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NHPR Folk Music and Dance Calendar 2.7.16

Every Monday

>>>Wild Eagles Blues Jam at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com

Every Tuesday

>>>Bluegrass Jam at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 9pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com           

>>>Celtic Music Jam at Harlow’s Pub ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ 603-924-6365, www.harlowspub.com

Every Thursday

>>>Live Irish Music(Family Friendly) w/Various Musicians including Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki and Jim Prendergast  at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 6pm ~www.stonechurchrocks.com

>>>Bluegrass Jam at Harlow’s Pub ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-924-6365, www.harlowspub.com

Every Saturday & Sunday

>>>Open Irish Session at Beara Irish Brewing Company  ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 2-7pm ~ 857-342-8272,www.bearairishbrew.com

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Friday, February 5

>>>Tao Performance at the Music Hall ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-436-2400,www.themusichall.org

Saturday, February 6

>>>David Roth & Bernice Lewis at the Linden Tree Coffeehouse ~ Wakefield, MA ~ 8pm ~ www.lindentreecoffeehouse.org 781-246-2836

>>>Ghost of Paul Revere(Folk & Bluegrass) at the Stone Mountain Center for the Arts ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com 207-935-7292

>>>Southern NH Ukelele Group Fundraiser Luau, Concert, and Jam at the Best Western/Wynwood Hotel ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2388733

Sunday, February 7th

>>>Low Lily at the Tillotson Center ~ Colebrook, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-246-8998 or www.gnwca.org

Friday, February 12

>>>Joe Val Bluegrass Festival with Michael Cleveland, Chasing Blue, Gibson Brothers, Traveling McCourys and more...Framingham Sheraton, Framingham, MA, http://www.bbu.org/events/joe-val-festival/

>>>Barnstar! at the Peterborough Players Theater ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~www.pfmsconcerts.org

Saturday, February 13

>>>Jim Trick & Rose Polenzani at the Simple Gifts Coffeehouse ~ Nashua, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.simplegiftscoffeehouse.org

>>> Nick Kaiser and folk quartet 2 x 2 present a lively evening of song, story telling, and harmony ;7:30 PM. Westminster West United Church, Westminster, VT. Further information: 802 869 9791nicpicker@gmail.comlee.r.lynd@gmail.com

Saturday, February 20

>>>Peter Mulvey (Lynne Taylor opens) at the New Moon Coffeehouse ~ Haverhill, MA ~ 8pm ~ www.newmooncoffeehouse.org

>>>Bennett & Perkins w/ Miss Maybell & Slim Pickins  at Acoustic Artisans ~ Portland, ME ~ 7pm ~ bennettandperkins@gmail.com ,www.bennettandperkins.com

Friday, February 26

>>>Session Americana At the Silver Center for the Arts ~ Plymouth, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-535-2787, or check the Community Calendar at www.nhpr.org

Saturday, February 27

>>>Acoustic Night w/Mike Dunbar at Café Nostimo ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 6pm ~www.cafenostimo.com 603-436-3100

Tuesday, March 1

>>>Joan Baez at the Capitol Center for the Arts ~ Concord, NH ~ 7:30pm ~www.ccanh.com

Friday, March 4

>>>Bennett & Perkins w/ Miss Maybell & Slim Pickins  at Medallion Opera House ~ Gorham, NH ~ 7pm ~ bennettandperkins@gmail.com ,www.bennettandperkins.com

Saturday, March 5

>>>Trout Fishing in America w/ Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds at the Peterborough Players Theater ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.pfmsconcerts.org603-827-2905

>>>Joe Jencks at the Linden Tree Coffeehouse ~ Wakefield, MA ~ 8pm ~www.lindentreecoffeehouse.org 781-246-2836

Saturday, March 12

>>>Cricket Tell the Weather at the Simple Gifts Coffeehouse ~ Nashua, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.simplegiftscoffeehouse.org

Friday, March 18

>>>Garnet Rogers & Catie Curtis at the Peterborough Players Theater ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.pfmsconcerts.org 603-827-2905

>>>Enter The Haggis at the Flying Monkey ~ Plymouth, NH ~ 7:30pm ~www.flyingmonkeynh.com 603-536-2551

>>>Andrea Paquin at the Andover Community Coffeehouse ~ Andover, NH  ~ 7PM ~ 603-735-5135, www.andovercoffeehouse.org

Saturday, March 19

>>>Catie Curtis (The Levins open) at the New Moon Coffeehouse ~ Haverhill, MA

~ 8pm ~ www.newmooncoffeehouse.org

>>>Acoustic Night w/Mike Dunbar at Café Nostimo ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 6pm ~www.cafenostimo.com 603-436-3100

Saturday, April 2

>>>Susan Werner & Vance Gilbert at the Peterborough Players Theater ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.pfmsconcerts.org 603-827-2905

Saturday, April 9

>>>The Boxcar Lilies at the Linden Tree Coffeehouse ~ Wakefield, MA ~ 8pm ~www.lindentreecoffeehouse.org 781-246-2836

>>>Victoria Vox at the Simple Gifts Coffeehouse ~ Nashua, NH ~ 7:30pm ~www.simplegiftscoffeehouse.org

Friday, April 15

>>>The Mary Maguire Band at the Andover Community Coffeehouse ~ Andover, NH  ~ 7PM ~ 603-735-5135, www.andovercoffeehouse.org

Saturday, April 16

>>>The Squeezebox Stompers at the New Moon Coffeehouse ~ Haverhill, MA

~ 8pm ~ www.newmooncoffeehouse.org

Saturday, May 7

>>>Harvey Reid w/ Late Bloomers opening at the Linden Tree Coffeehouse ~ Wakefield, MA ~ 8pm ~ www.lindentreecoffeehouse.org 781-246-2836

Saturday, May 21

>>>Dave Gunning (Aidan & Connor Wertz open) at the New Moon Coffeehouse ~ Haverhill, MA

~ 8pm ~ www.newmooncoffeehouse.org

June 3-5

>>>Roots on the River Festival with Della Mae, Roger Marin, Joe Crookston, Lula Wiles, Spuyten Duyvil and more; www.vermontfestivalsllc.com/

Dance Calendar:

Note: Most dance locations require clean soft-soled shoes and do not allow street shoes. Partners not required.

Every Monday

>>>Contra dance w/ various Callers & Musicians at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH, 8PM, 603-827-3044 or www.monadnockfolk.org  NOTE: Mon, Feb 8 dance is cancelled

>>>Clogging  at Dance In Motion Dance Studio ~ Randolph, Vt. ~ 6:45 PM, workshop 6:00 PM ~ 802-522-2935, Greenmtnclogger@aol.com

Every Wednesday

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w Loren Wright leading at The Church of the Good Shepherd ~ Nashua, NH ~ 7:00 PM ~ 603-891-2331 or nashuascd@comcast.net

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w Bernard McGrath leading at The Westminster Center School ~ Westminster, Vt ~ 7:30 PM ~ 603-352-9371 or 802-463-3078

>>>Contradance at the Richard W. Black Center, Hanover, NH, 7 PM,  781-385-1480

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w John Bartholomew leading, Bill Tobin and Gary Apfel at The Town Hall ~ Fairlee, Vt. ~ 7:00 PM ~ 603-353-4647 orGaryApfel@MyBluelight.com

>>>Line Dancing at the Gilford Public Library ~ Gilford, NH ~ 9am ~ 603-524-6042

Every Friday

>>>Scottish Country Dance at The Community Parish House ~ Greenland, NH ~ 8:00 PM ~ 603-773-9795 or ljstravel@attibi.com

>>>Scottish Dance /w Bill Tobin leading at The Town Hall ~ Lancaster, NH ~ 7:30 PM ~ 802-751-7671 or 1btobin@together.net  

>>>Set Dancing Lessons & Practice Dance at the Durham Universalist Church ~ Durham, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-749-1038, www.seacoastsetdancers.org  Thru Dec 4

Every Sunday

>>>Circle Dance at Neskaya ~ Franconia, NH ~ 3:30pm ~ www.neskaya.com  603-823-5828

>>>Line Dancing at the Starr King Unitarian Meeting House ~ Plymouth, NH ~ 4pm ~ 603-536-1179

Thursday, February 4

>>>Contradance w/ Peter Yarensky, Sarah Mason & The Lamprey River Band at the City Hall, Dover, NH, 8pm, 603-664-2513, www.nhcountrydance.com Email:peter.yarensky@unh.edu (year ‘round)

Friday, February 5

>>>Traditional Square Dance at the Town Hall, Wentworth, NH, 8 PM,  603-764-9993
>>>Contra & Scandinavian Dance w/ Steve Zakon-Anderson & Moving Violationsat the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA , Scandi 8pm, contra 8:30pm, 403-549-1913, www.themovingviolations.com

>>>Keene Family Dance at Heberton Hall ~ Keene Public Library ~ Keene, NH ~ 6:30pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

Saturday, February 6

>>>Contradance at the Town House, Peterborough, NH, 7:30PM:workshop, 8PM:dance, www.monadnockfolk.org

>>>Contra w/ George Marshall & Wild Asparagus  at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, wkshp 8pm, dance 8:30pm, www.wildasparagus.com

>>>Contradance at the Town Hall ~ Deerfield, NH ~ 8PM ~ 603-463-4182, 603-679-1915

>>>Contradance at the Capital City Grange, Montpelier, VT, 8pm, 802-744-6163,www.capitalcitygrange.org/contradances  

Kate has been hosting The Folk Show since 1995. In addition to her studio work, Kate emcees festivals and concerts throughout the Northeast.
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