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• The Tucson contra dancers hold dances on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturdays of each month with special dances on other dates. Change of URL and details (April 25, 2020)
• The dances in Bend occur on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Boys and Girls Club. Change of URL (March 21, 2020)
• The First Friday Committee continues a series of Challenging Contra Dances in Concord at the Scout House. Change of URL (March 15, 2020)
• The folks in and around Canterbury, New Hampshire go dancing on 2nd Saturdays at the Parish Hall, 5 Center Rd Canterbury Center (behind the General Store). New entry (February 8, 2020)
• T-Claw calls for beginners and well seasoned dancers. T-Claw Calling strives to keep the moves accessible for a mixed crowd, and entertains with ferocious fervor. He is based in Tennessee. T-Claw focuses on traditional mountain styles but has many other tricks to employ. Change in URL (January 24, 2020)
• The Reel McCoy, featuring Joel Kaserman, Ritchie Schuman, Bethann Miller, Harry Johnson, Cheryl Parker and Julia Wallis, frequently plays at the dances in Memphis, Tennessee. Changes in URLs (January 24, 2020)
• Joseph Erhard-Hudson calls in Moscow/Pullman, Idaho and in Spokane, Washington. (e-mail only) Change in e-mail (January 22, 2020)
• The folks at the Southern Nevada Contra Dance Society dance generally on the last Saturday of the month in Las Vegas. Change in URL (January 22, 2020)
• The Allegan Woods Folk Arts Cooperative hosts contra dances in Holland on the 3rd Friday of the month. Updated URL (January 18, 2020)
• There are contra dances in Paris in 2020 on February 1, 2020, 5pm-10pm, at Mairie du 14eme, 12 rue Pierre Castagnou, 75014 with Jeremy Child (caller) and Pas Vu Pas Pris (music); and March 21, 2020, from 5pm-10pm, at Fondation des Etats Unis, 15 boulevard Jourdan, 75014 Paris, Will Mentor (caller), Kathleen Fownes and friends (music). In addition, there will be a weekend in Normandy from May 30, 2020 to June 1, 2020. Facebook group. Updated information for next dances (January 4, 2020)
• There is a contra dance, during non-summer months, on the 3rd Friday of each month in East Derry. Facebook group. Change of URL (December 29, 2019)
• Based in Huntsville, Alabama, the Maple Hill Band has been playing Celtic and old-time music since 2003. Change of URL (December 8, 2019)
• The Ill-Mo Boys, consisting of Geoff Seitz on fiddle, Curtis Buckannon on mandolin, and Jim Nelson on guitar play, as you might guess, in Missouri, Illinois, and nearby venues. Change in URL (December 7, 2019)
• The Traditional Austin Area Dance Association covers contra dancing in Austin including the 3rd Saturday dances along with the Fire Ant Frolic. Change in information and URL (December 7, 2019)
• The Calgary contra dances have a new web site and dances are held monthly on the 1st or 2nd Saturday at the Unitarian Church of Calgary. Change of URL (December 7, 2019)
• A resident of Asheville, North Carolina, Barbara Groh has been calling contra dances all over the East coast since 1989. Change in URL (December 1, 2019)
• Emily 'Rainbowface' Abel is currently located the Great Lakes states and is well-known for incorporating her calling into bands playing through song, for lending a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to events, and for thorough and concise teaching. Change in URL and location (December 1, 2019)
• Tara Bolker calls in various locations in Canada and in Buffalo, NY on occasion. Change from e-mail to URL and change in location (December 1, 2019)
• Joe Newberry plays guitar and banjo with the groups Big Medicine and Town Mountain and is based in North Carolina. Change in URL (December 1, 2019)
• 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. Change of URL (December 1, 2019)
• The Dunehoppers are an old-time string band from St. Augustine, Florida. Change of URL (December 1, 2019)
• ContraForce is reported to play tribal psychedelic folk metal for contra dances branching out from Charleston SC. Largely original tunes, they rock out on Effected fiddle/ guitar /sax /foot -hand percussion. Feel free to check them out on facebook tunes tab for a taste. Contact for booking: ContraForceband@gmail.com - Facebook page. Change of URL (December 1, 2019)
• ContraCola holds contra dances generally, but not always on the 3rd Saturday of each month in Leesville, South Carolina. Change of location (November 29, 2019)
• The Old Farmer's Ball holds dances on Thursday nights at Warren Wilson College in Asheville and there is a separate weekly dance series at the Center for Art and Spirit, in Asheville, on Mondays, plus Callers' Collective events, family dances, roots contras, waltzes, and contra james each month. The site provides information about other dances in the area. Facebook group. Updated details (November 29, 2019)
• The Lake Eden Arts Festivals are held each year at Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain in mid-May and mid-October each year. Facebook page. Change in URL (November 29, 2019)
• The Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers hold dances in Clemmons on Tuesdays, in Greensboro on 3rd Saturdays, and in Winston-Salem on 2nd Sundays. In addition, they hold Feet Retreat in late September in Ellerbee. Facebook page. Facebook group. Updated information (November 29, 2019)
• The Cocoa Beach dance group also has information about the dance series in Satellite Beach with dances occurring on the 3rd Friday of the month. Change in location (November 29, 2019)
• The Wild Notes, formerly The Wingnuts, are based in Connecticut and include Mickey Koth on fiddle, flute, whistle, and recorder, John Kalinowski on concertina, accordion, fife, and bones, and Kasha Breau on keyboard, harp, and vocals ... Facebook Page. Updated description (November 29, 2019)
• The CONNtra CONNection lists contra dance bands in Connecticut. Change of URL (November 29, 2019)
• Colorado, Fort Collins: The Friends of Traditional Dance host various waltz events throughout the year. New entry (November 23, 2019)
• There are contra dances in Strasbourg, France on the 2nd Saturday of each month from October to April. New URL (November 23, 2019)
• May Heydays at Evesham is a folk dance weekend held in early May every year. It has an extensive program for contra dancers, often including American callers and bands. New entry (November 19, 2019)
• Contra Saskatoon holds dances dances on various (usually 1st) Saturdays during the non-summer months at the All Saints Anglican Church. New entry (November 7, 2019)
• Dances continue in Perth at St Margaret's Church Hall, 58 Tyrell St, Nedlands WA 6009 on the 2nd Sunday of each month from 2pm to 5pm starting of February 12, 2017. Admission is $5. For more information, contact Alison Scott ex.carrot@googlemail.com or (+61) 0426410561. Facebook page (other link is the "group") Updated contact information (November 3, 2019)
• There are dances in Boca Raton on the 1st Saturday evening and 3rd Sunday afternoon each month. New entry (November 3, 2019)
• The Tapestry Folkdance Center in Minneapolis hosts New England-style Contra on the most Saturdays of each month along with techno contra dances and family dances on various nights. Change of URL (October 27, 2019)
• The Karlsruhe Contra Dance hosts bimonthly Family Barn Dances, and about 2 big Contra events per year with live band and professional caller (next one is May 9, 2020 with Rachel Shapiro Wallace and Vertical Expression). https://www.facebook.com/karlsruhecontradance/. Updated entry (October 25, 2019)
• Kingfisher is a Boston-based contra dance band, consisting of Cecilia Vacanti (fiddle) and Jeff Kaufman (piano, mandolin, drums, synths). New entry (September 28, 2019)
• The Kennebec Contra Dance serves the Augusta area with dances on first Saturdays, usually in Hallowell Town Hall. Facebook page and E-mail information link. New entry (August 31, 2019)
• The Grand River Folk Arts Society hosts contra dances in Grand Rapids on the 1st Friday of the month (there may be exceptions due to holidays, hall being booked, etc.) Change in URL (July 30, 2019)
• The Orono Contraband hosts dances in Orono generally but not always on 1st Saturdays. Change in date (July 21, 2019)
• Jim Battisson supplies A Glossary of Dance Terms, written for International folk dancers in Australia, many of which are used in contradancing. Change of URL (July 6, 2019)
• As part of a wide range of events, the Savannah Folk Music Society holds monthly dances, mostly on 2nd Saturdays, in Savannah. Change of URL (July 6, 2019)
• The "Hands Across Contra" series happens in Denver on 4th Saturdays with "larks and ravens" calling. New entry (July 6, 2019)
• The Harrisburg Area Contra Dance Association holds the Locust Lane Contra Dance in Harrisburg on the 2nd Fridays of the month. Change in dates (July 6, 2019)
• There is a contra dance, during non-summer months, on the 3rd Friday of each month in Derry. Facebook group. Change of location (July 6, 2019)
• Clint Sprott provides information about contra dances in Madison on Tuesday nights plus a variety of dances during the weekends. Change of URL (May 17, 2019)
• The Rockland Contra Dances occur in Chestnut Ridge on the 4th Friday of the month. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1016628738420196/. Added web site (April 23, 2019)
• David's Dance Caller's Home Page is a web site is a forum for contra and square dance callers to share dances they have adapted or created. It includes dances by his friends including Keith Hunt, Peter Jorgensen, Amy Kahn, Bob Nicholson, Micah Smukler, and himself. Change in URL (April 4, 2019)
• Gooder'n Grits, a West Michigan String band, including two banjos and two couples that have been playing for almost fifteen years plays music influenced by Southern Appalachian, Tommy Jarrell, Fuzzy Mountain. New entry (April 3, 2019)
• Kathy Shimberg lives in Mt. Vision, New York, plays piano, fiddle, banjo for a wide variety dance types (contradance, old time traditional square-dance, English country dance, Irish ceili dance) and musical genres and bands, including pick-up bands, and sometimes calls for dances. (e-mail only) New entry (April 2, 2019)
• In Berlin, the American Contra and Traditional Square Dance Group meets, generally, every other Sunday of most months with a break during the summer. Change of URL (April 2, 2019)
• There are contra dances in Paris in 2019 on March 16, from 6:30pm to 10:30pm at Maison de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Cite Universitaire Internationale de Paris, 59B Boulevard Jourdan. Music by Karina Wilson and friends and calling by Mary Wesley then on April 21 (Adam Hughes and Wild Ride) and June 6. Facebook group. Updated information for next dance (March 15, 2019)
• A central site is Contra dancing in Germany. It provides information about dances across the country. Change in URL (March 11, 2019)
• Based on their schedule, the Lexington Traditional Dance Association generally holds contras on the first Saturday and second and third or fourth Fridays, each month. In early June they hold a "Dance Trance" weekend. Cary Ravitz provides the information. Change of URL (March 11, 2019)
• Jacqueline & Dudley Laufman call and play fiddles (as Two Fiddles) from New Hampshire. Change of URL (March 11, 2019)
• There are contra dances at Auberge internationale, 19 rue Sainte-Ursule, Québec City , G1R 4E1. The next scheduled dance is on April 28, 2019. New entry (March 11, 2019)
• The Boscawen Contra Dance is on the 3rd Saturday of each month, except in July and August. Change of Location (March 11, 2019)
• Harold Cheyney provides information about the Big Scioty dances in Columbus. They are mostly on the first and third Saturdays, except for the occasional Friday. Changes in URLs (March 11, 2019) In addition, they have:
  • a Mayapple Stomp in May and
  • a Winter WarmUp Weekend in December;
• Contracopia is where you can find contra dance music, CD's, and tapes from all over the country. Some music is available for listening on Real Audio or MP2 formats. They are based in Vermont. Change of URL (February 16, 2019)
• Alice Raibourn, from Sarasota, Florida, calls on a regular basis in the southern United States. Change from e-mail to URL and name (February 9, 2019)
• The Monterey Country Dance Community (MCDC) holds dances on most first and third Saturdays in Monterey (second and fourth Saturdays in December). They also hold the annual Foggy Moon contra dance and auction in November. Change in location (February 9, 2019)
• The Wichita contra dance series is held on the 1st Saturday of each month. Change in URL (February 3, 2019)
• Mike Clark started calling in 1990 in Kalamazoo and has since then branched out to other dance series in southern Michigan and Indiana. Change in URL (February 3, 2019)
• The Brook Farm String Farm Band plays on a regular basis at the dances in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Change in URL for Kalamazoo (January 23, 2019); Change in URL for the band (February 3, 2019
• The Tioga County Contra and Square Dance occurs on the 3rd Sunday of each month, except February and holidays, in Owego. New entry (January 28, 2019)
• The folks in San Antonio dance on the 2nd Saturday of the month at the International Folk Culture Center. Change in URL (January 26, 2019)
• The Otsego Dance Society holds dances, generally on 1st Fridays, in Cooperstown at the First Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Pioneer and Church Streets. Change in URL (January 26, 2019)
• Dances are held at the Clinton Community Library in Rhinebeck, New York on the 2nd Saturday of each month. New entry (January 23, 2019)
• Country Dancing in Kalamazoo sponsors great American and English traditional dancing to live music. Contra and square dances are held on various Saturdays throughout the year, "Dance Just for Fun" on 1st Sundays, and occasional events on other days of the week. Change of URL (January 23, 2019)
• The Brook String Farm Band plays on a regular basis at the dances in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Change in URL for Kalamazoo (January 23, 2019)
• The Houston Traditional Dance Society hosts contra dances on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. In addition, they sponsor the Bayou Bedlam in mid-February. Change in dates (January 4, 2019)
• North Alabama Country Dance Society holds dances in Huntsville on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. They also host a Blue Moon Weekend, in mid-to-late May. Updated dates (December 25, 2018)
• The dances in Mystic occur on the 4th Saturday of each month throughout the year. Part of the fun of the dance is the monthly sale of pie. Check ahead for the pie of the month. [This dance is moving to Groton in January 2019. Facebook page. Change in location (December 15, 2018)
• Dances are held in Lancaster on (generally) the 4th Saturday of the month with music by Danance. Change of URL (December 15, 2018)
• Lona Ani and Karen Talsma are working to create a contra dance community in Edmonton. Stay tuned to our Facebook page or email Karen to be added to our email list for dates and times. New entry (November 11, 2018)
• The dance series in Westford, sponsored by the Parish Center for the Arts, usually occurs on the 4th Saturday of the months October through March (sometimes on the fifth Saturday). Change of URL (October 27, 2018)
• The dances in Clinton, on Whidbey Island in Washington State, happen on 1st Saturdays at the Clinton Community Hall. New entry (October 13, 2018)
• The dances in the "Quiet Corner" of Connecticut have, as of January 2016 moved to Coventry and occur on the 1st Fridayof each month from September to June. Facebook page. Change of URL (October 13, 2018)
• The Star Promenaders Makkleeberg of Saxony dance Squares (MS) and Contras every Wednesday from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. New entry (September 21, 2018)
• The Port Townsend Community Dances hold square dances on 2nd Saturdays and contra dances on 3rd Saturdays at the Quimper Grange with the occasional dance on other dates. Added link to the Quimper Grange (September 21, 2018)
• There is an archive of five dances composed by Australian caller David Gilks. New entry (September 20, 2018)
• Colorado caller Wendy Graham lists a dozen of her dance compositions on her page. Change of URL (September 20, 2018)
• The 2nd Saturday dances in Cotuit on Cape Cod are in the town of Barnstable and happen at Freedom Hall. Facebook group. Changed Facebook group (September 19, 2018)
• The 3rd Saturday dances in East Falmouth on Cape Cod happen at the Alchemy Farm. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (September 19, 2018)
• ContraCola holds contra dances generally, but not always on the 3rd Saturday of each month in West Columbia. Change of location (September 14, 2018)
• Ann Fallon calls in and around the Maryland and also teaches waltz. (e-mail only) Change in e-mail (August 20, 2018)
• Sarah VanNorstrand regularly calls at her home dance in Syracuse dance, as well as in Rochester, Oswego, Owego, Buffalo, Cooperstown, Albany and Ithaca along with dances in New England and other venues. Slight change in URL (August 12, 2018)
• Paul Rosenberg calls a variety of dances (contras, squares, international) at a variety of venues ranging from Falcon Ridge to family dances. Change of URL (August 12, 2018)
• Eva Murray is a traditional dance caller in metropolitan Washington, D.C. Change of URL (August 12, 2018)
• Sue Dupré lists seven of her dances with more to come. Change of URL (August 12, 2018)
• Sue Dupré is a caller from New Jersey. Change of URL (August 12, 2018)
• George Wilson's dynamic fiddling, strongly influenced by Cape Breton and French Canadian styles, has been popular with contra dancers and concert-goers since the late 1970s. Change of URL (August 11, 2018)
• Tamarack brings the joyous touch of traditional fiddle tunes to any event, from background music at wedding receptions or public events, to the upbeat drive for barn dances, hoedowns and community dances. They are based in the New York State Capitol region. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• From State College, Pennsylvania, Strath Hanna plays mostly Scottish traditional music, both for dancing (Scottish and contras) and for listening. Change of URL (August 11, 2018)
• Clelia Stefanini has followed in her’s father’s footsteps quickly becoming outstanding on fiddle, guitar and vocals. She was first prize winner in fiddle at the 2013 Appalachian Stringband Festival in Clifftop, W. Virginia and is also an accomplished teacher privately and at music camps. She occasionally plays at contra dances in Nashville and at events in other locales. New entry (August 11, 2018)
• While he was born in Italy, Rafe Stefanini has established himself as an interpreter of fiddle music from the South with his dynamic and elegant fiddle and banjo playing in numerous bands. He is based in Pennsylvania. Change of URL (August 11, 2018)
• Bill Spence with Fennig's All Stars and other groups, has bee playing the hammered dulcimer for dances and others events since the 1970s. He is based in New York State. Change of URL (August 11, 2018)
• SPUDS is the pick-up band that regularly playsfor the Thursday Night Contra Dance held at the Commodore Barry Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• The Rum & Onions Band is the name of the band which, for many years now, has formed and rehearsed for several weeks in the fall to play at a Halloween contra dance organized by the Princeton Country Dancers. We have been joined in the past by many musicians from near and far. Instruments of all kinds are welcome: melody, rhythm, percussion. They also play at a few other events such as NEFFA. Change of URL (August 11, 2018)
• Raise the Roof, from the eastern Pennsylvania/New Jersey area features Mat Clark, Pete Soloway, Judi Stellar and Kathy Talvitie. Switch from URL to e-mail (August 11, 2018)
• The Mixed Age Dance (MAD) Band plays easy-to-learn tunes for the Princeton Country Dancer's Community Dance. Our participants range in age from grammar school to senior citizens. It's a great way to learn a new instrument or learn to play with a live band. Change of URL (August 11, 2018)
• Marnen Laibow-Koser plays piano, fiddle, viola, flute, and recorder for contra dances and is based in Medford, Massachusetts. Change in location and URL (August 11, 2018)
• Illegal Contraband is a contradance band with an emphasis on New England, Irish, and Quebecois dance tunes, they are just as likely to throw in everything from wild Klezmer music, swing, classical, and jazz to gentle Scandinavian waltzes. The band is based in Catskill Mountains of New York. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• Homespun Occasions plays for dances at a variety of dances, including schools with students of all ages. They are based in New York State. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• The Highlander String Band is a collection of Rockingham County (Virginia) musicians playing traditional Appalachian Mountain music, sometimes for contra dances. Facebook page. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• Green Light Karma is a relatively new DC-area contra dance band, Green Light Karma is David Knight on fiddle, Andrew Marcus on accordion, and Dave Wiesler on piano and guitar. All three players are experienced dance musicians, as well as prolific tunesmiths, and Green Light Karma's music is at once driving and danceable, with a refreshingly different repertoire. Change of URL (August 12, 2018)
• The Roanoke Contra Dancers host dances on the 4th Saturday of each month and the dances are co-sponsored by the City of Roanoke Parks and Recreation Department. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• There is now a series of dances on most Mondays in Harrisonburg at the Massanetta Springs Conference Center. Second site. Change in location (August 11, 2018)
• The Central Pennsylvania Country Dance Association holds dances generally on the 1st Friday of each month in State College. Change in dates (August 11, 2018)
• The Harrisburg Area Contra Dance Association holds the Locust Lane Contra Dance in Harrisburg on the 2nd and 4th Fridays (plus some 5th Fridays) of the month. Change in dates (August 11, 2018)
• Old Songs, Inc. sponsors contra dances in Voorheesville generally the first Saturday of the month at 8:00pm (beginners sessions at 7:30pm). Change of URL (August 11, 2018)
• The Syracuse Country Dancers hold contra or English Country dances on 1st and 3rd Saturdays, Family Dances, once a month, before the 3rd Saturday contra and Dance Gatherings on 1st and 3rd weekends on Sunday afternoons. In addition to all these regular dances, they hold the Phylla Mae Fall Festival in mid-October. Brought up to date (August 11, 2018)
• Ashokan provide a calendar that covers dances in the Mid-Hudson region and beyond. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• Ted Crane provides information about the Tompkins County Country Dances in Ithaca on Fridays at 8:00pm (indoors) and on Wednesdays during the summer at 7:00pm outdoors.
• In Hillsdale, in late July and/or early August, there is the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival which includes contra dancing among its wide range of activities. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• The Rockland Contra Dances occur in Chestnut Ridge on the 4th Friday of the month. Change in date 8/11/2018
• Dance Flurry sponsors dances on 4th Saturdays from September to April in Clifton Park. Change in location (August 11, 2018)
  • New Year's Weekend;
  • Western and Swing Week in late June;
  • Northern Week in late July/early August; and
  • Southern Week in early - mid August
  • Family Week in mid August
  • a variety of Summerdance nights including at least one devoted to contradancing. Change in URLs for the various camps (August 11, 2018)
• The Dance Flurry Organization sponsors a series of family dances on the 2nd Sunday of the month from November to April in Delmar and Albany. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• The Folk Project's Spring (May) and Fall (October) Acoustic Getaway weekends are held in northwest New Jersey with (sometimes) contradancing among the activities. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• In addition to the more established series of dances, the Folklore Society of Greater Washington sponsors a Contra Sonic/Techno Contra series in Glen Echo on 3rd Tuesdays (some months alternative venues are used). Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• The Folklore Society of Greater Washington sponsors a series of family dances in Glen Echo on the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of the month. Change in URL (August 11, 2018)
• The Folk Gild sponsors a Contra Dance almost every month on the first Sunday of each month and some third Sundays in Arden. In addition, you can obtain a complete list of all the dances that the Gild sponsors (contra, international, etc.). Change in 2nd URL (August 11, 2018)
• In Malvern, Melbourne there are Contradition dances on the 1st Sunday of every month from 7.45-10.15 pm at the Malvern Community Arts Centre 19 Burke Rd. Enquiries: John on 0422-932532. Facebook page. Updated date, description and URL (August 4, 2018)
• The Cooperage hosts contra dances on the 4th Saturday of the month from April to December in Honesdale. Change in dates (August 4, 2018)
• Also in Charleston is a series of dances on the 3rd Saturday of the month sponsored by the Kanawha Valley Friends of Old Time Music and Dance. Steve Ballman handles the page design. Change in date (July 28, 2018)
• Tony Parkes is a caller from Massachusetts and is the author of Contra Dance Calling: A Basic Text. Change of URL (July 20, 2018)
• Beth Parkes is a caller who regularly calls at the 3rd Saturday dance in Concord, Massachusetts. Change of URL (July 20, 2018)
• Rich Sbardella resumed calling contras in 2014 after 23 years of calling square dances. He has called throughout New England, and as far away as Florida, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Nevada. He is currently accepting bookings for contras and squares in New England and beyond. Change from e-mail to URL (July 20, 2018)
• Steve Holland is a caller living in Connecticut and is known for calling medleys that change each time through the dance. Change of URL (July 20, 2018)
• Allan Brozek started dancing in the 1950's and has called since the 1960's. He is based in Connecticut. Change of URL (July 20, 2018)
• Christine Hale hails from Connecticut and calls there and in Massachusetts. Change of URL (July 20, 2018)
• The dances in Londonderry occur on 2nd Fridays year around from 8:00 to 11:00 pm, with a greeting/refresher/learner session at 7:30 pm at the Londonderry Senior Center, 535 Mammoth Road. Admission: $8, $3 age 12 and under. Change in URL (July 17, 2018)
• The Knoxville Country Dancers sponsor weekly dances on Mondays and host a Knoxville Dance Weekend in mid-February. Change in URL (July 14, 2018)
• Wry Bred is a contra/barn/family dance band in Connecticut. Good music no matter how you slice it. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Formed in 2014, The Worcester Folk Orchestra brings together instrumentalists who love to play reels, jigs, and waltzes. We perform at events in the Worcester area, primarily contra dances, or other family-friendly gatherings. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• The Wintergreen Trio a folk trio, performs a mixture of traditional and contemporary music from the British Isles and America, along with their own compositions and is based in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• The Wild Notes, formerly The Wingnuts, are based in Connecticut and include Mickey Koth on fiddle and recorder, John Kalinowski on concertina, accordion, fife, and bones, Kasha Breau on harp and vocals, Peter Delaney on guitar and vocals, and Dan Hocott on bass and vocals. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Erica Weiss plays in bands like the Rhythm Method String Band, Grand Bois Cajun Band, Corndogs and The Killer Bees and is a caller of contras and squares. She is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Change of URL (June 24, 2018)
• Tim Van Egmond is a musician, folksinger, caller, and storyteller and a member of Swallowtail. He lives in Massachusetts. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Trip to Nelson takes its name from a lovely jig written by Pete Sutherland and includes Perin Ellsworth-Heller, Matt Garland, Lizza Backes, Richard Backes, and Gordon Peery. It is based in New Hampshire. Change of URL (June 24, 2018)
• Tidal Wave (Raz-de-Maré) is grounded in traditional Quebec rhythms and melodies but not limited by it. The band includes Sabin Jacques, Rachel Aucoin and Stuart Kenney with guest musicians André Brunet, Eric Favereu et Claudine Arcand with occasional guests Benoit Bourque et Kimberly Holmes. The band is based in New England and Quebec. Change of URL (June 24, 2018)
• Three Cats and a Dog includes Richard Gregory-Allen, Jim Shaw, and John Alden, who play tunes and songs and is based in Eastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Change of URL (June 24, 2018)
• The Thread City String Band is based in Willimantic, Connecticut and includes Chuck Morgan, June Bisantz-Evan, Noreen Morgan, Larry Boisvert and John Soltys. Change in URL (June 24, 2018)
• T-Acadie means "a little Acadia". They sing and play traditional music from French and Maritime Canada, French Louisiana, the southern Appalachians, and New England for contradances, family dances, school functions, concerts and any festive occasion. The band includes Pam Weeks, Bill Olson, and Jim Joseph. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Wild Card plays traditional acoustic and contra dance music. We've been playing together in various permutations for nearly 25 years. The band is based in Eastern and Central Massachusetts. New entry (June 24, 2018)
• Jacqueline Schwab plays piano for English country dancing, New England contra, Scottish country, couple dancing, vintage and tango. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Lissa Schneckenburger is a fiddler from New England playing all over the place. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Sassafrass Stomp is a sweet, high-energy, contradance band duo with one foot in western Montana and one foot in mid-coast, Maine. Fiddler Johanna Davis and guitarist Adam Nordell toured coast-to-coast as 2/3rds of the AM String Band before their debut as Sassafras Stomp at Seattle's Northwest Folklife Festival in May of 2008. Johanna and Adam are regular performers at the the state's four long-running monthy and bi-monthly dances as well as many smaller or intermittent dances. Also available by e-mail at wapiti dot music at gmail dot com. Facebook page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Also from Eastern Massachusetts, Roaring Jelly plays a monthly dance in Lexington, Massachusetts along with other gigs. Facebook Page. New entry (June 24, 2018)
• Riptide features wicked good dance music from Maine and Alden Robinson, Glen Loper, and Owen Morrison. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• In western Connecticut, The Reel Thing provides sparkling live music for contra, 18th century/colonial, English country and barn dances. Facebook Page. Change of URL and added Facebook page (June 24, 2018)
• Red Dog Riley is a string band based in Cornwall, Vermont, playing music for contra and square dances, weddings, and parties. We draw our inspiration from the fiddle-based traditions of the Southern Appalachians, Québec, Ireland, Great Britain, Cape Breton, and any place in between. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018
• You can turn to the Racket Factory for its combined experience producing the finest reels, jigs, waltzes, hambos and polkas for the people of New Sharon, Vienna, and Central Maine. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• David Surette along with his solo work and performances with Susie Burke, plays guitars, mandolin and bouzouki at contra dances with a variety of musicians and groups. He is based in New Hampshire. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• The Stringrays, featuring Stuart Kenney, Rodney Miller and Max Newman, have a sound that is playful and sublime, raucous and tender, modern and old-school. The band is multi-state but based in Massachusetts. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Mark Simos plays fiddle, guitar, and piano and across New England and other locations and weaves a lifetime's love of many traditions--Irish, Southern old-time, New England, Québéois, bluegrass, and Klezmer among others--into innovative musical forms. Facebook Page. Change of URL and added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Puckerbush is a lively band of musicians who live in the puckerbrush of northern New Hampshire. They play acoustic music from the Old-time, Celtic and French Canadian traditions, with a little bit of Klezmer and Nordic music showing up at times. Change in URL (June 24, 2018)
• Pete's Posse is composed of acclaimed musician Pete Sutherland (fiddle, piano, banjo and vocals), his protégé Oliver Scanlon (fiddle, mandolin, dobro, foot percussion and vocals) and the dynamic Tristan Henderson (guitars, mandolin, jaw harp, bodhran, foot percussion and vocals). They are based in Vermont. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Gordon Peery has been playing piano (and occasionally guitar) for New England contra dance music since the mid-seventies and lives in the Monadnock Region of southern New Hampshire. Change of URL (June 24, 2018)
• Neil Pearlman, from Maine, plays with the contra dance band, Groove Train, and also plays traditional Scottish music with Latin, Funk and Jazz influences. Facebook Page. Added Facebook Page (June 24, 2018)
• Ed Pearlman plays fiddle music, particularly that of Scotland and Cape Breton for over 30 years and occasionally plays at a contra dance. He is based in Maine. Facebook page. Added Facebook (June 24, 2018)
• Rachel Panitch is a Boston-based violinist, improviser, composer, and teaching artist. She has been an artist-in-residence in neighborhoods, in schools, and in Zion National Park. Rachel uses her violin and voice to tell and translate stories. Her playing has been called "fearless" and brings together aural and written musical traditions. She plays with French Roast and other groups and is based in Massachusetts. Change of URL and updated entry (June 24, 2018)
• Hailing from New England, Nova is a young contra dance band that weaves the sounds of fiddle, accordion, and guitar into a rich tapestry of sound. Nova draws from both traditional repertoire and original compositions to create versatile, high energy and driving dance music. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 24, 2018)
• Based in New Hampshire, Northern Spy included Thal Aylward, Rick Barrows, Rachel Clark, Carol Compton, Alan Graham, Bill Shepard, Mary Jo Slattery, Andy Stewart and played at the 2nd Saturday dance in Norwich, Vermont until the dance and band retired in 2015. Facebook page. Updated entry and added Facebook page (June 24, 2018)
• OH, CONTRAire! is a collection of musicians playing tradtional dance music for the dance series in Westford, MA at the Parish Center for the Arts (PCA), as well as the occasional private event or non-Westford dance. Contact: Mike Harde at (978) 692-2039. Added URL (June 24, 2018)
• The Moving Violations play on a regular basis in Greenfield, Massachusetts and at other venues on occasion. Based on personal experience, they have an awesome string section. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 23, 2018)
• Katie McNally of Concord, Massachusetts is an active member of the Boston Celtic music scene and can be seen playing with Scottish fiddle band 5 A.M., local contra-dance band, Oh CONTRAire!, and the bluegrass group Boston Road. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 23, 2018)
• Composer, accordionist, and pianist Jeremiah McLane is known for his work with a variety of musicians and with bands such as The Clayfoot Strutters and Nightingale. He is based in Sharon, Vermont. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 23, 2018)
• Mandolinist Eric McDonald is based in Medford, Massachusetts and plays in bands such as Scoot! and Nor'easter. Facebook page. Change of URL (June 23, 2018)
• Vermont's Owen Marshall plays guitar and other instruments and when not playing for contra dances, you may find him out on the dance floor. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 23, 2018)
• The Marsh Island Band is a traditional string band specializing in Old Time Southern and plays on a regular basis at the Orono, Maine contra dance with more than 26 years of experience. Change from e-mail to URL (June 23, 2018)
• The repertoire of the Fifer's Delight Band includes contradance music is born in New England, détours via Quebec and ricochets off fife-and-drum just for special effect. They are based in Connecticut. New entry (June 23, 2018)
• The Latter Day Lizards feature Dave Langford on fiddle/guitar, Bill Tomczak on clarinet/saxophone/banjo uke/dumbek and Kate Barnes on piano/guitar/flute/harmonica. They are, for the most part, based in Massachusetts. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 23, 2018)
• The New Hampshire band, Jumpstart plays on a regular basis for the dance in Manchester along with other gigs in New England. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• The Hi-Tone Ramblers music, both traditional and original, is inspired by American roots music, both instrumental and vocal; a melting pot of Anglo and African-rooted songs, rhythms, blues and old-time fiddle and banjo tunes - driving and stately, bouncy, quirky and eerily beautiful. You can hear it in Massachusetts. Change of URL (June 22, 2018) LI>With double the families and twice the fun, Heyday includes Amy Larkin and Shirley White on fiddles, George White on guitar, and Jonathan Larkin on button accordion, percussion, or octave mandolin. The band is based in Massachusetts. Change from e-mail to URL (June 22, 2018)
• A fiddler with various groups of musicians, Donna Hébert, teaches and plays in a variety of venues. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• Matt and Shannon Heaton sometimes play at a contra dance along with gigs featuring their amalgam of Irish traditional, neo-traditional, and original song writing. They are based in the Boston area. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• Heart's Ease is a 10-member contra dance band from Connecticut playing French-Canadian circle dances, English country dances square dances, Virginia Reels and contra dances. Change in URL (June 22, 2018)
• Based in Belfast, Maine, the Gawler Family Band is a fun-loving, folk-singing, fiddle-playing family of five (well, now six!). Facebook page. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• Edith Gawler and Bennett Konesni are based in Maine and play as a duo and with a number of other musicians and bands. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• The Gaslight Tinkers's African, Caribbean, Funk, Reggae, and Latin grooves meet traditional fiddle music. It's the genre-bending future of the music of the past. The band is based in Burlington, Vermont. Band Camp page. Added Band Camp page (June 22, 2018)
• Vermont's Frost and Fire are Aaron Marcus, Hollis Easter, Peter Macfarlane, and Viveka Fox. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• Ari and Mia Friedman play as a duo and with other musicians for concerts, dances and other gigs. Their music explores the traditions of Southern Appalachia, Northeastern fiddle music, and the realm where their own compositions cross paths with older traditions. They are based in Massachusetts. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• The Franklin County Fiddlers is comprised of talented high school students from Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, Maine and plays at dances and other events. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• The French Connection plays traditional contra dance tunes with a French accent with Deck Nieforth on Harmonica and Spoons; Dan Lanier on Fiddle and Guitar; Mike Fischman on Guitar and Mandolin. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• The Flying Garbanzos are a contra/Celtic band from Berkshire County, Massachusetts and play at lots of dance in western Massachusetts and eastern New York State. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• Kerry Elkin has been of one of New England's finest dance fiddlers for the past 30 years and has performed with Childsplay, Wild Asparagus, Fresh Fish, and The Geese in the Bog, as well as being featured in small ensembles with musicians such as Mark Roberts, Laurel Martin, Dave Surette, and Mark Simos. Kerry's music has been enjoyed throughout the United States, Ireland and Sweden in dance halls, pubs and music festivals. He passed away on August 22, 2009. Martha's Vineyard Times obituary. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• Elixir is a contra dance band that believes in ensuring that the big brass sound plays a role in the music. The band is based in Vermont. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 22, 2018)
• From Connecticut, Dogtown, comprised of Becky Miller (fiddle, piano); Tom Randall (piano, banjo, guitar, mandolin); and Norb Spencer (accordion) play old time country songs, honkey-tonk swing, and hot northern and southern fiddle tunes. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• Andy Davis has been dancing since 1976 and playing accordion and calls dances as well as playing banjo and piano since that time. He is based in southern Vermont. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• The Cicadas are a contra dance band based in Woodstock, Connecticut. Change in URL (June 22, 2018)
• While a New age pianist/orchestral and film score composer, Clayton Clemetson also plays piano at contra dances. He is based in Maine. New entry (June 22, 2018)
• While classically trained, fiddle player Audrey Budington true loves are Classically trained, her true loves are Traditional, New England Dance, Celtic and Fusion, and she is also known for her creative compositions. She is based in Boston and grew up in New Hampshire. Facebook page. New entry (June 22, 2018)
• Noah VanNorstrand and Julie Vallimont, as Buddy System, play acoustic and electronic music for contra dances, techno contras, concerts, and festivals. The band is based in Somerville, Massachusetts. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• The Bowdoinham String Band plays at venues from dances to farmers' markets and tunes from Irish and Scottish to American roots from the South and West. The band is based in Maine. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• The Boston based Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers brews up a tasty mix of traditional music infused with startling rhythms and innovative arrangements taking from the rooted traditions of many cultures. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• Brendan Carey Block plays traditional and non-traditional fiddle incorporating jazz, rock and Cape Breton music in his work. He is based in New Hampshire. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• On stage, Mari Black creates shows that draw on elements from many different styles including jazz, tango, folk, Western classical, as well as Celtic, American, and Canadian fiddling and has played at contra dances on an occasional basis. She lives in Massachusetts. https://www.facebook.com/MariBlackMusic. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• The Berlin Country Orchestra plays on a regular basis in Berlin, Massachusetts and other locations. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 22, 2018)
• Anadama is a Boston, Massachusetts-based trio of musicians, Amelia Mason, Emily Troll and Bethany Waickman, who play mostly for contra dances. Bandcamp page; Facebook page. Change of URL (June 22, 2018)
• There are dances in Tinmouth on the 3rd Friday of each month from September to May. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• The Capital City Grange supplies information about the dances in Montpelier which happen on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday of each month. Facebook page. Change in URL and added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• The Capital City Grange supplies information about the dances in Montpelier which happen on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday of each month and the Homegrown Tradition dances on most 4th Saturdays. Change in URL(June 22, 2018)
• The village dances in Dummerston happen several times a year, generally on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Change from e-mail to URL (June 22, 2018)
• The Mad Robin Callers Collective holds dances on the 4th Friday of the month at various locations in and around Burlington. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• The Queen City Contras sponsor contradances in Burlington, generally on the second Friday of each month. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• There's a contra dance series in Brattleboro on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Stone Church. Facebook page. Change of URL, change of date, and added Facebook page (June 22, 2018)
• The folks attending a community meeting held by Country Dance New York wrote up What we learned in our community meeting in December of 2017. New entry (June 9, 2018)
• There are dances in Tiverton at the Sandywoods Center for the Arts on the 3rd Wednesday (usually) of the month. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 21, 2018)
• The East Bay Contra Dance is in Warren held on 1st Fridays featuring contras of all kinds and quite possibly a square or two. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• The Tamworth Outing Club sponsors weekly Saturday dances during the summer months along with a few special dances during the rest of the year. Facebook page Change of URL and added Faccebook page (June 21, 2018)
• The Tamworth Outing Club sponsors weekly Saturday dances during the summer months along with a few special dances during the rest of the year. Change of URL (June 21, 2018)
• The Monadnock Folklore Society sponsors a dance in Peterborough on the 1st Saturday of the month. Monadnock Folklore Society Facebook page. Peterborough dance Facebook page. Added Facebook pages (June 21, 2018)
• The Seacoast Contras dance series happens on the last Friday of each month in Newfields. Facebook page. Change of URL and added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• The Milford Parks and Recreation Commission sponsors contra dances on the 4th Friday of each month. Alternate site: https://www.facebook.com/Milford-Contra-Dance-920139244691079/. Change of URL (June 21, 2018)
• There is a contra dance, year-around, on the 3rd Friday of each month in Manchester. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 21, 2018)
• There's a Facebook group called New Hampshire Contradances. New entry (June 21, 2018)
• The 2nd Saturday dance in Exeter is held at the First Unitarian Society of Exeter (UU Church). There is a beginners' workshop at 7:30pm and the dance begins at 8:00pm. The cost is $6.00 with students admitted for $3.00 and kids under 10 free. Change of URL (June 21, 2018)
• The multi-generational Marianne Taylor Legacy Contra Dances are in Deerfield at the Deerfield Town Hall on 1st Fridays from October to June. Facebook group and Facebook page Added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• The New England Folk Festival Association sponsors the Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend in Durham every year in January. Change of URL (June 21, 2018)
• Motherhouse sponsors contra dances, generally on the 1st Saturday of a particular month at the Town Hall in Cornwall. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• The Powder Mill Barn contra dance is on the 4th (or 3rd) Sunday of each month, October through May, in Enfield, with Ralph Sweet and and others handling the calling duties. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• The dances in Mystic occur on the 4th Saturday of each month throughout the year. Part of the fun of the dance is the monthly sale of pie. Check ahead for the pie of the month. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• Other than in August, the New Haven Country Dancers meet in New Haven on the 1st and some 5th Saturdays of the month. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 21, 2018)
• The Round Hill Country Dances are located in Stamford and are held on the 4th Saturday of various months. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 21, 2018)
• Rob Lindauer runs the Hartford Community Dance page where the contra dances happen on the 2nd Saturday of each month in Old Wethersfield. The group also hosts Cajun/zydeco, swing, and waltz events along with jams. Facebook group and Facebook page. Added Facebook links (June 21, 2018)
• Bridgewater (MA) Community Dance features international folk dance and traditional New England square and contra dance. New entry (June 21, 2018)
• The folks in Worcester continue to hold dances on the 2nd Saturday of the month. Facebook group. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• The 1st Saturday dances in Woods Hole, Massachusetts (part of Falmouth) on Cape Cod happen at the Community Hall. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 21, 2018)
• The dance series in Westford, sponsored by the Parish Center for the Arts, usually occurs on the 4th Saturday of the months October through March (sometimes on the fifth Saturday). Change of URL (June 21, 2018)
• In addition to the 4th Saturday dances mentioned above, there are now Family Dances on various dates (mostly on Sundays) in Westford sponsored by the Parish Center for the Arts. Change of URL (June 21, 2018)
• The dance series in Sheffield has been re-started with a new web site. Facebook page. Added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• Of course, instead of using the link at the bottom of the page, you can visit the Rehoboth Contra Dance page (generally 2nd, 4th and 5th Fridays). Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 21, 2018)
• The Pinewoods Dance Camp in Plymouth includes contra dancing in their programs that involve American dance. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 21, 2018)
• The New England Folk Festival is held each year in April in Mansfield and includes a large amount of contradancing but is not limited to that. https://www.facebook.com/groups/NEFFA/. Added Facebook page (June 21, 2018)
• The 3rd Saturday dances in East Falmouth on Cape Cod happen at the Alchemy Farm. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 20, 2018)
• The 2nd Saturday dances in Cotuit on Cape Cod are in the town of Barnstable and happen at Freedom Hall. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 20, 2018)
• Dances in Wareham happen on 4th Saturdays at the Boys and Girls Club. Facebook group. New entry (June 20, 2018)
• NEFFA runs the Thursday night contra in Concord. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 20, 2018)
• A variety of dances on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays happen at the Scout House in Concord. While most of the dances have their own web site, the Scout House does have some basic information and links to the individual dances. Facebook group. Added Facebook group (June 20, 2018)
• The MIT Folk Dance Club sponsors a series of contra dances on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month in Cambridge. Facebook group. Added Facebook page (June 20, 2018)
• The Folk Arts Center includes pages include a good calendar of Boston metro events including contradancing. Facebook page. Change of URLs and added Facebook page (June 20, 2018)
• Boston Gay and Lesbian Country Dancers (New England Contra & Squares) holds dances throughout the year in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. Facebook group. Added Facebook page (June 20, 2018)
• The Concord (New Hampshire) Contra Dance is on the 3rd Saturday of each month, except in July and August. Change of URL (June 17, 2018)
• The Red Herring Stringband plays for square dances, tea parties, barn-raisings, art openings, farmers' markets, and pretty much anywhere good times are to be found and is based in Minnesota. New entry (June 16, 2018)
• The Flat Creek Dancers meet Tuesday nights from 7pm to 9pm for English and American and square dancing at Flat Creek Community Center in Shelbyville. Revised and updated (June 10, 2018)
• The Community Appalachian River Dance happens in Marshall on the 1st Tuesday of each month. New entry (June 10, 2018)
• The South Toe Community dances occur in Celo on the 1st Friday of each month. New entry (June 10, 2018)
• Hub City Contra in Lubbock hosts dances one Saturday of each month. New entry (June 9, 2018)
• Scandinavian: Connecticut, Wethersfield: Please join us for our monthly Scandinavian dances, Sunday afternoon 3:00-5:30pm, usually at Temple Beth Torah, 130 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT. (The “Always on Sunday” international folk dance follows 7-10pm at the same location.) New entry (June 9, 2018)
• The Downeast Country Dance Festival occurs in March in Topsham and the organization sponsors occasional other events around the state throughout the year. Change in URL (June 9, 2018)
• The Portland Intown Contra Dance series hosts dances on Thursday nights with a smattering of indoor and outdoor dances on other nights. Facebook group. Added Facebook page (June 9, 2018)
• The Orono Contraband hosts dances in Orono on 2nd Saturdays. Change in host and URL (June 9, 2018)
• The folks attending a community meeting held by Country Dance New York wrote up What we learned in our community meeting in December of 2017.
• The New Haven Independent notes the passing of musician Stacy Phillips in June 2018 in A Star Ascends To Bluegrass Heaven. New entry (June 9, 2018)

This page is part of the Contrdancelinks.com web site. For more information about contra dancing, visit these other site pages:

*The Colorado link will bring you to Dancing on the Web. The Maine link will bring you to the Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts. The New Mexico link will bring you to the New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society. The Utah link will bring you to Utah Contradance Information. These fine organizations and individuals already have complete listings for these states and there is no reason for me to duplicate their efforts.

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