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Folk Show Calendar 4.13.14

Monday, April 14

>>>Brendan Taaffe, solo concert, Friends Meeting House, 7:30, 42 Lebanon Street, Hanover, NH.www.brendantaaffe.com

Wednesday, April 16

>>>Magical Strings at Delrossi’s ~ Dublin, NH ~ 8:00pm ~ 603-563-7195 www.delrossis.com

>>>Long Time Courting at the Skye Theatre ~ South Carthage, ME ~ 7pm ~ www.necelticarts.com 207-562-4445

Friday, April 18

>>>Pierre Bensusan at Next Stage ~ Putney, VT ~ 7:30 PM ~ www.twilightmusic.org, 802-254-9276

>>>The Ballroom Thieves at the Music Hall ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.themusichall.org 603-436-2400

Saturday, April 19

>>>Buskin and Modern Man Trio at the New Moon Coffeehouse ~ Haverhill, MA ~ 8pm  ~ 978-459-5134 www.newmooncoffeehouse.org

>>>Cardigan Mountain Tradition at the Blazing Star Grange Hall ~ Danbury, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-768-5501

>>>Howie Newman at the Living Room Coffeehouse ~ Mason, NH ~ 8:30pm ~ 603-801-7430

>>>Bible Hill Boys, Chris O’Connor & Mike Bradley at the Spireside Coffeehouse ~ Dunbarton, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ 603-774-4601  

Sunday, April 20

>>>David Mallett at the Iron Horse ~ Northhampton, MA ~ 7pm ~ 413-586-8686

Monday, April 21

>>>Ward MacDonald & Friends at Acoustic Artisans ~ Congress St., Portland, ME ~ 7pm ~ http://acousticartisans.com

Wednesday, April 23

>>>Ward MacDonald & Friends at Skye Theatre ~  South Carthage, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-562-4445, www.necelticarts.com

Thursday, April 24

>>>Geoff Muldaur  at the Flying Goose Brew Pub ~ New London, NH ~ 8pm

Friday, April 25

>>>Tom Rush at the Peterborough Players Theater ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-827-2905, www.pfmsconcerts.org

                                                   Saturday, April 26

>>>Stone Church Arts and Post Oil Solutions join forces to present The Food Security Collaborative Benefit Concert with Lissa Schneckenburger, fiddler & folk singer, and Molly Gawler, dance maker 7:30 pm, Saturday, Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St., Bellows Falls, VT. Advance tickets available at www.stonechurcharts.org and Village Square Booksellers

Saturday, May 3

Memorial Service for Bob McQuillen: The "service" will be at ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH at 2pm, followed by a reception at the Monadnock Country Club on High St in Pbro from 4-8, followed by the Contra Dance at the Peterborough Town Hall at 7pm dedicated to Mac. At the reception and dance there will be lots of opportunities for playing and dancing and sharing of stories.

Dances

Note: Most dance locations require clean soft-soled shoes and do not allow street shoes. Partners not required.

Every Monday

 

>>>Contra dance at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH, 8PM, 603-827-3044 or www.monadnockfolk.org  Callers & musicians include Don Primrose, Jeffrey Petrovitch, Lisa Sieverts, Rich Hart, Bob McQuillen, Gordon Peery, Harvey Tolman, Lloyd Carr & Roger Treat

>>>Clogging  at Dance In Motion Dance Studio ~ Randolph, Vt. ~ 6:45 PM, workshop 6:00 PM ~ 802-522-2935, Greenmtnclogger@aol.com

 

Every Wednesday

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w Loren Wright leading at The Church of the Good Shepherd ~ Nashua, NH ~ 7:00 PM ~ 603-891-2331 or nashuascd@comcast.net

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w Bernard McGrath leading at The Westminster Center School ~ Westminster, Vt ~ 7:30 PM ~ 603-352-9371 or 802-463-3078

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w John Bartholomew leading, Bill Tobin and Gary Apfel at The Town Hall ~ Fairlee, Vt. ~ 7:00 PM ~ 603-353-4647 or GaryApfel@MyBluelight.com

Every Friday

>>>Scottish Country Dance at The Community Parish House ~ Greenland, NH ~ 8:00 PM ~ 603-773-9795 or ljstravel@attibi.com

>>>Scottish Dance /w Bill Tobin leading at The Town Hall ~ Lancaster, NH ~ 7:30 PM ~ 802-751-7671 or 1btobin@together.net

 

Every Sunday

>>>Circle Dance at Neskaya ~ Franconia, NH ~ 3:30pm ~ www.neskaya.com  603-823-5828

                                                                    Friday, May 2

>>>Jim Rooney, reading from his book In it for the Long Run, A Musical Odyssey, Coolidge Hotel Salon Series, White River Jct, VT, 6pm, reading/gig w/Pat Alger & Colin McCaffrey (will be selling/signing books)

>>>Random Acts of Harmony, Sunapee Coffeehouse, 7 p.m. www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org

Friday, April 18

>>>Mill City Contradance at the Waumbec Mill, Manchester, NH, Beginners workshop 7:30Pm, dance, 8PM, 603-595-4484 or plizotte@rivier.edu

>>> Contradance  at the Town Hall, Warner, NH, 7:30PM, 603-456-3098

>>>Contra w/ Chip Hedler, David Carpenter & David van Houten at the Town Hall ~ Franconia, NH ~ www.thedancegypsy.com

Saturday, April 19

>>>Contradance w/ Rebecca Lay at the Capital City Grange, Montpelier, VT, 8pm, 802-744-6163, www.capitalcitygrange.org/contradances

>>>Contradance at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany, NH, 7:30 PM, No partner needed. (603)447-2295, 207-625-2039

>>>Contradance  at the East Concord Community Center, Concord, NH, 8pm, 603-225-4917 , emaildwh@nhvt.net , website: http://homepage.nhvt.net/dwh/contra.htm

Sunday, April 20

>>>English Country Dance at the Town Hall ~ Dublin, NH ~ 2pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org  603-209-3304

Thursday, April 24

>>>Circle Dancing  at 7:30 p.m. at the Milford Unitarian Church . Every dance is taught and beginners are welcome. No partners needed. Contact is Mary Kuhn and her phone number is 603-487-2732. Email maryfloyd@mfire.com

Friday, April 25

>>>Contradance w/ David Kaynor & The Greenfield Dance Band at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-367-9380 or www.davidkaynor.com

>>>Sacred Circle Dance at the Portsmouth Center for Yoga & the Arts, Portsmouth, NH, 7 PM, amyla44@juno.com  603-664-2796

>>>Scottish Country Dance at The Unitarian Church ~ Keene, NH ~ 7:30 PM ~ 603-352-3237 or tantrim@keene.edu not in June, July, or August

>>>Mad Robin Contradance at the First Congregational Church ~ Burlington, VT ~ 8pm ~ www.madrobincallers.org  www.thedancegypsy.com

>>>Contradance w/ Frank Woodward, Rich Hart & The Milford Musicians at the Town Hall ~ Milford, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-487-2480 

Saturday, April 26

>>>Contradance w/ Cuckoo’s Nest, Various callers, Tracy Hall, Norwich, VT., 8 PM,(All Dances are taught, beginners welcome clean, soft-soled shoes required, 802-785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu

>>>Contradance w/ Marcie Van Cleave  & Jump Start at the Town Hall ~ Kingston, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-772-5355, 603-679-5448

>>>Contrdance for GALA (Global Awareness Local Action) at the Town Hall ~ Ossipee, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-539-6460 www.galacommunity.org

>>>Contradance at the Town Hall, Warner, NH, Beginners Class: 7:30 PM, Dance: 8pm PM

Sunday, April 27

>>>Contradance  at the Stone Church ~ Brattleboro, VT  ~ 7:30pm ~ www.brattcontra.org  802-257-9234

Saturday, May 3

Memorial Service for Bob McQuillen: The "service" will be at ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH at 2pm, followed by a reception at the Monadnock Country Club on High St in Pbro from 4-8, followed by the Contra Dance at the Peterborough Town Hall at 7pm dedicated to Mac. At the reception and dance there will be lots of opportunities for playing and dancing and sharing of stories.

Kate has been hosting The Folk Show since 1995. In addition to her studio work, Kate emcees festivals and concerts throughout the Northeast.
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