Melodic, vibrant, compelling music with a Celtic twist!
traditional new england dance music for contras, workshops, and concerts
with fiddler Randy Miller and friends,
including Bill Thomas, flute & uilleann pipes
Gordon Peery, piano
Roger Kahle, guitar
“We rarely get to hear well-played, driving, northern style dance music, and Celticladda is it.”
-Jeffrey Rovner, Chicago Barn Dance
“Celticladda's renditions are fresh and dynamic. Their mastery of contra art and craft on New Year's Eve
launched exhilarated North Bay dancers across the threshold of 2008 with a lasting dance high.”
-Reta Lockert, San Rafael, CA
2009 Schedule of dances, festivals, and performances
January 1. Lake City Contra Dance “First Day Dance,” Seattle, WA,
with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Adina Gordon, calling
January 2. Emerald City Contra Dance, Seattle, WA, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Adina Gordon calling
January 3. Special PCDC Dance, Portland, OR, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Adina Gordon calling
March 5. Old Farmer’s Ball, Swannanoa, NC, with Bill Thomas & Roger Kahle. Robbin Marcus calling
March 6. Chattahoochee Contra Dance, Atlanta, GA, with Bill Thomas & Roger Kahle. Cis Hinkle calling
March 7. River Falls Lodge, Marietta, SC, with Bill Thomas & Roger Kahle. Seth Tepfer calling
March 8. Special Advanced Dance, Atlanta, GA, with Bill Thomas & Roger Kahle. Diane Silver calling
May 10. Brattleboro, VT, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
May 17. Buhrmaster Barn Dance, Albany, NY, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Melanie Axel-Lute calling
July 26. Algonquin Island Dance, Toronto, CAN, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Adina Gordon calling
August 6. Rochester, NY, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
August 7-9. HOTAfest, Bradford, PA, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
September 12. Nelson, NH, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
September 18-20. Michigan Dance Heritage Fall Weekend, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
October 3. Branford (New Haven), CT, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
October 16. Ithaca, NY, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Ted Crane calling
October 17. Poughkeepsie, NY, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
October 22. NEFFA Thursday Contra, Scout House, Concord, MA, with Bill Thomas, Gordon Peery and special guest Stuart Kenney, with Robbin Marcus calling
November 21. Lenox, MA, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Robbin Marcus calling
December 31. 11th Annual New Year’s Eve Dance, West Hartford, CT, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
2010 Schedule of dances, festivals, and performances
April 9-11. Cascade Contras Dance Weekend, OR, with Bill Thomas and Gordon Peery
Click here to see Celticladda's past schedules - RIP
