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Schedule of bands and callers:
May 10-"The Opportunists" (Alan Snyder, David Hansen, & Topher Gayle on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, bass & percussion - Portland & SF, CA) infuse their Celtic tunes with power and creativity. Caller Susan Petrick (SF, CA) serves up the dances sweet and hot!May 17-FUN FUN FUN with "Mac’s Quackers": Seattle's WB Reid & Frank Blade with Bob McQuillen (legendary New Hampshire musician & prolific composer of over 1,000 dance tunes!) rollicking on fiddles, guitar, mandolin, banjo, & piano. Adept caller Marianne Tatom Letts incites the merrymaking!May 24-Start your Folklife weekend in high gear: “Une Grande Soiree with "Les Francophonies” (Quebecois all-stars Devon Leger & Sue Truman on fiddles & les pieds (feet), David Cahn & Louis Leger on accordions & les pieds, Eric Schlorff on harmonica & les pieds, Clyde Curley on mandolin, Bill Meyer on piano, & Tony Mates on bass)! Sit-in musicians are welcome to join the party. Perennial fav caller David Kaynor (Montague MA) & friends chart the course.May 31-"Trio Brio" (Cathie Whitesides, David Kaynor from Montague MA & Sue Songer** from Portland OR on fiddles & piano), plus fresh young caller Linnaea Chapman fulfill all the definitions of "brio": bounce, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, go, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vinegar, vitality, vivacity, zing, & zip!June 7-"RiffRaff" (Olympia's Lindon & Evo Toney, Jim Erlandson & Jay Finkelstein on fiddles, mandolin & guitar) will rouse you to spirited contra action! Caller Gordy Euler (Portland) lights the torch.June 14-OOH LA LA – don't miss Les Fabulous Girls du Ouest Coast", featuring 17 fab double-x-chromosome musicians!!! Caller LauraMe’ Smith gives the evening her uniquely tasteful and gracious touch.June 21-"The Slurries" (formerly known as "Pachelbel's Bazooka") stirs together Claude Ginsburg's savory fiddle & concertina, Anita Anderson's spicy piano, & Dave Bartley's yummy melange of guitar, mandolin, cittern, & cajon to tickle your dancing fancies! Portland caller Rich Goss shapes a mighty fine contra menu. June 28-Reach dance nirvana with "Contra Sutra", featuring Ryan McKasson on fiddle & viola, Marni Rachmiel on flute & sax, Dave Bartley on guitar, mandolin etc, & Russell S (Vancouver BC) on percussion! Lively caller Susie Kendig (Portland) guides our bliss. July 5-Power duo Ruthie Dornfeld & Terry Wergeland set off contra fireworks with their blazing fiddle & piano chemistry. Joe Micheals calls sparkling dances with his oh-so-sonorous voice!July 12-George Wilson (Wynantskill, NY) & Laurie Andres (fiddle & piano)
http://www.oldsongs.org/georgewilson.htmlJuly 19-”Fresh Cider” (Laurel Stone - fiddle, Craig Shaw - flute, fife, whistle, Phil Katz - melodeons, Dave Goodmanson - piano); Jay Finkelstein caller July 26-"The Alliterations" (Betsy Branch, Sue Songer, Clyde Curley - Portland & Bellingham) fiddles, mandolin, guitar, piano; John Gallagher caller Aug 2-NO DANCE - come to the Lake City Community Center's annual Salmon Bake on Friday & Saturday!Aug 9-"Retrospectacles" (Josie Sokoloff-Toney, Andrew Foster, Scott Leach, Ethan Jodziewicz) fiddles, mandolin, piano, bass http://www.facebook.com/theretrospectacles ; Mariah Pepper callerAug 16-TBAAug 23-"Zollo" (Cathie Whitesides, Nova Karina Devonie, Anita Anderson) fiddle, accordion, pianoAug 30-band TBA; Rebecca Lay (Brattleboro VT) caller Sept 6-Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand (Syracuse NY) fiddle, mandolin, guitar, feet; caller TBASept 13-“Nor’Easter” (Cedar Stanistreet, Julie Vallimont, Max Newman – Boston MA) fiddle, piano, mandolin, guitar www.noreasterband.com ; David Kaynor (Montague, MA) caller
Please read footprints for a brief history of this dance series.