Contra Dance / Contradance Links for
Festivals, Camps, and Weekends
By Date | By Location | By
Name
The following is a list of festivals, camps, and weekend aka
"Special Events" that include contradancing. I have tried to be as
inclusive as possible resulting in a list that includes events that
have an hour-long contradance to ones that emphasize contra dances
for a week (and you can see the non-dance related events that do have
contra dancing at some point). Many of these events are also listed
on the individual regional pages, but not always, especially if the
contra dancing is of a tertiary nature. As always, corrections,
additions, and deletions are welcome. I do recommend checking Dance Gypsy for more
information for many of the events listed below. In addition, that
web site covers events that do not include contradancing and ones
that do not have web sites. Sites are checked about every eight to
ten weeks for updated information so you are always advised to check
the site rather than rely on the information here.
The Future
July 2010
- July 18-25, 2010 Grand Bal de l'Europe - Gennetines Location: Gennetines, France Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- July 21-25, 2010 Festival Memoire et Racines Location: Joliette, Quebec Caller(s): Jean- Francois Berthiaume, Ya‘lle Azoulay, Vikki Armstrong; Band(s)/Musician(s): Revellions!, Daniel et Louis-Simon Lemieux w/ Paul Marchand, Laurie Hart et Paul Marchand
- July 22-25, 2010 Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance Location: Trumansburg, New York Caller(s): Karen Casey Carr; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dead Sea Squirrels (Craig Edwards, Cathy Mason, Henry Yoshimura)
- July 22-25, 2010 Stratham Fair Location: Stratham, New Hampshire Caller(s): No dance listed for 2010; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance listed for 2010
- July 23-25, 2010 Cranberry Dulcimer Gathering Location: Rensselaerville , New York Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- July 23-25, 2010 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Location: Hillsdale, New York Caller(s): Beth Molaro, George Marshall, Kathryn Wedderburn, Paul Rosenberg, Ralph Sweet; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Andrew and Noah Band, Big Bandemonium, The Clayfoot Strutters, Giant Robot Dance, Notorious
- July 23-25, 2010 Lowell Folk Festival Location: Lowell, Massachusetts Caller(s): Contras in 2010?; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contras in 2010?
- July 24-30, 2010 BC Fiddle 'Treat Location: Gavin Lake, British Columbia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Gordon Stobbe, JJ Guy, Patti Lamoureux, Alex Lamoureaux, Leo Ready, Calvin Vollrath and others
- July 24-31, 2010 CDSS: Pinewoods: Folk Music Week Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Carl Jones, Beverly Smith, Erica Morse and others
- July 25, 2010 Toronto Island Summer Contra Dance Location: Toronto Island, Ontario Caller(s): Tom Calwell and Myra Hirschberg; Band(s)/Musician(s): Murphy's Law
- July 25-31, 2010 Ashokan Northern Week Location: Ashokan, New York Caller(s): Nils Fredland, David Kaynor and Susan Kevra; Band(s)/Musician(s): Laurie Andres, Martine Billette, Nils Fredland, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Jesse Hazzard-Watkins, Peter Puma Hedlund, Philippe Jette, John Krumm, Molly Mason, Bob McQuillen, Owen Morrison, Lisa Ornstein, Anna Patton, Bruce Sagan, Jay Ungar, Noah VanNorstrand and Cathie Whitesides
- July 25-31, 2010 Swannanoa Gathering Guitar Week Location: Asheville, North Carolina Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Al Petteway, Tony McManus, Robin Bullock and many others
- July 25-August 1, 2010 Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp Week Location: Winter Park, Colorado Caller(s): Larry Edelman; Band(s)/Musician(s): Randal Bays, Matt Brown, Dennis Cahill, Abby Newton, Grey Larsen, Larry Edelman, Topher Gayle and others
- July 29-31, 2010 Canadian Square and Round Dance Convention 2010 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- July 30-31, 2010 Champlain Valley Festival Location: Ferrisburgh, Vermont Caller(s): Adina Gordon, Will Mentor and Ralph Sweet; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- July 30-August 1, 2010 Mill Race Festival Location: Cambridge, Ontario Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- July 30-August 1, 2010 Ghost Town Chill Down Location: Jerome, Arizona Caller(s): Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): Perpetual e-Motion and The Groovemongers
- July 30-August 6, 2010 Sidmouth Folk Week Location: Sidmouth, England Caller(s): Geoff Cubitt, Mike Courthold, Adam Hughes, Michael Barraclough; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Old Friends Band, Stick Shift, The Watch
- July 30-August 7, 2010 Lark Camp Location: Mendocino Woodlands, California Caller(s): Erik Hoffman; Band(s)/Musician(s): Chris Knepper and others
- July 31, 2010 Royal Flying Doctors Benefit Contra Dance Location: Granville, Australia Caller(s): This dance no longer is listed; Band(s)/Musician(s): This dance no longer is listed
- July 31-August 7, 2010 CDSS: Ogontz: Family Week Location: Ogontz, New Hampshire Caller(s): Andy Davis, Brad Foster, Sue Rosen and others; Band(s)/Musician(s): David Cantieni, lyida ievins, Jonathan Jense, Ann Percival, Bruce Rosen, George Wilson and others
- July 31-August 8, 2010 Northern Maine Agricultural Fair & Music Festival Location: Presque Isle, Maine Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
August 2010
- August 1-6, 2010 Augusta Heritage: Bluegrass and Swing Week Location: Elkins, West Virginia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): John Rossbach, Alexander Mitchell, Ralph Gordon and others
- August 2-15, 2010 Schoodic Arts Festival Location: Winter Harbor, Maine Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Sheep Island Rovers
- August 3-7, 2010 Alaska Traditional Music Camp Location: Chugiak, Alaska Caller(s): No camp in 2010; Band(s)/Musician(s): These dates serve as placeholders
- August 5-8, 2010 La Grande Rencontre Location: Montreal, Quebec Caller(s): Gerard Morin and Michael Payer; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 5-8, 2010 Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Gordon Stobbe and Greg Simm
- August 6-8, 2010 Wisconsin Square & Round Dance Convention Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 6-8, 2010 Dublin Irish Festival Location: Dublin, Ohio Caller(s): Kate Power; Band(s)/Musician(s): Changeling
- August 6-8, 2010 Pickathon (Squares) Location: Happy Valley, Oregon Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Foghorn Stringband
- August 6-8, 2010 Camp Damp Location: Juneau, Alaska Caller(s): Carol Piening; Band(s)/Musician(s): Les Trois Capitaines (Clyde Curley, Devon Leger, Eric Schlorff)
- August 6-9, 2010 Orcas Summer Camp Location: Orcas Island, Washington Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
- August 6-13, 2010 Grand Bal de l'Europe - Saint-Gervais Location: Saint-Gervais, France Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 7, 2010 Dance in the Middle Location: Grove City, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Nils Fredland, Carol Kopp and Dale Shirer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Amarills, Ellen Gozion and Magic Feet
- August 7, 2010 Dancing in the Clouds Location: Burnsville, North Carolina Caller(s): Charley Harvey; Band(s)/Musician(s): Toss the Possum
- August 7-14, 2010 CDSS: Pinewoods: English and American Dance Week Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Caller(s): Carol Ormand, Ted Hodapp, David MIllstone, Joseph Pimental; Band(s)/Musician(s): Adam Broome, Daron Douglas, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Paul Oorts, Jaige Trudel, Larry Unger, Dave Wiesler, Nicholas Williams
- August 8-13, 2010 Maine Fiddle Camp - August Week I Location: Montville, Maine Caller(s): Dudley Laufman; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
- August 8-15, 2010 Augusta Heritage: Old-Time, Vocal & Dance Week Location: Elkins, West Virginia Caller(s): Cis Hinkle, Nils Fredland, Bill Litchman and others; Band(s)/Musician(s): Elixir, Joe Newberry, Dave Para and others
- August 9-13, 2010 Fiddling Demystified for Strings Location: Voorheesville, New York Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Liz Carroll, Max Cohen, Donna Hébert and Jane Rothfield
- August 9-15, 2010 Centralia Old-Time Music Campout Location: Centralia, Washington Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 11-16, 2010 Woods Music and Dance Camp, The Location: Muskoka, Ontario Caller(s): Bev Bernbaum; Band(s)/Musician(s): Steve Baughman, Steafan Hannigan, Brian Pickell, Cindy Thompson and others
- August 12-15, 2010 Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival Location: Richmond, Minnesota Caller(s): Corey Mohan and TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Big Hoedown, Lulu Gals and The New Mules
- August 13-15, 2010 Augusta Heritage: Festival Location: Elkins, West Virginia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 13-15, 2010 Great Lakes Folk Festival Location: East Lansing, Michigan Caller(s): No contras listed for 2010; Band(s)/Musician(s): No contras listed for 2010
- August 13-15, 2010 Ottawa Folk Festival Location: Ottawa, Ontario Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 13-15, 2010 Old Farmer's Ball Splash Dance Weekend aka Reunion Dance Weekend Location: Black Mountain, North Carolina Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
- August 13-15, 2010 Heart of the Alleghenies Folk Music Festival Location: Bradford, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Festival canceled for 2010; Band(s)/Musician(s): Festival canceled for 2010
- August 13-15, 2010 Northeast Organic Farming Association Location: Amherst, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 13-15, 2010 San Francisco Contra Weekend (Balance the Bay) Location: San Francisco, California Caller(s): Lisa Greenleaf and Susan Petrick; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Latter Day Lizards and The OpporTunists
- August 13-15, 2010 Bower's Mansion Bluegrass Festival Location: Washoe Valley, Nevada Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 13-15, 2010 Vermont Old Time Music Gathering Location: Brookfield, Vermont Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 14, 2010 Richmond Blueberry Fiddle Festival Location: Swanzey, New Hampshire Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 14-21, 2010 Algoma Traditional Music and Dance Family Camp Location: St. Joseph Island, Ontario Caller(s): Ananda Kelly; Band(s)/Musician(s): Pierre Schryer, Ian Bell, James Stephens, Mark Roberts, Andrea Cooper, Duncan Gillis and others
- August 15-20, 2010 Maine Fiddle Camp - August Week II Location: Montville, Maine Caller(s): Dudley Laufman; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
- August 15-21, 2010 Lady of the Lake Family Week Location: Couer d'Alene Lake, Idaho Caller(s): Susan Michaels; Band(s)/Musician(s): Greg Canote, Jere Canote, Cathie Whitesides
- August 15-21, 2010 Ashokan Southern Week Location: Ashokan, New York Caller(s): Kathy Anderson and Beverly Smith; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
- August 15-22, 2010 CDSS: Timber Ridge: English-American Week Location: Capon Bridge, West Virginia Caller(s): Bruce Hamilton, Cis Hinkle, DeLaura Padovan; Band(s)/Musician(s): Karen Axelrod, Sam Bartlett, Daniel Beerbohm, David Cantieni, Jubal Creech, John Devine, Steve Hickman, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Matthew Olwell, Suzannah Park, Ann Percival, Larry Unger, Dave Wiesler
- August 15-22, 2010 CDSS: Timber Ridge: Family Camp Week Location: Capon Bridge, West Virginia Caller(s): Bruce Hamilton, Cis Hinkle, DeLaura Padovan; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
- August 20-21, 2010 Beavergrass Bluegrass Festival Location: Corvallis, Oregon Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Foghorn Stringband
- August 20-22, 2010 Birmingham Old Time Music and Dance Weekend Location: Mentone, Alabama Caller(s): Beth Molaro and Scott Russell; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Freighthoppers, Red Mountain White Trash and The Yahoos
- August 20-22, 2010 Philadelphia Folk Festival Location: Schwenksville, Pennsylvania Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 20-22, 2010 Pennsylvania Square and Round Dance Convention Location: Johnstown, Pennsylvania Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 20-22, 2010 Summerfolk Music and Craft Festival Location: Owen Sound, Ontario Caller(s): Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 20-22, 2010 Golden Old Time Camp Out Location: Boonville, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 20-22, 2010 Princeton Traditional Music Festival Location: Princeton, British Columbia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 20-22, 2010 Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships Location: Lawrence, Kansas Caller(s): Terry Rouse; Band(s)/Musician(s): Peghead (Doug DuBois, Pat Dickey, Reva Nimz, Lisa Harris, Nick Gardner)
- August 21, 2010 Hartford Community Dance Summerfest Location: West Hartford, Connecticut Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 21, 2010 Playhouse Family Music Festival Location: Sugar Grove, North Carolina Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 21-27, 2010 Whitby Folk Week Location: Whitby, England Caller(s): Mary Devlin, John Meechan, Rob Sibthorpe, Chris Turner and others; Band(s)/Musician(s): Stradivarious, Weston Country Dance Band and others
- August 21-28, 2010 CDSS: Pinewoods: Campers' Week Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Caller(s): Sue Rosen, Brad Sayler, John Krumm; Band(s)/Musician(s): Kathy Talvitie and TBA
- August 22-28, 2010 Meadowlark Music Camp Location: Washington, Maine Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Ron Grosslein, Ken Kolodner, Grey Larsen, Keith Murphy, Beck Tracy, Chris Turner and others
- August 22-28, 2010 WUMB Summer Acoustic Music Week 2 Location: Center Harbor, New Hampshire Caller(s): Beverly Smith (?); Band(s)/Musician(s): John Kirk, Trish Miller, Beverly Smith and others
- August 26-29, 2010 Midland Folk Festival Location: Midland, Michigan Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 27-29, 2010 Sugar Hill Location: Bloomington, Indiana Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
- August 27-29, 2010 American Folk Festival Location: Bangor, Maine Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Old Grey Goose
- August 27-29, 2010 Santa Fe Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 27-30, 2010 Shrewsbury Folk Festival Location: Shrewsbury, England Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 27-September 4, 2010 Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School Location: Boulder Creek, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
- August 28, 2010 Red Fire Farm Tomato Festival Location: Granby, Massachusetts Caller(s): No dances listed for 2009; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dances in 2010?
- August 28-29, 2010 Barrington Natural Heritage and Agricultural Fair Location: Barrington, New Hampshire Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- August 28-September 4, 2010 CDSS: Pinewoods: American Dance & Music Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Caller(s): Kathy Anderson, Gaye Fifer and Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): Stefan Amidon, Rachel Aucoin, Eric Favreau, Sabra Guzman, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Sabin Jacques, Stuart Kenney, Annie Fain Liden, Owen Marshall, Chance McCoy, Anna Patton and Anna Roberts-Gevalt
- August 28-September 4, 2010 CDSS: Pinewoods: Square Dance Callers Course Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Caller(s): Kathy Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Chance McCoy, Sabra Guzman, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Owen Marshall
- August 28-September 4, 2010 CDSS: Pinewoods: Square Dance Callers Course Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Caller(s): Kathy Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Chance McCoy, Sabra Guzman, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins and Owen Marshall
- August 29, 2010 Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival Location: Randolph, Vermont Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Paul Woodiel and friends
September 2010
- September 3-5, 2010 High Tea & Whiskey (English and American) Location: Webster Groves, Missouri Caller(s): Susan Kevra and Jim Thaxter; Band(s)/Musician(s): Pam Carson, Martha Edwards and Kendall Rogers
- September 3-6, 2010 Northwest Passage Dance Camp Location: Rhododendron, Oregon Caller(s): Joseph Pimental and Sue Dupr&ecute;; Band(s)/Musician(s): Goldcrest and Nightwatch
- September 3-6, 2010 Labor Day Dance Away Location: Julian, California Caller(s): Jeremy Korr and Seth Tepfer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Footloose and The Synchopaths
- September 4, 2010 Thumbfest Location: Lexington, Michigan Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 4, 2010 ContrAddiction - Fall Location: Maryville, Tennessee Caller(s): Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contrarians
- September 4-5, 2010 Tumbleweeks Music Festival Location: Richland, Washington Caller(s): Cindy Rakowski; Band(s)/Musician(s): Gordy, Liza and friends
- September 4-6, 2010 Caller inspirationsweekend Location: Kerteminde, Denmark Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 4-6, 2010 Dance Camp North Location: Lost Lake (outside Fairbanks), Alaska Caller(s): Robert Cromartie; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Groovemongers
- September 4-7, 2010 Pinewoods: Labor Day Weekend Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts Caller(s): Will Mentor and Marcie Van Cleave; Band(s)/Musician(s): Anadama (Amelia Mason, Emily Troll, Bethany Waikman), Pat MacPherson, Vince O'Donnell, Barbara Pixton, Ray Rosenstock and Patrick Yacono
- September 5, 2010 New World Festival Location: Randolph, Vermont Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 5, 2010 Carolina Contra-Thon Fall Location: Glendale Springs, North Carolina Caller(s): Dean Snipes and Louie Cromartie; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Avant Garderners and Contrarians
- September 5-6, 2010 Labor Day Dawn Dance Location: Brattleboro, Vermont Caller(s): Kathy Anderson, Nils Fredland, Jeff Petrovich; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious, Wild Asparagus, Nor'easter
- September 5-6, 2010 Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival Location: Geneva, Illinois Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 10-12, 2010 Bear Hug Dance Camp Location: Rollins, Montana Caller(s): Marlin Powell and Sarah VanNorstrand; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio and The Sleeping Child String Band
- September 10-12, 2010 Moon Dance Location: Greenville, South Carolina Caller(s): George Marshall and Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): Crowfoot and SteamShovel
- September 10-12, 2010 Turtle Hill Folk Festival Location: Rush, New York Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 10-12, 2010 Wheatland Music Festival Location: Remus, Michigan Caller(s): Glen Morningstar, Jan Fowler; Band(s)/Musician(s): Big Medicine, The Rhythm Billies Hot Mud Family, Blue Water Ramblers, Hawks and Owls, GRFA
- September 10-12, 2010 Fiddleheads Acoustic Music Camp Location: Contoocook, New Hampshire Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Joyce Andersen, Seth Austen, Ellen Carlson, Harvey Reid, Kathy Sommer, David Surette, Beverly Woods
- September 10-12, 2010 Footfall Dance Weekend Location: High View, West Virginia Caller(s): Bob Isaacs and Adina Gordon; Band(s)/Musician(s): Nightwatch, The Contraptions and The Love Mongrels
- September 10-12, 2010 Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering Location: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 11, 2010 Boxborough Agricultural and Crafts Fair Location: Boxborough, Massachusetts Caller(s): No dance listed in 2009; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dance in 2010?
- September 12, 2010 Takoma Park Folk Festival Location: Takoma Park, Maryland Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 12, 2010 Solano Stroll Location: Albany and Berkeley, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 12, 2010 California Traditional Music Society - Fall Equinox Festival Location: Northridge, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 14-19, 2010 Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival Location: Port Townsend, Washington Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 15-19, 2010 Walnut Valley Festival Location: Winifield, Kansas Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious
- September 16-19, 2010 Tunbridge World's Fair Location: Tunbridge, Vermont Caller(s): Larkin Dancers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Larkin Dancers
- September 17-18, 2010 Squirrel Moon Dance Weekend Location: Dodgeville, Wisconsin Caller(s): Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): Changeling and Amy & Maria
- September 17-18, 2010 Hoppin' John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers Convention Location: Silk Hope, North Carolina Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 17-19, 2010 Chehalis Dance Camp Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Caller(s): Susan Michaels and Seth Tepfer; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Avant Gardeners and Zollo
- September 17-19, 2010 Michigan Dance Heritage Fall Dance Weekend Location: Lexington, Michigan Caller(s): Rachel Shapiro and Cathy Stephens; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Cosmic Otters
- September 17-19, 2010 Footmad Jamboree Location: Fayetteville, West Virginia Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
- September 17-19, 2010 Kattingeværk Træf Location: Roskilde, Denmark Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 17-19, 2010 Echo Summit Dance Camp Location: Twin Bridges, California Caller(s): Nils Fredland and Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): Crowfoot and Elixir
- September 17-19, 2010 Fiddlin' Down the Tracks Location: Tehachapi, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 17-19, 2010 Picking in the Pines Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Caller(s): Cis Hinkle; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio and The Freighthoppers
- September 17-19, 2010 Star Hampshire Traditional Music and Dance Weekend Location: Isle of Shoals, New Hampshire Caller(s): Rick Mohr; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dave Langford, Karen Axelrod, Peter Siegel
- September 18-19, 2010 Ohio Pawpaw Fest Location: Albany, Ohio Caller(s): No dances in 2009; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dances in 2010?
- September 19, 2010 Cedar Valley Settlers Celebration & Music Festival Location: North Olmstead, Ohio Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 23-25, 2010 Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival Location: Urbana, Illinois Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 23-26, 2010 NFO Pourparler Conference Location: Shepherdstown, West Virginia Caller(s): For experienced teachers of folk/traditional dance for students ages 5-18;; Band(s)/Musician(s): ???
- September 24-26, 2010 Adirondack Dance Weekend Location: Lake George, New York Caller(s): Steve Zakon-Anderson, Will Mentor and Scott Higgs; Band(s)/Musician(s): Bare Necessities (Jacqueline Schwab, Mary Lea, Peter Barnes), Peter Davis, Molly Mason, Spare Parts with Eric Buddington & Stuart Kenney, and Jay Ungar
- September 24-26, 2010 Feet Retreat Dance Weekend Location: Danbury, North Carolina Caller(s): Robert Cromartie and Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio and The Skytones
- September 24-26, 2010 Harvest Moon Festival Location: Gold Hill, Colorado Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 24-26, 2010 Fandango - English Country Dance Atlanta Weekend Location: Atlanta, Georgia Caller(s): Gene Murrow; Band(s)/Musician(s): A Joyful Noise
- September 24-26, 2010 Common Ground Country Fair Location: Unity, Maine Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 24-26, 2010 Prairie Festival Contra Dance Location: Salina, Kansas Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 24-26, 2010 Philadelphia Fall Fling Location: Oxford, Pennsylvania Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 24-26, 2010 Canadian Deep Roots Music Festival Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 24-26, 2010 Youth Dance Weekend Location: Plymouth, Vermont Caller(s): Jesse Edgerton and Joanna Reiner; Band(s)/Musician(s): Crowfoot (Adam Broome, Jaige Trudell, Nicholas Williams), Ethan Hazzard-Watkins and Nor'Easter (Max Newman, Cedar Stanistreet, Julie Vaillimont)
- September 24-26, 2010 Banjo Camp North - Fall Edition Location: Groton, Massachusetts Caller(s): While no dances are mentioned; Band(s)/Musician(s): I'm still keeping this on the calendar
- September 25, 2010 Frolic in the Fall Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Ron Buchanan and Dave Colestock; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wildcat and The Contra Rebels
- September 25, 2010 Pinecrest Historical Village Fall Harvest Fest Location: Manitowoc, Wisconsin Caller(s): Pat Kelm; Band(s)/Musician(s): Twin Hill String Band
- September 25, 2010 Amherst Heritage Days Location: Amherst, New Hampshire Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 25-26, 2010 True Nature Country Fair Location: Mills River, North Carolina Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 25-26, 2010 New Bedford Working Waterfront Festival Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 26, 2010 Newcastle Ad-Hoc Day of Dance (Fall) Location: Newcastle, England Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- September 30-October 3, 2010 Long Island Fair Location: Old Bethpage, New York Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
October 2010
- October 1-2, 2010 North Georgia Folk Festival Location: Athens, Georgia Caller(s): Several (dance on 10/1/2010); Band(s)/Musician(s): Several (dance on 10/1/2010)
- October 1-3, 2010 Lady of the Lake Fall Camp Location: Couer d'Alene Lake, Idaho Caller(s): Laura Mé Smith; Band(s)/Musician(s): KGB
- October 1-3, 2010 Silver Falls Musical Gathering Location: Salem, Oregon Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
- October 1-3, 2010 Southeast Dance Leadership Conference Location: Brown Summit, North Carolina Caller(s): Presenters: Diane Silver, Bruce Hamilton, Shawn Brenneman, Rob Harper and Tyler Johnson ; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 1-4, 2010 FSGW Getaway Location: West River, Maryland Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
- October 2, 2010 Monterey Foggy Moon Dance Location: Monterey, California Caller(s): Seth Tepfer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious (Sam Bartlett, Mark Hellenberg, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Larry Unger)
- October 2, 2010 Buffalo Big Dance Location: Buffalo, New York Caller(s): Bev Bernbaum; Band(s)/Musician(s): Tunescape
- October 2-3, 2010 Sharlot Folk Music Festival Location: Prescott, Arizona Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 2-3, 2010 Hoes Down Harvest Festival Location: Guinda, California Caller(s): Erik Hoffman; Band(s)/Musician(s): Driving With Fergus
- October 3, 2010 Friends of East Rock Park Oktoberfest Location: New Haven, Connecticut Caller(s): Bill Fischer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wry Bred
- October 7-10, 2010 Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival - Fall Location: Silk Hope, North Carolina Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 8-9, 2010 Phylla Mae Fall Festival Location: Fayetteville, New York Caller(s): Rebecca Lay; Band(s)/Musician(s): Persuasion, Raz-de-Marée and Tunescape
- October 8-10, 2010 Harvest Moon Dance Festival Location: Santa Barbara, California Caller(s): Jeremy Korr and George Marshall; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Clayfoot Strutters and Wild Asparagus
- October 8-10, 2010 Folk Project Fall Festival Location: Bloomingdale, New Jersey Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers
- October 8-10, 2010 Savannah Folk Music Festival Location: Savannah, Georgia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 8-10, 2010 Mountain Madness Contra Dance Weekend Location: Jonesborough, Tennessee Caller(s): Nils Fredland and Hank Morris; Band(s)/Musician(s): Hotpoint String Band and Appalachian Storm
- October 9-18, 2010 Dvorana Country Dance Tour Location: Dvorana, Czech Republic Caller(s): David Millstone; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 11-17, 2010 California Bluegrass Association Fall Campout Location: Isleton, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 14-17, 2010 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Fall Location: Black Mountain, North Carolina Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 15-16, 2010 Fairwater International Folkdance Workshop Location: Fairwater, Wisconsin Caller(s): Steve Pike and Dale Schreiber; Band(s)/Musician(s): Last Gaspe
- October 15-17, 2010 Looking Glass Fall Festival Weekend Location: Lansing, Michigan Caller(s): Beth Molaro; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Tractor Family and Fiddlefire
- October 15-17, 2010 BACDS Fall Dance Weekend (English emphasis) Location: Aptos, California Caller(s): Gene Murrow, Sue Dupre and others; Band(s)/Musician(s): Noel Cragg, Sue Draheim, Charlie Hancock, Shira Kammen, Rebecca King, Jim Oakden and Chuck Ward
- October 15-17, 2010 Florida Fiddlers Convention Location: Trenton, Florida Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 15-17, 2010 Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association Annual Gathering Location: Athens, West Virginia Caller(s): No dances listed in 2009; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dances in 2010?
- October 15-17, 2010 Indiana Square Dance Convention Location: Muncie, Indiana Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 15-17, 2010 Wasatch Wiggle Downtown Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Caller(s): Susan Michaels; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio and Bandage a Trois
- October 15-17, 2010 Fall Frolick (mostly English) Location: Aptos, California Caller(s): Sharon Green; Band(s)/Musician(s): Noel Cragg, Charlie Hancock and Chuck Ward
- October 16, 2010 Peterborough Fall Ball Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire Caller(s): Tentative date; Band(s)/Musician(s): Tentative date
- October 16, 2010 Saltaire Day of Dance - Fall Location: Saltaire, England Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 21-24, 2010 Tablelands Folk Festival @ Yungaburra Location: Yungaburra, Australia Caller(s): Maybe no contras, but looks good; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 22-24, 2010 Gender-Free Dance Camp (Fall) Location: Becket, Massachusetts Caller(s): Carol Ormand; Band(s)/Musician(s): Loco Mojo
- October 22-24, 2010 Solefest Location: Springfield, Missouri Caller(s): Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Figments
- October 22-24, 2010 Charlottesville Fall Dance Festival Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Caller(s): Gaye Fifer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious Quartet
- October 22-24, 2010 Columbus Country Dance Weekend Location: Worthington, Ohio Caller(s): Ron Buchanan and Jacqueline Schwab; Band(s)/Musician(s): Bare Necessities
- October 22-25, 2010 Wellington Regional Folk Festival Location: Wellington, New Zealand Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 23-24, 2010 Mountain Makins Festival Location: Morristown, Tennessee Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- October 24-31, 2010 Augusta Heritage: October Old-Time Week Location: Elkins, West Virginia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
- October 29-31, 2010 Music City Masquerade Location: Nashville, Tennessee Caller(s): Rich Mohr; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious (Sam Bartlett, Mark Hellenberg, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Larry Unger)
- October 29-31, 2010 Fire Ant Frolic Location: Austin, Texas Caller(s): Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): Elixir
- October 30, 2010 Monster Mash (or Harvest Dance) Location: Pickens, South Carolina Caller(s): Diane Silver and Keith Cornett-Eustis; Band(s)/Musician(s): Steamshovel and TBA
November 2010
- November 1-5, 2010 Halsway Autumn Contra Week 2010 Location: Crowcombe, England Caller(s): Geoff Cubitt; Band(s)/Musician(s): English Contra Dance Band
- November 4-7, 2010 Dare to Be Square - West Location: Seattle, Washington Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 5-7, 2010 Gypsy Moon Ball Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Caller(s): David Ernst and Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): Coffee Zombies and Perpetual e-Motion
- November 5-7, 2010 New York Pinewoods Fall Folk Music Weekend/Eisteddfod Location: Kerhonkson, New York Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 6, 2010 Fall Has Sprung Dance Festival Location: Grass Valley, California Caller(s): Nils Fredland, Joyce Miller and Warren Blier; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contra Sutra (Dave Bartley, Ryan McKasson, Marni Rachmiel, Russell Shumsky), Elixir and Hot Cider
- November 6-7, 2010 Barberville Jamboree Location: Barberville, Florida Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 12-14, 2010 Dance in the Desert Location: Oracle, Arizona Caller(s): Rodney Sutton and Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious (Mark Murphy, Sam Barlett, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Larry Unger)
- November 12-14, 2010 Petit Jean Dance Weekend Location: Russellville, Arkansas Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 12-14, 2010 Pittsburgh Fall Contra Dance Weekend Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Bev Bernbaum and Cis Hinkle; Band(s)/Musician(s): Hu$hmoney and The Great Bear Trio
- November 12-14, 2010 November Dance Weekend Location: Atlanta, Georgia Caller(s): Susan Kevra and Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): Tidal Wave and Perpetual e-Motion
- November 12-14, 2010 Head for the Hills Location: Kresgeville, Pennsylvania Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 12-14, 2010 Weekend for øvede dansere Location: Tommerup, Denmark Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 12-14, 2010 Contra College Location: Ben Lomond, California Caller(s): Susan Petrick; Band(s)/Musician(s): Eric Anderson and TBA
- November 13, 2010 Kindred Spirits Festival Location: Binghamton, New York Caller(s): Linda Leslie; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contranella and Quite Carried Away
- November 13-14, 2010 Contra in Frankfurt Location: Frankfurt, Germany Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 19-21, 2010 Pilgrim's Progression Dance Weekend Location: Lawrence, Kansas Caller(s): Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio
- November 19-21, 2010 Fleur-de-Lis Fling Location: Louisville, Kentucky Caller(s): Carol Ormand; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Groovemongers
- November 19-21, 2010 Halsway Zesty Contra Weekend Location: Crowcrombe, England Caller(s): Rhodri Davies and Mark Elvins; Band(s)/Musician(s): Stick Shift
- November 20-21, 2010 Spokane Folklore Society Fall Folk Festival Location: Spokane, Washington Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 25-28, 2010 Bannerman Family Thanksgiving Folk Dance Camp Location: Black Mountain, North Carolina Caller(s): Jerry Helt, Kathy Helt and Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- November 26-27, 2010 Rochester Thanksgiving Dance Weekend Location: Rochester, New York Caller(s): Will Mentor and David Millstone; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Figments and TuneScape
December 2010
- December 3-5, 2010 Winter WarmUp Dance Weekend Location: Worthington, Ohio Caller(s): Cis Hinkle and Bill Olson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious and Ti'Acadie
- December 10-11, 2010 Jacob's Ladder Winter Weekend Location: Kinneret, Israel Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- December 18, 2010 Winter Solabration Location: Denver, Colorado Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- December 18, 2010 Lenox Holiday Dance Location: Lenox, Massachusetts Caller(s): Jon Greene and Fern Bradley; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Russet Trio and TBA
- December 26-31, 2010 Contradancers Delight Holiday Location: Morgantown, West Virginia Caller(s): Nils Fredland and Beth Molaro; Band(s)/Musician(s): Elftones, Lift Ticket and The Great Bear Trio
- December 26, 2010-January 1, 2011 John C. Campbell Winter Dance Week Location: Brasstown, North Carolina Caller(s): Susan Kevra and Carol Ormand; Band(s)/Musician(s): Matthew Duveneck, Suzannah Park, Nathan Morrison, Carl Dreher and J. D. Robinson
- December 27-30, 2010 New World Meets the Old Location: Bournemouth, England Caller(s): Andrew Shaw and Henry Morgenstein; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious
- December 27, 2010-January 4, 2011 Yanks Meet Limeys at New Year Location: Bournemouth and other venues, England Caller(s): Henry Morgenstein, Andrew Shaw; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious
- December 28, 2010-January 2, 2011 SFFMC Camp New Harmony Location: Boulder Creek, California Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
- December 31, 2010 Wolfeboro First Night Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Caller(s): Dudley Laufman; Band(s)/Musician(s): Jacqueline & Dudley Laufman
- December 31, 2010 Tamworth New Year's Eve Dance Location: Wolfeboro, New Hampshire Caller(s): Dudley Laufman; Band(s)/Musician(s): Jacqueline & Dudley Laufman
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Connecticut New Year's Eve Contra Dance Party Location: West Hartford, Connecticut Caller(s): Bob Isaacs; Band(s)/Musician(s): Perpetual e-Motion
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Ashokan New Year's Eve Dance Location: Ashokan, New York Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Birmingham Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance New Year's Eve Dance Location: Birmingham, Alabama Caller(s): Mick Kinney; Band(s)/Musician(s): Jambiance
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Childgrove Country Dancers New Year's Eve Dance Location: Webster Groves, Missouri Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 North Coast Contra Community New Year's Eve Dance Location: Rocky River, Ohio Caller(s): Becky Hill & Carol Kopp; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Columbia First Night Contra Dance Location: Columbia, Missouri Caller(s): Jim Thaxter, Kat DiFoxfire; Band(s)/Musician(s): Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, Mike and Nancee Micham
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Northampton First Night Contra Dance Location: Northampton, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Carson City (Fun Family) New Year's Eve Dance Location: Carson City, Nevada Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Train Wreck
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Littleton Village (UK) New Year's Eve Contra Dance Location: Littleton, England Caller(s): Henry Morgenstein; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious
- December 31, 2010-January 1, 2011 Phoenix New Year's Eve Dance Location: Phoenix, Arizona Caller(s): AZ Callers; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
January 2011
- January 7-9, 2011 Chattaboogie Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- January 13-16, 2011 Illawarra Folk Festival Location: Slacky Flat, Australia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- January 14-16, 2011 Ralph Page New England Dance Legacy Weekend Location: Durham, New Hampshire Caller(s): Lynn Ackerson, Tod Whittemore, Dudley Laufman and TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Randy Miller, Peter Siegel & Bob McQuillen, Ethan Hazard-Watkins, Anna Patton & TBA, Sugar River Band w/Jane Orzechowski & Family
- January 14-16, 2011 Contra Carnivale Location: San Luis Obispo, California Caller(s): George Marshall, Lisa Greenleaf and Seth Tepfer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wild Asparagus, Latter Day Lizards and Syncopaths
- January 14-16, 2011 Cygnet Folk Festival Location: Cygnet, Australia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- January 21-22, 2011 Contra Swing Shift Weekend Location: Berea-Lexington, Kentucky Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- January 28-31, 2011 Auckland Folk Festival Location: Auckland, New Zealand Caller(s): No contras listed; Band(s)/Musician(s): But plenty of other good stuff
- January 29, 2011 Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival Location: Brattleboro, Vermont Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- January 29-30, 2011 January/Januarbal Dance Weekend Location: Odense, Denmark Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
February 2011
- February 4-6, 2011 Dancing Fool Contradance Weekend Location: Seattle, Washington Caller(s): Cis Hinkle & Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious & Elixir
- February 9-16, 2011 Tropical Dance Vacation: Contras Location: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Caller(s): George Marshall and Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wild Asparagus
- February 18-20, 2011 Dance Flurry Festival Location: Saratoga Springs, New York Caller(s): Numerous; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
- February 18-20, 2011 Cabin Fever/Knoxville Dance Festival Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Caller(s): Carol Ormand; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Synchopaths and Contrazz
- February 18-20, 2011 Bayou Bedlam Location: Houston, Texas Caller(s): Scott Higgs; Band(s)/Musician(s): House Red
- February 25-27, 2011 Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival Location: Bristol, England Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Bristol Players
- February 25-27, 2011 Cobargo Folk Festival Location: Cobargo, Australia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- February 25-27, 2011 Chance Dance Location: Cape Girardeau, Missouri Caller(s): Open calling; Band(s)/Musician(s): Euphor, New Bad Habits and Side Street Steppers
March 2011
- March 4-6, 2011 Lava Meltdown Location: Lava Hotsprings, Idaho Caller(s): Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): Perpetual e-Motion
- March 11-14, 2011 Port Fairy Folk Festival Location: Port Fairy, Australia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- March 12, 2011 Portland Contra Dance Community MegaBand Contra Dance Location: Portland, Oregon Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Portland Contra Dance Community MegaBand (natch)
- March 12-19, 2011 Tropical Dance Vacation: Hawaii Location: Pahoa, Hawaii Caller(s): George Marshall; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wild Asparagus
- March 25-27, 2011 Playford Ball Weekend (with contras) Location: Nashville, Tennessee Caller(s): Gene Morrow; Band(s)/Musician(s): Goldcrest
April 2011
- April 1-2, 2011 Big Muddy Folk Festival Location: Boonville, Missouri Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- April 4-10, 2011 Alaska Folk Festival Location: Juneau, Alaska Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- April 8-10, 2011 Palmetto Bug Stomp Location: Charleston, South Carolina Caller(s): Beth Molaro and Tom Hind; Band(s)/Musician(s): Footloose and Elftones
- April 8-10, 2011 Cascade Contras Dance Camp Location: Sky Camp, Oregon Caller(s): Susan Michaels and Erik Weberg; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious (Sam Bartlett, Mark Hellenberg, Mark Murphy, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Larry Unger) and The Syncopaths (Ashley Broder, Christa Burch, Ryan McKasson, Jeffrey Spero)
- April 8-10, 2011 Durango Bluegrass Meltown Location: Durango, Colorado Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- April 8-10, 2011 Queer Contra Dance Camp Location: Aptos, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- April 8-11, 2011 Chesapeake Dance Weekend Location: Edgewater, Maryland Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- April 15-17, 2011 NEFFA (New England Folk Festival) Location: Mansfield, Massachusetts Caller(s): Numerous; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
- April 15-17, 2011 Mandolin Camp North Location: Old Orchard Beach, Maine Caller(s): While no dances are mentioned; Band(s)/Musician(s): I'm still keeping this on the calendar
- April 16-17, 2011 Bear on the Square Mountain Festival Location: Dahlonega, Georgia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- April 21-25, 2011 Australian National Folk Festival Location: Canberra, Australia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- April 29-May 1, 2011 Connecticut Storytelling Festival Location: New London, Connecticut Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- April 29-May 2, 2011 Eastbourne International Folk Dance Festival Location: Eastbourne, England Caller(s): Cis Hinkle and TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): English Contra Dance Band and TBA
May 2011
- May 6-8, 2011 Whitewater Whirl Location: Beckwith, West Virginia Caller(s): Shawn Brenneman & Gaye Fifer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contrarians and TBA
- May 8, 2011 Mother's Day Dance Location: Whately, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- May 12-15, 2011 Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring Location: Black Mountain, North Carolina Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- May 13-15, 2011 Dansekonventet Location: Silkeborg, Denmark Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- May 13-15, 2011 Appalachian Trail Days Location: Damascus, Virginia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- May 19-22, 2011 Bluff Country Gathering Location: Lanesboro, Minnesota Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- May 20-22, 2011 Planter's Moon Festival Location: Gold Hill, Colorado Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- May 20-22, 2011 Contrashock Festival Location: New York, New York Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- May 23-27, 2011 Halsway Spring Mid-Week Contra Location: Crowcombe, England Caller(s): Cis Hinkle; Band(s)/Musician(s): Denis Liddy and Elvie Miller
June 2011
- June 17-19, 2011 Lichfield Folk Festival Location: Lichfield, England Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
July 2011
- July 17-23, 2011 Cumberland Dance Week Location: Nancy, Kentucky Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
- July 29-31, 2011 Eugene Folk Society Midsummer Madness Location: Sisters, Oregon Caller(s): The date shown is a placeholder; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
The Past
July 31-August 2, 2009 Michigan Contra Dancer's Mid-summer Camping Weekend Location: South Manitou Island, Michigan Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
August 8-9, 2009 Heron Cove Folk Fest Location: Chesire, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Flying Garbanzos
August 8-15, 2009 CDSS: Ogontz: Family Week 2 Location: Ogontz, New Hampshire Caller(s): Brad Foster, Nils Fredland and others; Band(s)/Musician(s): Andy Davis, lydia ievins, Jonathan Jensen, Elvie Miller and others
August 15-21, 2009 Mainewoods Dance Camp - Session 1 Location: Fryeburg, Maine Caller(s): David Smukler; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
August 16-23, 2009 CDSS: Timber Ridge: American Dance Leaders Location: Capon Bridge, West Virginia Caller(s): Bob Dalsemer, David Millstone, Brad Sayler; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
August 16-23, 2009 CDSS: Timber Ridge: Young Adult Leaders Location: Capon Bridge, West Virginia Caller(s): Brad Sayler, David Millstone, Bob Dalsemer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Ann Percival, David Cantieni, John Devine, Steve Hickman, Ralph Gordon and others
August 21-23, 2009 New Acadia Tradtional Music and Dance Camp Location: North Tunbridge, Vermont Caller(s): George Marshall; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Clayfoot Strutters
August 22, 2009 Oakland County Traditional Dance Society Summer Festival Location: Clawson, Michigan Caller(s): David Glick; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio
August 22, 2009 OCTDS Hot Night Festival - August Location: Clawson, Michigan Caller(s): David Glick; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio
August 22, 2009 Clayfoot Strutters 20th Anniversary Dance Party Location: Norwich, Vermont Caller(s): George Marshall; Band(s)/Musician(s): Clayfoot Strutters
September 4-5, 2009 Smoky Mountain Folk Festival Location: Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
September 4-6, 2009 Jellyfish Bloom Location: Dowling, Michigan Caller(s): Darlene Underwood; Band(s)/Musician(s): Footloose
September 4-7, 2009 Francestown Labor Day Weekend Festival Location: Francestown, New Hampshire Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
September 5, 2009 Knife River Music Festival Location: Knife River, Minnesota Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
September 5-12, 2009 Foothill Farmslands Arts Festival Location: Sonora, California Caller(s): No festival in 2009; Band(s)/Musician(s): This serves as a placeholder
September 6, 2009 Dancing in the Streets Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Caller(s): Peter Baker, Carol Jacobs; Band(s)/Musician(s): Pittsfield Open Band, Scalar Scalawags
September 11-12, 2009 Rockbridge Mountain Music & Dance Festival Location: Buena Vista, Virginia Caller(s): Cis Hinkle and Becky McKenzie; Band(s)/Musician(s): Faster Than Walking (Joe Mead), Light and Hitch (Aaron Olwell), The Freight Hoppers
September 11-13, 2009 Arkansas Dance Festival Location: Mountain View, Arkansas Caller(s): Susan Todt, Glen Morningstar; Band(s)/Musician(s): Lost and Nameless Orchestra
September 11-13, 2009 Simcoe Mountain Music & Dance Weekend Location: Goldendale, Washington Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
September 11-13, 2009 Central Iowa Traditional Dance and Music Festival Location: Ames, Iowa Caller(s): No festival this year; Band(s)/Musician(s): This serves as a placeholder for 2010
September 12-17, 2009 Ozarks Celebration Festival Location: Springfield, Missouri Caller(s): Gloria Johnson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Jim Lansford and Kim Lansford
September 18-20, 2009 Dunster Contra Dance Weekend Location: Dunster, England Caller(s): John Meechan; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dave Brown and Elaine Meechan
September 19, 2009 Webb City Arts in the Park Location: Webb City, Missouri Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
September 25-27, 2009 Northeast Squeeze-In Festival Location: Washington, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
September 26, 2009 Bozeman Fall Celebration Location: Wilsall, Montana Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
September 26, 2009 Hinesburg Fall Harvest Festival Location: Hinesburg, Vermont Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
September 26, 2009 Agricultural Stewardship Association and the Pember Library and Museum Barn Dance and Pig Roast Location: Hampton, New York Caller(s): Paul Rosenberg; Band(s)/Musician(s): Cambridge Dance Orchestra
October 2-4, 2009 Minnesota Country Dance Weekend Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Caller(s): Robin Hayden and Ted Hodapp; Band(s)/Musician(s): Light of the Moon and the Coleraine Country Dance Band
October 2-4, 2009 CDNY Synergy Location: Hopewell Junction, New York Caller(s): Numerous; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
October 16-17, 2009 Illinois All-Weekend Barn Dance Location: Urbana and Monticello, Illinois Caller(s): Deborah Hyland and Gail Hintze; Band(s)/Musician(s): Billy Matthews and Friends and Community Band
October 16-18, 2009 Upper Potomac Cape Breton Fiddle Fest Location: Shepherdstown, West Virginia Caller(s): Anna Rain; Band(s)/Musician(s): Elke Baker, Robin Bullock, Ken Kolodner and others
October 16-18, 2009 Blacksburg Dance Leadership Conference Location: Blacksburg, Virginia Caller(s): Bob Dalsemer and Chrissy Fowler; Band(s)/Musician(s): N/A
October 17, 2009 Baltimore Urban Agriculture Harvest Festival Location: Baltimore, Maryland Caller(s): Janine Smith; Band(s)/Musician(s): Megan and Charley Beller
October 23, 2009 Northfield Harvest Stomp Location: Northfield, Minnesota Caller(s): Robin Nelson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contratopia
October 23-25, 2009 Catoctin Mountain Music & Dance Weekend: Fall Location: Thurmont, Maryland Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
October 23-25, 2009 Stringalong Fall Weekend Location: East Troy, Wisconsin Caller(s): No fall weekend in 2009; Band(s)/Musician(s): No fall weekend in 2009
October 23-25, 2009 AADS Autumn Weekend (mostly English) Location: Malle, Belgium Caller(s): Phillipe Callens; Band(s)/Musician(s): John Stapledon, Sue Stapledon and Mik Lammers
October 23-25, 2009 Clarkston/Atlanta Fall Contra Dance Weekend Location: Clarkston/Atlanta, Georgia Caller(s): Robbin Marcus, Janet Shepherd, Bob Green, Andrea Nettleton; Band(s)/Musician(s): Hand Dance (Andrea Hoag, Charlie Pilzer, Dave Marcus, Larry Enlow)
October 24, 2009 Rum & Onions Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey Caller(s): Steve Zakon-Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Rum & Onions Band with Janet Mills and Amy Zakar
October 24, 2009 St. Paul's Community Church Leaky Roof Fundraiser Location: Cleveland, Ohio Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Mud in Yer Eye
October 25, 2009 Rural Vermont Benefit Dance Location: Brattleboro, Vermont Caller(s): Rebecca Lay; Band(s)/Musician(s): Peter Barnes, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins and Anna Patton
October 30-November 1, 2009 Wannadance Uptown Location: Seattle, Washington Caller(s): Kathy Anderson and Carol Ormand; Band(s)/Musician(s): Lise Brown, Rodney Miller and Bruce Rosen; Queen City Bulldogs (armin Barnett, David Cahn, Dan Lockshon and Molly Tenenbaum)
October 30-November 1, 2009 New Mexico Fall Harvest Camp aka Boo Camp Location: Jemez Springs, New Mexico Caller(s): Richard Wilson and Will McDonald; Band(s)/Musician(s): Second Nature
October 30-November 1, 2009 English Infusion (includes contras) Location: High Springs, Florida Caller(s): Tara Bolker and Brad Foster; Band(s)/Musician(s): Full Circle, Hogtown Fancy and Kumquat Kapers
October 31, 2009 BACDS Halloween Costume Ball Location: San Mateo, California Caller(s): Special Ghost Callers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Swing Farm (Charlie Hancock, Ray Bierl, Steven Strauss)
October 31, 2009 Trick, Treat & Twirl Location: Cottonwood, Arizona Caller(s): Eleanor Fahrney, Sarah VanNorstrand, Deb Comly; Band(s)/Musician(s): Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand, Bonfire and The Privy Tippers
November 5-14, 2009 Kent State Folk Festival Location: Kent, Ohio Caller(s): Becky Hill and Carol Kopp; Band(s)/Musician(s): Beth Braden, Lynn Frederick, Sue Goehring
November 6-7, 2009 Wicked Whirlwind Location: Carrboro and Durham, North Carolina Caller(s): Steve Zakon-Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Morrison Brothers and Contrazz
November 7-9, 2009 Traditional Social Dance Association of Victoria Spring Dance Weekend Location: Portarlington, Australia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
November 8, 2009 Guiding Star Grange Fall Frolic Location: Greenfield, Massachusetts Caller(s): Quena Crain, Marguerite Durant, Jon Greene, Lisa Greenleaf, Bob Isaacs and George Marshall; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wild Asparagus (David Cantieni, George Marshall, Ann Percival, Becky Tracy) w/Mark Murphy; Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Owen Marshall, Anna Patton and Garrett Sawyer; Magic Foot
November 14, 2009 CDNY Fall Fling Location: New York, New York Caller(s): Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): Big Bandemonium
November 14, 2009 Bellingham Day Dance Location: Bellingham, Washington Caller(s): Joe Micheals and Sandy Strand; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Bottomfeeders and The Northern Skimmers
November 25, 2009 Thanksgiving Eve Dance Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire Caller(s): Steve Zakon-Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Les "Z" Boys (Peter Barnes, Dave Langford, Peter Siegel)
November 26, 2009 Baltimore Folk Music Society Thanksgiving Day Dance Location: Pikesville, Maryland Caller(s): Open mic; Band(s)/Musician(s): Open band led by Liz Donalson
November 26, 2009 Lincoln Thanksgiving Day Dance Location: Lincoln, Massachusetts Caller(s): Chris Riciotti; Band(s)/Musician(s): Amy Larkin and Jonathan Larkin
November 27-28, 2009 Breaking Up Thanksgiving Dance Weekend Location: Ingleside, Illinois Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
November 27-29, 2009 Shall We Dance? (English, Ceili, Contra) Location: Ft. Myers, Florida Caller(s): Eric Harris and Susanna Haslett; Band(s)/Musician(s): Impromptu Assembly
November 28, 2009 ButterBall Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Beth Molaro, George Marshall, Susan Taylor, Rick Mohr; Band(s)/Musician(s): Clayfoot Strutters, Giant Robot Dance, Avant Gardeners, Rumpus and Bob Pasquerello and Ellen Tepper
November 28, 2009 Round Hill Thanksgiving Extravaganza Location: Greenwich, Connecticut Caller(s): Steve Holland; Band(s)/Musician(s): Rodney Miller and Gordon Peery
November 29, 2009 Down East Country Dance Festival Fundraiser Dance Party Location: Belfast, Maine Caller(s): John McIntire, Maggie Robinson, Kim Roberts; Band(s)/Musician(s): Hot Turkey, Playgroup, Catharsis
December 4, 2009 Millard's Crossing Candlelight Christmas Contra Dance Location: Nacogdoches, Texas Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
December 5, 2009 No Snow Ball Location: Oakland, California Caller(s): Santa Claus and Tina Fields; Band(s)/Musician(s): Hillbillies from Mars w/Cathie Whitesides
December 12, 2009 Houston Area Traditional Dance Society Holiday Ball Location: Houston, Texas Caller(s): HATDS Caller Community; Band(s)/Musician(s): Evil Genius
December 13, 2009 Princeton Country Dancers Winter Cotillion Location: Trenton, New Jersey Caller(s): Cavalcade of local callers; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Avant Gardeners
December 13, 2009 Christmas Cotillion Location: Concord, Massachusetts Caller(s): Tony Parkes; Band(s)/Musician(s): Spare Parts and friends
December 19, 2009 Country Dance New York Winter Solstice Location: New York, New York Caller(s): Donna Hunt; Band(s)/Musician(s): Brooklyn Swing Ensemble
December 19, 2009 Glenside Winter Cotillion Location: Glenside, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Tori Barone; Band(s)/Musician(s): Rumblestrip
December 25, 2009 Nelson Christmas Day Dance Location: Nelson, New Hampshire Caller(s): Several callers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Amy Cann and Bob McQuillen
December 26, 2009-January 1, 2010 Christmas Country Dance School Location: Berea, Kentucky Caller(s): Brad Foster, Cis Hinkle, Frank Jenkins, Roo Lester, Gene Murrow, Darlene Underwood; Band(s)/Musician(s): Earl Gaddis, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Andrea Hoag, Jonathan Jensen, Atossa Kramer, Donna Lamb, Lewis Lamb, Denis Liddy, Elvie Miller, Jim Morrison, Owen Morrison, Naomi Morse, Anna Patton, Al White, Alice White, Nathan Wilson
December 27, 2009-January 1, 2010 Terpsichore's Holiday Location: Roanoke, West Virginia Caller(s): Gaye Fifer, Anna Rain, and Bill Wellington; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious, Shawn Brenneman, Abby Laiden and others
December 31, 2009 Cuckoo's Nest New Year's Eve Dance Location: Norwich, Vermont Caller(s): Chris Ricciott; Band(s)/Musician(s): Cuckoo's Nest
December 31, 2009 Bangor New Year's Eve Downtown Countdown Dance Location: Bangor, Maine Caller(s): John McIntyre; Band(s)/Musician(s): UpRiver Reel
December 31, 2009 Ojai New Year's Eve Dance Location: Ojai, California Caller(s): Susan Michaels; Band(s)/Musician(s): Bonfire
December 31, 2009 North Bay Country Dance Society New Year's Eve Dance Location: San Rafael, California Caller(s): Andy Wilson; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Avant Gardeners
December 31, 2009 Princeton Country Dancers New Year's Eve Dance Location: Princeton, New Jersey Caller(s): Sue Dupré; Band(s)/Musician(s): Susie Lorand, Paul Prestopino and Roberta Truscello
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Bellingham New Year's Eve Dance Location: Bellingham, Washington Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Sacramento New Year's Eve Dance Location: Sacramento, California Caller(s): Joyce Miller; Band(s)/Musician(s): Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, and Steven Strauss)
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Bogue Banks Boogie Location: Bogue Bank, North Carolina Caller(s): Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): Mando Mafia
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Concord Massachusetts New Year's Eve Dance Location: Concord, Massachusetts Caller(s): Walter Lenk and Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): Eric Eid-Reiner, Cal Howard, Debby Knight, Amy Richardson Larkin, Walter Lenk, Jack O'Connor and Emily Troll
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Guiding Star Grange New Year's Eve Dance Location: Greenfield, Massachusetts Caller(s): George Marshall and David Kaynor; Band(s)/Musician(s): Big Bandemonium
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Palouse Folklore Society New Year's Eve Dance Location: Moscow, Idaho Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): John McInturff
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Folklore Society of Greater Washington New Year's Eve Dance Location: Adelphi, Maryland Caller(s): Rick Mohr; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Contraptions (Nora Smith, Bill Quern, Chloe Maher)
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Swingin' Tern New Year's Eve Dance Location: East Hanover, New Jersey Caller(s): Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): Rumblestrip
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Cincinnati New Year's Eve Dance Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Caller(s): Several; Band(s)/Musician(s): Several
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Philadelphia Thursday Night (on Sunday) New Year's Eve Dance Location: Glenside, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Greg Frock; Band(s)/Musician(s): Laurie Fisher, Karen Gaughan and T. J. Johnson
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Portland Country Dance Community New Year's Eve Dance Location: Portland, Oregon Caller(s): Marlin Prowell; Band(s)/Musician(s): The McKassons
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Walla Walla Friends of Acoustic Music New Year's Eve Dance Location: Milton-Freewater, Washington Caller(s): Dan Clark and Howard Ostby; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wednesday Night Band
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Wescustogo (North Yarmouth) New Year's Eve Dance Location: North Yarmouth, Maine Caller(s): Jeff Petrovitch; Band(s)/Musician(s): Perpeutal E-Motion (Ed Howe & John Cote)
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Tapestry Folkdance Center New Year's Eve Dance Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Caller(s): Tom VanDeusen; Band(s)/Musician(s): Pat O'Louglin & Friends
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Williamsburg First Night Contra Dance Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): FOAM
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Cecil Sharp House New Year's Eve Dance/Ceilidh Location: London, England Caller(s): Rob Sibthorpe; Band(s)/Musician(s): Burlseden Village Band
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Big Island Contras New Year's Eve Dance Location: Hilo, Hawaii Caller(s): Cindy Holmes & John Barnes; Band(s)/Musician(s): Stringamajig
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Chattahoochee Country Dancers New Year's Eve (part of First Night Dance Weekend) Location: Atlanta, Georgia Caller(s): Doug Singleton and Vicki Herndon; Band(s)/Musician(s): Appalachian Storm and Smoke on the Water
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Old Farmer's Ball New Year's Eve Dance Location: Asheville, North Carolina Caller(s): Beth Molaro; Band(s)/Musician(s): Tribal Tune Twisters (David DiGiuseppe, Roger Gold and Jim Roberts)
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 AACTMAD New Year's Eve Contra Dance Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Caller(s): Drake Meadow; Band(s)/Musician(s): Debbie Jackson, Brad Battey and Marty Somberg
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Lansing New Year's Eve Dance Location: Lansing, Michigan Caller(s): Roger Diggle; Band(s)/Musician(s): Fiddlefire
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 San Diego New Year's Eve Dance Location: San Diego, California Caller(s): Lynn Ackerson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Crowfoot
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Watch Night New Year's Eve Contra Dance Location: Falls Church, Virginia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 New Year's Eve Bethel Contra Dance Location: Bethel, Maine Caller(s): No dance listed for 2009; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance listed for 2009
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 TADAMS New Year's Eve Dance Location: Richmond, Virginia Caller(s): Adina Gordon; Band(s)/Musician(s): Floorplay
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 St. Johnsbury First Night Contra Dance Location: St. Johnsbury, Vermont Caller(s): Ben Bergstein; Band(s)/Musician(s): David Carpenter and April Werner
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 North Bay Country Dance Society New Year's Eve Dance Location: San Rafael, California Caller(s): Andy Wilson; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Avant Gardeners
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Tuscon New Year's Eve Contra Dance Location: Tucson, Arizona Caller(s): Several callers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Sharon Goldwasser and Friends and Open Band
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Ithaca New Year's Eve Dance Location: Ithaca, New York Caller(s): Numerous; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Country Dancers of Rochester New Year's Eve Dance Location: Rochester, New York Caller(s): Bob Nicholson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Tunescape
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Orlando New Year's Eve Dance Location: Casselbury, Florida Caller(s): Alice Milmoe and Pat Czar; Band(s)/Musician(s): Barnstorm
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Crosscurrents New Year's Eve Dance Location: Kansas City, Missouri Caller(s): Keith Tuxhorn; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Grouchy Geezers
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Hudson Square Dance New Year's Eve Location: Hudson, Illinois Caller(s): Martha Tyner; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dale C. Evans, Claudia Kaufman, Gary Kaufman, and Dave Kuntz
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Charlotte Dance Gypsies New Year's Eve Dance Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Caller(s): Seth Tepfer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Toss the Possum
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Seattle New Year's Eve Dance Location: Seattle, Washington Caller(s): Jennifer Youngman & Joe Micheals; Band(s)/Musician(s): Eric Anderson & Alan Roberts, and "The Rhythm Rollers" (Cathie Whitesides, Laurie Andres, WB Reid)
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Bangor Contra Dance New Year's Eve Location: Bangor, Maine Caller(s): John McIntire; Band(s)/Musician(s): UpRiver Reel
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Seattle (Lake City) New Year's Eve Dance Location: Washington, Seattel Caller(s): Jennifer Youngman & Joe Micheals; Band(s)/Musician(s): Alan Roberts and Eric Anderson & The Rhythm Rollers (Cathie Whitesides, Laurie Andres, & WB Reid)
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Celtic New Year Location: Richmond, Vermont Caller(s): Mark Sustic; Band(s)/Musician(s): Latimer Hoke and Hannah Beth Crary
December 31, 2009-January 1, 2010 Colorado Friends Of Old Time Music And Dance New Year's Eve Dance Location: Denver, Colorado Caller(s): Rick Smith; Band(s)/Musician(s): Sondra Wong and Ryan Drickley
December 31, 2009-January 3, 2010 Ashokan New Year's Fiddle & Dance Fest Location: Ashokan, New York Caller(s): Susan Kevra, John Krumm, Cindy Overstreet, Steve Ryan and Esther Brill; Band(s)/Musician(s): Great Bear Trio, Swingology and The Red Stick Ramblers
December 31, 2009-January 3, 2010 Northwest New Year's Camp Location: Vashon Island, Washington Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
December 31, 2009-January 3, 2010 Fiddler's Dream Dance Weekend Location: Kingston, Oklahoma Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
December 31, 2009-January 3, 2010 California Traditional Music Society New Year's Camp Location: Malibu, California Caller(s): Tom Sauber; Band(s)/Musician(s): Banshee in the Kitchen, The Privy Tippers, Dave Para and Cathy Barton
January 1, 2010 Chattahoochee Country Dancers New Year's Day Dance Location: Atlanta, Georgia Caller(s): David Millstone; Band(s)/Musician(s): Foxfire (Daron Douglas, Karen Axelrod)
January 2, 2010 Swingin' Tern 26th Anniversary Dance Location: East Hanover, New Jersey Caller(s): Folk Project Callers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Brooklyn Swing Ensemble
January 2, 2010 CDNY Twelfth Night Location: New York, New York Caller(s): Tori Barone; Band(s)/Musician(s): Rumblestrip
January 8, 2010 Sudbury Militia Twelfth Night Ball Location: Sudbury, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Yankee Ingenuity
January 8-9, 2010 Chambana Jan Jam Location: Urbana, Illinois Caller(s): Ron Buchanan, Dot Kent and Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): New Bad Habits, Pat and Possum and U4
January 8-10, 2010 Deep Freeze Location: Anchorage, Alaska Caller(s): Mike Richardson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wild Hair
January 9, 2010 Columbus Midwinter Dance Party Location: Columbus, Ohio Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
January 13-17, 2010 Portland Old-Time Music Gathering Location: Portland, Oregon Caller(s): Ned Leager, Caroline Oakley, Sherry Nevins, Steph Noll, Michael Ismerio, Bill Martin; Band(s)/Musician(s): Uncle Wiggily & Greasy Chain Stringband, Sophie's Vittles Band, The Rising Phoenix Society, Black Crown Stringband, Foghorn Stringband, The Striped Pig Stringband
January 15-18, 2010 Augusta Heritage: Wild Wonderful Weekend Location: Elkins, West Virginia Caller(s): Cis Hinkle; Band(s)/Musician(s): Celticladda and The Stove Stokers
January 16-23, 2010 Pura Vida Dance Camp Location: Moravia de Chirippo, Costa Rica Caller(s): Kathy Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Peter Davis, Harry Aceto
January 21-31, 2010 Anchorage Folk Festival Location: Anchorage, Alaska Caller(s): Brian DeMarcus, Jim Haack, Kenny Powers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Brother Mule, Sweet Sunny South
January 22-24, 2010 Florida Snow Ball Location: Gulfport, Florida Caller(s): Nils Fredland and Gaye Fifer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Elixir and Rumblestrip
January 22-24, 2010 Wintergreen Dance Weekend Location: Bozeman, Montana Caller(s): Adina Gordon; Band(s)/Musician(s): Crowfoot and Weatherwood
January 22-24, 2010 Madison's Folk Ball Location: Madison, Wisconsin Caller(s): Roger Diggle; Band(s)/Musician(s): Amy, Maria, & friends
January 23, 2010 Peterborough Snow Ball Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire Caller(s): George Marshall, Will Mentor, Steve Zakon-Anderson and Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): Wild Asparagus, Perpetual eMotion, Clew Bay, Notorious
January 29-31, 2010 Upper Potomac Fiddle Retreat Location: Shepherdstown, West Virginia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Elke Baker, Joe DeZarn, Adam Hurt, Laura Light, Eden MacAdam-Somer, Larry Unger and others
January 30, 2010 Mid-Winter Ball Location: Towson, Maryland Caller(s): Seth Tepfer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Giant Robot Dance
January 30, 2010 Newcastle Ad-Hoc Day of Dance (Winter) Location: Newcastle, England Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
February 6, 2010 FSGW Mid-Winter Festival Location: Takoma Park, Maryland Caller(s): Numerous; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
February 6, 2010 Indy Beach Party Location: Fishers, Indiana Caller(s): Rachel Shapiro; Band(s)/Musician(s): Tune Hounds
February 6, 2010 White PIne Jamboree Location: Rhinelander, Minnesota Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Mastodon String Band
February 6, 2010 Rappahannock Nonprofit Center Snow Ball Location: Sperryville, Virginia Caller(s): DeLaura Padovan; Band(s)/Musician(s): Gourdvine String Band
February 12, 2010 Green Ball Location: Davidson, North Carolina Caller(s): Dean Snipes; Band(s)/Musician(s): Appalachian Storm
February 12-14, 2010 University of Chicago Folk Festival of Traditional Music Location: Chicago, Illinois Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
February 12-14, 2010 Corvallis Contra Dance Weekend Location: Corvallis, Oregon Caller(s): Rick Mohr and Susan Petrick; Band(s)/Musician(s): Footloose and KGB
February 12-15, 2010 Ski Dance Weekend Location: Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Janine Smith and Bob Mathis; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dave Wiesler, Laura Light and George Paul
February 13, 2010 Starry Night for a Ramble Location: Clawson, Michigan Caller(s): Drake Meadow and Glen Morningstar; Band(s)/Musician(s): Paint Creek Country Dance Orchestra
February 13-14, 2010 OEFFA Conference Location: Granville, Ohio Caller(s): No dance listed for 2010; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance listed for 2010
February 15-18, 2010 California Bluegrass Association Winter Music Camp Location: Petaluma, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
February 18-21, 2010 Stellar Days & Nights Location: Buena Vista, Colorado Caller(s): Mary Devlin and Gaye Fifer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Goldcrest and Second Nature
February 18-21, 2010 Olympia Old-Time Music Festival (Squares) Location: Olympia, Washington Caller(s): Gabe Strand, Paul Silveria, Charmaine Slaven, Maggie Neatherlin, Anne Marie Schaefer; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Grizzle Grazzle Tune Snugglers, Water Tower Bucket Boys, Small Change Stringband, The Tallboys, Atlas Stringband
February 19, 2010 Northfield Winter Stomp Location: Northfield, Minnesota Caller(s): Robin Nelson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contratopia
February 19-21, 2010 Wash the Winter Away/Viske-Vinter-Væk Stævnet Location: Osted, Denmark Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
February 19-21, 2010 Midwinter Meltdown Weekend Location: Lawrence, Kansas Caller(s): Jill Allen, Jerome Grisanti and others; Band(s)/Musician(s): Peghead, Round Robins, Three Bean Salad
February 20, 2010 Monterey YMCA Benefit Dance Location: Monterey, California Caller(s): Warren Blier and Karen Fontana; Band(s)/Musician(s): Open Band hosted by the Crabapples (Marta Lynch, Norm Cotton, Bob Silberstein, Sarah Springer)
February 26-28, 2010 Ann Arbor Dawn Dance Weekend Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan Caller(s): Rick Mohr and Joseph Pimental; Band(s)/Musician(s): Crowfoot and Goldcrest
February 26-28, 2010 Fiddling Frog Dance Festival Location: Pasadena, California Caller(s): Lisa Greenleaf; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio and Rumblestrip
February 27, 2010 Flight of Fancy Location: Dayton, Ohio Caller(s): Seth Tepfer and Kathy Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Cosmic Otters and Changeling
March 4-7, 2010 Breakin' Up Winter Location: Lebanon, Tennessee Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
March 5-7, 2010 Raincoat Ruckus Location: Burnaby, British Columbia Caller(s): Kathy Anderson and Adina Gordon; Band(s)/Musician(s): Out of the Wood and Riffraff
March 5-7, 2010 Winter Bluegrass Weekend Location: Plymouth, Minnesota Caller(s): Robin Nelson, Ann Carter; Band(s)/Musician(s): PigÕs Eye Landing, The Lulu Gals, The Macrae Sisters
March 6, 2010 CDNY Winter Meltdown Location: New York, New York Caller(s): Tori Barone; Band(s)/Musician(s): Raise the Roof (Mat Clark, Judi Stellar, Pete Soloway and Kathy Talvitie)
March 11, 2010 Contra Marathon to Benefit Northwest Folklife Location: Seattle, Washington Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Cathie Whitesides, many others and sit-ins
March 11-14, 2010 Cascade Promenade Location: Washington, Various Caller(s): Numerous; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
March 11-14, 2010 Cascade Promenade Location: Oregon, Various Caller(s): Numerous; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
March 12-14, 2010 Spring Breakdown Location: Columbia, Missouri Caller(s): Susan Kevra; Band(s)/Musician(s): Old New England
March 12-14, 2010 MooseJaw Location: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Caller(s): Beverly Smith; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Tallboys and Others
March 13, 2010 St. Paul's Community Outreach Benefit Dance Location: Cleveland, Ohio Caller(s): Margaret Glenn; Band(s)/Musician(s): Mud in Yer Eye
March 19-20, 2010 Berea Spring Mountain Folk Festival Location: Berea, Kentucky Caller(s): Bob Dalsemer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Local musicians
March 19-21, 2010 Gypsy Meltdown Location: Lake Wylie, South Carolina Caller(s): Shawn Brenneman and Carol Ormand; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Latter Day Lizards and Toss the Possum
March 19-21, 2010 BACDS Monte Toyon Spring Fling Weekend Location: Aptos, California Caller(s): Bruce Hamilton, James Hutson, Tom Roby and Seth Tepfer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Kevin Carr, Tony Elman, Rebecca King, Jim Oakden, The Syncopaths (Ashley Broder, Christa Burch, Ryan McKasson, Jeff Spero) and Waverly Station (Liz Donaldson, David Knight)
March 19-21, 2010 Marchfest AKA Central Illinois English-American Dance & Music Weekend Location: Urbana, Illinois Caller(s): Kathy Anderson and Nikki Herbst; Band(s)/Musician(s): Pigtown Alley
March 19-21, 2010 Memfest Location: Memphis, Tennessee Caller(s): Vicki Herndon; Band(s)/Musician(s): Footloose
March 19-21, 2010 AADS English and Contra Spring Weekend Location: Malle, Belgium Caller(s): Scott Higgs; Band(s)/Musician(s): Triple Time
March 20, 2010 Spring Awakening Gathering Location: Rockford, Illinois Caller(s): Doesn't look like it includes a contra dance; Band(s)/Musician(s): Doesn't look like it includes a contra dance
March 20, 2010 Medley Marathon Dance - Special Fundraiser Location: Glenside, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Tori Barone, Bob Isaacs, Susan Hankin, Donna Hunt, Rick Mohr, Dan Black; Band(s)/Musician(s): Last Exit, Rumpus, Colonel Mike's Dance Band, Raise the Roof
March 26-27, 2010 Down East Country Dance Festival Location: Topsham, Maine Caller(s): Bill Olson, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Richard Green and Adina Gordon; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Usual Suspects, Scrod Pudding, Muisette and Crowfoot (plus others)
March 26-28, 2010 Pigtown Fling Location: Covington, Kentucky Caller(s): Mike Boerschig and Diane Silver; Band(s)/Musician(s): Pigtown Alley and Atlantic Crossing
March 27, 2010 CDNY Men in Skirts Location: New York, New York Caller(s): Marty Fager; Band(s)/Musician(s): Squeezology (Jody Kruskal, Bob Jones, Marnen Laibow-Koser and Paul Friedman)
March 27, 2010 Stone Mountain Bluegrass, Old-time Music and Country Dance Festival Location: Stone Mountain, Georgia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
March 28, 2010 Down East Country Dance Festival Survivors Dance Location: North Yarmouth, Maine Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
March 28, 2010 Austin, Texas Annual Outdoor Spring Dance Location: Austin, Texas Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
March 29-April 8, 2010 Mohonk's Family Festival Location: New Paltz, New York Caller(s): Andy Davis; Band(s)/Musician(s): Andy Davis, Jody Kruskal and others
April 2-4, 2010 Vernal's Dance & Music Weekend Location: High Springs, Florida Caller(s): Ron Buchanan; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Latter Day Lizards
April 2-4, 2010 Appalachian Spring Contra Dance Weekend Location: Elk Park, North Carolina Caller(s): Beth Molaro, Terry Doyle, Warren Doyle; Band(s)/Musician(s): Lift Ticket and Toss the Possum
April 2-5, 2010 Canterbury Folk Festival Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Caller(s): Peter Mayes; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
April 3, 2010 Syracuse Contra Prom Location: Syracuse, New York Caller(s): Sarah VanNorstrand; Band(s)/Musician(s): Matching Orange
April 3, 2010 Monterey Spring Fling Location: Monterey, California Caller(s): Lynn Ackerson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Montage
April 3, 2010 Play Ball! Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire Caller(s): Nils Fredland and Steve Zakon-Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Figments and The Clayfoot Strutters
April 3, 2010 Folklife in Georgia Festival Location: Danielsville, Georgia Caller(s): Beverly Smith; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Georgia Mudcats
April 7-14, 2010 Contra Holiday in Medieval England Location: Ely, England Caller(s): Week canceled; Band(s)/Musician(s): Week canceled
April 8-10, 2010 Ashland Folk Festival Location: Ashland, Wisconsin Caller(s): No dance listed for 2010; Band(s)/Musician(s): No dance listed for 2010
April 9-10, 2010 University of Chicago Dance Weekend Location: Chicago, Illinois Caller(s): Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): Exilir
April 9-11, 2010 Spring Thaw Weekend Location: Toronto, Ontario Caller(s): Lisa Greenleaf and Judy Greenhill; Band(s)/Musician(s): Rumblestrip and Relative Harmony
April 9-11, 2010 Springforth Ball Location: Richmond, Virginia Caller(s): Gaye Fifer and Rick Mohr; Band(s)/Musician(s): Atlantic Crossing and High Drive
April 9-11, 2010 Dance Awakening Location: Middletown, California Caller(s): Susan Petrick, Joyce Miller, Deb Comly, Brenda Goodwin; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Latter Day Lizards
April 9-11, 2010 John C. Campbell Learn to Contra Dance Weekend Location: Brasstown, North Carolina Caller(s): Bob Dalsemer; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
April 9-11, 2010 Spring Thaw In Oregon Location: La Grande, Oregon Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers and special guests
April 9-11, 2010 Mt. Baldy Dance Weekend Location: La Verne, California Caller(s): Karen Fontana; Band(s)/Musician(s): Band‡ge ˆ Trois (David Combs, Tom Goodwin, Kristi Austin)
April 9-11, 2010 Beaufort County Music Festival Location: Washington, North Carolina Caller(s): Simon Spalding; Band(s)/Musician(s): Charley Horse
April 16-17, 2010 Fiddlefest Location: Courtenay, British Columbia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Calvin Volrath and many Friends
April 16-18, 2010 Dandelion Romp Location: Oberlin, Ohio Caller(s): Carol Ormand and David Millstone; Band(s)/Musician(s): Night Watch & Magic Foot
April 17, 2010 Fiddlehead Frolic Location: Ithaca, New York Caller(s): Happening?; Band(s)/Musician(s): Happening?
April 17-18, 2010 Tapestry Spring Contra Dance Weekend Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Caller(s): Jack Mitchell; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Avant Gardeners
April 22-25, 2010 Lee County Gathering Location: Loachapoka, Alabama Caller(s): Wayne Foote; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
April 23, 2010 Northfield Community Earth Day Contra Dance Location: Northfield, Minnesota Caller(s): Robin Nelson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contratopia
April 23, 2010 Sudbury Militia Regimental Ball Location: Sudbury, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Yankee Ingenuity
April 23-24, 2010 All Out Bailout Location: Research Triangle Park Area, North Carolina Caller(s): Nils Fredland; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contrazz and Crowfoot
April 23-25, 2010 Trillium Twirl (Michigan Dance Heritage Spring Dance Weekend) Location: Dowling, Michigan Caller(s): Tom Hinds; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Synchopaths
April 23-25, 2010 Spring Dance Romance Location: Danbury, North Carolina Caller(s): Spring Romance 2010 canceled; Band(s)/Musician(s): Due to hall renovations; check site for alternatives
April 23-25, 2010 When in Doubt, Swing Location: Dallas, Texas Caller(s): Bob Dalsemer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Evening Star
April 23-25, 2010 Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend Location: Berea, Kentucky Caller(s): Cary Ravitz and Sarah VanNorstrand; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Great Bear Trio
April 24-25, 2010 Barberville Spring Music and Dance Frolic Location: Barberville, Florida Caller(s): Pat Czar, Andy Kane, Alice Milmoe, and Roy Moye; Band(s)/Musician(s): Artnoc, Barnstorm, Dunehoppers, Fish Camp Cutups, Gadabouts, Meridian, Possum Pickers
April 26-30, 2010 Halsway American Contra Week 2010 Location: Crowcombe, England Caller(s): Sue Rosen; Band(s)/Musician(s): Bruce Rosen and Sue Rivett
April 28-May 1, 2010 Tripple Creek Music Festival Location: Rocky Mount, Virginia Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Zephyr Lightning Bolts, Johnathan Dillon & Phantom Grass, Patrick Henry Travelers Dance Team
April 29-May 2, 2010 Merlefest Location: Wilkesboro, North Carolina Caller(s): Robert Dotson, Willette Hinton, Phil Jamison, Thomas Maupin, Beverly Smith and Rodney Sutton; Band(s)/Musician(s): Earl Murphy, The New Southern Ramblers, The Pilot Mountain Bobcats, The Zephyr Lightning Bolts, Eric Thompson and Suzy Thompson
April 30-May 1, 2010 Spring Fling Location: Owen Sound, Ontario Caller(s): John Krumm and Kate McLaren; Band(s)/Musician(s): The O'Schraves and Scatter the Cats
April 30-May 2, 2010 Swing into Spring Location: Bloomington, Indiana Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): John Bealle, Jim Johnson, and Eloise Clark and Volunteers
April 30-May 2, 2010 Gender-Free Dance Camp (Spring) Location: Woodstock, Connecticut Caller(s): David Millstone; Band(s)/Musician(s): Tidal Wave
April 30-May 2, 2010 Portland Raindance Weekend Location: Portland, Oregon Caller(s): Steve Zakon-Anderson and Ron Buchanan; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Moving Violations and Lift Ticket
April 30-May 2, 2010 Berea International Festival Location: Berea, Kentucky Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
April 30-May 8, 2010 North Charleston Arts Festival Location: North Charleston, South Carolina Caller(s): Charley Harvey; Band(s)/Musician(s): Crosstown Traffic
May 1, 2010 Claremont Folk Festival Location: Claremont, California Caller(s): No contras in 2010; Band(s)/Musician(s): No contras in 2010
May 1, 2010 Brown University Folk Festival Location: Providence, Rhode Island Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
May 6-8, 2010 Jacob's Ladder Folk Festival Location: Kinneret, Israel Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Hazel Hill
May 7-9, 2010 Gays Mills Folk Festival of Music & Dance Location: Gays Mills, Wisconsin Caller(s): Terrence Smith; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Folk Fest String Band
May 8, 2010 Saltaire Day of Dance - Spring Location: Saltaire, England Caller(s): Leeds Contra Dance; Band(s)/Musician(s): Leeds Contra Dance
May 8, 2010 White River Players Swing Into Spring Location: Rochester, Vermont Caller(s): Mad Robin Callers Collective; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
May 14-16, 2010 Folk Project Spring Festival Location: Bloomingdale, New Jersey Caller(s): Bob Isaacs; Band(s)/Musician(s): Dead Sea Squirrels
May 14-16, 2010 Potato Run Dance Weekend Location: Wyandotte Woods, Indiana Caller(s): Charley Harvey; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Cosmic Otters
May 14-16, 2010 Banjo Camp North Location: Groton, Massachusetts Caller(s): While no dances are mentioned; Band(s)/Musician(s): I'm still keeping this on the calendar
May 14-16, 2010 Fairfield Frolic Location: Fairfield, Iowa Caller(s): Will Mentor; Band(s)/Musician(s): Peter Barnes and Dave Langford
May 14-16, 2010 Bluegrass on the Bogs Location: Hanson, Massachusetts Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Three Cats and a Dog
May 15, 2010 CDNY May Mania Location: New York, New York Caller(s): Cis Hinkle; Band(s)/Musician(s): Perpetual e-Motion
May 15, 2010 Newcastle Ad-Hoc Day of Dance (Spring) Location: Newcastle, England Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
May 15-16, 2010 Rhode Island Folk Festival Location: Foster, Rhode Island Caller(s): Elwood Donnelly; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
May 15-17, 2010 Hey Fever Location: Ottawa, Ontario Caller(s): No dance in 2010; Band(s)/Musician(s): Possibly in 2011
May 16, 2010 Topanga Banjo Fiddle Contest and Folk Festival Location: Agoura, California Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): Lone Hill Ramblers and Triple Chicken Foot
May 21-23, 2010 Once in a Blue Moon Location: Huntsville, Alabama Caller(s): Kathy Anderson; Band(s)/Musician(s): Lift Ticket
May 21-23, 2010 May Madness Location: Prescott, Arizona Caller(s): Nils Fredland and Claire Zucker; Band(s)/Musician(s): Crowfoot and The Privy Tippers
May 21-23, 2010 San Antonio Contra Dance Weekend Location: San Antonio, Texas Caller(s): Sue Rosen; Band(s)/Musician(s): Rodney Miller and Bruce Rosen
May 21-23, 2010 Henderson Field Dance Weekend and Party Location: Mebane, North Carolina Caller(s): Joy Greenwolfe and Seth Tepfer; Band(s)/Musician(s): Skylark and The Elftones
May 21-June 1, 2010 Yanks Meet Limeys Location: Cornwall and other venues, England Caller(s): TBA; Band(s)/Musician(s): TBA
May 22, 2010 New York City Dance Parade Location: New York, New York Caller(s): Country Dance New York; Band(s)/Musician(s): Country Dance New York
May 22-23, 2010 May Apple Stomp Location: Lake Logan, Ohio Caller(s): Volunteers; Band(s)/Musician(s): Volunteers
May 28-30, 2010 Vandalia Gathering Location: Charleston, West Virginia Caller(s): Steve Ballman, Lou Maiuri, Mack Samples and Taylor Runner; Band(s)/Musician(s): Bing Brothers, Born Old, Frank Boles Band and Mudhole Control
May 28-30, 2010 Wheatland Traditional Arts Weekend Location: Remus, Michigan Caller(s): Ron Buchanan, Gail Heil and Tamara Lowenthal; Band(s)/Musician(s): Notorious, The Rhythm Billies and Blue Water Ramblers
May 28-30, 2010 Folk College Location: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Caller(s): Bob Nicholson; Band(s)/Musician(s): No Strings Attached, Simple Gifts, Henry Koretsky and others
May 28-30, 2010 Gotta Get Gon Folk Festival Location: Ballston Spa, New York Caller(s): Pam Goddard; Band(s)/Musician(s): The Mothers & Daughters Band
May 28-30, 2010 Florida Folk Festival - Spring Location: White Springs, Florida Caller(s): Craig Bloch, Eric Harris, Andy Kane, Roy Mloye and Andrea Woodall; Band(s)/Musician(s): Lloyd Baldwin and Friends, Flying Turtles Stringband, Homegrown Stringband, Hot Pepper Steppers, Irrational Exhurberance, Jackson Creek Stringband, The Briar Pickers, The Dunehoppers and Upsala
May 28-30, 2010 Atlanta Spring Sole Fest Location: Atlanta (Clarkston), Georgia Caller(s): Beth Molaro and Robbin Marcus; Band(s)/Musician(s): Contrarians and Anna's Bananas
May 28-31, 2010 Dancing Bears Dance Camp Location: Wasilla, Alaska Caller(s): Susan Kevra and Will Mentor; Band(s)/Musician(s): Tom Sauber, Patrick Sauber and Brian DeMarcus & Crowfoot
May 28-31, 2010 Almost Heaven Dance Weekend Location: Capon Bridge, West Virginia Caller(s): Gaye Fifer, Bob Isaacs, Wayne Albright, Tim Van Egmond, George Marshall; Band(s)/Musician(s): Swallowtail, Hotpoint, the Ralph Gordon Trio
May 28-31, 2010 Northwest Folklife Festival Location: Seattle, Washington Caller(s): Numerous; Band(s)/Musician(s): Numerous
May 28-31, 2010 FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp Location: Socorro, New Mexico Caller(s): Nils Fredland and Erik Weberg; Band(s)/Musician(s): Lift Ticket and Elixir
May 28-31, 2010