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NHPR Folk Music and Dance Calendar 2.14.16

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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                               Saturday, February 13th

>>>Rose Polenzani and Jim Trick, Simple Gifts Coffeehouse, 7:30, 58 Lowell Street, Nashua

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

>>>Cheryl Wheeler at the Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com

>>>Burke/Surette at Red & Shorty’s House Concert ~ Dover, NH ~ 8pm ~ email: soozendave@surfglobal.net

Wednesday, February 24

>>>The Lone Bellow at the Music Hall ~ Portsmouth, NH ~  7:30pm ~ www.themusichall.org

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

>>>Aztec Two Step, The Tupelo Music Hall, 8 p.m. 2 Young Road, Londonderry, NH 437-5100

 

Saturday, February 27

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

>>>Mierlita ~ Portland, ME ~ 7:30pm ~ www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2486481

>>>Session Americana at the Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com

Tuesday, March 1

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

                                          Thursday, March 3rd

>>>Richard Shindell, Tupelo Music Hall, 8 p.m. 2 Young Road, Londonderry, NH; 437-5100

 

Friday, March 4

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

>>>Makem & Spain at the Rogers Center for the Arts ~ North Andover, MA ~ www.makem.com

>>>March Mandolin Festival Concert w/ Mike Compton, Robin Bullock, Baron Collins-Hill, Glen Loper, David Surette & Susie Burke  at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com 603-659-7700, 603-659-6321

>>>Wooden Dinosaur at the Dublin School ~ Dublin,NH ~ 8pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

Saturday, March 5

>>>Trout Fishing in America w/ Dana Louise & The Glorious Birds at the Peterborough Players Theater ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.pfmsconcerts.org 603-827-2905

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

>>>March Mandolin Festival Concert w/ Mike Compton, Robin Bullock, Baron Collins-Hill, Glen Loper, David Surette & Susie Burke  at the Concord Community Music School ~ Concord, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.ccmusicschool.org 603-228-1196

Wednesday, March 9

>>>Celtic Fiddle w/Ellen Carlson & Friends at Grace Episcopal Church ~ Manchester, NH ~ Noon ~ www.nhpr.org

Friday, March 11

>>>Women of Ireland at the Colonial ~ Keene, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.thecolonial.org

 

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

>>>Folk Music Special w/ Christine Lavin, Don White & Vance Gilbert at the Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME  ~ 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com

>>>Connie Dover w/ Skip Gorman  at the Town Hall ~ Wolfeboro, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.greatwaters.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

>>>Makem & Spain at the Maine Irish Heritage Center ~ Portland, ME ~ www.makem.com

>>>Rose Cousins & Carol Noonan at the Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com

Friday, March 25

>>>Livingston taylor, Tom Chapin & EVA at the Colonial ~ Keene, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.thecolonial.org

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

>>>Bill Staines at the Garrison Players Arts Center ~ Rollinsford, NH ~ 603-750-4278

Friday, April 15

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

>>>Bill Staines at the Sunapee Coffeehouse ~ Sunapee, NH ~ www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org

Saturday, April 16

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

~ 8pm ~ www.newmooncoffeehouse.org

 

Friday, April 22

>>>J.P. Cormier at Anderson Hall ~ Wolfeboro, NH ~  7:30pm
~ www.greatwaters.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 w/ Della Mae, Roger Marin, Joe Crookston, Lula Wiles, Spuyten Duyvil and more ~ www.vermontfestivalsllc.com

Dances:

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

, >>>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

>>>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

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Thursday, February 18

>>>Contradance w/ Liz & Dan Faiella at UNH ~ Durham, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

Friday, February 19

>>>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, February 20

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

>>>Contradance at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany, NH, 7:30 PM, No partner needed. (603)447-2295, 207-625-2039

>>>Contradance  at the East Concord Community Center, Concord, NH, 8pm, 603-225-4917 , emaildwh@nhvt.net , website: http://homepage.nhvt.net/dwh/contra.htm

Thursday, February 25

>>>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, February 26

>>>Contradance  at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-369-4369, www.guidingstargrange.org

>>>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 not in June, July, or August

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

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

Saturday, February 27

>>>Contradance at the Town Hall, Warner, NH, Beginners Class: 7:30 PM, Dance: 8pm PM

Sunday, February 28

>>>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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