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Thank you for visiting barndance.biz. My name is Ian Carter. I'm a barn dance (or ceilidh) caller, and have been for over 30 years. I like to be versatile, calling in a variety of different languages (ask me), and covering a wide range of events and occasions.

On the Gallery page, you can listen to some examples of my barn dance music, look at some photos, even watch videos of me in action. I work with live bands, or (more and more often) as a solo performer with my MIDI keyboard, and you can see examples of both types of show.

Have a look at the Events page for details about corporate events, private parties, and services for schools.

Putting on a barn dance is quite easy, but there are some things you should keep in mind. To help you, I'm putting together a small report you might like to download. It should be ready soon, when I stop being so busy!

Before I give you the download link I'd like you to register first. I hate spam as much as you do, so I promise not to share your email address with anybody else. I would like to send you the occasional newsletter, though, as a thank-you for registering.

On the left, you'll find a contact form, which you can use for leaving me a message. If you have an enquiry, or if there's anything you'd like to discuss, or if you'd just like to leave me some feedback, you can contact me directly. You can also ask about booking me for your event.

One more thing, I've started a blog at http://barndancecaller.blogspot.com. You might like to idle away a few minutes reading it ... For your convenience, it's included below this article.

Thank you again for visiting barndance.biz.
 

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  • Nearly the end of June
    I can hardly believe it's nearly the end of June already! Things have been quite hectic recently, as I'm trying to set up my own digital store online.
    If you want to check it out, it's at http://www.digistuff4u.com.
    What's available? A wide variety of eBooks at the moment, in 32 different categories. As from the beginning of July, there are going to be HUGE discounts for our Summer Sale, so don't miss out on this opportunity to download some real goodies.
    As for the barn dance side of things (which is, after all, the main reason for this blog in the first place), bookings are coming in thick and fast, even as far ahead as October 2010, so if you're considering having a barn dance, don't leave it till the last minute!
    Catch you later!
  • Update 20090614
    Life seems to have been pretty hectic since my last post, which was absolutely ages ago. So what's been happening?

    Well, I completed my contributions to two student films: Fiver Live at Sheffield Hallam University and Doors at Manchester Metropolitan University. They've sent me a DVD of the first one, but not the second one yet. Still waiting ... (I won't hold my breath though).

    I also went to the BBC at Manchester for an audition for Totally Saturday (don't know why, because I don't enjoy watching that kind of show, so taking part would have been a strange experience). I'll never understand how some people can just be so ... enthusiastic ... all the time. About BoyZone, for goodness' sake! Ah well ...

    About a month ago, I had an interesting video conversation on Skype with a Brit in Belgrade, about sincerity and stuff ... He's a video maker, called Mark Brogan, and I'm interested in what he puts out. Search for his videos on Dailymotion.

    Finally, I'm going to be playing a bit of piano accordian for another short film -- again unpaid, but with the promise of a copy on DVD for promo purposes. The music is only about 2 minutes long, arranged for trumpet, saxophone, guitar, bongos and accordian, and the musicians have never met, so it'll be another interesting experience. Filming Sunday 21st June in Barnsley ... or was it Bradford? Whatever ...

    OK, better go and do some work now. Have fun. If you find this remotely interesting (or just incredibly boring), please drop me a line.

    Bye for now!
  • The Ram Company go back to school
    Last Friday, 27th March, saw our fourth and fifth visits to primary schools in Derby. One of them actually let us shoot some video, which was very nice of them, considering all the hoo-ha that you get these days when you ask if you can video children. I mean ... not everyone's a pervert or a paedophile, you know!

    Anyway, having edited the footage into a half presentable DVD, to be used as a souvenir for the school in question - Lakeside Primary - as well as for our own professional development (we get to see ourselves from the students' perspective), I decided to shorten it considerably and make a promo video.

    The results (just over 5 minutes' worth) can be seen on the Gallery page of my website, or directly on YouTube.
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