Saturday, Apr 26, 2025 at 10:00am
Schedule:
Trade Center West
10:00 a.m: Zwiefachers - E Z to Hard Z NSRet Turner, The Mother Zwiefacher Orchestra
11:00 a.m: Daylight Contras DSMichael Karcher, Festival Orchestra
12:00 p.m: Contra Medley Prep DSLisa Greenleaf; Sidman, Walters, and Eid-Reiner
1:00 p.m: Triple Minor Contras DSChris Page, Not Enough Fiddles
2:00 p.m: (set chairs)
2:15 p.m: Dance Performance EIskwelahang Pilipino; Iskwelahang Pilipino; Samburis - Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston; Mladost Folk Ensemble; Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, Inc.; Wayside Inn Steppers; Legends Georgian Dance; Germantown Country Dancers; Samskrithi; Chhandika Institute of Kathak Dance, Boston
4:15 p.m: (set chairs)
4:30 p.m: Saturday Contra Medley NXVarious Callers, Live Wire
5:00 p.m: Spring Fever Contras DSSue Rosen, The Orphans
6:00 p.m: Rum and Onions Contras DSDarlene Underwood, Rum and Onions
7:30 p.m: Thank You, Dan Pearl (Contras) DSVarious Callers, Dogtown
8:30 p.m: Zippy Contras DSBen Sachs-Hamilton, The Moving Violations
9:30 p.m: Contra Dances of Inspiration DSDon Veino, Bow and Reed
10:30 p.m: Go With the Flow Contras DSAlexandra Deis-Lauby, einstein's little homunculus
Trade Center Tent
10:00 a.m: Shape Note Workshop TBGlen Wright, Susan Mampre and Anayis (A.J.) Wright
11:00 a.m: Sacred Harp Singing GSNorumbega Harmony
12:00 p.m: World Music Concert EBoston Harmony
1:00 p.m: Rounds Singing GBThe Rounds Galore and More Singers
2:00 p.m: Queer Maritime Music EThe Ranzo Boys
3:00 p.m: Connecticut Sea Music Festival Chantey Sing GBConnecticut Sea Music Festival Singers
4:00 p.m: Irish Session Music GThe Groton Session Players
5:00 p.m: NEFFA Funny Song Swap Hour GBJoel Landy
6:00 p.m: Music of Scotland and Cape Breton EBoston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
7:00 p.m: Songs with Boisterous Shouting! GSRed Kovatch
8:00 p.m: Pub Sing GBJack in the Green Morris
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
10:00 a.m: Fundamentals of Traditional Turning Waltz TBTim Lamm, Diane Gonzales, Barbara Dyskant
11:00 a.m: Ringing Russian Dances Regaled TSMurray and Randi Spiegel, Bjelalitsa Chorus
12:00 p.m: Traditional Georgian Dance Workshop TBDancing Crane Georgian Cultural Center
1:00 p.m: Greek Participatory Dance DSBoston Lykeion Ellinidon
2:00 p.m: Gavottes from Bretagne (Brittany) DBFabien Goulay, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio
3:00 p.m: Dance Like a Resian: Italian Dance TBCelest DiPietropaolo, Marie DiCocco
4:00 p.m: Ajde! A Macedonian Dance Party NSNiva
5:00 p.m: Tricky Balkan Dances TSEd Abelson, Balkan Fields
6:00 p.m: Dance Party! Balkan and Beyond NSShining Moon
7:00 p.m: Balkan Joy! NSBalkan Fields
8:00 p.m: Balkan Dances to Beautiful Balkan Voices TSSue Rose, Krasivi Perli
9:00 p.m: Fusion Dance DBBoston Fusion Dance Community
10:15 p.m: Jug Band Blues and Swing Dance NSOutrageous Fortune
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
10:00 a.m: Bulgarian and More Dance Party NSZdravets
11:00 a.m: Scottish Country Dancing DSHoward Lasnik, Terry Traub's Scottish Dance Band
12:00 p.m: Learn the ECD Medley Dances DSJoanna Reiner Wilkinson; Tom Roby; Mills, Mills, Coakley Stowe, Rain
1:00 p.m: English Country Dance Medley NXTom Roby; Joanna Reiner Wilkinson; Mills, Mills, Coakley Stowe, Rain
1:30 p.m: Festejo: Afro-Peruvian Dance DBJennifer McHone Villalobos
2:30 p.m: Stylish Groove Contras DSJulian Blechner, Cojiro
3:30 p.m: Transitional "Classic" Contras DSSteve Zakon-Anderson, Sugar River Band
4:30 p.m: Forget Me Nots: Classic Couple Dances DBAndy Taylor-Blenis, Calliope
5:00 p.m: Waltzes and Beyond NSCalliope
6:00 p.m: Crossover Scottish Social DSMarc Hartstein, Torrent
7:00 p.m: The Hey's the Thing (ECD) DSBarbara Finney, The English Country Dance Open Band, Clara Stefanov-Wagner
8:00 p.m: ECD Delights DSSam Weiler, The Pegasus Collective
9:00 p.m: Balkan Dance NSGogofski
10:15 p.m: Lively International Dancing NSThe Dark-Eyed Devojki
Marlborough (Hotel West)
10:00 a.m: Intro to Contra and Contra Refresher! DBAlexandra Deis-Lauby, JumpStart
11:00 a.m: English Country Dance: A Gentle Introduction TBAlan Winston; Marnen, Carol, and Len
12:00 p.m: Balkan Brass Dance Party NSConical Cacophony
1:00 p.m: Intro to International Dance TBJanet Yeracaris, Shining Moon
2:00 p.m: Family Scottish Country Dancing DFKaren Sollins, Tabbies' Delight
3:00 p.m: All Ages Barn Dance DFDon Veino, Calliope
4:00 p.m: Quebecois Stepdancing TBCindy Larock, Deux Bijoux
5:00 p.m: Singing Squares DSBen Sachs-Hamilton, Free Association
6:00 p.m: Intro to American Tango TBTim Lamm, Diane Gonzales, Pandora
7:00 p.m: Swedish Couple Dancing NSlydia ievins
8:30 p.m: Yiddish Set and Couple Dances DBThe Ad Hoc Klezmer Joy and Merriment Band
9:30 p.m: Røros Norwegian Dance Party NXRøroslaget
10:30 p.m: Late-Night Cool-Down English Dancing DSAlan Winston, The Mad Katters
Sterling (Hotel West)
10:00 a.m: Rehearsal for The English Country Dance Open Band TSThe English Country Dance Open Band
11:00 a.m: Klezmer Jam GBKlezmer Jam Band
12:00 p.m: Family Camp Fun GFBox and String
1:00 p.m: Family Morris Dance Workshop TFAlice Cumming, Laurel Swift
2:30 p.m: (set chairs)
3:00 p.m: Father and Daughter Bird Songs EJackson Gillman, JillianEstelle Gillman
4:00 p.m: Seated Square Dance DBFred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers
5:00 p.m: Harmony I and Harmony II TSKim Wallach, Heidi Slaney
6:00 p.m: English Country Dance Tune Jam GSMills, Mills, Coakley Stowe, Rain
7:00 p.m: Strange and Lovely Ballads ESecret Library Band
8:00 p.m: Hook Up, Cuddle Up, Make Up, and Break Up... EColleyospin
9:00 p.m: Favorite Old Time Tunes Slow Jam GSBerlin Jam Friends
10:00 p.m: Available for jamming
Sudbury (Hotel West)
10:00 a.m: Beginner Bluegrass Jam GBJonah Spear
11:00 a.m: (set chairs)
11:30 a.m: Introduction to English Handbell Ringing TBConnecticut Handbell Musicians
12:30 p.m: Handbell Ringing Read Along TSConnecticut Handbell Musicians
1:30 p.m: How to Play the Bones TBSteve Brown and Friends
2:30 p.m: Gershwin for Guitar TXRichard Yospin
3:30 p.m: Melodic Clawhammer Banjo Workshop TSKen Perlman
4:30 p.m: Uke Jam GBUke Jammers
5:30 p.m: McQuillen Tune Slow Jam GSChris Carpenter, Dave Miller
6:30 p.m: Crunchy Harmony Session GSIan McGullam, Julian Nowogrodzki
7:30 p.m: Fisher's Hornpipe from Black Fiddler, Frank Patterson TSCathy Mason
8:30 p.m: The Lost Art of Recitation EMike Agranoff
9:30 p.m: Well, That Didn't End Well: Tragic Trad Ballads GSLynn Feingold
Southborough (Hotel West)
10:30 a.m: Safety in Action Panel for Dance Orgs PDance Etiquette Panelists
11:30 a.m: Mostly Swedish Jam GSSAC Spelmanslag
12:30 p.m: Renaissance Seeds, Stems, and Perennials ERenaissance Jukebox
1:30 p.m: A All Day Jam GSLong Lost String Band
2:30 p.m: Evolution: New Ways and Old Ways CScott Higgs, Lisa Greenleaf
3:30 p.m: Songs of Survival and Resilience GBJoel Landy
4:30 p.m: Balkan Singing Workshop TSTatiana Sarbinska
5:30 p.m: Core English Dance Repertoire in the 21st Century CAlan Winston
6:30 p.m: Start and Grow a Dance Series CRob Matson
7:30 p.m: All Over the Place ESean Smith, Miriam Ben-Ur
8:30 p.m: Supernatural Songs and Stories GBHeidi Slaney, Jess Accetta
9:30 p.m: Crazy Balkan Rhythms Jam: Beranche and Beyond! GSCrazy Balkan Rhythms Posse
10:30 p.m: Available for jamming
Westborough (Hotel West)
10:00 a.m: Camp Songs GFHeidi Slaney, Jess Accetta
11:00 a.m: Incredible Critter Songs GFCharlie Ipcar
12:00 p.m: Sing/Play Fun: Song Circle Jam GFMaury Stauffer, Stefanie Stauffer
1:00 p.m: Family Singalong GFGreen Mountain Radish Revival
2:00 p.m: Folk Family Singalong GFBobbi Macdonald
3:00 p.m: Kids Contra Jam GFJeff Kaufman, Lily Wise
4:00 p.m: Traditional French Tunes for Balfolk GSCynthia Thomas, Jim Fownes
5:00 p.m: Scots Revolt! Alistair Hulett's "Red Clydeside" PAnne Kazlauskas, Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner
6:00 p.m: Harmony Song Workshop TBLaurel Swift
7:00 p.m: Lullabies GFKim Wallach
8:00 p.m: Joyful Rounds GSDevik Wyman, Martha Ware
9:00 p.m: Storytelling for Grown-Ups EHelen Engelhardt
10:00 p.m: Available for jamming
Princess (Hotel East)
10:00 a.m: Family Barn Dance DFJacob Bloom, Isabel Oliart and Sammy Wetstein
11:00 a.m: Frolic with Family and Friends TFMarcie Van Cleave
12:00 p.m: (set chairs)
12:30 p.m: SCD Musician Primer GBAlias
1:30 p.m: Folk Music from Eastern Europe, Georgia, and the Balkans EYale Slavic Chorus
2:30 p.m: Balkan Kefana Singalong GSBalkan Kefana
3:30 p.m: Music of the Balkans, Roma, Middle East, and Mediterranean EMeraki Caravan
4:30 p.m: Irish Session GSSean Smith, Corey Walters
5:30 p.m: Sing Together Song Swap GBAnnaleah, Emma, and Maia
6:30 p.m: Beatles Singalong GBRocking Horse People
7:30 p.m: Ottoman Turkish Makam Music ENEVA
8:30 p.m: String Theory and Shenanigans Eeinstein's little homunculus
9:30 p.m: Honky Tonk Singalong GBPlanet Banjo
10:30 p.m: Balfolk Jam GSBox and String Trio
Duchess (Hotel East)
10:00 a.m: Accordion Autopsy CMorgan Liu-Packard
11:00 a.m: Intro To Hand Drumming Workshop TBDave Curry
12:00 p.m: Contra Tune Slow Jam GSChris Carpenter, Dave Miller
1:00 p.m: Fiddle Tunes from "Down East:" New Brunswick, Canada TSBecky Miller
2:00 p.m: Ukulele Off the Page TSKen Mattsson
3:00 p.m: David Kaynor Tunes Participatory Jam GSRoundtuit
4:00 p.m: Argentine Tango Jam GSOrquesta Tipica Mermelada
5:00 p.m: Old-Time Music Concert EThe Lazy Kate's
6:00 p.m: Midnight Droolers Old Time Slow Jam GSThe Midnight Droolers, Hannah Purdy
7:00 p.m: Playing Changes: Introduction to Improvisation TSMorgan Liu-Packard
8:00 p.m: Manouche Jam Session GSDjango Jazz
9:00 p.m: Tunewriting TBLarry Unger
10:00 p.m: Forebitter or Worse GBMike Gibson
Seminar (Hotel East)
10:00 a.m: Your Best Voice: Mic Technique GSDon Veino
11:00 a.m: Music from the Republic of Georgia EIveria
12:00 p.m: Chanteys from the Colcord Collection PLynn Noel
1:00 p.m: Balkan Song EGogofski
2:00 p.m: Ki Ho'alu: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar EFred Wersan
3:00 p.m: Snark and Sentiment EBecky and Nicole
4:00 p.m: Django, Jazz, and Bluegrazz EBlue Jersey Band
5:00 p.m: Ginger Sea Neath the Celtic Moon EHarbortown
6:00 p.m: Child Ballads! EThe Ranzo Boys
7:00 p.m: Native American Style Flute EMontana Spark
8:00 p.m: Bygone Ballads ECastlebay
9:00 p.m: Good-nights': Broadside Ballads for Public Executions PCate Clifford
10:00 p.m: Mostly Harmless Acoustic Mayhem EThe Insolent Willies
Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)
10:00 a.m: Muddy River Morris, Marlboro Morris M, Midnight Capers Morris and Sword
11:00 a.m: Charles River Rapper, Pokingbrook Morris, Marlboro Minnies Morris and Sword
12:00 p.m: Morris for All TBSam Overbeck, Mystic Valley Morris
1:00 p.m: Renegade Morris, Ring O' Bells Morris, And Sometimes Y
2:00 p.m: Firebird, Ha'Penny Morris, Hart's Brook Garland
3:00 p.m: Half Moon Sword, On The Border Morris, Ladies of the Rolling Pin
4:00 p.m: Jack in the Green Morris, Great Meadows Morris and Sword, Mystic Valley Morris
5:00 p.m: Pickup Morris DSPickup Morris
6:00 p.m: Balfolk Sampler DSLynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio
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