NEFFA Festival Grid - Saturday April 26, 2008

Note: This was the listing for the now-concluded 2008 Festival. The events for the 2009 Festival will be put here in February 2009

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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 M-Mixed level N-No teaching [S]-Some experience helpful T-Teaching X-Experienced

  Middle School Dance Hall Middle School Auditorium Middle School Room 103/104 Middle School Room 105/106 High School Dance Hall High School Room 125   High School Auditorium High School Room 107 High School Room 187 High School Room 188 High School Crafts Hall Main Entrance  
9:00a





9:00a




Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
Ha'Penny, The Black Jokers, Charm City Rapper
9:00a
9:15a 9:15a 9:15a
9:30a 9:30a 9:30a
9:45a 9:45a 9:45a
10:00a Gender-free English [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Michael Cicone, Shandy Hall String Quartet
Very Easy Contras [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Melanie Axel-Lute, Hat Trick
Kids' Songs [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Jean Schwartz
Scottish Concert [E]: Entertainment
Strathspey & Reel Society of NH
Cross-Step Waltz [TM]: Teaching featured, Mixed Level
Susan de Guardiola, Calliope
Ballads Migrant [E]: Entertainment
Pamela Goddard & Colleen Cleveland
10:00a Sing for Joy! [G]: Group Participation
Animaterra Women's Chorus
Tone Deaf? You CAN Sing! [TM]: Teaching featured, Mixed Level
Lorraine Hammond
Contra Dancing: The Next Generation [C]: Chat/Discussion
Brian Gallagher & Julia Nickles
5-Sring Banjo Workshop [TM]: Teaching featured, Mixed Level
Bennett Hammond
Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
Banbury Cross, Mulberry, Candyrapper
10:00a
10:15a 10:15a 10:15a
10:30a 10:30a 10:30a
10:45a 10:45a 10:45a
11:00a Fluid Drive Contras [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
George Marshall, Tim Van Egmond, Swallowtail
Scandinavian Dance for Families [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented
Ginny Lee, Toby Weinberg
Songs to Heal Our Planet [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Children's Music Network (New England Region)
Concert [E]: Entertainment
The Fireside Stringband
Romany Dances [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Leora Berns, Rakiya
Maritime Songs [GM]: Group Participation, Mixed Level
Mark Ryer
11:00a Waltz Melodies Jam [GM]: Group Participation, Mixed Level
Three Quarter Time
If U Like Ukulele Lady [G]: Group Participation
Evy Mayer
The Emergency Caller [C]: Chat/Discussion
Dan Pearl
West African Drum and Dance [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Kekeli Drum & Dance Ensemble
Bookbinding: A new slant on an old craft [P]: Presentation
Chena River Marblers
Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
Muddy River, Bassett St. Hounds, No Apologies Rapper, Snicker Snack
11:00a
11:15a 11:15a 11:15a
11:30a 11:30a 11:30a
11:45a 11:45a 11:45a
12:00p Contra Medley [NX]: No teaching provided, Experienced
Full Tilt, Medley I Callers
Square Dancing 101 [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Dan Pearl, White Squall
Revels Singing Games [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Revels Education & Outreach
Mountain & Hammered Dulcimer Duets [E]: Entertainment
Lucy Joan Sollogub, Barbara Levine
Contra Medley [NX]: No teaching provided, Experienced
Major Mando, Medley II Callers
"Classic" Folk Songs [E]: Entertainment
Jerry Epstein, David Jones
12:00p String, Wind & Reed Jam [G]: Group Participation
Drew Smith
Wayfaring Stranger [E]: Entertainment
Outrageous Fortune
Stewart's of Ullapool [P]: Presentation
Howard T Glasser
Jug Playing 101 [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Dan Dick & Friends
Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
New Haven, Harrisville, Cutting Edge
12:00p
12:15p 12:15p 12:15p
12:30p Vintage Balkan [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Tom Roby, Tom Pixton
Youth Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Dan Black, Diane Silver
12:30p 12:30p
12:45p 12:45p 12:45p
1:00p Family Folk Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented
Regina Laskowski, Cambridge Folk Orchestra
Sing Rounds! [G]: Group Participation
Joanne Hammil & Barb Siftar
Honky Tonk Song Fest [G]: Group Participation
Planet Banjo
The Many Faces of Love [E]: Entertainment
Suzanne Mrozak & Friends
1:00p Rise Up Singing [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Annie Patterson & Peter Blood
Traveling On [E]: Entertainment
Robbie Wedeen
Planning a Workshop [C]: Chat/Discussion
Lisa Sieverts
Boing! Mouth Harps [P]: Presentation
Bob Wyttenbach
Choosing A Flute [P]: Presentation
Ralph Sweet
Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
Red Herring, Heartwood, Half Moon Sword
1:00p
1:15p 1:15p 1:15p
1:30p Hambo Workshop [DB]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Beginner friendly
Eph Weiss, Wendy Ernst, Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends
Blazing Squares [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Ron Buchanan, Raise the Roof
1:30p 1:30p
1:45p 1:45p 1:45p
2:00p Traditional New England Barn Dance [DF]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Family-oriented
Two Fiddles
Stories that Rock [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Mark Binder
Southern Mountain Music [E]: Entertainment
Ken Sweeney
G & R In Concert [E]: Entertainment
Pamela Goddard & Dave Ruch
2:00p Children's Dance Performances [E]: Entertainment
China, Lithuania, Philippines, Armenia, Latvia, Serbia, India, China
Cece & Ruth Go Global [E]: Entertainment
Cece Borjeson & Ruth George
Leadbelly's Songs [G]: Group Participation
Pete Kraemer
Shape Note Workshop [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Glen Wright
Embellishing & Decorating Garments [P]: Presentation
Dina Flockhart
Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
Westerly, Vineyard Swordfish, Pocket Flyers
2:00p
2:15p 2:15p 2:15p
2:30p Hands Six! Contras [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Bob Golder, Old New England
Italian Village Dance [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Italian Village Music and Dance
2:30p 2:30p
2:45p 2:45p 2:45p
3:00p Asymmetric Waltzes [TM]: Teaching featured, Mixed Level
Lynn Baumeister, Ted Hodapp
Songs of the Next World [E]: Entertainment
Woodwork
Bluegrass Duets Old & New [E]: Entertainment
The Shaws
Old Songs, New Songs [E]: Entertainment
Deb O'Hanlon & Peter Fischman
3:00p Chanteyman's Life [E]: Entertainment
Chris Koldewey
Introduction to Harmonica [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Allen Hopkins
Turkish Village Music [E]: Entertainment
Turgay Ertürk & Friends
Introduction to Weaving: The Human Loom [P]: Presentation
Beth Parkes
Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
Green Mountain, Jack in the Green, Still River Sword
3:00p
3:15p 3:15p 3:15p
3:30p Keen Contras [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Rick Mohr, Night Watch
International Folk Dance Party [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Panharmonium
3:30p [E]: Entertainment 3:30p
3:45p 3:45p 3:45p
4:00p Step (not so) Stately -- English Country Dance [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Michael Barraclough, Roberta Sutter and Friends
Old West Mystique [EF]: Entertainment, Family-oriented
Lonesome Jack's Wild West Review & Horse Opera
Carter Family Songs [G]: Group Participation
Parting the Waves
A Parcel of Songs [E]: Entertainment
Merle Roesler
4:00p Croatian Songs [G]: Group Participation
Pajdashi
Traditional Songs of NY State [E]: Entertainment
Dave Ruch
Meet The Bagpipes [P]: Presentation
Neal MacMillan
Intervening Period [E]: Entertainment
David Diamond
Building a Rosette [P]: Presentation
Alan Carruth
Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
Great Meadows, Ring O' Bells, Orion Longsword
4:00p
4:15p 4:15p 4:15p
4:30p Open Waltzing [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Night Watch
Big Phat American K-Lee [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Scott Higgs, The Big Phat American K-Lee Band
4:30p 4:30p
4:45p 4:45p 4:45p
5:00p Croatian Dance Party [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Pajdashi
Swingin' to Singin' -- Open Swing Dance [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Three Cats, Some Sax & a Drummer
Beatles Sing Along [GF]: Group Participation, Family-oriented
Rocking Horse People
Oldtime Tunes & Ballads [E]: Entertainment
Ralph Bodington
Remembering Phil Ochs [E]: Entertainment
Joel Landy
5:00p English Folk Songs [E]: Entertainment
John Roberts
New Tunebook Singing [GM]: Group Participation, Mixed Level
Norumbega Harmony
Story Swap [GM]: Group Participation, Mixed Level
Bruce Marcus
Scandinavian Music [E]: Entertainment
Stämbandet
Morris & Sword Dancing [E]: Entertainment
Commonwealth, Maple Leaf, Scrambled Six Rapper
5:00p
5:15p 5:15p 5:15p
5:30p Rum & Onions XXVIII Contras & Squares [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Ron Buchanan, Rum and Onions
5:30p 5:30p
5:45p 5:45p 5:45p
6:00p Floricica Olteneasca [TX]: Teaching featured, Experienced
Ed Abelson, Tom Pixton
Civil War Dances [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, Calliope
Yiddish Music Concert [E]: Entertainment
Rebecca Kaplan & Pete Rushefsky
New Orleans - 1908 [E]: Entertainment
The New New Orleans Jazz Band
Grateful Dead Folk Roots [E]: Entertainment
Dave Ruch
6:00p Dance Performances [E]: Entertainment
China, England, Poland, India, Lithuana, Clogging, Bulgaria, China, Bulgaria, Vintage, Norway, Mexico, Bulgaria, Marcie Van Cleave MC
Nyckelharpa Smorgasbord [E]: Entertainment
Harpas Four
Ballad Singer [E]: Entertainment
Colleen Cleveland
Exquisite New Rounds [TM]: Teaching featured, Mixed Level
Louise Brill & Friends
6:00p
6:15p 6:15p 6:15p
6:30p Favorite Singing Squares [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Tony Saletan, Square Roots
6:30p 6:30p
6:45p 6:45p 6:45p
7:00p Balkan Dance Party! [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Druz(h)ina
Scottish Country Dancing [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Evelyn Murray, The White Cockade
Contra Tune Slow Jam [GM]: Group Participation, Mixed Level
Dave Miller & Chris Carpenter
Lorraine and Bennett [E]: Entertainment
Lorraine & Bennett Hammond
1960s Greenwich Village [E]: Entertainment
Steve Suffet
7:00p Effort-Less Fiddling [TM]: Teaching featured, Mixed Level
Toby Weinberg
Whistle While You Workshop [TB]: Teaching featured, Beginner friendly
P.g. Mulvaney
Inspired by History [E]: Entertainment
Diane Taraz
7:00p
7:15p 7:15p 7:15p
7:30p Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Ted Hodapp, Bev Bernbaum
7:30p 7:30p
7:45p 7:45p 7:45p
8:00p Harmony in Motion -- English Country Dance [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Joanna Reiner, Scott Higgs, A Joyful Noise
Balkan Gypsy Dance [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Rakiya
Barbershop Harmony Chorus [G]: Group Participation
Sounds of Concord
Songs of Dangerous Times [E]: Entertainment
The Short Sisters
Stone Soup [E]: Entertainment
Suzanne Mrozak & Friends
8:00p When Everybody Do-si-doed [P]: Presentation
Tony Parkes
Parlor Songs - Sing Along [G]: Group Participation
Maury Stauffer, Richard Mungo
Whaling & Sailing Songs [E]: Entertainment
The Graybeards
8:00p
8:15p 8:15p 8:15p
8:30p Ragtime Dance [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Michael Bergman, The New New Orleans Jazz Band
8:30p 8:30p
8:45p 8:45p 8:45p
9:00p Swedish Couple Dances [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends
Unheard Tunes! [E]: Entertainment
Old New England
C, Shore, Above, Below [E]: Entertainment
Joy Bennett & Chris Koldewey
Songs My Old Man Sang [G]: Group Participation
Ridge Kennedy
9:00p South African Singing! [TM]: Teaching featured, Mixed Level
Boston Harmony
Soul of Scotland Fiddles [E]: Entertainment
Boston Scottish Fiddle Club
Voices from New France [E]: Entertainment
Les Bostonnaises
Folk Songs for All [GM]: Group Participation, Mixed Level
Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
9:00p
9:15p 9:15p 9:15p
9:30p Left Coast Contras [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Woody Lane, Three Cats and a Dog
Balkan Dancing with Xopo [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Xopo
9:30p 9:30p
9:45p 9:45p 9:45p
10:00p Norwegian Telemark Dance [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Boston Spelemannslag
Dublin to Boston [E]: Entertainment
Lindsay, Mulvaney, Cavanaugh
OLD Singer-Songwriters [E]: Entertainment
Woodchucks' Revenge
10:00p Open Sea Music Singaround [G]: Group Participation
MIT Chantey Sing
Old-Time Potpourri [E]: Entertainment
Alan Friend & Bob Solosko
Songs of Struggle [G]: Group Participation
MacDougal Street Rent Party
Songs of the Seasons [E]: Entertainment
Michael O'Leary, Kate Chadbourne
10:00p
10:15p 10:15p 10:15p
10:30p Romanian Dance Party [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Pinewoods Band
Many Happy Returns Contras [DM]: Participatory Dancing [with a leader], Mixed Level
Linda Leslie, The Moving Violations
10:30p 10:30p
10:45p Folk Dance Party [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Cambridge Folk Orchestra
Cajun Dance [NM]: No teaching provided, Mixed Level
Jimmyjo & the Jumbol'ayuhs
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 Dance Hall Middle School Auditorium Middle School Room 103/104 Middle School Room 105/106 High School Dance Hall High School Room 125   High School Auditorium High School Room 107 High School Room 187 High School Room 188 High School Crafts Hall Main Entrance  

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

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New England Folk Festival Association.