Festival News

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 »)

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 »)

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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 »)

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 »)

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 »)

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 »)

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 »)

Festival T-shirts are only available for sale at the Festival. The 2019 T-shirt was designed by Angela Decarlis.

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 »)

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 »)

Two weeks until the NEFFA preview concert at Club Passim (Sunday, March 25). Hear Joy Compass in one of their first-ever concert performances! And more great music from NEFFA performers! Club Passim,… (Continue Reading »)