Elixir's Last Dance

On May 18th, the contra dance band Elixir had their last gig ever. The dance was packed: there were three hundred people. It was the only dance BIDA has ever done where they sold tickets. People flew from across the country just to hear Elixir play one last time.

Elixir has been playing for twenty years, and is a very well-known band among contra dancers. But if you asked someone who wasn't a contra dancer or who had been dancing only a few times, they might say "what on earth is Elixir?"

Elixir is one of the only contra dance bands that has a horn section. It is very unusual for a contra dance band to have a clarinet, a trombone, and a trumpet. They're one of my favorite contra dance bands.

If you'd like to buy their CD, here's a link to that.