dance camp

1. Beeswax Sheepskin - This recording was made standing in the woods at Pinewoods Camp outside of the main dance hall, C Sharp, at dusk, listening to the sounds of the birds and the evening dance happening. Recorded by Julie Vallimont at ESCape!, 2019.  

2. Allie Crocker’s Reel / Lamplighter’s Hornpipe - Two rousing New England tunes, as performed by some of the Maine Fiddle Camp staff: Lissa Schneckenburger, Alden Robison, Benjamin Foss, Bennett Konesni, Corey DiMario, and Julie Vallimont. Recorded at Maine Fiddle Camp August Week 2, 2019.  

3. We Shall Be Known - This was recorded at the All-Camp Chorale, a beloved feature of Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2019. Taught by Rani Arbo, written by Karisha Longaker.  

4. The Hop Ground - Julie Vallimont and Aaron Marcus played 4 hands, 2 pianos for English Country Dancing at the Lavender Country and Folk Dancers (LCFD) May weekend, 2019. The caller is Graham Christian. Recorded by Chris Ricciotti.  

5. Constant Billy - Another selection from All-Camp Chorale, at Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2017. This English song was the earworm for the whole camp all week! Taught and arranged by Alex Cumming (Medford, MA). 

6. Mr. Pixton of Brookline (4x32R) - Hanneke Cassel, Calum Pasqua, Susan Worland, fiddles; Tom Pixton, piano; Barbara Pixton, bass; Mike MacNintch, pipes. From Live from C Sharp, an album recorded by Tom Pixton at Pinewoods during the 2010 Scottish Sessions. https://www.pixton.org/livefromcsharp/index.html  

7. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, American-style - A live recording from the last night of TradMad week at Pinewoods Camp, 2015. At Pinewoods Camp, the Abbots Bromley Horn Dance is a special moment. During the evening dance, the action on the dance floor pauses, the lights go out, and strains of a haunting tune can be heard approaching through the woods as ethereal costumed dancers emerge from the trees, clashing the deer antlers they carry in a ritualized dance that ends as mysteriously as it began. Recorded by Edmund Robinson.  

8. It Is Time to Go Now - Matt Norman taught and arranged this traditional English song to All-Camp Chorale at Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2019.  

9. Happy Trails - Happy Trails is always the last song that campers and staff sing together at the end of Maine Fiddle Camp. Led by the camp director Doug Protsik in 2014. Recorded by Amanda Witman.  

Produced by Julie Vallimont. Mixed and mastered by Dana Billings. All content courtesy of the artists, all rights reserved. This series is supported in part by the Country Dance and Song Society, NEFFA, and Pinewoods Camp. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting it via Patreon: www.patreon.com/starsintherafters

1. Pipe March: Caber Feidh -  Mike MacNintch, piper. From Live from C Sharp, an album recorded by Tom Pixton at Pinewoods during the 2010 Scottish Sessions. https://www.pixton.org/livefromcsharp/index.html  

2. The first camp, or, Prayer of a desperate folkie for the assimilation and eternal evocation of the glory around her, by Alexandra Christine Steffan. Read by Anna Patton (Brattleboro, VT).  

3. Spread the Joy - Various campers and staff, from Cascade of Music and Dance at Camp Louise, 2019. Written by Jonathan Jensen in celebration of the Country Dance and Song Society’s centennial. Recorded by David Roodman. www.cdss100.org/spread-the-joy-song  

4. The Highlandman Kissed His Mother (8x32R) -  Paul Anderson, Hanneke Cassel, Calum Pasqua, Susan Worland, David Knight, fiddles; Rosalind Buda, bassoon; Tom Pixton, piano; Barbara Pixton, bass. A set of reels for Scottish Country Dancing. From Live from C Sharp, an album recorded by Tom Pixton at Pinewoods during the 2010 Scottish Sessions. https://www.pixton.org/livefromcsharp/index.html  

5. What Ships Are For - This was recorded at the All-Camp Chorale, a beloved feature of Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2018. Taught by Arthur Davis (Brattleboro, VT), written by Andy Davis (Brattleboro, VT).  

6. Les Deux Frères -  A live recording from the staff concert at English Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2019, featuring Sarah Babbitt Spaeth, Eleanor Lincoln, Jonathan Werk, Naomi Morse, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, and Dave Langford. The tune is by Naragonia for the dance Gavotte de l'Aven. Recorded by Carrie Rose.  

7. How Long, Watchman - A live recording from the staff concert at Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2018.  Chrisiant Bracken writes, “‘How Long, Watchman’ is a Malcolm Dalglish composition based on two hymns that draw from the book of Revelation, with some new text referring to the fear and chaos of a nuclear holocaust. … It's such a fiddly piece with so much energy and I love how they all dove in and nailed it!” Recorded by Fiona Rogers.  

8. Fifty-seven years of the New England Folk Festival, written and read by Rick Kaufman (Medford, MA). Rick notes, “I wrote this 6 years ago. I have been attending NEFFA since I was born. I'm currently 64, and I've been to 63 NEFFAs. I was so sorry to see it was canceled (although I agree with the decision!)”  

9. Money Musk - A highlight of any week of contra dancing! This all-hands-on-deck musical extravaganza features the camp staff from American Dance and Music Week at Pinewoods, 2015. And the stomping of the exuberant dancers. Recorded by Jack Mitchell.  

10. Hope Lingers On - Another selection from All-Camp Chorale, at Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2019. Written and taught by Lissa Schneckenburger (Brattleboro, VT).  

Produced by Julie Vallimont. Mixed and mastered by Dana Billings. All content courtesy of the artists, all rights reserved. This series is supported in part by the Country Dance and Song Society, NEFFA, and Pinewoods Camp. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider supporting it via Patreon: www.patreon.com/starsintherafters

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(11:26) Jordyn talks about being “needy” in a relationship, how she and her boyfriend support each other behind the scenes, and how Jordyn reached over 5 million followers on Instagram at just 19 years old.

(16:18) We dive into her passion of music and how Jordyn describes her sound. Jordyn reveals her “big break” moment from 3 years ago, music.ly and the creators/friends she met including her ex, her role in the movie Dance Camp, starring in YouTube music video Banji (which has 38 million views and counting), and Jordyn reveals which Spiderman is her favorite Spiderman.

(28:05) Jordyn details what life was like before having a mass number of social media followers. She describes how she deflects negative comments online, reading all of her fans comments and DM’s, if college is in her future, why Jordyn doesn’t ever drive, and running her BMW into a building.

(44:06) We go a level deeper and get personal, Jordyn spills the beans about her past and present relationship, how her and her boyfriend Jordan met, being in love and what that means to her, then Jordyn and Ben both talk about how many kids they want and their timelines.

(57:30) Jordyn does a speed round of questions to end the podcast.