NEFFA Festival - 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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9:00am

Morris & Sword Dancing -- Ha'Penny Morris, The Black Jokers, Charm City Rapper -- Main Entrance (1:00)

10:00am

Gender-free English -- Michael Cicone, Shandy Hall String Quartet -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Very Easy Contras -- Melanie Axel-Lute, Hat Trick -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Kids' Songs -- Jean Schwartz -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Scottish Concert -- Strathspey & Reel Society of NH -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Cross-Step Waltz -- Susan de Guardiola, Calliope -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Ballads Migrant -- Pamela Goddard & Colleen Cleveland -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Sing for Joy! -- Animaterra Women's Chorus -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Tone Deaf? You CAN Sing! -- Lorraine Hammond -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Contra Dancing: The Next Generation -- Brian Gallagher & Julia Nickles -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
5-Sring Banjo Workshop -- Bennett Hammond -- High School Room 188 (0:50)
Morris & Sword Dancing -- Banbury Cross Morris, Mulberry Morris, Candyrapper -- Main Entrance (1:00)

11:00am

Fluid Drive Contras -- George Marshall, Tim Van Egmond, Swallowtail -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Scandinavian Dance for Families -- Ginny Lee, Toby Weinberg -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Songs to Heal Our Planet -- Children's Music Network (New England Region) -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Concert -- The Fireside Stringband -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Romany Dances -- Leora Berns, Rakiya -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Maritime Songs -- Mark Ryer -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Waltz Melodies Jam -- Three Quarter Time -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
If U Like Ukulele Lady -- Evy Mayer -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
The Emergency Caller -- Dan Pearl -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
West African Drum and Dance -- Kekeli Drum & Dance Ensemble -- High School Room 188 (0:50)
Bookbinding: A new slant on an old craft -- Chena River Marblers -- High School Crafts Hall (1:00)
Morris & Sword Dancing -- Muddy River Morris, Bassett St. Hounds, No Apologies Rapper, Snicker Snack -- Main Entrance (1:00)

12:00no

Contra Medley -- Full Tilt, Medley I Callers -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:20)
Square Dancing 101 -- Dan Pearl, White Squall -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Revels Singing Games -- Revels Education & Outreach -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Mountain & Hammered Dulcimer Duets -- Lucy Joan Sollogub, Barbara Levine -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Contra Medley -- Major Mando, Medley II Callers -- High School Dance Hall (0:20)
"Classic" Folk Songs -- Jerry Epstein, David Jones -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
String, Wind & Reed Jam -- Drew Smith -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Wayfaring Stranger -- Outrageous Fortune -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Stewart's of Ullapool -- Howard T Glasser -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Jug Playing 101 -- Dan Dick & Friends -- High School Room 188 (0:50)
Morris & Sword Dancing -- New Haven Morris and Sword, Harrisville Morris Women, Cutting Edge -- Main Entrance (1:00)

12:30pm

Vintage Balkan -- Tom Roby, Clare Stanley, Tom Pixton -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Youth Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares -- Dan Black, Diane Silver -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

1:00pm

Family Folk Dance -- Regina Laskowski, Cambridge Folk Orchestra -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Sing Rounds! -- Joanne Hammil & Barb Siftar -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Honky Tonk Song Fest -- Planet Banjo -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
The Many Faces of Love -- Suzanne Mrozak & Friends -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Rise Up Singing -- Annie Patterson & Peter Blood -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Traveling On -- Robbie Wedeen -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Planning a Workshop -- Lisa Sieverts -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Boing! Mouth Harps -- Bob Wyttenbach -- High School Room 188 (0:50)
Choosing A Flute -- Ralph Sweet -- High School Crafts Hall (0:50)
Morris & Sword Dancing -- Red Herring Morris, Heartwood Morris, Half Moon Sword -- Main Entrance (1:00)

1:30pm

Hambo Workshop -- Eph Weiss, Wendy Ernst, Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Blazing Squares -- Ron Buchanan, Raise the Roof -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

2:00pm

Traditional New England Barn Dance -- Two Fiddles -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Stories that Rock -- Mark Binder -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Southern Mountain Music -- Ken Sweeney -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
G & R In Concert -- Pamela Goddard & Dave Ruch -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Children's Dance Performances -- Boston Chinese Folk and Classical Dance Troupe (China), Lithuanian School of Boston (Lithuania), Iskwelahang Pilipino (Philippines), Siroun Dancers (Armenia), Latvian Children's Folk Dance Group of Boston (Latvia), Academy of Serbian Folk Dancing (Serbia), Triveni Dancers (India), American Chinese Art Society Dance Studio (China) -- High School Auditorium (1:30)
Cece & Ruth Go Global -- Cece Borjeson & Ruth George -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Leadbelly's Songs -- Pete Kraemer -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Shape Note Workshop -- Glen Wright -- High School Room 188 (0:50)
Embellishing & Decorating Garments -- Dina Flockhart -- High School Crafts Hall (0:50)
Morris & Sword Dancing -- Westerly Morris, Vineyard Swordfish, Pocket Flyers -- Main Entrance (1:00)

2:30pm

Hands Six! Contras -- Bob Golder, Old New England -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Italian Village Dance -- Italian Village Music and Dance -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

3:00pm

Asymmetric Waltzes -- Lynn Baumeister, Ted Hodapp -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Songs of the Next World -- Woodwork -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Bluegrass Duets Old & New -- The Shaws -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Old Songs, New Songs -- Deb O'Hanlon & Peter Fischman -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Chanteyman's Life -- Chris Koldewey -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Introduction to Harmonica -- Allen Hopkins -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Turkish Village Music -- Turgay Ert�rk & Friends -- High School Room 188 (0:50)
Introduction to Weaving: The Human Loom -- Beth Parkes -- High School Crafts Hall (0:50)
Morris & Sword Dancing -- Green Mountain Morris, Jack in the Green Morris, Still River Sword -- Main Entrance (1:00)

3:30pm

Keen Contras -- Rick Mohr, Night Watch -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
International Folk Dance Party -- Panharmonium -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

4:00pm

Step (not so) Stately -- English Country Dance -- Michael Barraclough, Roberta Sutter and Friends -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Old West Mystique -- Lonesome Jack's Wild West Review & Horse Opera -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Carter Family Songs -- Parting the Waves -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
A Parcel of Songs -- Merle Roesler -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Croatian Songs -- Pajdashi -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Traditional Songs of NY State -- Dave Ruch -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Meet The Bagpipes -- Neal MacMillan -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Intervening Period -- David Diamond -- High School Room 188 (0:50)
Building a Rosette -- Alan Carruth -- High School Crafts Hall (1:00)
Morris & Sword Dancing -- Great Meadows Morris and Sword, Ring O' Bells Morris, Orion Longsword -- Main Entrance (1:00)

4:30pm

Open Waltzing -- Night Watch -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:20)
Big Phat American K-Lee -- Scott Higgs, The Big Phat American K-Lee Band -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

5:00pm

Croatian Dance Party -- Pajdashi -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Swingin' to Singin' -- Open Swing Dance -- Three Cats, Some Sax & a Drummer -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Beatles Sing Along -- Rocking Horse People -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Oldtime Tunes & Ballads -- Ralph Bodington -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Remembering Phil Ochs -- Joel Landy -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
English Folk Songs -- John Roberts -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
New Tunebook Singing -- Norumbega Harmony -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Story Swap -- Bruce Marcus -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Scandinavian Music -- St�mbandet -- High School Room 188 (0:50)
Morris & Sword Dancing -- Commonwealth Morris, Maple Leaf Morris, Scrambled Six Rapper -- Main Entrance (1:00)

5:30pm

Rum & Onions XXVIII Contras & Squares -- Ron Buchanan, Rum and Onions -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

6:00pm

Floricica Olteneasca -- Ed Abelson, Tom Pixton -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Civil War Dances -- Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, Calliope -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Yiddish Music Concert -- Rebecca Kaplan & Pete Rushefsky -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
New Orleans - 1908 -- The New New Orleans Jazz Band -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Grateful Dead Folk Roots -- Dave Ruch -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Dance Performances -- Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe of American Chinese Art Society (China), Germantown Country Dancers (England), Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, Inc. (Poland), Jhumka Dance Company (India), Samb�ris -- Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston (Lithuana), FiddleKicks Cloggers (Clogging), Igranka (Bulgaria), Dance Revelasian (China), Mladost (Bulgaria), Commonwealth Vintage Dancers (Vintage), New England's Norwegian Dancers (Norway), Tierra del Sol (Mexico), Igranka (Bulgaria), Marcie Van Cleave (as MC) -- High School Auditorium (2:50)
Nyckelharpa Smorgasbord -- Harpas Four -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Ballad Singer -- Colleen Cleveland -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Exquisite New Rounds -- Louise Brill & Friends -- High School Room 188 (0:50)

6:30pm

Favorite Singing Squares -- Tony Saletan, Square Roots -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

7:00pm

Balkan Dance Party! -- Druz(h)ina -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Scottish Country Dancing -- Evelyn Murray, The White Cockade -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Contra Tune Slow Jam -- Dave Miller & Chris Carpenter -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Lorraine and Bennett -- Lorraine & Bennett Hammond -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
1960s Greenwich Village -- Steve Suffet -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Effort-Less Fiddling -- Toby Weinberg -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Whistle While You Workshop -- P.g. Mulvaney -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Inspired by History -- Diane Taraz -- High School Room 188 (0:50)

7:30pm

Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares -- Ted Hodapp, Bev Bernbaum -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

8:00pm

Harmony in Motion -- English Country Dance -- Joanna Reiner, Scott Higgs, A Joyful Noise -- Middle School Dance Hall (1:20)
Balkan Gypsy Dance -- Rakiya -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Barbershop Harmony Chorus -- Sounds of Concord -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Songs of Dangerous Times -- The Short Sisters -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Stone Soup -- Suzanne Mrozak & Friends -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
When Everybody Do-si-doed -- Tony Parkes -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Parlor Songs - Sing Along -- Maury Stauffer, Richard Mungo -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Whaling & Sailing Songs -- The Graybeards -- High School Room 188 (0:50)

8:30pm

Ragtime Dance -- Michael Bergman, The New New Orleans Jazz Band -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

9:00pm

Swedish Couple Dances -- Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Unheard Tunes! -- Old New England -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
C, Shore, Above, Below -- Joy Bennett & Chris Koldewey -- Middle School Room 105/106 (1:00)
Songs My Old Man Sang -- Ridge Kennedy -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
South African Singing! -- Boston Harmony -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Soul of Scotland Fiddles -- Boston Scottish Fiddle Club -- High School Room 107 (0:50)
Voices from New France -- Les Bostonnaises -- High School Room 187 (0:50)
Folk Songs for All -- Folk Song Society of Greater Boston -- High School Room 188 (0:50)

9:30pm

Left Coast Contras -- Woody Lane, Three Cats and a Dog -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Balkan Dancing with Xopo -- Xopo -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)

10:00pm

Norwegian Telemark Dance -- Boston Spelemannslag -- Middle School Auditorium (0:35)
Dublin to Boston -- Lindsay, Mulvaney, Cavanaugh -- Middle School Room 103/104 (1:00)
OLD Singer-Songwriters -- Woodchucks' Revenge -- High School Room 125 (1:00)
Open Sea Music Singaround -- MIT Chantey Sing -- High School Auditorium (1:00)
Old-Time Potpourri -- Alan Friend & Bob Solosko -- High School Room 107 (1:00)
Songs of Struggle -- MacDougal Street Rent Party -- High School Room 187 (1:00)
Songs of the Seasons -- Michael O'Leary, Kate Chadbourne -- High School Room 188 (1:00)

10:30pm

Romanian Dance Party -- Pinewoods Band -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:05)
Many Happy Returns Contras -- Linda Leslie, The Moving Violations -- High School Dance Hall (1:00)

10:45pm

Folk Dance Party -- Cambridge Folk Orchestra -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:45)
Cajun Dance -- Jimmyjo & the Jumbol'ayuhs -- Middle School Auditorium (0:45)

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