Thursday, June 11
>>>The Quebe Sisters (Texas Fiddle & Swing) at The Cabot ~ Beverly, MA ~ 8pm ~ 978-927-3100
>>>Golden Oak at Route 27 Arts ~ Stratton, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-246-2300, www.necelticarts.com
Friday, June 12
>>> Taylor Whiteside, Bennett and Perkins, Peter Heimlich and AJ Kinnaman, benefit for Paul Geremia, 7 p.m. Old White Church, Center Tuftonboro, 603-387-0811 or email blackhorse@roadrunner.com
Saturday, June 13
>>>Wendy Keith, Decatur Creek, After the Fish, 2 to 5 p.m.Benefit open house and bbq for Serenity Center, 36 Carpenter Street, Keene, NH; www.keeneserenitycenter.org
Sunday, June 14
>>>Gary Sredzienski at the Town Hall ~ Nelson, NH ~ 7pm ~www.monadnockfolk.org
Wednesday, June 17
<<< Neko Case and Jennifer O’Connor, Prescott Park, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Saturday, June 20
>>>Lucinda Williams at the Colonial Theater~ Keene, NH ~ 8pm ~http://thecolonial.org 603-352-2033
June 24th
>>>Richard Thompson, Prescott Park, Portsmouth; 7 p.m.www.prescottpark.org
Thursday, June 25
>>>Shawn Colvin & Marc Cohn at the Capitol Center for the Arts ~ Concord, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.ccanh.com
Friday, June 26
>>>Red Molly at Great Waters Music Festival ~ Anderson Hall ~ Wolfeboro, NH ~ 730pm ~ www.greatwaters.org
Wednesday, July 1
Yonder Mountain String Band, Prescott Park, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Friday, July 3
>>>John Gorka at Great Waters Music Festival ~ Anderson Hall ~ Wolfeboro, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.greatwaters.org
Saturday, July 4
Steel Wheels, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Sunday, July 5
>>>Harvey Reid at Hamilton House ~ South Berwick, ME ~ 5pm ~ 207-384-2454,www.woodpecker.com
Sunday, July 12
>>>Milk Carton Kids, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 15
>>>Steve Earle and the Dukes, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Friday, July 17
>>>Harvey Reid at the Gazebo ~ York Beach, ME ~ 7pm ~ www.woodpecker.com
Wednesday, July 22
>>>Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Friday, July 24
>>>The Buskers at Mills Falls Market Place ~ Meredith, NH ~ 5:30pm (Outdoor free concert)
>>> Devil Makes Three, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Wednesday, July 29
>>>Trampled By Turtles, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Friday, August 7
>>>The Buskers at Mills Falls Market Place ~ Meredith, NH ~ 5:30pm (Outdoor free concert)
Wednesday, August 12
>>>Matt Anderson, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Wednesday, August 19
>>>Bruce Cockburn, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Wednesday, September 9
>>>Della Mae, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Saturday, November 7
>>>Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen at First Parish Church ~ Newbury, MA ~ 7:30pm ~ www.woodpecker.com
Saturday, December 5
>>>Harvey Reid at One World Coffeehouse ~ Essex, MA ~ 8pm ~www.woodpecker.com
Thursday, December 17
>>>Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen at the Flying Goose ~ New2 London, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-526-6899, www.woodpecker.com
Dances
June 11-14
Sea Music Festival ~ Mystic, CT
www.mysticseaport.org 860-572-0711
Performers include: Jeff Warner, Northern Neck Chanteymen, Pressgang Mutiny, MARA, Rob van Sante and more…
June 17-20
Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival ~ Litchfield, ME
www.blisteredfingers.com 207-873-6539
Performers include: The Cleverlys, Phat Burger Deluxe, Trinity River band, Kevin Prater Band, Wilf Clark & The Misty Mountaineers, The Baker Family, Dun Paisley & The Southern Grass, The Gibson Brothers and more…
July
July 5-11
Festival On the Green ~ Middlebury, VT
At the Middlebury Recreation Park : 802-462-3555
Performers include: Vance Gilbert, Ten Strings & a Goat Skin, The Bluegrass Gospel Project, Rik Palieri, Darlingside, Caitlin Candy, and many more
~ July 16-19, 2015, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Oak Hill, NY
40+ Bands • 6 Stages • Workshops • Emerging Artist Showcase
Dancing • Children’s Performers • Bluegrass Academy for Kids
Camping • Jamming • Food & Craft Vendors & A Whole Lot More
Host Band Dry Branch Fire Squad, Del McCoury Band, Sam Bush Band,
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Hot Rize, The Infamous Stringdusters, The SteelDrivers
Greensky Bluegrass, Balsam Range, John Kirk, Trish Miller & Quickstep and more…
July 23-26
Ossipee Valley Music Festival ~ Hiram, ME
www.ossipeevalley.com Americana and Roots Festival with dance stages, music stages and more…
Performers include: The Travelin’ McCoury’s, Claire Lynch Band, Elephant Revival, Mike and Ruthy,The Lonely Heartstring Band , Doyle Lawson, more…
July 31-August 2
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival featuring Garnet Rogers, Judy Collins, the Nields, Susan Werner and more…www.falconridgefolk.com
September 18-September 20
Freshgrass Festival, Mass MOCA, North Adams, MA
Punch Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Leftover Salmon, Alison Brown, Earls of Leicester, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O'Donovan, Peter Rowan, Greensky Bluegrass, Birds of Chicago, Houndmouth and more. www.freshgrass.com
Dances
Note: Most dance locations require clean soft-soled shoes and do not allow street shoes. Partners not required.
Every Monday
>>>Contra dance at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH, 8PM, 603-827-3044 or www.monadnockfolk.org Callers & musicians include Don Primrose, Jeffrey Petrovitch, Lisa Sieverts, Rich Hart, Gordon Peery, Harvey Tolman, Lloyd Carr & Roger Treat Note: August Dances will be held at Heberton Hall in Keene.
>>>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 or GaryApfel@MyBluelight.com
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
Every Sunday
>>>Circle Dance at Neskaya ~ Franconia, NH ~ 3:30pm ~ www.neskaya.com 603-823-5828
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Thursday, June 11
>>>Circle Dancing at 7:30 p.m. at the Milford Unitarian Church . Every dance is taught and beginners are welcome. No partners needed. Contact is Mary Kuhn and her phone number is 603-487-2732. Email maryfloyd@mfire.com
Friday, June 12
>>>Contradance w/ David Kaynor & The Greenfield Dance Band at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-367-9380 or www.davidkaynor.com
>>>Contradance w/ Alice Morris, Randy Miller & Roger Kahle at the Londonderry Senior Center, Londonderry, NH, 8pm, 603-529-1586, Email:weareampm@gsinet.net
>>>Contradance at the Edmunds Middle School ~ Burlington, VT ~ 8pm ~ 802-496-2523 www.queencitycontras.org
Saturday, June 13
>>>Contradance w/Linda Leslie & Arigana Highway at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-773-1671, www.guidingstargrange.org ,Email: tophillmusic@aol.com
>>>Contra at The Academy Building ~ Gilmanton, NH .~ 8:00 PM ~ 603-267-7227
>>>Contra /w Rickey Holt and Stone Soup at The First Unitarian Society ~ Exeter, NH ~ 8:00 PM with workshop at 7:30 PM ~ 603-679-1915
>>>Contradance at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH workshop:7:30PM, dance 8PM, www.monadnockfolk.org
>>>Contradance w/ Northern Spy, David Millstone calling, Tracy Hall, Norwich, VT., 7:45 PM All Dances are taught, beginners welcome clean, soft-soled shoes required, 802-785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
>>>Contradance at the Wescustogo Hall, North Yarmouth, ME, Potluck at 7:30, Dance at 8:30pm, 207-233-4325 or fiddle103@yahoo.com
Sunday, June 14
>>>English Country Dance /w Dave Bateman & Justine Paul at Presidential Oaks ~ Concord, NH ~ 5:30 PM ~ 603-433-2735 or dave.bateman@verizon.net
>>>Contradance at the Stone Church ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ 7:30pm ~ www.brattcontra.org 802-257-9234