day	time	duration	hall	rating	short	verbose	performers
Friday	7:00pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DB	Saints and Sinners -- English Country Dance	English country dances from the sublime to the fiery, with titles that call to mind saintly or devilish personnages/aspects.	Val Medve, Calliope
Friday	7:00pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Balanced Contras & Squares	Contras & a set of light squares for the delight of balancing.	Beth Parkes, Roaring Jelly
Friday	7:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	GM	Greek Jam	Participatory playing of Greek tunes, all instruments, all levels. Sheet music for a dozen tunes would be given out, including tunes from various regions, with various rhythms, intended for various dances. Tunes from the handout or from participant suggestions would be played. Led by clarinet, lauto, accordion, and doumbek.	Ensemble Aperiskeptos
Friday	7:00pm	0:50	High School Auditorium	EF	Hutchinson Family Singers	The Hutchinson Family Singers of Massachusetts and New Hampshire were America's first social activist performers. Narrated by showman P.T. Barnum, "There's a Meeting Here Tonight!" recreates their performances at emancipation rallies and camp meetings with the great orator and abolitionist, Frederick Douglass.	Revels Repertory Company
Friday	7:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	EF	Buckskin Heroes	The American Revolution in song and story.	April Grant
Friday	8:00pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	TM	Lindy Hop/Swing Class	Lindy Hop, the original style of Swing, is a fun, exuberant partner dance.	Tony & Aurelie Tye
Friday	8:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	TM	Learn Reka	An all-teaching workshop for one superb Bulgarian dance with six parts. Learn how to do Dobrujanska Reka, a hard, favorite classic women's dance from the Dobrudjan region of Bulgaria. It has arm movements and exciting music. It is intricate but not fast. A syllabus will be available.	Louise Brill, Rent a Reka
Friday	8:00pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Yin/Yang Contras	Contras that are full of balance.	Chrissy Fowler, Rabble
Friday	8:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Pardon Our French	Ti' Acadie means "a little Acadia". We're from Maine and while we didn't grow up speaking French, have been playing tunes and singing songs from our neighbors in French-speaking Canada for 20-odd years. More recently we became interested in Cajun music, waltzes, two-steps, ballads (also in French) from southwest Louisiana. Come enjoy these related musical forms form opposite ends of North America.	Ti' Acadie
Friday	8:00pm	1:20	High School Auditorium	E	Bound for Glory	"Bound for Glory" is a musical tribute to Woody Guthrie in narrative and song. This is an all-ages program and the audience is encouraged to sing along!	Folk Song Soc. of Greater Boston, Bound for Glory
Friday	8:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	TM	Contra Percussion	Bring your hand drum or other percussion instrument, and learn how sounds and rhythms from diverse traditions can be great additions to contra dance music. 	Melissa Kacalanos
Friday	8:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Ballads of Trickery	Songs which tell tales of tricks, some sad, some very funny , all from the traditonal Ballads. Come... enjoy!	Sue West & Friends
Friday	9:00pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Oli sto Horo -- Greek Dancing	Walk-throughs of accessible Greek dances from various regions and with various rhythms will be featured; participants will dance these dances to live music. Dances are likely to include the Island Syrtos, Tsamikos, Issos, Rodhitikos, Zeibekiko, Zonaradikos and more.	Antonio Dominguez, Ensemble Aperiskeptos
Friday	9:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DM	Royal Scotch Quadrilles	A lively set of quadrille (square) figures from the early 19th century featuring reels every which way!	Susan de Guardiola, Cal Howard & Friends
Friday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Contras Unleashed!	It's not what you think. These are dances written for, and about, animals. All dancers with approximatly two feet are welcome	Dan Pearl, Notorious
Friday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Music from the Republic of Georgia	Three part a capella music from the Republic of Georgia, running the gamut from folk and table songs to liturgical pieces.	Iveria
Friday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	P	Serbian Folk Trumpet Festival -- A Film Documentary	Every year since the 60s the village of Guca in Serbiahas hosted a folk trumpet competition and festival.  We will show an excellent documentary created in 2005 on this festival and three of the competitors.  The festival attracts dozens of Serbian Brass Bands and over 200,000 visitors.  The documentary is partly in English and the rest with sub-titles.  We will only be showing as much of the 71 minute documentary as time allows.  We attended this festival in 2002and will be happy to answer questions.	Ken Harstine
Friday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Fiddle and Banjo Duets	Join fiddler Jane Rothfield and Banjo player Paul Sidlick for a presentation of wonderful Old Time appalachian tunes and songs.	Jane Rothfield & Paul Sidlick
Friday	9:30pm	1:30	High School Auditorium	E	Spanish Civil War Songs & Letters	A historical musical drama, interweaving songs of the late 1930s with letters written by two young lovers, idealists and political activists, separated by war. George Watt, 23, fought fascism in Spain, 1937-38; his bride, Ruth, 22, suspended from college for Peace demonstrations, organized support in New York City. Audience participation, words provided. 	Molly Lynn Watt, Dan Lynn Watt, Tony Saletan, Sylvia Miskoe
Friday	10:00pm	1:30	Middle School Dance Hall	NX	Folk Dance Medley!	International folk dances played continously with musical and rhythmic cues to create a lively medley (as in the contra dance medley, no break in-between)	Marcie Van Cleave, Woods Hole Folk Orchestra
Friday	10:00pm	0:35	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Gammaldans	Old-time Scandinavian couple dancing: hambo, polka, shottish, pols(ka), snoa, masurka, etc.	Gammaldansbandet
Friday	10:00pm	1:30	High School Dance Hall	DM	Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares	These sessions have become a true NEFFA tradition! Contra and square dancing to the music of a Contra dance band consisting of many Festival participants -- open to all! If you'd like to join the band, there is no need to pre-register. Just show up with instrument in hand, and play! Conductors and lead musicians will be picking tunes from The Portland Collection and the New England Fiddler's Repertoire, both of which will be available to the Orchestra.	Lisa Greenleaf, Chris Weiler, Bob Isaacs
Friday	10:00pm	1:00	High School Room 125	E	World Fiddle Groove	Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers features the Swedish nyckelharpa, 2 fiddlers rotating 5-string, 4-string, octave and hardanger fiddles, and guitar, fusing Swedish, Old Time Appalachian and Celtic styles with original tunes and monster grooves.	Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers
Friday	10:00pm	1:00	High School Room 107	G	Dance in MY classroom?	A workshop for classroom, phys ed, music, special ed teachers who love to dance, want to start doing it with your own students, but aren't sure if you can be a "caller" -- will focus on showing how to use the teaching skills you already have.	Amy Cann
Friday	10:00pm	1:00	High School Room 188	E	Hurdy Gurdy Concert	Enjoy early, traditional, and original tunes on tekero, the Hungarian hurdy gurdy.	Melissa Kacalanos
Friday	10:45pm	0:45	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Open Cajun Dance		Louisiana Jammers
Saturday	9:00am	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		Ha'Penny Morris, The Black Jokers, Charm City Rapper
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Gender-free English	English Country Dance taught in gender-free style.	Michael Cicone, Shandy Hall String Quartet
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DB	Very Easy Contras	Contras for those with little or no contra dancing experience.	Melanie Axel-Lute, Hat Trick
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	EF	Kids' Songs	Traditional and silly songs for kids and their families.	Jean Schwartz
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Scottish Concert	Traditional Scottish Music	Strathspey & Reel Society of NH
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	High School Dance Hall	TM	Cross-Step Waltz	Learn the basics and variations of this beautiful, flowing living waltz form.	Susan de Guardiola, Calliope
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Ballads Migrant	Narrative songs which have traveled across New England and New York, with a focus on songs from the Cleveland family.	Pamela Goddard & Colleen Cleveland
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	High School Auditorium	G	Sing for Joy!	Join members of Animaterra women's chorus in songs of peace, justice, and just plain fun. 	Animaterra Women's Chorus
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	High School Room 107	TM	Tone Deaf? You CAN Sing!	Usually called Singing for the Confidence Impaired, this workshop will help regain voices shut down by harsh critique. You can learn to sing, no matter what anyone ever told you!	Lorraine Hammond
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	High School Room 187	C	Contra Dancing: The Next Generation	Following the format of last year s presentation, we will lead a guided discussion and open forum on the issue of bringing a younger generation into contra dance. We will discuss dancing both on and off college campuses and encourage participants to become active in their local dances. All ages welcome.	Brian Gallagher & Julia Nickles
Saturday	10:00am	0:50	High School Room 188	TM	5-Sring Banjo Workshop	Thumb-driven finger-style 5-string banjo. Especially for guitar pickers, it's all about getting that old-time sound without learning to frail. Also good for blues(!) and of course for bluegrass.	Bennett Hammond
Saturday	10:00am	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		Banbury Cross Morris, Mulberry Morris, Candyrapper
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Fluid Drive Contras	Modern contras which emphasize connection and smooth transistions danced to the music of Swallowtail.	George Marshall, Tim Van Egmond, Swallowtail
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DF	Scandinavian Dance for Families	Scandinavian dances for all ages to dance together, from kids to grandparents. Easy mixers and fun dances that anyone can do. No experience needed.	Ginny Lee, Toby Weinberg
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	GF	Songs to Heal Our Planet	Songs presented and tauht by some members of the New England region of the Children's Music Network, an international organization that disseminates children's music for a healthy planet.	Children's Music Network (New England Region)
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Concert	The Fireside Stringband is a fresh bunch of young musicians native to New England. Using knowledge and experience that is rooted firmly in the soils of Old-Time, Scandanavian, Quebecois, Bluegrass, Folk, and contemporary acoustic music, they create an invigorating sound of strings and vocals that is worthy of shouting about with glee and mirth. 	The Fireside Stringband
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Romany Dances	Dances of the Balkan Gypsy People	Leora Berns, Rakiya
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	High School Room 125	GM	Maritime Songs	Shantys, songs of the sea with good choruses, and a ballad or two of the sea.	Mark Ryer
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	High School Auditorium	GM	Waltz Melodies Jam	Please join "Three Quarter Time", an acoustic instrumental group that plays traditional 3/4-time and folk waltz melodies. You will be participating in an "open-to-all-instruments" jam that has been a NEFFA tradition since 2001. You can play along by ear, or use music notation which will be provided.	Three Quarter Time
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	High School Room 107	G	If U Like Ukulele Lady	Some background of the instrument discussed. Different instruments demonstrated. There will be many different styles of songs on the ukulele. Bring one to share. Sing and/or play along.	Evy Mayer
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	High School Room 187	C	The Emergency Caller	Your hired caller just phoned in to say they are stuck in a snow drift 100 miles away. The dance starts in 20 minutes. WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CALLER? Oh, wait! There's one now! Where?? Look in the mirror, sweetpea! General principles for getting through an event, along with specific easy-to-call dances will be discussed.	Dan Pearl
Saturday	11:00am	0:50	High School Room 188	EF	West African Drum and Dance	Come and join us to learn about and enjoy some typical West African music and dancing!	Kekeli Drum & Dance Ensemble
Saturday	11:00am	1:00	High School Crafts Hall	P	Bookbinding: A new slant on an old craft		Chena River Marblers
Saturday	11:00am	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		Muddy River Morris, Bassett St. Hounds, No Apologies Rapper, Snicker Snack
Saturday	12:00no	0:20	Middle School Dance Hall	NX	Contra Medley	No walk-thru contras called in succession, for experienced dancers only!!	Full Tilt, Medley I Callers
Saturday	12:00no	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DB	Square Dancing 101	Yep! It's an introduction to Square Dancin'! Yee Haw!! Well, squares come in different flavors, and we'll taste a bunch of 'em.	Dan Pearl, White Squall
Saturday	12:00no	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	GF	Revels Singing Games	Revels Teaching Artists host a Play Party full of traditional and contemporary songs and singing games. Adults and children of all ages are invited!	Revels Education & Outreach
Saturday	12:00no	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Mountain & Hammered Dulcimer Duets	A blending of two different dulcimers playing traditional, original, and contemporary songs and tunes.	Lucy Joan Sollogub, Barbara Levine
Saturday	12:00no	0:20	High School Dance Hall	NX	Contra Medley	No walk-thru contras called in succession, for experienced dancers only!!	Major Mando, Medley II Callers
Saturday	12:00no	0:50	High School Room 125	E	"Classic" Folk Songs	David Jones accompanied by Jerry Epstein in some of the finest of folk songs with classical and classical-type accompaniments, on piano and concertina, by Cecil Sharp, by Jerry, and perhaps others. 	Jerry Epstein, David Jones
Saturday	12:00no	0:50	High School Auditorium	G	String, Wind & Reed Jam	An open jam session for all instrumentalists, to play with each other, or lead a tune or song.	Drew Smith
Saturday	12:00no	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Wayfaring Stranger	These songs of pilgrimage and hardship tell the traveller's story in the Appalachian tradition, including "Cotton Eyed Joe", "Wayfaring Stranger" and "Shenandoah". Finger-style guitar, harmonica, and vocal harmony.	Outrageous Fortune
Saturday	12:00no	0:50	High School Room 187	P	Stewart's of Ullapool	Stewart Family of Ullapool -- Scots Gaelic songs and tunes collected in 1960	Howard T Glasser
Saturday	12:00no	0:50	High School Room 188	TB	Jug Playing 101	After you hear what this expressive, recyclable, and FUN instrument can do--blues, jazz, classical, and more--you'll start playing your own jug bass lines and solos. Jugs (2-liter soda bottles) will be provided.	Dan Dick & Friends
Saturday	12:00no	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		New Haven Morris and Sword, Harrisville Morris Women, Cutting Edge
Saturday	12:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Vintage Balkan	Great Balkan dances introduced at least 25 years ago. Expedient teaching for maximal dancing.	Tom Roby, Clare Stanley, Tom Pixton
Saturday	12:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Youth Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares	These sessions have become a true NEFFA tradition! Contra and square dancing to the music of a Contra dance band consisting of many Festival participants -- open to all 21 and under! If you'd like to join the band, there is no need to pre-register. Just show up with instrument in hand, and play! Conductors and lead musicians will be picking tunes from The Portland Collection and the New England Fiddler's Repertoire, both of which will be available to the Orchestra.	Dan Black, Diane Silver
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DF	Family Folk Dance	Fun and easy traditional folk dances from various countries around the world. An intergenerational experience for ages five and up. All dances will be taught. 	Regina Laskowski, Cambridge Folk Orchestra
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	G	Sing Rounds!	Participatory Rounds Sing, including rounds of all types -- original and traditional, silly and sublime. All rounds will be taught and printed copies distributed. Come make fun, gorgeous, instant harmony together!	Joanne Hammil & Barb Siftar
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	G	Honky Tonk Song Fest	Planet Banjo brings you Country songs from the 40's to 70's. A country band with fun songs, and words provided.	Planet Banjo
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	The Many Faces of Love	Songs of love from all sides - the good, and the bad, the fumy and the sad - from the Anglo-American tradition.	Suzanne Mrozak & Friends
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Auditorium	GF	Rise Up Singing	Singalong for all using Rise Up Singing. Annie will perform a concert of Appalachian folk songs and British ballads immediately after the singalong.	Annie Patterson & Peter Blood
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Traveling On	Songs that move your, one way or the other	Robbie Wedeen
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	C	Planning a Workshop	Have you ever wanted to teach a workshop? We'll cover how to develop your idea into a successful learning experience, from planning through delivery.	Lisa Sieverts
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	P	Boing! Mouth Harps	Mouth harp, jews harp, maultrommel, doromb, munnharpa, trump, dan moi. Whatever you call them, mouth-resonated instruments are ancient, diverse, and fun. Brief demonstration and presentation followed by show-and-tell and jamming. If you have one, bring it. If not, try one and enjoy the show.	Bob Wyttenbach
Saturday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Crafts Hall	P	Choosing A Flute		Ralph Sweet
Saturday	1:00pm	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		Red Herring Morris, Heartwood Morris, Half Moon Sword
Saturday	1:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DB	Hambo Workshop	Demystifying a generic Swedish hambo for dancers at all levels, including beginners. No prerequisites. Also, hambo repairs for experienced dancers.	Eph Weiss, Wendy Ernst, Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends
Saturday	1:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Blazing Squares	Uncomplicated, but fast-moving squares in the southern and traditional western styles. These dances will offer more of a physical than a mental workout.	Ron Buchanan, Raise the Roof
Saturday	2:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DF	Traditional New England Barn Dance	Traditional dances from New England and Quebec that everyone of all ages and abilities can do with no experience: Virginia Reel, Portland Fancy, Paul Jones, Le Papillion.	Two Fiddles
Saturday	2:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	EF	Stories that Rock	Energy, enthusiasm and a sense of rhythm. From prehistoric times through the present-day, these are fun tales for all generations by an award-winning storyteller and author. You could meet Og, the caveman, a mischievous wise-woman, Scotto (the man with the watermelons) and perhaps visit Charlie Parker Stories and songs.	Mark Binder
Saturday	2:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Southern Mountain Music	Songs, Tunes, and Humor from Southern Appalacia	Ken Sweeney
Saturday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	G & R In Concert	Two New Yorkers, Pamela Goddard and Dave Ruch, swap and share traditional songs.	Pamela Goddard & Dave Ruch
Saturday	2:00pm	1:30	High School Auditorium	E	Children's Dance Performances		Boston Chinese Folk and Classical Dance Troupe, Lithuanian School of Boston, Iskwelahang Pilipino, Siroun Dancers, Latvian Children's Folk Dance Group of Boston, Academy of Serbian Folk Dancing, Triveni Dancers, American Chinese Art Society Dance Studio
Saturday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Cece & Ruth Go Global	Cece Borjeson & Ruth George take you around the world in song... "All aboard" in the U.S., with stops in Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, the UK, Nigeria, Romania & more. (Passports not required.) Be prepared to sing, hum, toe-tap along.	Cece Borjeson & Ruth George
Saturday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	G	Leadbelly's Songs	"Midnight Special'" The Bo' Weevil Song'" "Pick A Bale Of Cotton," 'Goodnight,Irene." You already know a bunch of the songs Leadbelly,the great African American songster wrote,and yon probably don't even know he wrote 'em! Come help sing these and more - and even hear a few you might not know, with Pete and Bob of Sidekicks. Lyric sheets will be made available!	Pete Kraemer
Saturday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	TB	Shape Note Workshop	Put yourself in the harmonic fast lane. By the end of this one little workshop you will be singing raw, haunting, 4-part, early American style open harmonies. Don't read music? No problem. This singing school method sucessfully taught whole towns to sing together using a simple scale of shaped notes. 	Glen Wright
Saturday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Crafts Hall	P	Embellishing & Decorating Garments		Dina Flockhart
Saturday	2:00pm	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		Westerly Morris, Vineyard Swordfish, Pocket Flyers
Saturday	2:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Hands Six! Contras	Triple minor contras and triplets that celebrate the historic New England dance tradition.	Bob Golder, Old New England
Saturday	2:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Italian Village Dance	Learn traditional Italian village dances as still done in small mountain villages through Italy today. We will teach circle dances, line dances, and group dances from all over Italy, including a tarantella!	Italian Village Music and Dance
Saturday	3:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	TM	Asymmetric Waltzes	5-count, 8-count, and 11-count waltzes from the french bal-folk tradition. Experience with traditional turning waltz helpful.	Lynn Baumeister, Ted Hodapp
Saturday	3:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	E	Songs of the Next World	What happens in the Great Hereafter? What s it all about? Come enjoy old and new, light and serious folk songs of speculation and inspiration from many traditions and viewpoints. We ll teach some choruses.	Woodwork
Saturday	3:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Bluegrass Duets Old & New	Barbara and Frank Shaw (two-fifths of the band ShoreGrass) sing old classics, contemporary songs and originals, accompanying themselves on guitar, banjo and maybe more. Think bluegrass, folk, old-time, gospel, early country.	The Shaws
Saturday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Old Songs, New Songs	Deb and Peter do a blend of old songs, and new songs that may sound old, some with choruses for all to share.	Deb O'Hanlon & Peter Fischman
Saturday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Chanteyman's Life	The life of a sailor as told through chanteys and ballads.	Chris Koldewey
Saturday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	TB	Introduction to Harmonica	Basic melody playing, scales, chords, hand techniques, trills, "cross harp/blues harp," note bending, care and maintenance. A 10-hole diatonic harmonica in the key of C is needed; instruments will be available for purchase at the workshop.	Allen Hopkins
Saturday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Turkish Village Music	We play Turkish village music for listening, dancing, and entertainment from Anatolia and prior Ottoman territories including Crimea, Balkans, Caucasus and Kerkuk (Iraq). We use instruments saz (long necked lute), violin, oud, doumbek, zills (finger cymbals) and kasik (spoons).	Turgay Ertürk & Friends
Saturday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Crafts Hall	P	Introduction to Weaving: The Human Loom		Beth Parkes
Saturday	3:00pm	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		Green Mountain Morris, Jack in the Green Morris, Still River Sword
Saturday	3:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Keen Contras	Keen (adj.) 1: Great, splendid, fine. 2: Ardent, enthusiastic. 3: Sharp, vivid, strong. 4: Pungent. All definitions apply in this session of keen contra dances, with fine transitions, splendid music, vivid choreography, and ardent (pungent?) company.	Rick Mohr, Night Watch
Saturday	3:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	NM	International Folk Dance Party	International Folk Dance Party	Panharmonium
Saturday	4:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DM	Step (not so) Stately -- English Country Dance	English Country Dances with steps! Polka, Rant, Pas De Basque, Schottische, Hornpipe, Waltz, Single skip, Double skip, and gallop.	Michael Barraclough, Roberta Sutter and Friends
Saturday	4:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	EF	Old West Mystique	A nostalgic and historical look at the legend and myth of the old west through stories, music and visual media. Great for old timers and youngsters alike.	Lonesome Jack's Wild West Review & Horse Opera
Saturday	4:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	G	Carter Family Songs	we will present songs from the original carter family	Parting the Waves
Saturday	4:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	A Parcel of Songs	Songs of enduring beauty and meaning, both old and less old, from English-speaking and Jewish traditions. Some have great choruses and refrains. A capella singing, and guitar, Appalachian dulcimer, and clarinet accompaniments.	Merle Roesler
Saturday	4:00pm	0:50	High School Auditorium	G	Croatian Songs	Come to sing along your favorite Croatian tunes with Pajdashi ("buddies, friends"), Boston-based tamburitza band and chorus. We will warm up your heart with zesty folk songs and will touch your soul with wistful traditional ballads.	Pajdashi
Saturday	4:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Traditional Songs of NY State	A wide sampling of songs and tunes from rural tradition across New York State - lumbercamp ballads, fiddle tunes (on mandolin!), canal ditties and more.	Dave Ruch
Saturday	4:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	P	Meet The Bagpipes	Demonstration and disscussion of bagpipes and bagpipe playing, including Uillean pipes, Northumbrian small pipes, Scottish small pipes, Border pipes and maybe one or two other types.	Neal MacMillan
Saturday	4:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Intervening Period	David Diamond sings acapella, with what is left of his English accent. He prefers his songs funny, though some have a serious vein and some are sea shanties, and he has a weakness for parodies and stuff he wrote himself.	David Diamond
Saturday	4:00pm	1:00	High School Crafts Hall	P	Building a Rosette		Alan Carruth
Saturday	4:00pm	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		Great Meadows Morris and Sword, Ring O' Bells Morris, Orion Longsword
Saturday	4:30pm	0:20	Middle School Dance Hall	NM	Open Waltzing		Night Watch
Saturday	4:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Big Phat American K-Lee	Rowdy, easy to learn, energetic dances from the English ceildh and American barn dance traditions danced to our big phat band: fiddle, mandolin, saxes, clarinet, harmonica, drums, guitar, bass, three squeezeboxes and a banjo. Sometimes described as contra and English in army boots - it's a stompin' good time!	Scott Higgs, The Big Phat American K-Lee Band
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	NM	Croatian Dance Party	Dance your favorite Croatian dances to live music. Pajdashi ("buddies, friends") is a Boston-based high-energy tamburitza band that delights in playing Croatian traditional dance tunes and popular folk songs.	Pajdashi
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Swingin' to Singin' -- Open Swing Dance	Three Cats and a Dog adds horns and percussion to turbo-charge the Songs in their swing dance repertoire. East Coast or West Coast - Duke Ellington, Chuck Berry, Bob Wills and Sweet Georgia Brown - there will be something for everybody.	Three Cats, Some Sax & a Drummer
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	GF	Beatles Sing Along	If we were allowed only one word to describe this session, I would choose "Fun!". Let's get together and sing. Whatever the weather is outside, we will be having a Good Day Sunshine.	Rocking Horse People
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Oldtime Tunes & Ballads	Old time banjo tunes and ballads	Ralph Bodington
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Remembering Phil Ochs	Join us as we celebrate the life and music of Phil Ochs, whose topical songs are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago. Personal stories shared by audience participants always make this a special session.	Joel Landy
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	High School Auditorium	E	English Folk Songs	English Folk Songs and Such. Jollity and choruses for all. Tragedy and tears. The gamut of the human experience in less than an hour.	John Roberts
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	GM	New Tunebook Singing	Sing from a new tunebook, "The Norumbega Harmony". We have rescued wonderful old tunes in four part harmony from the New England singing school tradition and added some new ones, all in the style of "The Sacred Harp" and other shape-note books.	Norumbega Harmony
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	GM	Story Swap	Come share a tale. No formal experience necessary. Listeners welcome!	Bruce Marcus
Saturday	5:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Scandinavian Music	Stämbandet, a Scandinavian vocal ensemble with a reputation for excellence both as an a cappella ensemble and a World Music vocal group. Presenting songs rarely heard outside of Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, this captivating vocal band often breaks into six- and seven- part harmonies sung in six languages.	Stämbandet
Saturday	5:00pm	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris & Sword Dancing		Commonwealth Morris, Maple Leaf Morris, Scrambled Six Rapper
Saturday	5:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Rum & Onions XXVIII Contras & Squares	Contra Dance Band from Princeton, NJ, that plays for an annual Halloween dance. We re-emerge in Spring for NEFFA, playng excellent music and in our costumes!	Ron Buchanan, Rum and Onions
Saturday	6:00pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	TX	Floricica Olteneasca	Teaching Floricica Olteneasca, a difficult dance from Romania. If time permits, an additional dance will be taught.	Ed Abelson, Tom Pixton
Saturday	6:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	TB	Civil War Dances	Many of today's "folk" dances had earlier incarnations as social dances in the 19th century ballroom. Members of CVD will teach some of the more popular ballroom dances of the mid-19th century, including a mix of couple dances and set dances.	Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, Calliope
Saturday	6:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	E	Yiddish Music Concert	Duo specializing in Yiddish folksongs with tsimbl (Jewish hammered dulcimer) accompaniment	Rebecca Kaplan & Pete Rushefsky
Saturday	6:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	New Orleans - 1908	Music as it was played in the parades, funerals, and parks in New Orleans, 1908.	The New New Orleans Jazz Band
Saturday	6:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Grateful Dead Folk Roots	To paraphrase guitarist Bob Weir, traditional folksongs, jugband tunes, old-time stringband music, rural acoustic blues and other American roots music forms are the mud this legendary band had it's collective feet planted in.	Dave Ruch
Saturday	6:00pm	2:50	High School Auditorium	E	Dance Performances		Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe of American Chinese Art Society, Germantown Country Dancers, Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, Inc., Jhumka Dance Company, Sambüris -- Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston, FiddleKicks Cloggers, Igranka, Dance Revelasian, Mladost, Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, New England's Norwegian Dancers, Tierra del Sol, Igranka, Marcie Van Cleave (as MC)
Saturday	6:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Nyckelharpa Smorgasbord	Nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle) music and lore - traditional and new-traditional tunes, solo, duo, and en masse	Harpas Four
Saturday	6:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	E	Ballad Singer	Colleen is a 5th generation ballad singer from upstate New York. She sings traditional songs from the British isles & America that have been passed down through her family. Her grandmother, Sara Cleveland, was a well respected singer in the Folk Revival of the "60's. Colleen's family repertoire includes many songs that are rarely heard anywhere else.	Colleen Cleveland
Saturday	6:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	TM	Exquisite New Rounds	We ll learn: Early this Morning, easy; I Pray for Rain, hard; Nice Pot of Tea, easy, fun with motions; It was Evening all Afternoon, hard, beautiful; Wind in the Cherry Tree, easy; Full Moon Outside My Window, hard; Sing Me A Lullabye, medium; Laudate Nomen Domini, joyous. Program may change.	Louise Brill & Friends
Saturday	6:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Favorite Singing Squares	A NEFFA hour of popular singing squares, ending with a medley of favorites. Walk-throughs only as necessary.	Tony Saletan, Square Roots
Saturday	7:00pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	NM	Balkan Dance Party!	Druz(h)ina ("group of friends") offers a high-energy pan-Balkan program performed from the center of the dance circle. Emphasis is on village dances which foster inclusivity. No partners needed.	Druz(h)ina
Saturday	7:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DM	Scottish Country Dancing	Fun Scottish dances for those who like to dance to the reels, jigs and strathspeys of Scotland. Dances will be walked through and called, just some general dancing ability required!	Evelyn Murray, The White Cockade
Saturday	7:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	GM	Contra Tune Slow Jam	Dave & Chris will play popular contra dance tunes very slowly. Players of all instruments are welcome to join in.	Dave Miller & Chris Carpenter
Saturday	7:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Lorraine and Bennett	Traditional and tradition-based original songs and tunes with guitar and dulcimer, banjo, harp and mandolin.	Lorraine & Bennett Hammond
Saturday	7:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	1960s Greenwich Village	An exploration of New York City's hectic and eclectic folk music scene in the early 1960s, presented by someone who was there as a teenager. From Washington Square Park, to Izzy Young's Folklore Center, to Gerde's Folk City and the Gaslight Cafe.	Steve Suffet
Saturday	7:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	TM	Effort-Less Fiddling	A hands-on workshop exploring some ideas on how to play fiddles and related instruments with less strain, greater comfort and, for most people, better results. Bring your instrument and an open mind.	Toby Weinberg
Saturday	7:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	TB	Whistle While You Workshop	Easy to learn, challenging to master, the tinwhistle is the entryway to Irish and contradance music. Bring a six-hole "D" whistle and learn scales, ornaments, and a tune!	P.g. Mulvaney
Saturday	7:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Inspired by History	Songs inspired by weird and wonderful events from the past.	Diane Taraz
Saturday	7:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares	These sessions have become a true NEFFA tradition! Contra and square dancing to the music of a Contra dance band consisting of many Festival participants -- open to all! If you'd like to join the band, there is no need to pre-register. Just show up with instrument in hand, and play! Conductors and lead musicians will be picking tunes from The Portland Collection and the New England Fiddler's Repertoire, both of which will be available to the Orchestra.	Ted Hodapp, Bev Bernbaum
Saturday	8:00pm	1:20	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Harmony in Motion -- English Country Dance	Tie-up your dance shoes and get ready for a wonderful 90 minutes of English country dancing with talented callers from Philadelphia!	Joanna Reiner, Scott Higgs, A Joyful Noise
Saturday	8:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Balkan Gypsy Dance	Rakiya performs a rich mix of modern and traditional Balkan music, including music of the Roma (Gypsies), with jazz and rock influences, electric and ethnic instruments, passionate singing, exotic harmonies, and driving, offbeat, irresistibly danceable rhythm.	Rakiya
Saturday	8:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	G	Barbershop Harmony Chorus	The 25 member Sounds of Concord is one of New England's top male vocal ensembles, singing four part close harmonies in the barbershop style with choreography. We feature several quartets, that will teach the audience "tags" and then invite members of the audience to join us on stage.	Sounds of Concord
Saturday	8:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Songs of Dangerous Times	The Short Sisters sing songs from their thirty year group repertoire. Wise, witty or woeful by turns, harmony songs from American and British tradition will entice you to join in the chorus. Even the new songs sound traditional! Some songs will be a capella, others accompanied by Fay on banjo, Kate on autoharp or guitar, and Kim on guitar or banjo.	The Short Sisters
Saturday	8:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Stone Soup	A little of this style, a bunch of that tradition, pinches of flavorful harmony, and you have a delectable spicy soup of songs!	Suzanne Mrozak & Friends
Saturday	8:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	P	When Everybody Do-si-doed	A multimedia presentation on the square dance fad of the 1940s and '50s. Hear the great callers! See incredible album covers!	Tony Parkes
Saturday	8:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	G	Parlor Songs - Sing Along	Parlor songs were family fun and entertainment, after dinner or after church. People played whatever instruments were handy, and joined in for sad songs, rollicking songs, novelties, or whatever came to mind. Explore and sing songs by Stephen Foster, Isaac Baker Woodbury, Hattie Nevada, Henry Clay Work or bring songs of your choice.	Maury Stauffer, Richard Mungo
Saturday	8:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Whaling & Sailing Songs	Come back with us to the days of Moby Dick. We have shanties and ballads, some a capella, some with concertina, mandolin, guitar and harmonica. 	The Graybeards
Saturday	8:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Ragtime Dance		Michael Bergman, The New New Orleans Jazz Band
Saturday	9:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Swedish Couple Dances	Swedish village polskas and gammaldans - traditional couple turning dances with that special Swedish feeling.	Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends
Saturday	9:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	E	Unheard Tunes!	"Unusual" tunes to tap your feet to!	Old New England
Saturday	9:00pm	1:00	Middle School Room 105/106	E	C, Shore, Above, Below	An eclectic mix of sing-alongs, traditional and contemporary songs and ballads, ranging from chanteys to old time, with tight harmonies, both a capella and accompanied by guitar, banjo, concertina, and more.	Joy Bennett & Chris Koldewey
Saturday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	G	Songs My Old Man Sang	My father didn't remember all the words, but he sang what he did recall with gusto. Songs from the WW II era, all with choruses, for other folks who like to sing.	Ridge Kennedy
Saturday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Auditorium	TM	South African Singing!	A South African singing workshop, led by Village Harmony/Boston Harmony directors Patty Cuyler and Larry Gordon. Come learn one or more South African choral arrangements for four voices, complete with dance steps. Great for choral directors, a fun workshop for families, an eye/ear-opener for all singers. Word sheets will be handed out; you may audio- or video-tape this workshop.	Boston Harmony
Saturday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Soul of Scotland Fiddles	Hornpipes, jigs, rousing reels, strathspeys, and slow airs played in session. We are dedicated to keeping the traditional music of Scotland and Cape Breton alive, and having a  good time doing it!	Boston Scottish Fiddle Club
Saturday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	E	Voices from New France	Songs in French (and a smidge of English) about the French-Canadian experience as settlers and travelers, especially women. Lyrics will be translated, and you will be encouraged to sing along!	Les Bostonnaises
Saturday	9:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	GM	Folk Songs for All	Join us for a song swap where everyone is welcome to lead or request songs, or just sing along. Instruments are welcome but not required. We'll sing traditional and contemporary folk songs from all over the world.	Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
Saturday	9:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Left Coast Contras	Contras and squares from the vibrant dance communities on the West Coast, with choreography shaped by the fresh Pacific air.	Woody Lane, Three Cats and a Dog
Saturday	9:30pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	NM	Balkan Dancing with Xopo	This lively dance party will be a mixture of Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian dance tunes and will feature village dances many of which are easy to follow for newcomers yet pleasing to the experienced crowd. 	Xopo
Saturday	10:00pm	0:35	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Norwegian Telemark Dance	Open dance for Norwegian telespringar and telegangar enthusiasts. The Boston Spelemann's lag will get your feet moving!	Boston Spelemannslag
Saturday	10:00pm	1:00	Middle School Room 103/104	E	Dublin to Boston	Dublin folksinger Stephen Lindsay joins New England Scots&Irish superfiddlin' phenom Amanda Cavanaugh along with Irish flute master P.g. Mulvaney to bring you a concert of real traditional Irish tunes and songs. Bring hearts, they'll provide the faerie magic.	Lindsay, Mulvaney, Cavanaugh
Saturday	10:00pm	1:00	High School Room 125	E	OLD Singer-Songwriters	A tribute to Utah Phillips, Jim Ringer, Tom Russell, Ian Tyson, and some others you never heard of. Not always in perfect taste, but no whining. Rated PG-13.	Woodchucks' Revenge
Saturday	10:00pm	1:00	High School Auditorium	G	Open Sea Music Singaround	Open sea music sing for all who will, sponsored by the MIT Chantey Sing.	MIT Chantey Sing
Saturday	10:00pm	1:00	High School Room 107	E	Old-Time Potpourri	Alan and Bob will perform tunes and songs from the southern Appalachians, some with banjo, some with guitar and some with whatever other instruments they might get their hands on.	Alan Friend & Bob Solosko
Saturday	10:00pm	1:00	High School Room 187	G	Songs of Struggle	Songs of the labor, civil rights, anti-war, and other progressive movements. Come prepared to sing along, clap, shout, and show everyone which side you are on.	MacDougal Street Rent Party
Saturday	10:00pm	1:00	High School Room 188	E	Songs of the Seasons	A journey through the seasons in song. A program of mostly traditional songs from the Celtic countries marking the cycle of the year. Some audience participation.	Michael O'Leary, Kate Chadbourne
Saturday	10:30pm	0:05	Middle School Dance Hall	NM	Romanian Dance Party	Lively Romanian dancing for all levels	Pinewoods Band
Saturday	10:30pm	1:00	High School Dance Hall	DM	Many Happy Returns Contras		Linda Leslie, The Moving Violations
Saturday	10:45pm	0:45	Middle School Dance Hall	NM	Folk Dance Party	Music for popular International Folk Dances from all over, played without dance instructions. Requests are welcome from the floor!	Cambridge Folk Orchestra
Saturday	10:45pm	0:45	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Cajun Dance	Jimmyjo & the Jumbol'ayuhs provide lively Cajun two steps and waltzes from the bayous of Maine.	Jimmyjo & the Jumbol'ayuhs
Sunday	9:00am	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris and Sword Dancing		Hop Brook Morris, Snowbelt Morris and Rapper, Gay Blades Rapper Sword
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Zwiefachers	A session of zwiefachers from simple to challenging. Zwiefachers originated in the Bavaria and Austria region. Each dance has a different combination of waltz and pivot steps. 	Sam Rotenberg, The Mother Zwiefacher Orchestra
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DF	Family Dance		Jacob Bloom, The Contraptions
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	EF	Jack, Jack & Jack O'Kent	Stories of fools, nitwits, numbskulls, adventurers, conmen, or just organizationally-impared boys with a fondness for pigs. "Jack" is the clever (or not) everyman of English folk tales.	Janet Scudder
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	GF	Stuntology	Participatory and for all ages, Sam Bartlett's show is based on his books of the same title. Topics covered: Êparlor tricks, the perfection of useless technique, and the art of avoiding boredom with the use of everyday objects . Typical stunts include picking Êa shopping bag Êoff the floor with your teeth, Ê15 ways to amuse yourself with a straw, and how to sign your name backwards and forwards simultaneously . ÊIn Bartlett's words, "A good stunt is something you can learn in a few minutes and then spend ten years perfecting."	Sam Bartlett
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DF	Dances of Celtic Brittany	The fascinating circle, spiral and line dances of Celtic Brittany	Trouz Bras
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Razzle Dazzle Autoharp	Hear tunes and songs played on the autoharp that are not typical for the instrument. We'll combine autoharp with other instruments and blend their sounds.	Drew Smith & Friends
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	High School Auditorium	GM	Sacred Harp Singing	Join us for shape-note singing from the Sacred Harp in the traditional hollow square.	Norumbega Harmony
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	High School Room 107		NEFFA Annual Meeting		NEFFA Board
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	High School Room 187	P	Leadbelly 12-String Blues	A discussion of the songs of Huddie Leadbetter and a demonstration of his unique 12-string guitar style.	Howard Stith
Sunday	10:00am	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Transylvania Extravaganza	This could be a somewhat intimate event in one of the smaller rooms. To many this will be a concert, but those who know Transylvanian dancing could use a small amount of space to whirl around.	Trei Arcusi
Sunday	10:00am	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris and Sword Dancing		Pipe Dream, The Points of Etiquette
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	English Trips	English Country Dances entitled "Trip to...."	Barbara Finney, Earl Grey, Hot
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	TF	Clogging for Kids	Beginning Appalachian clogging for kids of all ages. Clogging allows everyone to be a member of the band. We ll learn a few basic steps and learn to play with rhythm. Foot-stomping fun for the whole family.	Diane Silver, Amy & Jonathan Larkin
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	EF	Family Concert	Folk songs (and more). Singing encouraged!	Tom Smith
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Swedish Fiddle Old & New	Subtle Swedish rhythms and soulful harmonies - dance tunes and listening tunes on one, two, and three fiddles.	Matt, Jane, Bruce
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	High School Dance Hall	TM	Russian Cossack Dances II	Enjoy exciting and challenging dances of Russia, featuring the music and movements of the Cossacks. Each dance is accompanied by the beautiful and thrilling choral music from the region.	Murray & Randi Spiegel, Bjelalitsa Chorus
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	High School Room 125	GM	Klezmer Jam	Participatory playing of klezmer tunes, all instruments, all levels. Sheet music for a dozen tunes would be given out, including various klezmer forms: Gas nigun, hora, bulgar, terkish, sirba, sher, khusidl. Tunes from the handout or from participant suggestions would be played. Led by piano, clarinet, recorder, and accordion.	Shver un Shviger
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	High School Auditorium	G	West Gallery Music	Sing and play the music from English rural churches, from the time of Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, and King George III. For all voices and melodic instruments.	The West Gallery Quire
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Undance Tunes	The members of Off'n Ensemble perform their favorite tune and song arrangements - the ones they can not play for a contra dance.	Off'n Ensemble
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	High School Room 187	C	Working With Seniors	A discussion group for performers who work extensively with senior audiences, covering repertoire, presentation, marketing, do's and dont's, and related issues.	Allen Hopkins
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	High School Room 188	E	In Concert	Entertaining mix of contemporary and traditional songs and tunes. Fingerstyle guitar, concertina, piano, and spoken word. Featuring material on newly released CD, "Ain't Never BEEN Plugged!"	Mike Agranoff
Sunday	11:00am	0:50	High School Crafts Hall	P	What is a Fiddle?		Dave Golber
Sunday	11:00am	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris and Sword Dancing		Hart's Brook Garland, Charles River Rapper
Sunday	12:00no	0:20	Middle School Dance Hall	NX	Contra Medley	No walk-thru contras called in succession, for experienced dancers only!!	Bring It On!
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	TF	Sing & Dance Together!	Simple, delightful songs and dances for kids (even little kids) and adults. Come out and play!	Janet Yeracaris
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	GF	Kids Sing Freedom!	Songs of peace, freedom, and friendship for children and grown-ups. Expect lots of movement (clapping, marching, hand holding, swaying, etc.) as well as singing.	MacDougal Street Rent Party, Marilyn Suffet
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Hardanger Fiddle!	Traditional Norwegian Hardanger fiddle tunes and the stories that go with them. Suitable for all ages. Haunting music and stories featuring the unique 9 string Hardanger fiddle.	Toby Weinberg
Sunday	12:00no	0:20	High School Dance Hall	NX	Contra Medley	No walk-thru contras called in succession, for experienced dancers only!!	42
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Bulgarian Concert	A concert of Bulgarian men's vocal music with instrumental accompaniment.	Zornitsa
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	High School Auditorium	EF	Mostly English Folk	Traditional folksong, Maritime songs and English Music Hall. Much audience participation in the singing of choruses.	David Jones
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	High School Room 107	E	Old Songs, New Songs	A variety of songs and tune from a variety of places on a variety of instruments.	Jeff Davis
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	High School Room 187	TB	Clawhammer Banjo 101	This is for beginning clawhammer banjo players and will cover: the basic bum-ditty stroke, drop thumb, double thumbing, slides and whatever else we have time for. A tune in standard G tuning will be taught.	Alan Friend
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Country Old and New	Ranging from Carter Family to newer country songs. Lots of great harmonies and chances to sing along on the choruses.	Triboro
Sunday	12:00no	0:50	High School Crafts Hall	P	Fine Carving: Rosette Soundholes		Dwain Wilder
Sunday	12:00no	1:00	Main Entrance	E	Morris and Sword Dancing		Ladies of the Rolling Pin, Pokingbrook Morris, Griggstown Lock Rapper Sword
Sunday	12:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	All-Active Squares	If you like modern contras, you'll love these squares that keep everyone moving nearly all the time.	Tony Parkes, LocoMojo
Sunday	12:30pm	0:20	High School Dance Hall	NM	Open Waltzing	Open waltzing to dreamy and spicy tunes by Larry Unger, in addition to a mix of other couple's dances such as tango, swing, two-step, hambo, schottis, and polka.	Notorious, Sam Bartlett
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Moonlight Dancing	Balkan and International folk dancing with Shining Moon.	Shining Moon
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	GM	Bulgarian Jam	Read and play Bulgarian music... mostly in funny rhythms.	Ralph Iverson
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	E	New England Scots Songs and Tunes	Scottish traditional Singer Allan Carr presents the best in Traditional Scottish songs and Tunes from the North East of Scotland.	Allan Carr
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Fun Modern English	A collection of modern English dances from the great composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.	Ted Rudofker, Windsor Knot
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Fancy Fiddling & Frantic Fretting	Exciting and beautiful music presented by Notorious, with Sam Bartlett on the mandolin, Larry Unger on guitar and banjo, and Eden MacAdam-Somer on fiddle and vocals. You will hear American, Eastern-European, and Celtic folk, as well as swing, blues, classical music, and original works. Don't miss it!	Notorious, Sam Bartlett
Sunday	1:00pm	1:50	High School Auditorium	E	Dance Performances		Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch, Ludo Mlado, Griggstown Lock Rapper Sword, Triveni Dancers, Country Dance Society, Boston Centre, Highland Dance Boston, Ludo Mlado, Hansen-Keohane Irish Step Dancers, Collage Dance Ensemble
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	GF	Humor Song Swap	Funny songs, silly songs and other songs to make you laugh. 	Joel Landy
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	TM	The English Concertina	Playing techniques for tunes and song accompaniment	Ken Sweeney
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	G	Easy 4 part Gospel	Glorious gospel pieces -- Rousing, beautiful, sentimental, sometimes amusing. From sheet music (supplied), seated in 4 sections, so if needed you get carried along by your neighbors.	Sol Weber
Sunday	1:00pm	0:50	High School Crafts Hall	P	Ins and Outs of the Concertina		The Button Box
Sunday	1:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Gender-Free Contras	 Learning how to dance and have fun with the opposite role is a great way to learn how to be a better dancer. Some dance experienced is preferred but all are welcome to try! This will be a fun and interactive dance session. Dance roles will be identified without use of gendered language or calling (using the "Armband" "Barearm" method.) Ask someone of the same or opposite gender to dance! Swap roles during the dance! Talk to your partners and neighbors and learn what they appreciate in their role as a good dance experience!	Chris Ricciotti, Heathen Creek
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	TM	Hungarian Tanchaz	Couple and circle dances from Hungary and  Transylvania.	Tom Roby, Trei Arcusi, Clare Stanley
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	GF	Where's Your Drum?	The New England Folk Festival is going to swing and sway as you get your hands on a beautiful array of drums and percussion trinkets. Everyone accompanies BB as he launches some of the world's most engaging songs and rhythms at this intergenerational, interactive-drumming hoot.	Bob Bloom
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	GM	Balkan Choral Sing	Come and sing through some gems of the Balkan choral repertoire - music from Croatia, Bulgaria, and perhaps elsewhere. Some songs are sung a capella, some with instrumental accompaniment. Sheet music and lyrics are provided, and we will have "ringers" on each part to help you along, so come have fun!	Henry Goldberg & Friends
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	Men in the Middle Contras	Contra dances featuring choreography with men in the middle of the set.	Donna Hunt, Apple Crisp
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Peaceful Healing Songs	Soothing songs from around the world sung by a fascinating women s sextet. Like a beautiful night sky, Constellations will surround you with their enchanting sounds in duets, trios, quartets, etc., a cappella or with guitar, flute, violin, and percussion. Come join us to sing along, or just to bask...	Constellations
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Room 107	G	Celtic Singaround	Seeking singers- join us on lively Scottish and Irish chorus songs (harmonies welcome) or defy fear and lead one yourself! This year we're having fun with songs based on pipe or harp tunes.	Tyler Buck & Friends
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	GF	Bleecker Street	Something happened on Bleecker Street in New York City's Greenwich Village in the early 1960's.Musicians embraced the folk tradition, addressed the painful issues of the times, and gave us music that helped solve those issues. The music lives on and remains relevant to our problems today. 	Allied Folk
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	G	Brother Duets	Sing a brother duet! Louvin Brothers, Delmore Brothers, Alice & Hazel, and more. Lyrics provided, duet parts taught. Friendly & fun! 	Phyllis & Don
Sunday	2:00pm	0:50	High School Crafts Hall	P	Selecting a Guitar		Thomas Knatt
Sunday	2:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Bourrees du Jour!	Delightful French dances, in couples, quadrettes, longways sets. Duple and triple metres, fast-moving footwork, all to exciting, unique music!	Marcie Van Cleave, Mike MacNintch & Friends
Sunday	3:00pm	0:50	Middle School Auditorium	DM	Dances That Cross Borders	Similar dances in different countries? Sometimed it's coincidence, and sometimes the dances can be seen to cross borders and even retrace history. Come and learn about different countries and cultures through their dance and music.	Jonathan Young, Barb's Band
Sunday	3:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 103/104	E	Dixieland Music!	The Dixie Diehards Dixieland Band presents memorable tunes from the early 1900s with emphasis on the 1920s -- the golden age of jazz and American Popular Music -- featuring sing-alongs and unpredictable dance outbursts.	Dixie Diehards Dixieland Band
Sunday	3:00pm	0:50	Middle School Room 105/106	G	Will Be Traditional	Songs and tunes from the "deep catalogue." Rick, Dave, and Bill dive for traditional pearls. Join us to sing and play some gems.	Rick Lee Trio
Sunday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Dance Hall	DM	More Good Contras		Sue Rosen, B.A.D.
Sunday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Room 125	E	Yiddish Songs of Social Struggle	'Ruby and Friends'(vocals, fiddle/banjo, accordion) will perform Yiddish songs of labor and struggle. Some songs will be participatory. Word sheets will be provided for those.	Ruby Poltorak & Friends
Sunday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Auditorium	G	Rounds Jam	Some excellent rounds led by the Rounds Galore and More Singers, but mostly YOU get a chance to lead one of YOUR favorites.	Sol Weber & Friends
Sunday	3:00pm	1:00	High School Room 107	E	Original and its Parody	Paul Kaplan will present his most well-known songs along with the traditional songs that inspired them: John Henry/Henry the Accountant, Greenland Whale Fisheries/Call Me the Whale, I Had a Little Overcoat/I Had an Old Coat, Zudio & Shortening Bread/Run, Al, Run, and more. Parodies can be funny, but also poignant.	Paul Kaplan
Sunday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Room 187	TM	Guitar of Peter, Paul & Mary	I have loved the music of Peter, Paul, and Mary since I heard them at the Yale Bowl when I was 12 years old. This tutorial will explore the chords used in their music and the right hand rhythms that propel the arrangements. "If I Had a Hammer", "500 Miles", "Puff", and "This Train" will be covered.	Howie Rashba
Sunday	3:00pm	0:50	High School Room 188	E	Traditional Tunes & Songs	Traditional song and tunes from North America and the British Isles featuring Uillean pipes, Northumbrian small pipes, fiddle, concertina and more.	Joanie, Neal & Ann
Sunday	3:00pm	1:00	High School Crafts Hall	P	Traditional Felting: The first fabric		Susan Tornheim
Sunday	3:30pm	0:50	Middle School Dance Hall	NM	Bulgarian Dance Party	Enjoy authentic village-style music while you dance to Boston's Friendly Neighborhood Bulgarian Band. This is a _party_ so teaching's at a minimum, but we'll help you get started if you need it.	Zdravets
Sunday	4:00pm	0:35	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Røros Brekk'dance	Dances from around the Røros region of Norway -- mostly reinlander, waltz, polka, snoa, and of course Rørospols -- played in the Brekken style.	Røroslaget
Sunday	4:00pm	1:00	Middle School Room 103/104	G	Closing Sing-Around	One last big sing-around to end the festival. I have been leading this for the past decade or so...	Allen Hopkins
Sunday	4:00pm	1:00	Middle School Room 105/106	E	Tom Smith in Concert	An old-school folkie. A kitchen musician who enjoys getting out of the kitchen once in a while to share music with others who like simple, direct folk music that has stood the test of time, combined with contemporary and original music in the same mold.	Tom Smith
Sunday	4:00pm	1:30	High School Dance Hall	DM	Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares	These sessions have become a true NEFFA tradition! Contra and square dancing to the music of a Contra dance band consisting of many Festival participants -- open to all! If you'd like to join the band, there is no need to pre-register. Just show up with instrument in hand, and play! Conductors and lead musicians will be picking tunes from The Portland Collection and the New England Fiddler's Repertoire, both of which will be available to the Orchestra.	Lynn Ackerson, Lisa Sieverts, Tony Saletan
Sunday	4:00pm	1:00	High School Room 125	E	Jewish Roots	Jewish roots music is where the Bible meets bluegrass, where traditional texts are distilled through Kentucky sour mash. From labor ballads to Jewish humor, it's the American Jewish experience in song.	Larry Milder
Sunday	4:00pm	1:00	High School Auditorium	E	Boston's Global Harmonies	A cappella harmonies to stir the soul and fire the imagination. Village Harmony directors Patty Cuyler and Larry Gordon lead Boston's non-auditioned adult/teen community world music chorus, Boston Harmony, in a sample performance of authentic folk traditions from South Africa, eastern Europe, Caucasus Georgia, and America. High school chorus was never like this!	Boston Harmony
Sunday	4:00pm	1:30	High School Room 187	E	Old Songs / New Songs	Pete Kraemer of Sidekicks steps out for a solo set of songs: blues, cowboy ballads, mountain songs, and maybe something new.	Pete Kraemer
Sunday	4:00pm	1:00	High School Room 188	E	Norwegian Folk Songs From My Family	Norwegian Songs with translations and family anecdotes.	Sonja Savig
Sunday	4:30pm	1:00	Middle School Dance Hall	DM	Macedonian Dance	Dave Skidmore will briefly teach a few simple dances. The Gogofski Trio plays on the floor, to the dancers, at the dancers. The Trio moves with you.	Gogofski Trio, David Skidmore, Tom Roby
Sunday	4:45pm	0:45	Middle School Auditorium	NM	Waltz & Couple Dancing	Elegant waltzing plus some Hambos, Schottishes, and polkas.	Barbara and Friends