com/episode-20-greg-boardman]) * Simon St. Pierre, Québécois fiddler who lived in Maine for much of his life - See (a) the NEA National Heritage Fellowship bio page,  and (b) the resource page from the Maine Fiddle Camp website (https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/simon-st-pierre [https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/simon-st-pierre]) (https://www.mainefiddlecamp.org/tunes/music-of-simon-st-pierre/ [https://www.mainefiddlecamp.org/tunes/music-of-simon-st-pierre/]) * Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, published by Elias Howe - Online resource (https://www.braccio.me/session/ryans-mammoth-collection.pdf [https://www.braccio.me/session/ryans-mammoth-collection.pdf]) and a brief description (https://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/ryan1.htm [https://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/ryan1.htm]) * Ralph Page’s publication, Northern Junket -  See (a) the overview page on the Square Dance History Project site, and (b) the digitized archive at UNH in Durham, NH (https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1505 [https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1505]) (https://scholars.unh.edu/northern_junket/ [https://scholars.unh.edu/northern_junket/]) * The map of historic dance halls in Belfast, which is on display at the Belfast Free Library, was created through the vision of former BFS Board Member and local dancer, Alex Mann (Contra Dancing in Belfast - map.jpeg [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PydS4sJARVEiHF6g9BJ-eg8FOQYOPUHk/view?usp=sharing]) Tunes: 1. Mackilmoyle’s / Lamplighter’s Hornpipe (both trad) 2. Shingling the Roof (trad, often attributed to a New Brunswick fiddler) 3. Country Waltz (trad, from Prince Edward Island, and popularized by Don Messer) Break 1. Schottis från Delsbo (trad, from Sweden) 2. The Journeyman’s Jig, also called Simon’s in D in Maine (June Eikhard) / Jimmy’s Favorite, also called Simon’s in G in Maine - two jigs from the repertoire of Simon St Pierre of Smyrna Mills 3. The Brazen Mask (trad) 4. Bonus track after the credits - Maclotte de Houssa, a “Walloon Tune” from Wallonia, a region of Belgium (trad) Check out the Flying Shoes Radio Hour site [https://cdss.org/podcasts/fsradiohour/] more information and other great episodes. And the Country Dance and Song Society [https://www.cdss.org/] for information about contra and English country dance.    Produced by: Belfast Flying Shoes belfastflyingshoes.org [https://belfastflyingshoes.org/] Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org [https://cdss.org/] Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/ [https://wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/]

Episode 5 - Trip to Norwich

Click here to download transcript [https://cdss.org/podcasts/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BFS-Ep5-Trip-to-Norwich-Transcript.pdf] Trip to Norwich * Contact Carol Compton for bookings ~ cacompton2@gmail.com [cacompton2@gmail.com] Some people and places mentioned in the conversation:  * Country Dance & Song Society (CDSS) - Country Dance & Song Society [https://cdss.org/] * Brattleboro Music Center (BMC) - Brattleboro Music Center [https://bmcvt.org/] * David Millstone - David Millstone [https://davidmillstonedance.com/] * Northern Spy, the band from the Norwich VT dance, of which Carol & Thal were both members Northern Spy [https://www.facebook.com/p/Northern-Spy-100069848018755/] * SPUDS, a dance band in Philadelphia - SPUDS [https://spuds.thursdaycontra.com/] * John Krumm, musician and dance leader - John Krumm [https://www.johnkrumm.com/] * Star Island, in the Isles of Shoals, where the Star Hampshire Traditional Music & Dance Weekend was held - https://starisland.org/ [https://starisland.org/] and https://www.starhampshire.org/index.html [https://www.starhampshire.org/index.html] Tunes: 1. Glise de Sherbrooke (trad) / Flop Eared Mule (trad) 2. Cliffs of Moher (trad) / Cat Man Dew (Thal Aylward) 3. Tawyard Hall (Carol Compton) 4. Eddie’s Reel (trad) / Air du Saguenay (trad) / Joys of Quebec (trad)  5. Emilio’s Rag (Thal Aylward)  6. Covid Free (Thal Aylward) / Lady of the Lake (trad) / La Grandeuse (trad) Check out the Flying Shoes Radio Hour site [https://cdss.org/podcasts/fsradiohour/] more information and other great episodes. And the Country Dance and Song Society [https://www.cdss.org/] for information about contra and English country dance.    Produced by: Belfast Flying Shoes belfastflyingshoes.org [https://belfastflyingshoes.org/] Country Dance & Song Society cdss.org [https://cdss.org/] Belfast Community Radio WBFY (where the Flying Shoes Radio Hour airs weekly) wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/ [https://wbfy.wpengine.com/show/flying-shoes-radio-hour/]