This page is devoted to listing contra dances in the south Atlantic region of the United States along with bands, musicians, callers, and organizations that are based in the region. URLs and e-mail addresses are listed when available. New entries, additional information, and changes in information are always welcome. Links to other pages in the www.contradancelinks.com web site are listed at the bottom of the page.

New links are simply new to me, not necessarily new to the World Wide Web. Change in URL means that a link has changed its WWW address or URL.

Regional

• Bryan Walls provides an overall schedule for Tennessee, Alabama, and several other states. Another page that he is responsible for provides additional information.

Florida

• The Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society provides information about a number of dances in Florida.
• Friends of Florida Folk lists some dances in Florida on their calendar pages.
• Don Pauley has good listings of the current dances in Florida.
• There's an attempt to have a calendar list of all contra dances in Florida. New entry (January 2, 2008)
• There is a dance in Casselbury, near Orlando, on the last Saturday of each month.
• The Cocoa Beach Contra Dance is held on the 1st Saturday and sometimes the 2nd or 3rd Friday of each month. Eddie Obler handles the web duties.
• The Florida State Parks, specifically Barnacle Historic State Park in Coconut Grove host old time dances on various dates. New entry (January 20, 2008)
• There is a Everglades Old-Time Dance in Davie, generally on the 2nd Saturday of each month.
• The South Florida Folk Festival is held in January in Fort Lauderdale and sometimes includes contra dances among the activities.
• The Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society holds contra dances on the 1st Sunday and 3rd Saturday of each month.
• The Tampa Friends of Old-Time Dance old their annual Snow Ball in Gulfport in late January each year.
• The annual Florida Fiddlers Convention is held in High Springs in mid-October and many times includes a dance.
• The Flying Turtles String Band hosts dances, generally on the 2nd Sunday of the month in O'Leno State Park near High Springs.
• The Jacksonville Country Dance and Song Society sponsors contra dances on the 1st Saturday and 3rd Friday of most months. Charles Dyer supplies the information.
• You'll find a contra dance on 1st Saturdays in Lake Worth sponsored by the Lake Worth Friends of Old Tyme Dance.
• You can obtain information about dances in the Orlando area by visiting the Orlando Contra Dance Community page.
• Tallahassee Community Friends of Old-Time Dance holds dances on the 2nd Friday and sometimes the 4th Saturday of each month.
• The Tampa Friends of Old Time Dance sponsor 1st Friday and 2nd and 4th Saturday dances and have information about a number of dances in Florida.
• One of the features of the Trenton Community Farmers' Market is a monthly dance, sometimes contra, sometimes something else, generally on the 4th Saturday of the month as part of the monthly Farmers' Market Block Party. New entry (January 21, 2008)
• At the end of the May in White Springs, there is the annual Florida Folk Festival, which includes just about every type of music and dance, including a few contras.

Georgia

• The Athens Folk Music and Dance Society holds contra dances on the 3rd Saturday of the month, among everything else it does. Barb Benson maintains the page.
• The Chattahoochee Country Dancers in Atlanta and Decatur meet on Friday nights and every other Tuesday.
• Seth Tepher provides all the needed information on the annual What the Hey which takes place in late April/early May in Atlanta.
• The Quicksilver Country Dancers, Inc. is a gender-free contra dance community welcoming lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered folk and their allies and friends which holds dances on a variety of Saturdays in Atlanta.
• The Oostanaula Folk Dance Collective in Rome holds occasional contra dances at Berry College.
• As part of a wide range of events, the Savannah Folk Music Society holds monthly dances on various Saturdays in Savannah. Bob Williams maintains the site.
• The dance series in Sautee Nacoochee takes place on various Saturdays from August to June with a set of classes on Tuesday nights. Change of URL (May 17, 2008)
• The Centerville Community Heritage Dance Series dances in Snellville generally occur on the 4th Saturday of the month at the Centerville Community Center but is on hiatus because of a lack of attendance.

North Carolina

• ContraDance.US covers the contra dance scene in Eastern North Carolina. Site has problems (January 21, 2008)
• In mid-June, the Summer Soiree is held in Asheville. Change of URL (May 25, 2008)
• The Swannanoa Gathering is a series of week-long workshops in various folk arts held in July and August on the campus of Warren Wilson College near Asheville. Some of the individual weeks will have more dancing than others.
• At Warren Wilson College in Asheville, the Old Farmer's Ball has dances on Thursday nights at Warren Wilson College and on Mondays at The Grey Eagle. The site provides information about other dances in the area.
• The Down East Folk Arts Society holds periodic contra dances about once a month on a Saturday (generally the 3rd Saturday) in Beaufort. Greg Sanders manages the site. Change of location (June 2, 2008)
• The Lake Eden Arts Festivals are held each year at Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain in mid-May and mid-October each year.
• In Brasstown, the John C. Campbell Folk School hosts dance weekends, musician and caller workshops, a wide range of classes in folk arts and other activities, and regular dances. The regular dances are usually held on the first and third Saturdays. The dance workshops are held throughout the year.
• There are dances on Friday nights in Brevard when school is in session (until early May) with information supplied by The Old Farmer's Ball. Contact Joshua Carter at 828-230-5085 or e-mail (remove "atsign"). Update of contact information (January 28, 2008)
• The Triangle Country Dancers hold regular dances in Carrboro, generally on the 2nd Friday of each month (with dances in Durham on the 4th Friday), challenging dances on the 5th Friday of the month. The site also has information about the 3rd Saturday (generally) community and family dances in Chapel Hill and information about other dances in the area.
• The bands Footloose and Contrazz sponsor a monthly 1st Saturday dance in Carrboro.
• The Cape Fear Contra Dancers hold dances on the 2nd Saturday (usually) of each month in Castle Hayne and on 2nd and 4th Tuesday nights in Wilmington. In addition, they hold a Salty Swirl all-day dance in mid-February, Swamp Stomp in August and other events during the year. Change of URL (December 18, 2007)
• The dances in Celo occur on the 1st Friday of each month at the Arthur Morgan School with information supplied by The Old Farmer's Ball.
• The Charlotte Dance Gypsies hold dances one Saturday night each month and the Charlotte Country Dancers host one on most Monday nights. In addition, the Gypsies sponsor Gypsy Meltdown Weekend at Camp Thunderbird in March.
• And ContradanceCarolina also covers the scene in and around Charlotte and is now holding dances in the Charlotte area, including Davidson.
• The Triangle Country Dancers hold a Spring Dance Romance in late April in Danbury.
• The Triangle Country Dancers hold regular dances in Durham, generally on the 4th Friday of each month (with dances in Carrboro on the 2nd Friday) and have information about other dances in the area.
• The Asheville Contradancers sponsor a series of community dances, with time set aside for a potluck supper, dances for the younger crowd and dances for adults, teens and experienced pre-teens, usually the 2nd Saturday of the month, in Fletcher. You can get more information about the series on Diane Silver's web site.
• The Historic Jonesborough Dance Society hosts two annual Carolina Contra-Thons in Glendale Springs each Memorial Day (May) and Labor Day (September) weekend.
• Fancy Feet & Fingers, a group at Guilford College in Greensboro hosts contra dances throughout the school year along with a number of other dance and music events.
• In Winston-Salem and Greensboro, the Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers hold dances in Winston-Salem on Tuesdays and in Greensboro on 1st and 3rd Saturdays (but not always). In addition, they hold a Feet Retreat in late September in Danbury.
• The Folk Arts Society of Greenville holds Folk and Country Dances on the 2nd Saturday of each month as part of their schedule of events.
• The East Carolina University Folk and Country Dancers in Greenville hold contra dances, among their many other events, on the 2nd Saturday of months during the school year. (well, it's the same list of dances as the Folk Arts Society of Greenville)
• The folks at Folk Horizons in Hendersonville host a contra dance on the 5th Saturday of months with 5th Saturdays (about four times a year). Series on hiatus (January 21, 2008)
• The Old Farmer's Ball has contact information for the Reems Creek contra dance at the Beech Community Center.
• You can find information about the Boone Country Dancers which host a intermediate contra dance on either the first or the second Saturday of every month in Sugar Grove or Valle Crucis, depending on the season.
• Virgil Q. Sealy also posts a schedule for dances in the Triangle along with other folk arts activities in the area.
• The Cape Fear Contra Dancers hold dances on the 2nd Saturday (usually) of each month in Castle Hayne and on 2nd and 4th Tuesday nights in Wilmington. In addition, they hold a Salty Swirl all-day dance in mid-February, Salty Splash in August and other events during the year. Change of URL (December 18, 2007)
• In Winston-Salem and Greensboro, the Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers hold dances in Winston-Salem on Tuesdays and in Greensboro on 1st and 3rd Saturdays (but not always). In addition, they hold a Feet Retreat in late September in Danbury.

South Carolina

• Carl Hilton provides information about contradancing in Charleston which occurs on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. He also provides information about the annual BugStomp which occurs in Charleston in mid-April.
• The Columbia Traditional Music & Dance Society holds contra dances on the 2nd Saturday of each month.
• The Harvest Moon Folk Society holds dances on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Saturday nights of each month and a second dance some time (many times on Sunday) during the month at River Falls Lodge near Marietta and an advanced dance on 1st, 2nd or 3rd Friday of the month. They have started another dance series in Greenville on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at the YMCA. In addition to all the regular dances, they hold an annual Moondance Dance Festival in early-mid-September at the Table Rock State Park in Pickens and a Monster Mash in late October/early November. Added mention of advanced dance (January 26, 2008)
• The Whipperstompers Weekend is held in Pickens in June and is a festival of high quality dancing made as inexpensive as possible for students and young people in order to encourage them to attend but is open to everyone and we welcome people of all ages. New entry (March 16, 2008)

Bands and Musicians

• The Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society provides information about a number of bands and callers in Florida. Change of URL (November 17, 2007)
• The Chattahoochee Country Dancers in the Atlanta area have information about area bands and callers and those that visit.
• D. E. Pauley keeps track of bands from Florida along with bands that have visited. New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Anam Cara unites four players from the Charlotte, North Carolina area with many collective years of performance experience. Instruments played include the bodhran, guitar, trumpet, mandolin, concertina, doumbek, and fiddle.
• Ants in the Pantry is from Asheville, North Carolina and includes Laurie Fisher - Fiddle, Sid Heilbraun - Keyboards, Skip Metheny - Percussion, John Culp - Mandolin, and Barbara Groh - Caller.
• Appalachian Storm, hailing from Asheville, North Carolina, plays a steady inflow of old-time and Irish jigs and reels with scattered cajun and original tunes. New entry (May 22, 2008)
• The Back Porch Rockers are a family band from Lilburn, Georgia playing Irish fiddle tunes, Southern Banjo tunes, traditional Appalachian music, and old-time Gospel.
• Bad Mandos and the Women Who Love Them is based in and play in a variety of venues in North Carolina. (e-mail only)
• Barnstorm, featuring Sharon and Bruce Hartmann, Chris Campbell and Billy Jickell, play at dances across Florida.
• Barrowburn, from Raleigh, North Carolina, plays at Inis Cairde ceili dances and numerous private functions including weddings and parties and plays occasionally at a contra dance, too.
• The Bay Area Fiddlers play at the Dunedin, Florida dance on a regular basis. If you play an acoustic instrument, including fiddle (violin), guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass, piano, harmonica, and dulcimer you are invited to come join them. New entry (January 3, 2008)
• Big Medicine plays string band music of the rural South: old-time melodies and mountain harmonies, ancient ballads and archaic fiddle tunes, heart songs, hollers, hymns, and a touch of early bluegrass. MySpace page. MySpace page added (November 11, 2007)
• Blue Eyed Girl of Asheville, North Carolina is the coalescence of three young women whose roots sink deep into traditional music and dance. New entry (July 5, 2008)
• The Blue Ridge Rounders are a hard driving, fun loving old time stringband whose music rides the cusp of the old mountain way to the traditional bluegrass sound based in Stecoah Valley, North Carolina.
• The Bogue Sounds played in Morehead, North Carolina on May 5, 2007.
• The Briar Pickers, is an old-time string band based in Jacksonville, Florida for over 6 years. Although their primary interest has been playing Celtic/Irish/Fiddle tunes for Contra Dances, they also draw from their musical experiences and have expanded their talented resources to include some Jazz, Swing, and even some Classical tunes.
• Ashley Broder is known for her work on mandolin, guitar, and violin and plays at a contra dance every once and a while. She is based in Asheville, North Carolina. MySpace page. Added MySpace page (November 13, 2007)
• An traditional Celtic band from Georgia, The Buddy O'Reilly Band plays the occasional contra dance. Sarah Vegotsky maintains the page.
• The Burning Desire String Band, was started over 25 years to work with caller Frederick Park, with music from Southern Appalachian big sets and squares to smooth New England contras and quadrilles, yes, and even to the blues! The band is based in Swannanoa, North Carolina.
• Cabin Fever!, a band from Columbia, South Carolina, plays traditional music, mostly for contra dances.
• The Carolina Chocolate Drops are based in Durham, North Carolina and are a group of young African-American stringband musicians that have come to together to play the rich tradition of fiddle and banjo music in Carolinas' piedmont. MySpace page. New entry (November 11, 2007)
• Carolina Gator Gumbo is your Carolina Connection Cajun Band. John Bishop maintains the site.
• Cattywampas with Tim Cape (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass), plays in the Atlanta, Georgia area. (e-mail only)
• Comes When Called played in Tampa, Florida on May 10, 2008 and features Kathie Aagard (fiddle), Rich Crew (recorder), Susan Marynowski (piano and percussion), and John McEwen (banjo).
• From Brasstown, North Carolina, Contraindicated plays in the Carolinas and other nearby states. (e-mail only)
• Contrazz combines the improvisational style and solos of a jazz band with a repertoire of traditional Celtic, Quebecois and American old-time music for dances in North Carolina.
• Andi Hearn and Davey Mathias are the members of Corner House, based in Columbia, South Carolina and playing Irish traditional music in the Carolinas.
• Bill Porter and Maniac Mikey are the members of the Atlanta-based Crosstown Traffic. (e-mail only)
• The Dancing Bears are a contra dance band from Asheville, North Carolina and feature Daniel Sivalia on fiddle and harmonica, Mark Langner on guitar, John Culp on mandolin and banjo and Skip Metheny on bass.
• The group Deux Francois is based in Tampa, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Living in the Carolinas, David DiGiuseppe is a singer, accordionist, mandolinist, and Irish cittern player.
• The Dog Branch Cats played in Brasstown, North Carolina on February 2, 2008.
• Bill Dudley plays guitar in several old-time and contradance bands in Florida along with engineering, recording and interviewing performers for various sound and radio programs. New entry (November 11, 2007)
• The Dunehoppers are an old-time string band from St. Augustine, Florida.
• Elderberry Jam played in Greenville, North Carolina on April 12, 2008.
• The Elftones play a blend of Irish, Scottish, Canadian, old-time, and original tunes for contra dances, weddings, parties, and just about anywhere people like to twirl and swing and have a great time and are based in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Virgil Sealy provides the information.
• Paul Fackler plays traditional and neo-traditional music on the fiddle. He is based in North Carolina.
• The band, Far Horizons, plays traditional southern, New England, Cape Breton, bluegrass, celtic reels and jigs and original dance tunes, along with a large variety of waltzes for contra dances and other events in North Carolina.
• Fetchin' Cat features Jim Tolles, Scott Russell, and Tim Higgins and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. (e-mail only)
• The repertoire of Fly By Night starts with upbeat traditional New England contra dance tunes and includes lilting Celtic melodies, funky, rockin' originals, lowdown, driving southern fiddle tunes and dreamy waltzes of varying tempos.
• The Flying Turtles String Band are Tom and Ellen Hogan who play at contra dances, hoedowns or a great nights at a local pub in Florida.
• David DiGiuseppe provides information about Footloose a band whose sound draws upon Irish, southern old time, jazz and classical music influences hails from the Chapel Hill, NC area. MySpace page. MySpace page (November 12, 2007)
• The Freight Hoppers are an old-time band based in Bryson City, North Carolina. New entry (January 19, 2008)
• The Jacksonville, Florida based Full Circle features Veronica and Ted Lane with guest musicians playing Irish, Old Time, Scottish, and English country dance music.
• Along with their other gigs, Georgia's Georgia Mudcats, featuring Tom Ryan, John Grimm, Lisa Deaton, and Pat Shields, occasionally play at a contra dance.
• Rhiannon Giddens calls and plays (fiddle and other instruments) at contra dances and is based in Greensboro, North Carolina. MySpace page. Added MySpace page (November 15, 2007)
• Robert Bruce Greene is known as a living exponent of old time Kentucky fiddle music and as an old time banjo player, singer, and collector of traditional Appalachian music and culture. He also plays at contra dances and is based in North Carolina.
• North Carolina's Beth Hartness plays guitar at contra dances and other events with a variety of musicians.
• Upright bassist Jeffrey Hersk has been a member of Carnival Knowledge and played with other contra dance musicians. He is based in North Carolina. New entry (November 13, 2007)
• Bill & Libby Hicks play rousing contradance music (as well as vocal oriented concerts)in the upper South and elsewhere.
• The Hippie-billies, featuring Dan Levenson and Miss Jennifer, have a driving old time sound for a dance or stage show! They are based in Georgia and Arizona.
• Holy Coyote is an Asheville (North Carolina)/Atlanta (Georgia) contra dance band where New England grace meets Southern heat!
• Hot Frogs on the Loose featuring Kelly Harding, John Harding, Bruce Black and June Advincula, play at dances throughout the Carolinas. (e-mail only)
• The Hungry Monks are centered around the creative talents of Hazel Ketchum and John Holenko and are based in Charleston, South Carolina. MySpace page. Added MySpace page (January 26, 2008)
• The Hushpuppies have picked up elements of the sound of the bands on the old recordings, they've captured the feel of the music of the elderly fiddle and banjo players they visit and yet they still sound deliciously like themselves. They are based in Durham, North Carolina.
• Jump in the Skillet is a large, Atlanta-based band. (e-mail only)
• Jumpin' The Gun plays no-limits fusion of traditional, celtic, swing, and get-down-boogie contradance music in North Carolina.
• Juniper, featuring Sarah Mitchell, Frances Pisacane and Jasmine Hart play at contra dances in the Tampa area along with their other gigs.
• The Florida band Kumquat Kapers with Ben Bolker, Bill Dudley, Sarah Mitchell, is based in Gainesville. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Kylebrack performs traditional Irish tunes and songs, specializing in the lyric tunes of East Galway and Clare and consists of Alison Arnold (wooden flute), Paul Fackler (fiddle), and Donald Lively (guitar).
• While it is not a major part of his gig list, Jamie Laval does play at contra dances from time to time. He now lives in Asheville, North Carolina. MySpace page. Added MySpace page (November 13, 2007)
• Lift Ticket includes Rex Blazer on fiddle, Seth Houston on piano and guitar, and C.W. Abbott or T.J. Johnson on mandolin and plays a variety of traditional and original fiddle tunes and while it is based in Florida, plays all over the U.S.
• The Florida incarnation of Loose Shoes is based in Davie. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• The band Los Caballeros con Pantalones del Fuego is based in Melbourne, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Based in North Carolina, the Mando Mafia is a large acoustic string-band with a preponderance of mando-family instruments. Julianne Mangin maintains the site.
• Mappamundi is a Chapel Hill, North Carolina based band which plays more-or-less traditional music of the Northern Hemisphere and the Current Millennium, but play a huge variety of music. Jane Peppler maintains the site.
• The acoustic folk band Meridian plays on a regular basis in Florida and is based in Jacksonville.
• Merriweather features Peter Martin, Bill Paine, Kathie Aagaard, Wes Maluk, and Terry Maluk and is determined to make you scream on the dance floor, and is based in Florida.
• Mock Turtle Soup features Chris Holleman, Pearl Mueller and Willie Repoley and is based in Asheville, North Carolina.
• Morning Coffee featuring Jeff and Diane Baker of Asheville, North Carolina, play at dances in North Carolina, Tennessee and other locales. (e-mail only)
• A hard-core traditional Irish music Naomi's Fancy is based in Elkin, North Carolina. MySpace page. Added MySpace page (January 26, 2008)
• Neckbuster plays Celtic and American fiddle tunes on fiddle, tenor banjo, mandolin, guitar, and piano. (e-mail only).
• The New Pilot Mountaineers are an oldtime string band based in Surry County, North Carolina. The style of music they play, known as "oldtime" is defined as traditional folk music of the Appalachians and rural South, heavily influenced by Celtic and African traditions. (e-mail only)
• Joe Newberry plays guitar and banjo with the groups Big Medicine and Town Mountain and is based in North Carolina. My Space page. Added MySpace page (November 14, 2007)
• Out on the Ocean is the house band for the Tuesday evening dances in Wilmington, North Carolina and is also available forr bookings in the southeastern North Carolina area. New entry (April 21, 2008)
• From Atlanta, Georgia, Peavine Creek plays on a regular basis in the southern and South Atlantic regions of the United States.
• Based in North Carolina, Don Pedi plays mountain dulcimer for a variety of events including contra dances.
• The Pilot Mountain Bobcats play an infectious brand of old time stringband music and include Nancy Sluys on fiddle, Jacki Spector on fretless banjo, Allin Cottrell on guitar and Bill Sluys on bass and are Based in Surry County, North Carolina. MySpace page. Added MySpace page (November 15, 2007)
• The Possum Pickers are an old-time band from central Florida. Change of URL (April 27, 2008)
• The Rafter Ringers play Old-time Irish and hillbilly fiddle tunes for contra dances in Central Florida.
• Reel Shady played in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on February 5, 2008.
• The Rocket Boys play in Tennessee, Georgia, and parts near-by. (e-mail only)
• The Sankofa Strings, although on hiatus, played at contra dances and drew upon the string and vocal traditions of the Americas, Africa and Europe: string band standards, blues, hokum tunes and anonymous folk songs slide next to new interpretations of Afro-Pop, sea shanties and Celtic ballads.
• Bart Saylor, of South Carolina, has been playing traditional American "Roots" music in the Charleston, SC area for 25 years, with various configurations of musician friends. New entry (November 11, 2007)
• The Skeeziks plays traditional Irish, Scottish, and Appalachian tunes for your listening and dancing pleasure and are based in Greenville, South Carolina.
• Based in North Carolina, Skylark plays traditional and contemporary music from the Celtic lands and beyond and is made up of the husband-wife duo of Paul Fackler on fiddle and Marilyn Hartman on piano.
• Nancy Sluys of North Carolina plays clawhammer banjo and fiddle with groups such as the Pilot Mountain Bobcats and other musicians. New entry (November 15, 2007)
• The Georgia version of Smoke and Mirrors includes Sandi Goldring (piano) and Shelley Rhodes (fiddle). (e-mail only)
• Smokin' Pig plays in and around Atlanta, Georgia. (e-mail only)
• Southern Jubilee, featuring Sandra Arozqueta (bass), Katie Bailey (fiddle), Jay Bradbury (banjo), Peter Easton (many instruments), and Joe Waller (guitar) plays up and down the state of Florida.
• Bill Dudley provides information about the band Squirrelly Germs in the Tampa area.
• The Statesville Highballers are a four-piece North Carolina old-time band whose members have crossed the nation and the globe to be in the midst of old-time music and include Sarah Peterson on fiddle, Ken Inoue on banjo, Kazumi Inoue on guitar, and and John Johnason on bass for a combination that creates energetic and danceable music.
• Playing high energy dance music, The String Beings are based in North Carolina.
• The Tune Dogs music draws heavily on the music from the North Georgia mountains.
• Upsala's particular brand of music has strong ties to Old Time Music, Florida Folk, Bluegrass, and many other styles. While they are tied to tradition, this group is determined to be original.
• Julia Weatherford performs regionally (North Carolina) with the string band Far Horizons, as well as an all woman contra dance band, Fly by Night, and a swing and traditional vocal group, Firefly. She also plays cello in the group Trillium, playing baroque and classical music.
• Who's All plays Old Time acoustic music for contra dancing; early country, gospel, and swing with sweet mother/daughter harmonies for concerts or party music; and waltzes for well you know. (e-mail only).
• Wild Goose Chase is based in and play in a variety of venues in North Carolina.

Callers

• The Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society provides information about a number of bands and callers in Florida.
• The Chattahoochee Country Dancers in the Atlanta area have information about area bands and callers and those that visit.
• D. E. Pauley has a list of callers in Florida along with information about a number of out-of-state callers. New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Gary Arthur calls at dances in Florida in a variety of locations. He is based in Gainesville. (e-mail) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Bob Beattie is a caller from the Savannah, Georgia area. (e-mail only)
• Paula Bishop calls in the Asheville, North Carolina area and other venues.
• Tara Bolker calls in places such as Gainesville, Tampa and Tallahassee, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• John Combs is a caller from North Carolina (e-mail only).
• Robert Cromartie is a caller from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (e-mail only)
• Dudley Culp is a caller in the Asheville, North Carolina area. (e-mail only)
• Caller Pat Czar is from the Sanford, Florida area. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Bob Dalsemer is a caller from Brasstown, North Carolina.
• Susan Davis calls at dances in Atlanta, Georgia and other locales. (e-mail only)
• Steve Dodd is a caller in the Asheville, North Carolina area. (e-mail only)
• Charlie Dyer lives in Jacksonville, Florida and calls English country dance and contra dance in north and central Florida.
• Dennis Edmiston calls in the Atlanta, Georgia area. (e-mail only)
• Rhiannon Giddens calls and plays (fiddle and other instruments) at contra dances and is based in Greensboro, North Carolina. MySpace page. Added MySpace page (November 15, 2007)
• David Glick is a caller in North Carolina. He has also called across the upper Midwest and in Canada. (e-mail only)
• Adina Gordon calls at dances throughout the southeastern United States and beyond, delighting dancers with her energy and enthusiasm. MySpace page. Added MySpace page (January 10, 2008)
• Joy Greenwolfe is based in Durham, North Carolina and calls there and other environs.
• A resident of Asheville, North Carolina, Barbara Groh has been calling contra dances all over the East coast since 1989. Change of URL (January 26, 2008)
• Rob Harper calls in the Atlanta, Georgia area. (e-mail only)
• Eric Harris lives in Tampa, Florida and calls throughout the state. (e-mail only)
• Bruce Hartmann is a caller based in Winter Park, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Charley Harvey, founding member of Berea, Kentucky's monthly contra dance has relocated to Asheville, North Carolina. A caller since 1992, Charley has called throughout the mid-Atlantic. (e-mail only)
• Cis Hinkle is a caller from Atlanta, Georgia who has delighted contra and square dancers since 1985 with her skilled teaching, welcoming manner, playful enthusiasm, and masterful selection of dances. She is has called at music and dance festivals all over the US, England, and Denmark. Change from e-mail to URL (April 21, 2008)
• Richard Hopkins is a caller from Tallahassee, Florida.
• Phil Jamison is Assistant Director of the Swannanoa Gathering and coordinator of Old-Time Music & Dance Week along with performing over the last twenty-five years at many festivals.
• Bree Kalb began Contra dancing in 1988, calling in 1995, and is actively involved in her local dance community, Triangle Country Dancers, in the Chapel Hill/Durham area of North Carolina.
• Rich Katz calls in the area around Tampa, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Roberta Kogut calls in the Carolina area.
• Mark Langner is a caller from Asheville, North Carolina. (e-mail only).
• Nancy Mamlin, who lives in North Carolina, has since 1989 played string bass with a number of different groups, and have been calling at dances all over the country.
• Susan Marynowski is a caller from Florida.
• Margaret Mathews calls contras and squares in the south eastern part of the U.S. and plays string bass with a number of musicians in the Asheville, North Carolina area.
• Alice Milmoe, from Tampa, Florida, calls on a regular basis in the southern United States.
• Beth Molaro is a caller from North Carolina who calls contra dances in a number of places (from Arizona to Denmark).
• Paul Moore is a caller in North Carolina. (e-mail only)
• Hank Morris calls at several dances in the Carolinas and at other venues. (e-mail only)
• Roy Moye calls at dances and festivals in and around Orlando, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Joyce Murlless is a caller from the Savannah, Georgia area. (e-mail only)
• Gary Nelson from Asheville, North Carolina, calls in both Carolinas and other places, too. (e-mail only)
• Rae Newowman frequently calls in area near North Miami, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Joey Norton is a caller from Tampa, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Bill Paine is a caller from Gainesville, Florida. (e-mail only)
• Frederick Park, from Swannanoa, North Carolina, calls contras and everything from English country dance to Cajun French two-step and waltz for more than 35 years.
• Ruth Pershing calls in North Carolina on a regular basis, co-runs the Family Dance series in Chapel Hill, through the Triangle Country Dancers and calls, teaches, and participates in southern flatfloot and clogging in the area and at various dance camps and weeks. (e-mail only)
• Warren Pollans calls from Boca Raton, Florida. (e-mail only)
• Debo Powers is a caller in Tallahassee, Florida. (e-mail only)
• Stan Prince calls in and around Tampa, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• Larry Rowan is a caller from North Carolina.
• Susie Rudder is a caller who hails from Gainesville, Florida.
• Scott Russell calls at dances in and around Georgia. (e-mail only)
• George Segebade calls on a regular basis at dances throughout North Carolina. (e-mail only)
• Janet Shepherd calls from Atlanta, Georgia. (e-mail only).
• Andy Shore calls square dances from Intro through C1 along with calling contra dances. He is based in southeastern Florida. New entry (April 17, 2008)
• Having danced in Ohio and New England, Diane Silver now leads dances (including squares, clogging and swing) in North Carolina and other locales.
• Doug Singleton, from Atlanta, Georgia, calls at Nashville, Tennessee dance on May 30, 2008.
• George Snyder calls from Georgia. (e-mail only)
• Wes Sturgis has called in North and South Carolina since 1995. (e-mail only)
• Rodney Sutton from North Carolina (e-mail only).
• Seth Tepfer calls from Atlanta, Georgia and organizes a number of events.
• Linda Thomas calls from Wilmington, North Carolina. (e-mail only)
• Anne Marie Walter called at the Asheville, North Carolina dance February 7, 2008.
• Caller Andrea Woodall is based in Tampa, Florida. (e-mail only) New entry (April 26, 2008)
• David Woolf calls at dances in and around Atlanta, Georgia. (e-mail only)

Organizations

• The Athens Folk Music and Dance Society holds contra dances among everything else it does.
• The Columbia Traditional Music & Dance Society holds contra dances on the 2nd Saturday of each month. This page is maintained by Dianne Britton.
• The Down East FolkArts Society is located in Morehead, North Carolina. Their purpose is to celebrate the country's folk heritage, both past and present, and to make the "lively folk arts" - folk music, dancing and storytelling - a part of everyday life in the area. As a result they hold a variety of events including concerts and contra dances. Greg Sanders manages the site.
• In Brasstown, North Carolina, the John C. Campbell Folk School hosts dance weekends, musician and caller workshops, a wide range of classes in folk arts and other activities, and regular dances.
• Friends of Florida Folk provides information about music, dances, and storytelling throughout Florida.
• The Savannah Folk Music Society is a non-profit and tax exempt (501 C-3) cultural arts organization dedicated to providing a forum for folk music and dance in the greater Savannah area. Founded by a dozen or so individuals in 1986, SFMS has grown to an active membership of over two hundred which hosts monthly old time country dances, seasonal concerts featuring nationally known musicians, bi-monthly "pickers' jams," a monthly coffeehouse, and an annual weekend folk music festival sponsored by the City of Savannah, Georgia. Bob Williams maintains the site.
• Split Tree was created as a workshop center for the participatory arts, especially movement and musical arts, and as a potential arts community. Sid Hetzler maintains the site.

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Produced by Charlie Seelig
Last updated on July 5, 2008