2010 Schedule - it’s history!
January 10. Rivermead Retirement Home, Peterborough, NH, concert open to the public
January 16-18. 12th Annual Wild & Wonderful Dance Weekend, Elkins, WV
March 6. Peterborough Town House (NH) contra dance with caller Lisa Sieverts
March 17. St. Patrick’s Day concert, Harlow’s Pub, Peterborough, NH, with Spencer Peery; 7:00 pm
April 9-11. Cascade Contras Dance Weekend, Eugene, OR
October 16. Lenox (MA) contra dance with caller Susan Petrick
2009 Schedule
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 18. The Well Sweep Gallery, Hillsborough, NH, concert with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
July 24. House Concert, Toronto.
July 25. Mostly Waltz Dance, Dovercourt House, Toronto.
July 26. 13th Annual Toronto Island Contra Dance, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Adina Gordon calling
August 6. Rochester, NY, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Nancy Spero calling
August 7-9. HOTAfest, Bradford, PA, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery
September 12. Nelson, NH, with David Cantieni & Gordon Peery. Adina Gordon calling
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. House concert/potluck supper/contra dance
October 18. Poughkeepsie, NY, musician’s workshop
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
November 28. Pierce’s Hall, East Putney, VT, with Roger Kahle and special guests Jake Grieco on flute and Ross Kahle on bodhran & banjo.
December 31. 11th Annual New Year’s Eve Dance, West Hartford, CT, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Donna Hunt calling
2008 Schedule
February 29. Albany, NY, with Jon Greene calling
March 21. Greenfield, MA, Guiding Star Grange, with Susie Kendig callin
April 11. Pittsburgh, PA, Ron Buchanan calling
April 12. Advanced Dance, Cleveland, OH, Kenny Wilson calling
April 13. Waltz Dance, Cleveland, OH
April 14. Cincinnati, OH, Mike White calling
April 22. MIT Contra Dance, Cambridge, MA, Tony Saletan calling
April 25. Syracuse, NY, with Bob Nicholson calling
April 26. Madison Hall, Morrisville, NY, with Nancy Spero calling
May 24. Norwich, VT, with special guest Ralph Gordon on bass. Chris Weiler calling
May 25. Memorial Day Dawn Dance, Brattleboro, VT, with Ralph Gordon, bass. Will Mentor calling
July 5. Day of Dance, Jonesborough, TN, with Diane Silver calling
July 7. Asheville, NC
July 8. Winston-Salem, NC
July 11. Smithtown, NY, Brush Barn, with Jeff Petrovitch calling
July 12. Greenwich, CT, Round Hill, with Kathryn Wedderburn calling
July 17. Rochester, NY, with David Smukler, calling
July 18. Ithaca, NY, with Kathryn Wedderburn (pre-dance music workshop)
July 19. Buffalo, NY, with Kathryn Wedderburn (pre-dance music workshop)
July 20. Buhrmaster Barn Dance, Colonie, NY, with Peter Stix calling
September 5. San Diego, CA, with Susie Kendig calling
September 6. Brentwood (Los Angeles), with Jeff Spero calling
September 7. Santa Barbara, CA, with Jeff Spero calling
October 9. NEFFA Thursday Contras, Scout House, Concord, MA, with Chris Weiler calling, special guest Stuart Kenney, bass
October 10. The Dance Flurry Organization’s Albany (NY) Contradance,
October 11. Nelson, NH, with Jeff Petrovitch calling
October 24. Nashville, TN, with Emma Rushton calling
October 25. Chattanooga, TN, with Jane Ewing calling
October 27. Knoxville, TN, with Nils Fredland calling
November 7. Urbana, IL, with Adina Gordon calling; Dance Band Workshop 6:30 pm
November 8. St. Louis, MO, Adina Gordon calling
November 9. University of Chicago, free concert
November 10. Chicago Barn Dance, Adina Gordon calling
November 12. Bloomington, IN, Adina Gordon calling
November 14. Ann Arbor, MI, Special Dance, Adina Gordon calling
November 15. Lansing, MI, Adina Gordon calling
December 31. New Year’s Eve Dance, Tacoma, WA, with Bill Thomas & Gordon Peery. Adina Gordon, calling
2007 Schedule
March 16. Denver, CO, with Adina Gordon, calling
March 17. Fort Collins, CO, Adina Gordon, calling
March 18. Boulder, CO, Adina Gordon, calling. 2:00-5:00
April 5. NEFFA Thursday Night Contra Dance, Scout House, Concord, MA. Barb Kirchner, calling
April 6. House concert, Portsmouth, NH
April 7. Peterborough, NH. Steve Zakon-Anderson
April 8. Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, hall restoration benefit, David Kaynor, calling, 3-6:00
April 13. Burlington, VT, Queen City Contra Dance with Chris Weiler, calling
April 14. Gilmanton, NH. Sue Hunt, calling
April 20. House concert, Concord, NH
April 21. 63rd NEFFA Festival, Mansfield, MA, Bob Golder, calling. Concert performance 3:00
May 4. Cooperstown, NY, with Lausanne Allen, calling
May 5. Montpelier, VT, Lausanne Allen, calling
May 20. Powder Mill Barn, Enfield, CT. Ralph Sweet, calling
June 8. Smithtown (NY) Brush Barn Dance with Barb Kirchner, calling
June 9. Round Hill, Greenwich, CT, Barb Kirchner, calling. Experienced dancers 4:00-6:00, regular dance 8:00
August 10-12. Heart of the Alleghenies Festival, Bradford, PA. Bob Nicholson, calling
August 31. Ward Rafters House Concert, O'ahu, Hawaii.
September 1. O'ahu, Hawaii. First Saturday Contra with Adina ordon, calling. Afternoon music workshop
September 2. Big Island (HI) Labor Day Dance, Adina Gordon, calling
September 3. Big Island, HI, music workshop
September 7. Petaluma, CA. Randy and Eric with guest Ralph Gordon on bass. Adina Gordon, calling
September 8. San Rafael, CA. Randy, Eric, and Ralph Gordon. Adina Gordon, calling
September 14. Manchester, NH, Randy and Bill Zecker, with Alice Morris, calling
September 15. Greenfield, MA, Randy with Sue Conger, a fiddle tribute to John Putnam, 19th c. African-American fiddler and caller
October 6. New Haven, CT. Tony Parkes, calling
October 11. Rochester, NY. Bob Nicholson, calling
October 12. Ithaca, NY. Afternoon Musicians' Workshop followed by evening contra, Ted Crane calling
October 13. Binghamton, NY. Bob Nicholson, calling
October 15. Nelson, NH. Randy with Lloyd Carr and Hilliare Wilder.
October 20. East Concord, NH. Randy with Gordon Peery. Sylvia Miskoe, calling
October 27. Norwich, VT. Family Dance followed by contradance. Randy with Jim Fownes and Rick Barrows.
November 10. Nelson, NH, Randy with Gordon Peery and David Kaynor. Jeff Petrovitch, calling
November 23. Tinmouth, VT, Randy with Brendan Taaffe
November 28. Portland, OR, with Adina Gordon, calling
November 29. Lake City Dance, Seattle, WA, Adina Gordon, calling
November 30. Emerald City Dance, Seattle, WA, Adina Gordon, calling
December 1. Portland, OR, musicians’ workshop for melody, guitar and piano players, 1-3 pm.
December 1. Corvallis, OR, Adina Gordon, calling
December 2. Tacoma, WA, contra dance to benefit Emergency Food Network, Adina Gordon, calling
December 4. Seattle, WA, musicians' workshop at Dusty Strings Music Shop
December 7. Keene, NH, Family Contradance. Randy with Gordon Peery, calling by Kathy Torrey
December 29. Santa Rosa, CA, with Susie Kendig, calling
December 30. Monterey, CA, Susie Kendig, calling
December 31. NEW YEAR'S EVE Dance, San Rafael, CA, Susie Kendig, calling
2006 Schedule
August 31. Chesterfield, NH, with Dedo Norris. Jeff Petrovitch, calling
September 15-17. Star Hampshire Traditional Music & Dance Weekend, Isles of Shoals, with Dedo Norris. Chris Ricciotti, calling
September 30. Santa Rosa, CA. Charlie Fenton, calling
October 19. Rochester, NY. Bob Nicholson, calling
October 20. Geneseo State College, NY, ethnomusicology class presentation
October 20. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, with Laurie Hartt and the Contradictions
October 21-22. Phylla Mae Dance Weekend, Syracuse, NY. Sue Rosen and Bob Nicholson, calling
October 30. Chicago Barn Dance - Halloween costume dance. Tom Senior, calling
October 31. Indianapolis, IN, with David Ernst, calling
November 1. Bloomington, IN, with David Ernst, calling
November 2. Bloomington, IN, gathering at Sam Bartlett's
November 3. Urbana, IL, with Scott Meyer, calling
November 4. University of Chicago: musicians' workshop, 3-5 pm, followed by evening contra dance with Lisa Ornstein, calling
November 16. Old Farmer's Ball, Swannanoa, NC, with Adina Gordon, calling
November 17. Charlottesville, VA, with Gaye Fifer, calling
November 18. Staunton, VA. Brad Sayler, calling
November 25. Acworth, NH, Randy with Bob McQuillen. Don Primrose, calling
