Greetings, NEFFA community! We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for NEFFA 2022, our 78th year! The Festival will be held April 22-24, 2022. Application deadline is October 17,… (Continue Reading »)
Festival News
NEFFA 2022 Festival Site
After more than half a century of holding the NEFFA Festival in high school facilities (with a variety of schools and community halls before that), it is time for a change of… (Continue Reading »)
Neffa Video Collection
Online 2021 Festival videos are available! Online 2021 NEFFA Festival weekend session videos are now available. Not all sessions were recorded, for a variety of reasons, but we’re happy to share what… (Continue Reading »)
Festival T-shirts – Have you got one of these?
Click here to order 2021.
Next UP! Online Program for Feb. 28th
Tune in and enjoy as NEFFA comes to you, with live online events every month! Our February 28th online event will feature concert performances and demonstrations by… Peregrine Road (Karen Axelrod &… (Continue Reading »)
Our Online Programs Begin Nov. 22!
Tune in and enjoy as NEFFA comes to you, with live online events every month! Our inaugural online event will be this Sunday, 11/22, starting at 7pm, featuring concert performances by Diane… (Continue Reading »)
A very sad update about the NEFFA Festival
It seems like only days ago that we were sending out cheerful, optimistic email about the upcoming Festival. It really was just over a week ago that someone first said to me,… (Continue Reading »)
Harvard Magazine Interviewed NEFFA President, Janet Yeracaris, about the upcoming Festival.
This year’s New England Folk Festival (April 24-26 at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School) offers well over 200 dance and music events during a marathon 25 hours. The majority—like English and Scottish country… (Continue Reading »)
NEFFA heads to Club Passim!
Thanks to Passim for hosting NEFFA and our music community over the years. Please visit: https://www.passim.org/live-music/health/ Please support our performers! 2020 Tuesday March 17, 2020, 7:00 PM, $17 was cancelled. The year’s… (Continue Reading »)
2019 NEFFA T-Shirt Design
Festival T-shirts are only available for sale at the Festival. The 2019 T-shirt was designed by Angela Decarlis.
NEFFA 75th Contra Contest
Thanks to the many people who wrote contras for the Neffa 75th Diamond Anniversary Contra Choreography Contest. There were 21 entries, with only one repetition of title (Diamond Jubilee). Judges Bob Isaacs… (Continue Reading »)
The Great Woods Symphony Orchestra performs at NEFFA
It might be surprising to read that an orchestra will be performing at NEFFA this year. But folk music has always been of central importance to the classical tradition. European composers from… (Continue Reading »)