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NHPR Folk Music and Dance Calendar

Tuesday, September 15

>>>Two Old Friends ~  Sunset Sail ~ Music on the Piscataqua; http://www.gundalow.org/special-sails-music-on-the-piscataqua/

Wednesday, September 16

>>>Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at the Tillotson Center ~ Colebrook, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-246-8998, 603-237-9302. www.gnwca.org

>>>The High Strung Strummers at the Concord Public Library ~ Concord, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.nhpr.org

>>>Jose Lezcano  at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.seacoastrep.org

>>>Jordan Tirrell Wysocki, Canterbury Farmer's Market

4:30-6:30, Canterbury, NH

Thursday, September 17

>>>Jose Lezcano at the North Hampton Town Hall ~ North Hampton, NH ~ 7pm ~ Info at No. Hampton Library 603-964-6326

>>>The Buskers, Pitman’s Freight Room, Laconia, NH, 8 p.m.

Friday, September 18

>>>Neptune’s Car at the Andover Community Coffee House ~ Andover, NH ~ 7pm ~  603-735-5134, www.andovercoffeehouse.org

>>>Grace Morrison at the Sunapee Coffeehouse ~ Sunapee, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org

>>>Decatur Creek  athe Antrim Home & harvest Festival ~ Antrim, NH ~ Noon ~ www.reverbnation.com/decaturcreek

>>>Lonely Heartstring Band at the Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8pm ~ reservations required ~207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com

 

Saturday, September 19

>>>Hilltop City Bluegrass Festival w/ Zinc & Company, Seth sawyer Band, The McGees, Dixiegrass, and Wilf Clark &the Misty Mountaineers at the SHS Pavilion ~ Somersworth, NH ~ 10am-6pm ~ This is an outdoor concert under a tent: rain or shine. Bring chair or blanket. www.hilltopbluegrass.com or 603-692-7175

>>>Jordan Tirrell Wysocki Trio, The Back Room At The Mill

7:30-9:30, Bristol, NH

 

Sunday, September 20

>>>Piper Dick Hensold (Celtic & Folk) at the Tillotson Center ~ Colebrook, NH ~ 7pm ~  www.gnwca.org  603-246-8998

>>>Loons, Tunes and Spoons, A music festival featuring Taylor Whiteside, Puckerbrush, Mango Groove & Local Rhapsodies at Camp Calumet ~ Freedom, NH ~ 3-7pm ~ There will be a farmers’ market and pontoon boat rides on Lake Ossipee ~ www.GMCG.org 617-446-7557 (Green Mountain Conservation Group)

 

Thursday, September 24

>>>Joan Armatrading at the Music Hall ~ Portsmuth, NH ~ 7:30pm ~  www.themusichall.org 603-436-2400

>>>Pierre Bensusan at Red & Shorty’s ~ Dover, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.elysiumarts.com

>>>Ruthie Foster at the Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8pm ~207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com

Friday, September 25

>>>Cheryl Wheeler at the Me & Thee Coffee House ~ Marblehead, MA ~ 8pm ~ 781-631-8987, www.meandthee.org

>>>Dana & Susan Robinson at the Sunapee Coffeehouse ~ Sunapee, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org

>>>Connor Garvey at Red & Shorty’s ~ Dover, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.elysiumarts.com

>>>Bill Staines at The Book & Bar ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.bookandbar.com

Saturday, September 26

>>>Decatur Creek  at Lamson Farm Day ~ Mont Vernon, NH ~ noon ~ www.reverbnation.com/decaturcreek

>>>Bill Staines at the Unitarian Universalist Church ~ Brunswick, ME ~ 7:30pm ~ www.uubrunswick.org

>>>DUE TO AN INJURY, THIS SHOW IS CANCELLEDGarnet Rogers and Catie Curtis c-bill at the Peterborough Players Theater, Peterborough, NH, 8 p.m.  http://pfmsconcerts.org/concert/garnet-rogers-and-catie-curtis-co-bill

 

Sunday, September 27

>>>Ellis Paul at Red & Shorty’s ~ Dover, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.elysiumarts.com

>>>Christmas Revels Ceilidh w/Revels North(Scottish food, music, and dancing) at the Thetford Center ~ Thetford, VT ~ 4pm ~ www.revelsnorth.org

>>>Twisted Strings at St. Kieran’s Center for the Arts ~ Berlin, NH ~ 2pm ~ www.stkieranarts.org

Thursday, October 1st

>>>Jordan Tirrell Wysocki Trio and David Surette and Susie Burke @ Capitol Center for the Arts, 7:30pm, 44 South Main St Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-1111

Dances

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

, >>>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  

>>>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

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Friday, September 18

>>>Mill City Contradance at the Waumbec Mill, Manchester, NH, Beginners workshop 7:30Pm, dance, 8PM, 603-595-4484 or plizotte@rivier.edu

>>> Contradance  at the Town Hall, Warner, NH, 7:30PM, 603-456-3098

>>>Contra w/ Chip Hedler, David Carpenter & David van Houten at the Town Hall ~ Franconia, NH ~ www.thedancegypsy.com

Saturday, September 19

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

>>>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, September 25

>>>Sacred Circle Dance at the Portsmouth Center for Yoga & the Arts, Portsmouth, NH, 7 PM, amyla44@juno.com  603-664-2796

>>>Scottish Country Dance at The Unitarian Church ~ Keene, NH ~ 7:30 PM ~ 603-352-3237 or tantrim@keene.edu

>>>Mad Robin Contradance at the First Congregational Church ~ Burlington, VT ~ 8pm ~ www.madrobincallers.org  www.thedancegypsy.com (year ‘round)

>>>Contradance w/ Frank Woodward, Rich Hart & The Milford Musicians at the Town Hall ~ Milford, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-487-2480 

 

Sunday, September 27

>>>Christmas Revels Ceilidh w/Revels North, Nils Fredland, David Millstone and the Orzechowskis(Scottish food, music, and dancing) at the Thetford Center ~ Thetford, VT ~ 4pm ~ www.revelsnorth.org

>>>Contradance  at the Stone Church ~ Brattleboro, VT  ~ 7:30pm ~ www.brattcontra.org  802-257-9234 

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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