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Folk Calendar 1.1.12

Friday, January 6

>>>The Bradford Bog People at the Open Doors Coffeehouse ~ Hillsborough, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.bradfordbogpeople.com

Saturday, January 7

>>>Southern Rail at the Linden Tree Coffeehouse ~ Wakefield, MA ~ 8pm ~ 781-246-2836

>>>Elixirat Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ 7:30 PM ~ www.twilightmusic.org, 802-254-9276
>>>Liz Longley at the Tupelo ~Londonderry, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-437-5100

>>>David Roth at the Harvard Public Library, Harvard, MA 7:30 PM.  Admission is free.  More info at www.harvardpubliclibrary.organd www.davidrothmusic.com.

>>>De Temps Antan, Hop at Dartmouth;  8 p.m. www.hop.dartmouth.edu.

 

Friday, January 13

>>>The Bradford Bog People at the True Brew Barista ~ Concord, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.bradfordbogpeople.com

>>>The Santa Croce Singers at the Sunapee Coffeehouse ~ Sunapee, NH ~ 7pm 603-863-1136

>>>Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt at the Town hall ~ Nelson, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.orgor 603-860-5402

>>>Peter Yarrow at the Tupelo ~ White River Junction, VT ~ 8pm ~ 802-698-8341

Saturday, January 14

>>>Squeezebox Stompers at the Simple Gifts Coffeehouse ~ Nashua, NH ~ 603-578-9470, www.uunashua.org

>>>Peter Yarrow at the Tupelo ~ Londonderry, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-437-5100

 

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Dances

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

Every Monday

>>>Contra danceat the Town Hall, Nelson, NH, 8PM, 603-827-3044 or www.monadnockfolk.orgCallers & musicians include Don Primrose, Jeffrey Petrovitch, Lisa Sieverts, Rich Hart, Bob McQuillen, Gordon Peery, Harvey Tolman, Lloyd Carr & Roger Treat

>>>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 leadingat 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

>>>World (International) Dance at Neskaya~ Franconia, NH ~ 6:00 PM ~ 603-823-5828, www.Neskaya.com

>>>Contradance at the Richard W. Black Center, Hanover, NH, 6:45 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

>>>Scottish Country Dance at the Belknap Mill, Laconia, NH, 5:30pm, email: jdmacnab@yahoo.com603-524-7890 (Info from The Dance Gypsy)

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Thursday, January 5

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

Friday, January 6

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

Saturday, January 7

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

 

>>>French and Breton Dance Tunes workshop 2-4:30pm
Jeremiah McLane and David Surette
join forces to offer a workshop in traditional Breton and French Dance Music. The workshop is open to instruments of all kinds and is appropriate for beginning-intermediate musicians. All tunes will be taught by ear and will include dance tunes from Brittany, in the Northwest, as well as Auvergne and Limousin in Central France.

Where: 91 Lent Rd, Sharon VT Pre-registration requested:

please call 802-765-9904 or send an email to jeremiah@sover.net

e to advanced-intermediate musicians. All tunes will be taught by ear and will include dance tunes from Brittany, in the Northwest, as well as Auvergne and Limousin in Central France.
Where: 91 Lent Rd, Sharon VT
Cost: $30
Pre-registration requested:
please call 802-765-9904 or send an email to jeremiah@sover.net

Sunday, January 8

>>>English Country Dance /w Dave Bateman & Justine Paul at Presidential Oaks ~ Concord, NH ~ 5:30 PM ~ 603-433-2735 or dave.bateman@verizon.net

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Thursday, January 12

>>>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, January 13

>>>Contra Dance at the Mayflower Grange /Londonderry Senior Center ~ Londonderry, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-529-1586 weareampm@gsinet.net

>>>Contradance ww/ David Kaynor & The Greenfield Dance Band at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-367-9380 or www.davidkaynor.com

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Friday, January 13-Sunday, January 15

>>>Ralph Page Legacy Weekend Contra w/ various callers ~Memorial Union Building ~ Main Street ~ Durham, NH ~ www.ralphpage.neffa.org603-397-0042

Friday, January 14

Note: The Gilmanton Contra is cancelled for this month because of the Ralph Page Legacy Weekend Dances.

>>>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 ~ (year ‘round)

>>>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., 8 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

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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