Sandon Hall, Christiane and Phil

Congratulations to Christiane and Phil on their wedding at Sandon Hall. I know that many of you were over from Germany so I hope that you didn't find the instructions for the dances too confusing. You seemed to be enjoying yourselves anyway. Every night has its special moments and we wont easily forget the chap who heroically fought his way through a bevy of bridesmaids to catch Christiane's bouquet—it's good to be in touch with your inner woman. His moment of triumph can be seen at the end of the slide show. On a more musical note we also enjoyed one of Christiane's cousins playing some jazz and finger pickin' solos during the interval—hot stuff!




















This was our first time at Sandon Hall so we took the opportunity to look around away from the main hall with its impressive stair case. I particularly liked the library with its fine bindings—A Treatise on Aerial Locomotion took my eye—and also the charming orangery with its ornate metal work and water features.



Two more 'features'—Christ Church, Lord Sandon's faithful horse and a rather foppish bust—somebody didn't read the house rules. Here's a link to some more of Mike's photos of the evening with instructions on how to download them.

Finally, here for my new friend with the Foley bouzouki are Sylvia's dances and the tunes played by the Moody Food Ceili Band.

The Glasgow Gallop (The Kesh / Mist on the Mountain / The Blackthorn Stick)
The Snowball (Munster Buttermilk / Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife)
Discouraging Waltz / Ragtime Annie
The Goatland Square Eight (Cutting Bracken / The Connaught Man's Rambles / My Love in the Morning)
The Siege of Delhi / The Earl's Chair
Orcadian Strip the Willow (Waterloo Dance / Bluebell Polka / Atholl Highlanders)
Circle Waltz (Midnight On The Water)
Clopton Bridge (The Rehaired Boy / Off to California)
Waltz (Shebag an Shemor / Give me your Hand)
Circassian Circle (Patsy Geary's / Colman's Cross)
The Cock O' The North / 100 Pipers