NEFFA Festival Grid - Saturday April 16, 2011

Preliminary Schedule -- Subject to Change!

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In the grid below, the times actually refer to the horizontal line above the time. (Remember that all NEFFA events end ten minutes early for setup of the following session).

Rating Codes: B-Beginner C-Chat/Discussion D-Dancing (w. leader) E-Entertainment P-Presentation F-Family G-Group participation N-No teaching S-Some experience helpful T-Teaching X-Experienced

  Middle School Rm. 103/104 Middle School Rm. 105/106 Middle School Rm. 108 Middle School Auditorium Stage Middle School Dance Hall High School Dance Hall High School Rm. 123   High School Rm. 125 High School Auditorium Stage High School Rm. 117 High School Rm. 176 High School Rm. 177 Main Entrance  
9:00a






9:00a




Morris and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Ha'Penny, The Black Jokers, Gay Blades Rapper Sword
9:00a
9:15a 9:15a 9:15a
9:30a 9:30a 9:30a
9:45a 9:45a 9:45a
10:00a Irish Trad for Harps [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
The New England Irish Harp Orchestra
Songs of Serbia and Macedonia [E]: Entertainment
Olga Zaric
Clam Chowder & Kangaroos [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Jean Schwartz
Faroese Social Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Faroese Dancers
Learn Zwiefacher [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Lisa Brooks, Ed Abelson, Little Mother Z
What the Hey Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Deb Comly, Roaring Jelly
Intro to Waltz [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Tom Roby, Karen Edward, Tom Pixton
10:00a Intro to Waltz [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Susan de Guardiola
At Home w/ the Hammonds [E]: Entertainment
Lorraine & Bennett Hammond
Give me the Willys! [E]: Entertainment
Sue West & Friends
Story Telling in Song [E]: Entertainment
Jerry Epstein
A Capella Techniques [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Cece Borjeson & Ruth George
Morris and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Muddy River, Harrisville, Candyrapper
10:00a
10:15a 10:15a 10:15a
10:30a 10:30a 10:30a
10:45a 10:45a 10:45a
11:00a Singing EC & Orna Ball [E]: Entertainment
Dallal & Henry
Contra Tune Slow Jam [GS]: Group Participation, Some experience helpful
Dave Miller & Chris Carpenter
Singing Games for Children [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Revels Education & Outreach
Family Contra Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented
Linda Leslie, Sugar River String Band
Czech Couple Dances [TS]: Teaching featured, Some experience helpful
Jan Pumpr, 9102, Kvítek
Marvelous Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Rick Mohr, Jetstream
11:00a Beatles Sing Along [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Rocking Horse People
Traditional Songs & Tunes [E]: Entertainment
Neal & Ann
Sea Songs & Chanteys [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
John Fitzhugh Millar
How to Play the Bones [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Stephen Brown
Morris and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Red Herring, Jack in the Green, The Plowshares
11:00a
11:15a 11:15a 11:15a
11:30a Intro to English Country Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Melissa Running, Windsor Knot
11:30a Intro to Contra Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Bob Golder, Wild Card
11:30a
11:45a 11:45a 11:45a
12:00p Old Friends and Good Times [E]: Entertainment
The Short Sisters
Waltz Melodies Jam [GS]: Group Participation, Some experience helpful
Three Quarter Time
Concert Set [E]: Entertainment
Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers
Family Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented
Regina Laskowski, Cambridge Folk Orchestra
Contra Medley [NX]: No teaching provided, Experienced
Last Exit
Contra Medley [NX]: No teaching provided, Experienced
Termites' Delight
12:00p Classic Ballads [E]: Entertainment
John Roberts, Jerry Epstein
Sing For Joy [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Animaterra Women's Chorus
Meet The Bagpipes [P]: Presentation
Neal MacMillan
Clawhammer Banjo Workshop [TS]: Teaching featured, Some experience helpful
Ken Perlman
Morris and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Commonwealth, Heartwood, Ladies of the Rolling Pin
12:00p
12:15p 12:15p 12:15p
12:30p Learn Argentine Tango [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Hsueh-tze Lee, Tango Mucha Labia
Jersey's Best Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Bob Isaacs, Termites' Delight
12:30p 12:30p
12:45p 12:45p 12:45p
1:00p NEW ORLEANS 1911 [E]: Entertainment
The New New Orleans Jazz Band
Tongue in Cheek Songs [E]: Entertainment
Deb O'Hanlon, Peter Fischman & Tom Smith
Trad-at-Heart Songs [E]: Entertainment
Kathy Westra
Traditional New England Barn Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented
Two Fiddles
Intro to Square Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Janine Smith, Raise the Roof
1:00p Intro to Balkan Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Janet Yeracaris, Shining Moon
English Music Hall & Sing Alongs [G]: Group Participation
John Roberts, Jerry Epstein
Sing Along with Strings [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Denise Gendron
The BBC Radio Ballads [PB]: Presentation, Beginner friendly
Kennedy, Setari & McCandless
Hurdy Gurdy Concert [E]: Entertainment
Melissa Kacalanos
Morris, Garland and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Westerly, Mystic Garland Dancers, Charles River Rapper
1:00p
1:15p 1:15p 1:15p
1:30p Lively Croatian Dance Party! [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Pajdashi
1:30p 1:30p
1:45p Open Tango [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Tango Mucha Labia
1:45p 1:45p
2:00p Our Favorite Tunes [E]: Entertainment
Old New England
String, Wind & Reed Jam [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Double Play
Nyckelharpa Smorgasbord [E]: Entertainment
Harpas Four
Faroese Ballad Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented
Faroese Dancers
2:00p World Harmony Singing [E]: Entertainment
Boston Harmony
NEFFA Annual Meeting -- All Welcome! Participatory Greek Jam [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Meraki
Funny Ukulele Lady [E]: Entertainment
Evy Mayer
Morris and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Half Moon Sword, Renegade, Still River Sword
2:00p
2:15p 2:15p 2:15p
2:30p Youth Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Mary Wesley, Daniel Friedman
Advanced Latin Waltz [TX]: Teaching featured, Experienced
Mostly Waltz, Calliope
Intro to Belly Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Eve Tribal Belly Dance Company
2:30p Intro to Scandi Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Eph Weiss, John Chambers & Friends, Linda Bernfeld
2:30p
2:45p 2:45p 2:45p
3:00p Drumming About You [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Bob Bloom
Round Singing Jam [G]: Group Participation
Sol Weber & Friends
Stories from the Heart [E]: Entertainment
Helen Engelhardt
Tarantellas from Southern Italy [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Italian Village Music and Dance
3:00p Kids Sing Freedom! [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
People's Music Network
Terje Vigen & North Sea Songs [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Sonja Savig & Mike Kennedy
Anyone Can Sing [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Lorraine Hammond
Boing! Mouth Harps [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Bob Wyttenbach
Morris and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Pokingbrook, Marlboro, Bubble Rapper, Mulberry
3:00p
3:15p Waltz Time! [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Calliope
3:15p 3:15p
3:30p Role-Free Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Bob Golder, Free Raisins
3:30p 3:30p
3:45p 3:45p 3:45p
4:00p Turkish Folk Music [E]: Entertainment
Turgay Ertürk & Friends
Good Songs About Bad People [E]: Entertainment
Outrageous Fortune
Songs of Stan Rogers [G]: Group Participation
The Beans, David Coffin
Slow and Romantic Polish Dances [TS]: Teaching featured, Some experience helpful
Regina Laskowski, Kapela
Festive ECD [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Joanna Reiner, Barbara Finney, Hot Toddy
Intro to Contra Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Dan Pearl, The French Connection
4:00p Intro to English Country Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Sue Rosen, Dusty Miller
Leavings, Partings & Other Goodbyes [E]: Entertainment
Joy Bennett & Chris Koldewey
Bulgarian Jam [GS]: Group Participation, Some experience helpful
Ralph Iverson
A Cappella Nordic Music Concert [E]: Entertainment
Stämbandet
Blues Guitar Teach-In [TX]: Teaching featured, Experienced
Richard Yospin
Morris and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Bassett St. Hounds, Ring O' Bells, Vineyard Swordfish, Clownfish Rapper
4:00p
4:15p 4:15p 4:15p
4:30p Gene Hubert's Squares [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Janine Smith, The Dixie Butterhounds
4:30p 4:30p
4:45p 4:45p 4:45p
5:00p Mtn and Ham Dulcimer Duets [E]: Entertainment
Lucy Joan Sollogub & Barb Levine
Tango Jam [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Tango Mucha Labia
All in the Family [E]: Entertainment
Boucher, Cartwright, Hurley & Mrozak
Learn French Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Werner Ceusters, Montage
5:00p Sailors at Work, Rest, and Play [E]: Entertainment
Chris Koldewey
CatchyCountry/Bluegrass [E]: Entertainment
Triple Play All-Stars
Bulgarian Concert [E]: Entertainment
Zornitsa
Women & The Sea [E]: Entertainment
Judy Cook & Friends
Morris and Sword Dance [E]: Entertainment
Hop Brook, Banbury Cross, Pocketflyers
5:00p
5:15p 5:15p 5:15p
5:30p Star-Spangled Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Melanie Axel-Lute, The Big Phat American K-Lee Band
Marianne's Favorite Dances [NX]: No teaching provided, Experienced
Tom Pixton & Friends
Seated Square Dances [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers
5:30p Intro to Int'l Folk Dance [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Val Medve, International Folk Sounds
5:30p
5:45p French Dance Party [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Werner Ceusters, Montage
5:45p 5:45p
6:00p Irish/Celtic/Contra Music [E]: Entertainment
Last Night's Fun
Power Harmonies [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Power Harmonies
The Raucous Renaissance [E]: Entertainment
Diabolis in Musica
6:00p Dance Performances [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
England, China, Czech, Russia, China, Poland
Singin' on the Porch [G]: Group Participation
The Beans & Friends
Croatian Music Concert [E]: Entertainment
Pajdashi
Half the Sky [E]: Entertainment
Constellations
6:00p
6:15p 6:15p 6:15p
6:30p Introduction to Ragtime Dance [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Susan de Guardiola, Calliope
Take Hands Six (Contras)! [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Adina Gordon, Rock the Boat
Brilliant Moon International Folk Dance [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Louise Brill, Shining Moon
6:30p 6:30p
6:45p 6:45p Dance Performances [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Bulgaria, China, Czech, Poland, Rapper, China
6:45p
7:00p Life at Sea: A Voyage in Song [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
David Coffin
International Music Jam [GS]: Group Participation, Some experience helpful
International Music Club
Shape Note Workshop [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Glen Wright & Friends
Parlor Party - Sing Along [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Maury Stauffer & Richard Mungo
7:00p Early Country Music [E]: Entertainment
Triboro
The Web of the World [E]: Entertainment
Kathy Westra & Friends
Story into Song [E]: Entertainment
Diane Taraz
Mountain Dulcimer Workshop [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Lucy Joan Sollogub
7:00p
7:15p 7:15p 7:15p
7:30p Tricky Balkan Dances [TS]: Teaching featured, Some experience helpful
Ed Abelson, Tom Pixton
English Country Dance of the Pirate Era [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
John Fitzhugh Millar, Northeast Extension
Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Frannie Marr, Rachel Shapiro
7:30p Dance Performances [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Scotland, Czech, Clogging
7:30p
7:45p 7:45p 7:45p
8:00p Celtic Meets New-Age [E]: Entertainment
Birch Creek Band
Quebecois Kitchen Party [E]: Entertainment
Le Coin Volant
FSSGB Song Swap [G]: Group Participation
Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
Death & Destruction [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Alan Friend
8:00p International Ballads [E]: Entertainment
International Ballad Singers
In Between Continents [E]: Entertainment
David Diamond
Old Friends & New Loves [E]: Entertainment
Robbie Wedeen & Friends
Parody Song Swap [GS]: Group Participation, Some experience helpful
Paul Kaplan
8:00p
8:15p 8:15p Dance Performances [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Spain, China, Bulgaria, Scotland, Czech
8:15p
8:30p Norwegian Dance [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Boston Spelemannslag
Bulgarian Dances [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Zornitsa
Bill Pope Contras [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Lynn Ackerson, Pizzazz
8:30p 8:30p
8:45p 8:45p 8:45p
9:00p Banjo & Guitar Concert [E]: Entertainment
Ken Perlman
The Return of the Homunculi [E]: Entertainment
einstein's little homunculus
Ravenscroft Workshop [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
Cantabile Renaissance Band
Songs of Irish Immigration [E]: Entertainment
Allen Hopkins
9:00p High Lonesome Harmonies [E]: Entertainment
Blue Around the Edges
Open Shanty Sing [GS]: Group Participation, Some experience helpful
Kennedy, Setari & Ipcar
South African Songs & Dances [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Boston Harmony
Schottische vs Strathspey [TS]: Teaching featured, Some experience helpful
Ed Pearlman
9:00p
9:15p 9:15p 9:15p
9:30p Dag-namic Pols [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Røroslaget
Folk Dance Medley [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Marcie Van Cleave, Woods Hole Folk Orchestra
Rum & Onions XXXI Contras & Squares [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Tony Parkes, Rum & Onions
9:30p 9:30p
9:45p 9:45p 9:45p
10:00p Scottish Music Concert [E]: Entertainment
Boston Scottish Fiddle Club
Songs of Road and Rail [E]: Entertainment
Steve Suffet
Early Country Duets [E]: Entertainment
Matt Levine & Janine Smith
10:00p Historic Pub Songs [GB]: Group Participation, Beginner friendly
John Fitzhugh Millar
An ACE in Your Sleeve [TS]: Teaching featured, Some experience helpful
Bennett Hammond
10:00p
10:15p 10:15p 10:15p
10:30p Couple Dance Variety [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Gypsy Minor
Romanian Dance Party [NS]: No teaching provided, Some experience helpful
Pinewoods Band
HotContrasSweetWaltz [DS]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Some experience helpful
Bill Olson, Ti' Acadie
10:30p 10:30p
10:45p 10:45p 10:45p
11:00p 11:00p 11:00p
11:15p 11:15p 11:15p
11:30p Festival Closed for the Day 11:30p
  Middle School Rm. 103/104 Middle School Rm. 105/106 Middle School Rm. 108 Middle School Auditorium Stage Middle School Dance Hall High School Dance Hall High School Rm. 123   High School Rm. 125 High School Auditorium Stage High School Rm. 117 High School Rm. 176 High School Rm. 177 Main Entrance  

Rating Codes: B-Beginner C-Chat/Discussion D-Dancing (w. leader) E-Entertainment P-Presentation F-Family G-Group participation N-No teaching S-Some experience helpful T-Teaching X-Experienced

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