day	date	start_time	end_time	miltime	duration	hall	rating	short	verbose	performers
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	DB	Israeli Dancing for All	Family-friendly Israeli folk dances with simple patterns taught efficiently and cheerfully. No partners needed...you can do these!	Joan & Jim Savitt
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Welcome to NEFFA ECD	Start the weekend off with joyful dances to glorious tunes. 	Margaret Bary, Alias
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GX	Forty Years of New England Fiddler's Repertoire 	Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Randy Miller/Jack Perron's iconic source book of traditional New England Contra Dance music. We'll play many NEFR tunes that have kept New England dancing for the last 200 years! 	Berlin Jam Friends
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DB	Intro to Contra	Learn the basics (or try out the other role) through a series of short, easy contra dances. All are welcome, beginners and experienced dancers alike!	Hannah Johlas, Charlie Pilzer, Zachary Mills
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Princess (Hotel East)	P	Waltzing Through Time	The waltz originated in the late 1700s and has been an essential part of ballroom dancing ever since. We will illustrate waltzes from various eras with commentary on the historical development of the waltz.	Tim Lamm, Martha Griffin
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	C	Sound Basics	In this workshop we'll explain the most common terminology used by sound engineers, and along the way get a better understanding of how sound engineering works. 	Nick Loy
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	GB	Keeping our Bodies Dancing as We Age	Some useful movements to incorporate into our lives so that our bodies are more comfortable and can continue to dance and make music. Suitable for all bodies of any age and ability!	Anna Rain
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	FSSGB Song Swap	Everyone is welcome to join our folk singing party. The song leaders will get us started but every attendee is welcome to suggest songs that we can sing together. 	Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Trade Center West	DS	Contra Classics	Great contras from before the year 2000!	Melanie Axel-Lute, Roaring Jelly
Friday	4/25/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	C	Fiddling Without Pain	Discussion, chat, demonstration. We will discuss how to fiddle without pain. All questions encouraged. Any attendee who would like to share their particular problems will be welcome to share, so that by discussing attendees' problems we can discuss issues that may help everyone attending. 	Carol Kycia
Friday	4/25/2025	7:30 PM	8:20 PM	1930	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	E	New England Topical Folk	Themed songs of the Boston Molasses Flood, Spin- a mill song, The Darn Man, East Thompson Train Wreck and the Lost Shirt Sea Shanty, all with New England roots from my album "Work Can't Wait For Beauty"	Jonathan Jay Babcock and Friends, Deborah Wade
Friday	4/25/2025	7:30 PM	8:20 PM	1930	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	TS	A Cappella Coachfest 2	Colleyospin returns to lead and coach singers in a cappella singing technique. This workshop is a chance to improve your delivery, confidence, pitch, harmonies, ornamentation and style. 	Colleyospin
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TS	Beranche: Basic and Bodacious Balkan	Learn the footwork and styling to dances in the Beranche uneven-five rhythm (SQQSQ). Amaze your friends by knowing how to move to these wonderful tunes.  	Tom Roby, No Borders Beranche Band
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Tasty Triple Minors (ECD)	An enjoyable collection of triple minor longways English: great music, memorable dances.	Linda Nelson, Tisane
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Quebecois Slow Jam	Montreal-based band Les Quatre Patates will lead a session of tunes from Quebec at a moderate tempo. All instruments and levels welcome!	Grace Hendrickson-Jones & Cojiro
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Intro to International Folk Dance	Learn some accessible international folk dances, and by way of this, learn basic principles of the dance idiom and some basic moves, which will give you the grounding to attend the many international folk dance events at the festival!	Yaron Shragai, The Mad Katters
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Princess (Hotel East)	E	World Rhythm Journey	Join us for a journey with drum rhythms drawn from around the world. We will accompany the rhythms with a variety of melodic instruments and will be joined by dancers in colorful costumes.	The Drum Nomads
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	GB	Homemade Music	Homemade Music is Tidewater Troubadour Bob Zentz' signature "edu-tainment" program of singalong songs -- old and new, traditional and originals -- with unplugged folk instruments from around the world that encourage everyone to join in. 	Bob and Jeanne Zentz, Jeanne Zentz
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	9:50 PM	2000	110	Sterling (Hotel West)	GS	Scottish Slow Jam	Come All Ye! Jigs, Reels, Slow Airs, Strathspeys, Marches from the Scottish and Cape Breton fiddle repertoire. Barbara on fiddle and Robert on guitar will take requests and make suggestions, and keep the tempo accessible. 	Barbara McOwen, Robert McOwen
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	Chorus Singaround	Join experienced session leaders for a rousing round of roisterous chorus songs.	Jeff Keller, Jeremy Kessler
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Trade Center West	DS	Movin' Groovin' Contras	Easy goin' contra dances so you can get your groove on with the music.	Donna Hunt, Joy Factor
Friday	4/25/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	E	Ballads for the Pub Singer	Ballads are songs that tell a story that are though of as long, slow, sad, and/or solo songs -- but often they are none, or only some, of these. 	Cate Clifford
Friday	4/25/2025	8:30 PM	9:20 PM	2030	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	TS	Whistling Whorkshop	Techniques for whistling with the lips, with special focus on dance tunes, as well as considerations for performance in general.	Jonathan Danforth, Ari Erlbaum
Friday	4/25/2025	8:30 PM	9:20 PM	2030	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	C	Performing for Senior Audiences	A discussion of the basic concepts of performing for senior audiences: getting jobs, planning presentation & repertoire, even getting paid for it! 	Allen Hopkins, Jan Maier
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	10:20 PM	2100	80	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	Bulgarian Line Dances	Easy Bulgarian dances with music by Bulgarian singing groups Divi Zheni (women) and Zornitsa (men), led by Tatiana Sarbinska.	Divi Zheni, Zornitsa
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	NS	Afterwaltzes	Wind down your busy dance day with some relaxing original waltzes by Bob Pasquarello	Bob Pasquarello
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Slow Jam: The Pulse of a Reel	We love reels for their energy and drive, but how do we inject the lift that keeps dancers flying high? In this slow jam, we’ll explore some excellent reels of different types and learn how to feel the pulse and lay down the groove.	David Titus, Debby Knight
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Intro to Casino Rueda (Cuban Dance)	Casino Rueda is a called partner dance akin to a circle mixer, that originated in 1950's Cuba. Danced to salsa or timba music, Rueda is spirited, yet laid back and fun, and features frequent and creative partner changes. 	Lauren Ingram
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Princess (Hotel East)	GS	Waltz Melodies Jam	Join "Three Quarter Time" an acoustic folk instrumental group playing Traditional 3/4-Time Folk Waltz Melodies. This "Open-to-all-Instruments-and-Levels" jam has been a NEFFA tradition since 2001. Play by ear or use music notation that you bring with you. Dancers and listeners are welcome.	Three Quarter Time
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Heartfelt Songwriting and Insightful Storytelling	Connecticut based singer-songwriter Corey Lewin weaves heartfelt, insightful songwriting with thoughtful storytelling, exploring the deepest thoughts, feelings, and little moments we all experience as human beings.	Corey Lewin
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	10:50 PM	2100	110	Trade Center Tent	GB	Pub Sing	We may not have a pub, but we can still raise the rafters! A traditional English-style pub sing, emphasizing chorus songs. Bring one to share, or just follow along.	Jeff Keller
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	9:20 PM	2100	20	Trade Center West	NX	Friday Contra Medley	A NEFFA tradition for experienced dancers. This is a 20 minute series of no-walk through dances. It's a blast! 	Various Callers, Kingfisher
Friday	4/25/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	E	Songs Old and New	Step away from the bustle of the festival for quiet singing with Laurie and Micah. Come join in on old favorites, learn some new ones, or just sit and vibe.	Dawn Watch
Friday	4/25/2025	9:30 PM	10:20 PM	2130	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	TS	English Tunes	Vince brings tunes from England, taught by ear within a friendly session environment. All instruments and levels of ability are welcome.	Vince O'Donnell
Friday	4/25/2025	9:30 PM	11:30 PM	2130	120	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GB	Nautical Poems Adapted for Singing	I'll be leading some of the nautical poems I've adapted for singing by John Masefield, Bill Adams, Burt Franklin Jenness, and Hamish Maclaren. Most of the songs have choruses or refrains to join in on.	Charlie Ipcar
Friday	4/25/2025	9:30 PM	10:20 PM	2130	50	Trade Center West	DS	May the 4-Face-4s Be with You	4-Face-4s are an underloved cousin in the contra world, but now it’s their turn to shine; come dance some delightful 4x4s and see all that this formation has to offer!	Maia McCormick, Kingfisher
Friday	4/25/2025	10:00 PM	11:30 PM	2200	90	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DX	ACE: Advanced Challenging English	For Those Who Know English Country Dancing Well: a session of more challenging and less familiar dances, with efficient teaching for maximal dancing.  	Tom Roby, Pandora
Friday	4/25/2025	10:00 PM	10:50 PM	2200	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GB	Renaissance Music Jam	Structured jam session for Renaissance music—English and French dance tunes, polyphonic vocal and instrumental pieces, and whatever else tickles our fancy! All instruments (and voices) and skill levels welcome.	The Mad Katters
Friday	4/25/2025	10:00 PM	11:30 PM	2200	90	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Jookin' Blues Dance Lesson	Jookin' Blues is bringing the party! Originally danced in jook joints, honky tonks, and rent parties in Black communities, these dances involve rhythmic movement in small spaces. We'll explore fun footwork, body shaping, and music awareness, to help you boogie down on the dance floor. Attendees will take turns leading and following with multiple partners.	Blues Dance Boston
Friday	4/25/2025	10:00 PM	11:20 PM	2200	80	Sterling (Hotel West)		Available for Jamming		
Friday	4/25/2025	10:00 PM	10:50 PM	2200	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	TB	Rīga dimd! Latvian Folk Songs	Learn to sing Latvian folk songs from the collection of “Father of the Dainas” Krišjānis Barons and other sources! Lyric sheets, translations, and pronunciation guides will be provided.	EJ Barnes
Friday	4/25/2025	10:30 PM	11:30 PM	2230	60	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	International Dancing with the CFO	International dancing, mostly Balkan, with a wide range of difficulty.	Cambridge Folk Orchestra
Friday	4/25/2025	10:30 PM	11:30 PM	2230	60	Southborough (Hotel West)	E	Down In The Coal Mine	Songs about coal mines and the miners that work them, both well-known and newer, will be presented, including songs by Jean Ritchie, Utah Phillips, Eric Andersen, and more. 	Ergo Canto
Friday	4/25/2025	10:30 PM	11:30 PM	2230	60	Trade Center West	DS	Contemporary Classic Contras	Dance to some of the favorite contras of the past several decades.	Dereck Kalish, Torrent
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TB	Fundamentals of Traditional Turning Waltz	Learn the traditional right-turning or “rotary” waltz, as done at contra dances and weddings. We teach the basic turning step in a natural way but emphasize good technique, which lets the step travel easily around the room.	Tim Lamm, Diane Gonzales
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	NS	Bulgarian & More Dance Party	Zdravets plays and sings village-style music for dancing, "mostly from Bulgaria," using traditional Bulgarian folk instruments and vocal styles.	Zdravets
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	C	Accordion Autopsy	Accordions are fascinating machines. We’ll take one apart together and look at the reed blocks, the leather valves that control how sound passes through the reeds, the register selection mechanism, and the bass mechanism. 	Morgan Liu-Packard
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DB	Intro to Contra and Contra Refresher! 	Whether you’re brand new, want to brush up on your basic contra skills, want to learn a new dance role, or share your love of contra with new dancers, this session is for you!	Alexandra Deis-Lauby, JumpStart
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Princess (Hotel East)	DF	Family Barn Dance	Fun dances for everyone, from the child dancing with a parent as one person, to dancers whose grandchildren have left home.	Jacob Bloom, Sammy Wetstein, Rosemary Powell
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Muddy River Morris, Marlboro Morris M, Midnight Capers Morris & Sword
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	GS	Your Best Voice: Mic Technique	Elevate your calling or spoken word performance. Learn correct microphone technique and related sound system controls. Master hands-on skills for optimal vocal quality and impress your future audiences!	Don Veino
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	TS	Rehearsal for The English Country Dance Open Band	This is an opportunity to prepare for the repertoire we'll use in the "The Hey's the Thing" ECD dance session.	The English Country Dance Open Band
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GB	Beginner Bluegrass Jam	Join us for an all-skill-level bluegrass jam! I'll kick things off by explaining how a typical bluegrass jam is structured and lead a few songs that are easy to harmonize with and play along to.   	Jonah Spear
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Trade Center Tent	TB	Shape Note Workshop	Join us to learn and practice shape note singing. This step by step approach will have you singing the rich and powerful 4-part harmonies that brought generations of communities together and is still widely popular today. 	Glen Wright, Susan Mampre & Anayis (A.J.) Wright
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Trade Center West	NS	Zwiefachers — E Z to Hard Z	Zwiefacher couple dances originated in Bavaria. Each “Z” has a rhythmic pattern that changes, to which dancers do waltz and pivot footwork. We’ll include Z’s ranging from easy to challenging.	Ret Turner, The Mother Zwiefacher Orchestra
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Camp Songs	Child at heart, or actual child, come share your favorites in one of the few remaining "oral traditions"- camp songs!	Heidi Slaney, Jess Accetta
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:30 AM	11:20 AM	1030	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	P	Safety in Action Panel for Dance Orgs	Please join a moderated panel discussion for dance organizations and dance community leaders about dance safety and how it's more effectively and easily put into action. 	Dance Etiquette Panelists
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TS	Ringing Russian Dances Regaled	Enjoy exciting and challenging dances of Russia. Each dance is accompanied by the beautiful and thrilling (live!) choral music from the region.  Music provided by the Bjelalitsa Chorus, directed by Julia Poirier. 	Murray and Randi Spiegel, Bjelalitsa Chorus
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Scottish Country Dancing	Fun Scottish figures and great tunes	Howard Lasnik, Terry Traub's Scottish Dance Band
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	TB	Intro To Hand Drumming Workshop	In this workshop, even complete beginners can learn to make a good sound with a hand drum and then learn to play common rhythms from a variety of cultural sources. Drums will be available to borrow.	Dave Curry
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	English Country Dance: A Gentle Introduction	Enjoy learning English country dance basics in context through fun, varied, accessible dances, some designed for this purpose.	Alan Winston; Marnen, Carol, & Len
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Princess (Hotel East)	TF	Frolic with Family and Friends	International dances for everybody from everywhere!	Marcie Van Cleave
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Charles River Rapper, Pokingbrook Morris, Marlboro Minnies Morris & Sword
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Music from the Republic of Georgia	Folk music, cavalry songs, work songs, love songs, hymns, and liturgical chants from the Republic of Georgia. 	Iveria
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	GB	Klezmer Jam	Klezmer jam session with audience participation and music leadership 	Klezmer Jam Band
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:20 AM	1100	20	Sudbury (Hotel West)		(set chairs)		
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Trade Center Tent	GS	Sacred Harp Singing	Join us for shape-note singing from the Sacred Harp, in the traditional "hollow square."	Norumbega Harmony
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Trade Center West	DS	Daylight Contras	Bright and cheery contra dances to welcome in the spring!	Michael Karcher, Festival Orchestra
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Incredible Critter Songs	I'll be leading songs I have composed about Chipmunks, Raccoons, Elephants, Vultures, Bluejays, and other critters domestic and wild. All songs have choruses or refrains to join in on.	Charlie Ipcar
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:30 AM	12:20 PM	1130	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	GS	Mostly Swedish Jam	We will be hosting a jam of our favorite Scandi tunes. We'll have a tune book available for those new to the tunes.	SAC Spelmanslag
Saturday	4/26/2025	11:30 AM	12:20 PM	1130	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	TB	Introduction to English Handbell Ringing	The Connecticut Handbell Musicians will perform a short, easy piece of handbell music, followed by a "hands-on" workshop. Participants will learn basic ringing techniques and be able to perform as a group by the end of the session.	Connecticut Handbell Musicians
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TB	Traditional Georgian Dance Workshop	Professional Georgian dancers Tako and Ilia will lead a class in dances from the Georgian tradition. It is not necessary to have a dance background or to know about Georgian culture.	Dancing Crane Georgian Cultural Center
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Learn the ECD Medley Dances	Learn all of the dances for this year's English dance medley! Includes tips for expeditious recoveries. No obligation to participate in the actual medley. 	Joanna Reiner Wilkinson; Tom Roby; Mills, Mills, Coakley Stowe, Rain
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Contra Tune Slow Jam	Dave and Chris will lead a slow jam session of favorite traditional tunes commonly played for New England style Contra Dancing. All instruments and levels welcome. No written music; all tunes will be played by ear.	Chris Carpenter, Dave Miller
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	NS	Balkan Brass Dance Party	Balkan Brass band playing songs for traditional folk dances from Serbia, Macedonia, and Bulgaria	Conical Cacophony
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:20 PM	1200	20	Princess (Hotel East)		(set chairs)		
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)	TB	Morris for All	An introduction to Cotswold Morris dancing, open to everyone from those who’ve never tried it to experts looking for an opportunity to hop into a morris set.	Sam Overbeck, Mystic Valley Morris
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	P	Chanteys from the Colcord Collection	A hundred years ago, Joanna Colcord published her seminal collection ROLL AND GO: Songs of American Sailormen. Come learn about Joanna's exciting life from her birth at sea and childhood under sail to her importance as a source for Stan Hugill and other collectors. And yes, we'll sing some of her chanteys!	Lynn Noel
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	GF	Family Camp Fun	Favorite camp games, crankies, songs, and dances for families.	Box and String
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Trade Center Tent	E	World Music Concert	Boston Harmony, a multigenerational community choir, will perform a variety of music including American shape-note songs and traditional songs from Corsica, Caucasus Georgia, the Balkans, and South Africa.	Boston Harmony
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Trade Center West	DS	Contra Medley Prep	Let's go over figures most likely to be in the Contra Medley! This is a great refresher for anyone feeling a wee bit nervous about jumping into the no-walk through medley.	Lisa Greenleaf; Sidman, Walters, & Eid-Reiner
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Sing/Play Fun: Song Circle Jam	Get together to sing, play and jam with others - song circle style, slanted folkie but - song choice is up to the players; families welcome	Maury Stauffer, Stefanie Stauffer
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:30 PM	1:20 PM	1230	50	Princess (Hotel East)	GB	SCD Musician Primer	We will play standard Scottish tunes, including jigs, reels, hornpipes, marches, and strathspeys, in sets suitable for Scottish Country Dance (SCD). We aim to play at a slow to moderate tempo and discuss some concerns unique to SCD music.	Alias
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:30 PM	1:20 PM	1230	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	E	Renaissance Seeds, Stems, and Perennials	A concert exploring the intersection and influence of the music of the English Renaissance lutenist songwriters of the late 16th and early 17th centuries and the renaissance of personal songwriting in the English-speaking world in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.	Renaissance Jukebox
Saturday	4/26/2025	12:30 PM	1:20 PM	1230	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	TS	Handbell Ringing Read Along	Somewhat more advanced than our "introductory" bell workshop, this will involve reading music, limited to whole, half and quarter notes, some simple rhythmic patterns, bell notation and performing as a group.	Connecticut Handbell Musicians
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	DS	Greek Participatory Dance 	Traditional Greek dance walk throughs including island and mainland dances.	Boston Lykeion Ellinidon
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:20 PM	1300	20	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	NX	English Country Dance Medley	English country dances called in succession, no teaching! Dancers are expected to know all of the usual calls and be able to respond quickly.  	Tom Roby; Joanna Reiner Wilkinson; Mills, Mills, Coakley Stowe, Rain
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	TS	Fiddle Tunes from "Down East:" New Brunswick, Canada	We will learn tunes in the free-wheeling, notey style from New Brunswick, Canada. With a focus on bowing and ornamentation, this workshop is geared for players who learn by ear.	Becky Miller
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Intro to International Dance	Learn the basics of Balkan and other international folk dance styles. Enjoy efficient, cheerful teaching and fabulous live music!	Janet Yeracaris, Shining Moon
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Renegade Morris, Ring O' Bells Morris, And Sometimes Y
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Balkan Song	"Mama wants me to marry the judge. I don't want to marry the judge.  I want to marry that sweet guy Ali" ... Come find out what happens!	Gogofski
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	TF	Family Morris Dance Workshop	Suitable for all ages, come learn a basic Morris dance or two and enjoy the world of Morris dancing as a family.	Alice Cumming, Laurel Swift
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	Rounds Singing	Group participation of singing rounds.	The Rounds Galore & More Singers
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Trade Center West	DS	Triple Minor Contras	Contras where you take hands-six from the top.	Chris Page, Not Enough Fiddles
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Family Singalong	Family friendly singalong of traditional folk songs led by Green Mountain Radish Revival.  GMRR is Merry Trudeau and Jason Baker.	Green Mountain Radish Revival
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:30 PM	2:20 PM	1330	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DB	Festejo: Afro-Peruvian Dance	Learn to dance Festejo! A lively, high-energy Afro-Peruvian dance, known for its footwork and energetic hip movements, typically accompanied by a guitar, cajón (a box drum), and other Latin percussion.	Jennifer McHone Villalobos
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:30 PM	2:20 PM	1330	50	Princess (Hotel East)	E	Songs of the Eastern Slavs	The Grunya ensemble will perform a program of authentic East Slavic village music from various regions of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The songs represent a variety of traditional genres: seasonal ritual songs, lyrical songs, religious songs, comic songs, dance songs and folk games. The concert will include performances on traditional instruments such as the balalaika, Pskov folk psaltery (gusli), Kursk herdsman's horn (rozhok), eastern European hurdy-gurdy (kolesnaya lira/kolavaya lira), Belarusian bagpipe (duda), folk flute (dudka), and more. 	Grunya
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:30 PM	2:20 PM	1330	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	GS	A All Day Jam	An intermediate level jam focused on A and A Modal old time tunes. For fiddles, cross tune to AEAE, banjos in A or A Modal (aEADE). Bring a tune if you are comfortable leading it.	Long Lost String Band
Saturday	4/26/2025	1:30 PM	2:20 PM	1330	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	TB	How to Play the Bones	Introductory, moderate, and advanced technique on how to play the bones. Basic instruction, various techniques and styles of different music. No experience necessary.	Steve Brown & Friends
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	DB	Gavottes from Bretagne (Brittany)	We will explore some gavottes, popular dances from Brittany. These include long and short chain, and couple dances. The steps are simple with a variety of formations. 	Fabien Goulay, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	TS	Ukulele Off the Page	Have you been an ukulele player who is always asking, "Where's the songsheet?" This is your chance to get off the page! There will be no handouts, and this will help players practice hearing chord changes and playing along.	Ken Mattsson
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DF	Family Scottish Country Dancing	Scottish Country Dancing is energetic and entertaining. This event is designed to introduce people of any age to this engaging dance tradition.	Karen Sollins, Tabbies' Delight
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Firebird, Ha'Penny Morris, Hart's Brook Garland
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Ki Ho'alu: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar	Slack key guitar is a style of guitar playing developed by the people of Hawaii. Come listen to the mellow sounds of the islands.	Fred Wersan
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:20 PM	1400	20	Sterling (Hotel West)		(set chairs)		
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Trade Center Tent	E	Queer Maritime Music	In historical record and the modern community, queerness is threaded through sea songs from Sweet Mary Starbuck to the Handsome Cabin Boy. Learn about sailors, singers, and the queer sea.	The Ranzo Boys
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:05 PM	1400	5	Trade Center West		(set chairs)		
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Folk Family Singalong	Join us for a fun and uplifting family-friendly sing-along featuring timeless favorites from Pete Seeger, Holly Near, and Raffi. Come raise your voice in joy and unity as we celebrate the power of music together. 	Bobbi Macdonald
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:15 PM	4:05 PM	1415	110	Trade Center West	E	Dance Performance		Iskwelahang Pilipino; Iskwelahang Pilipino; Samburis -- Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston; Mladost Folk Ensemble; Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, Inc.; Wayside Inn Steppers; Legends Georgian Dance; Germantown Country Dancers; Samskrithi; Chhandika Institute of Kathak Dance, Boston
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:30 PM	3:20 PM	1430	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Stylish Groove Contras	Come dance with us to contras that get you movin' and groovin'! We'll explore ways to be stylish, with fairly accessible choreography great for nearly all dancers!	Julian Blechner, Cojiro
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:30 PM	3:20 PM	1430	50	Princess (Hotel East)	GS	Balkan Kefana Singalong	Come sing along (or just enjoy listening) to "old city songs" and/or dance songs from Macedonia and surrounding areas, evoking the pleasure of singing with old friends at a celebration, or in the village tavern or coffeehouse.	Balkan Kefana
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:30 PM	3:20 PM	1430	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	C	Evolution: New Ways & Old Ways	Discuss creative ideas from newer organizers and time-honored themes from those who cherish the past. We'll share varied perspectives, add our own thoughts, and consider best practices for the future.	Scott Higgs, Lisa Greenleaf
Saturday	4/26/2025	2:30 PM	3:20 PM	1430	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	TX	Gershwin for Guitar	If you've ever wanted to play Gershwin songs on a guitar, but were intimidated by all those weird chords in a piano score, here’s a chance to learn a tune or two, and learn how to create your own arrangements of these classic (and challenging!) songs.	Richard Yospin
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TB	Dance Like a Resian: Italian Dance	Learn dances from the Resia valley in Northeast Italy.	Italian Village Music and Dance
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	David Kaynor Tunes Participatory Jam	David Kaynor, caller and fiddler from Montague, MA, wrote dozens and dozens of tunes. Reels, Jigs, Waltzes and other styles. Let's play some together.	Roundtuit
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DF	All Ages Barn Dance	Easy dance sequences for dancers of any experience level. We'll get you moving to the music and smiling in no time!	Don Veino, Calliope
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Half Moon Sword, On The Border Morris, Ladies of the Rolling Pin
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Snark and Sentiment	Join Becky and Nicole for a concert of a cappella traditional and trad-adjacent songs that involve snappy comebacks, revenge, swooning, dreaming, and great harmonies, with plenty of sing-along opportunities too. 	Becky & Nicole
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	E	Father and Daughter Bird Songs	On a Wing and a Song – After our NEFFA debut last year of celestial songs, we are returning with a selection of fine-feathered bird songs.  	Jackson Gillman, JillianEstelle Gillman
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	Connecticut Sea Music Festival Chantey Sing	Festival members will host a rousing chantey sing, inviting attendees to join in and lead a maritime song. 	Connecticut Sea Music Festival Singers
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Kids Contra Jam	A jam session aimed at kids, but everyone is welcome. We will be playing easy tunes from the modern contra dance repertoire. Tunes and chords at lilywise.com/kidsjam Bring your instrument!	Jeff Kaufman, Lily Wise
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:30 PM	4:20 PM	1530	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Transitional "Classic" Contras	Wonderful and seminal contra dances from the 1970's and 80's that have stood the test of time.	Steve Zakon-Anderson, Sugar River Band
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:30 PM	4:20 PM	1530	50	Princess (Hotel East)	E	Music of the Balkans, Roma, Middle East, & Mediterranean	Songs from the Balkans, Roma, Middle East, Mediterranean and more with dance performances and audience participation! Music featuring vocals, violin, lute, guitar, bass, drums and percussion. Experience eastern melodies, world rhythms, mesmerizing solos, and beautiful dancers. 	Meraki Caravan
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:30 PM	4:20 PM	1530	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	GB	Songs of Survival and Resilience	What music got you through the days of Covid-19 and other trauma in your life? This session is meant to inspire and acknowledge your resilience. Let your voice be heard!	Joel Landy
Saturday	4/26/2025	3:30 PM	4:20 PM	1530	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	TS	Melodic Clawhammer Banjo Workshop	Focusing on the skills that go into playing note-for-note authentic versions of Celtic & Appalachian fiddle tunes - drop-& double-thumbing on all strings in every combination, alternate-string pull-offs, syncopation, how to get around the neck, etc. 	Ken Perlman
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	Ajde! A Macedonian Dance Party	All-woman band Niva play and sing Macedonian tunes in the traditional style, for your dancing pleasure.	Niva
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Argentine Tango Jam	We will lead Argentine tango tunes. We will provide sheet music for concert pitch, Bb, and bass clef instruments.	Orquesta Tipica Mermelada
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Quebecois Stepdancing	An introduction to the basics of French Canadian step dancing (la gigue). 	Cindy Larock, Deux Bijoux
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Jack in the Green Morris, Great Meadows Morris and Sword, Mystic Valley Morris
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Django, Jazz, and Bluegrazz	A mix of bluegrass and gypsy jazz with some tight vocal harmonies and instrumental selections- we play swing, blues, bluegrass, and the music of Django Reinhardt.	Blue Jersey Band
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	DB	Seated Square Dance	Just like conventional squares, except you are seated. Great fun for all ages, but may be particularly fun for people with mobility issues or who cannot participate in other dances.	Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Trade Center Tent	G	Irish Session Music	Open Celtic session for fiddle, mandolin, accordion, flute/whistle, banjo, and Uileann pipes	The Groton Session Players
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GS	Traditional French Tunes for Balfolk	Learn the melody and accompaniment for a few traditional French dance tunes, and jam with us. All instruments, intermediate and up. 	Fabien Goulay, Lisa Tamres
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:15 PM	4:20 PM	1615	5	Trade Center West		(set chairs)		
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:30 PM	4:50 PM	1630	20	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DB	Forget Me Nots: Classic Couple Dances	Learn the dances that were done between contra sets all over New England such as the Salty Dog Rag, Gay Gordons, and Road to the Isles. Then dance them at the following Waltzes and Beyond session!	Andy Taylor-Blenis, Calliope
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:30 PM	5:20 PM	1630	50	Princess (Hotel East)	GS	Irish Session	Irish tunes and convivial conversation... What could be better?	Sean Smith, Corey Walters
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:30 PM	5:20 PM	1630	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	TS	Balkan Singing Workshop	Learn some Balkan warm ups, songs, vocal technique, and stage presence.	Tatiana Sarbinska
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:30 PM	5:20 PM	1630	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GB	Uke Jam	You can play a song, or sing along/listen to a song played on the ukulele. You can also play along, but songs will not be taught. This is a jam. All ukulele players are welcome.	Uke Jammers
Saturday	4/26/2025	4:30 PM	4:50 PM	1630	20	Trade Center West	NX	Saturday Contra Medley	A NEFFA tradition for experienced dancers. This is a 20 minute series of no-walk through dances. It's a blast! 	Various Callers, Live Wire
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TS	Tricky Balkan Dances	Learn some more difficult Balkan dances, presented in a very accessible format.	Ed Abelson, Balkan Fields
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	NS	Waltzes and Beyond 	Lots of waltzes, but also schottische, polka, maybe a tango, *plus* the beloved "break standards" taught at the preceding workshop: Gay Gordon's, Road to the Isles, & Salty Dog Rag. 	Calliope
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	E	Old-Time Music Concert	A toe tapping good time with old-time fiddle, banjo and song! 	The Lazy Kate's
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DS	Singing Squares	Traditional squares to singing calls in the old New England style	Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Free Association
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)	DS	Pickup Morris	All morris dancers welcome, with or without team or kit.	Pickup Morris
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Ginger Sea Neath the Celtic Moon	This year we are supporting our new book/recording project, Ginger Sea Neath the Celtic Moon which received a New York State Council on the Arts grant. The songs are about the impact of the Atlantic Ocean on Ireland and beyond and we may do a selected reading from the story.	Harbortown
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	TS	Harmony I and Harmony II	Learn the basics of harmony singing, and get a chance to practice. If you already took this last year or earlier in the weekend, come to the second one for further tips, tricks and practice. 	Kim Wallach, Heidi Slaney
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	NEFFA Funny Song Swap Hour	Funny songs, silly songs, and other songs to make you laugh. Audience participation is encouraged.	Joel Landy
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Trade Center West	DS	Spring Fever Contras	Fun contras to celebrate the new season. 	Sue Rosen, The Orphans
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:00 PM	5:50 PM	1700	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	P	Scots Revolt! Alistair Hulett's "Red Clydeside"	A rare opportunity to hear Alistair Hulett's arresting 9 ballad cycle telling the story of early 20th century Glasgow-centered anti-war/human rights struggle.	Anne Kazlauskas, Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:30 PM	6:20 PM	1730	50	Princess (Hotel East)	GB	Sing Together Song Swap	Come swap songs where the whole room can join in: pub songs, chanteys, call-and-response, simple catchy choruses, and more! Bring one to share, or just sing along.	Annaleah, Emma, & Maia
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:30 PM	6:20 PM	1730	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	C	Core English Dance Repertoire in the 21st Century	English dancers, callers, musicians come together to discuss the relevance of the idea of a core repertoire in the modern era. What can dancers or musicians who've been doing it a while be expected to know? What's falling out of general knowledge that should stay in? Alan will facilitate a discussion.	Alan Winston
Saturday	4/26/2025	5:30 PM	6:20 PM	1730	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GS	McQuillen Tune Slow Jam	Dave and Chris will lead a slow jam of favorite tunes composed by Bob McQuillen, a New England piano and accordion player who inspired many of us. Music will be provided, but playing by ear is encouraged. All instruments and levels welcome.	Chris Carpenter, Dave Miller
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	Dance Party! Balkan and Beyond	Dance to some of our favorite tunes, old and new.	Shining Moon
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Crossover Scottish Social	Come find out what Scottish, English, and contra dancing have in common from the Scottish Country Dance perspective! Explore figures common to multiple forms in a fun and engaging Scottish Country Dance social setting. Dances will be taught using non-gendered terminology.	Marc Hartstein, Torrent
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Midnight Droolers Old Time Slow Jam	Join us for a real slow jam where groovy old time tunes will be played for a long time - we give you plenty of time to learn the tune *and* play with bowings and rhythm. Fiddles, banjo, guitar, bass, others welcome. 	The Midnight Droolers, Hannah Purdy
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Intro to American Tango	Tango originated in Argentina around 1900 and quickly spread to Europe and America. This vintage form of American tango is easy to learn and it’s fun to do! We teach the basic steps and a handful of useful variations that you can do to various types of tango music.	Tim Lamm, Diane Gonzales, Pandora
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)	DS	Balfolk Sampler	Curious about balfolk? Come learn some of the more commonly done balfolk dances. Balfolk includes couple dances, line, and circle dances.	Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Child Ballads!	Singing our favorite ballads collected by Francis James Child, born 200 years ago this year. Expect ghosts of scorned lovers, curse breaking, and a high body count. 	The Ranzo Boys
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	GS	English Country Dance Tune Jam	From 1651 to the present, ECD tunes delight us with their variety. Let’s play melodies from the spritely to the sumptuous. Requests welcome! If you have them, bring Barnes books and music stands to share. 	Mills, Mills, Coakley Stowe, Rain
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Trade Center Tent	E	Music of Scotland and Cape Breton	Scottish and Cape Breton tunes arranged by Neil Pearlman bring a unique sound while keeping to tradition. Our big fiddle sound is enhanced by flute, whistle, guitars, mandolins, cellos, accordions and more.	Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	7:20 PM	1800	80	Trade Center West	DS	Rum & Onions Contras	Contra dance to the music of the creative and BIG band Rum & Onions!	Darlene Underwood, Rum & Onions
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:00 PM	6:50 PM	1800	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	TB	Harmony Song Workshop 	Come and sing English traditional folk songs in harmony and learn how to create your own spontaneous harmonies! This workshop will include a range of approaches to harmony, it will be taught by ear with words and notation available for those who want them. 	Laurel Swift
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:30 PM	7:20 PM	1830	50	Princess (Hotel East)	GB	Beatles Singalong	Join us as we sing songs by The Beatles.	Rocking Horse People
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:30 PM	7:20 PM	1830	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	C	Start and Grow a Dance Series	Join fellow dance organizers in a mutually beneficial exchange of joys, challenges, ideas, solutions and innovations as they relate to STARTING, BUILDING or EXPANDING dance communities.	Rob Matson, Jacob Bloom
Saturday	4/26/2025	6:30 PM	7:20 PM	1830	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GS	Crunchy Harmony Session	Bring your songs with the tastiest harmonization opportunities, and we'll all sing them together. Big meaty choruses? Of course! Duetting on the verse? Go for it! Wallowing not required. 	Ian McGullam, Julian Nowogrodzki
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	Balkan Joy!	Dynamic, compelling vocals and instrumentals for favorite, well-loved Balkan dances. Join the party!	Balkan Fields
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	The Hey's the Thing (ECD)	English country dances involving a variety of heys. ECD musicians are welcome to sit in with the Open Band; rehearsal at 10am in Sterling for those who will.	Barbara Finney, The English Country Dance Open Band, Clara Stefanov-Wagner
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	TS	Playing Changes: Introduction to Improvisation	Many styles of music allow for improvisation and there are many different approaches to spontaneous melody-making. We’ll dig into one approach to improvisation which forms the basis of jazz improvisation, but applies to any music rooted in Western harmony.   	Morgan Liu-Packard
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:00 PM	8:20 PM	1900	80	Marlborough (Hotel West)	NS	Swedish Couple Dancing	A session of Swedish couple turning dances -- regional polskas along with hambo, schottis, waltz, and more.  	lydia ievins
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Native American Style Flute	 John Gass and Brenda Fingold weave the gorgeous tones of the Native American Style Flute with guitar, voice, and percussion to create a blend of soothing songs and contemporary Native American Flute music.  	Montana Spark
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	E	Strange and Lovely Ballads	Heather Lee sings some of her favorite traditional ballads with friends. The songs are old, and we’ve added some lyrical instrumental solos. Instruments include hammered dulcimer, violin, viola, flute and piano. 	Secret Library Band
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Trade Center Tent	GS	Songs with Boisterous Shouting! 	MACINTYRE!!!! Get ready to stamp your feet, clap your hands, and raise the rafters with boisterous song! Call-backs encouraged, as well as silly hand gestures and anything else that you and your friends do to make a song special. Participatory singing to the MAX!	Red Kovatch
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:00 PM	7:50 PM	1900	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Lullabies	Sweet and soothing songs to help settle children after a long and stimulating day. Especially for children who have been at the festival all day - come in your pajamas and bring a pillow and something to cuddle.	Kim Wallach
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:30 PM	8:20 PM	1930	50	Princess (Hotel East)	E	Ottoman Turkish Makam Music	17-18th Century Ottoman Court music	NEVA
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:30 PM	8:20 PM	1930	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	E	All Over the Place	When Miriam and Sean play together, just about anything goes: Irish, Scottish, English country dance, klezmer, Scandinavian, Brazilian Choro, Balkan, American/old-timey, contradance... even funk and soul. With flute and strings, they share their joy of music.	Sean Smith, Miriam Rosas
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:30 PM	8:20 PM	1930	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	TS	Fisher's Hornpipe from Black Fiddler, Frank Patterson	This is a beautiful, funky and very recognizable version of Fisher’s and provides a rare window into what African Americans played for themselves as well as for local dances. Patterson’s fiddling is notable for its driving rhythm and astounding melodic patterns and ornamentation. 	Cathy Mason
Saturday	4/26/2025	7:30 PM	8:20 PM	1930	50	Trade Center West	DS	Thank You, Dan Pearl (Contras)	A contra dance tribute to caller and Neffa organizer extraordinaire, Dan Pearl.	Various Callers, Dogtown
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TS	Balkan Dances to Beautiful Balkan Voices	Lovely dances done to exquisite Balkan music (much of which is a cappella) which just takes your breath away.	Sue Rose, Krasivi Perli
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	ECD Delights	Favorites from the ECD repertoire, including some modern dances with excellent tunes.	Sam Weiler, The Pegasus Collective
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Manouche Jam Session 	In the tradition of Django Reinhardt a participatory jam session led by a small group of musicians familiar with the style. 	Django Jazz
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Bygone Ballads	We'll be singing songs found in New England prior to 1945 and sharing the associated lore. Many of these have roots in Northern Ireland.	Castlebay
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	E	Hook Up, Cuddle Up, Make Up, and Break Up...	From the American songbook and elsewhere, tunes about love and relationships: the good, the bad and the rest. Bernadette Colley and Richard Yospin accompany themselves on guitars, mandolin, keyboard and clarinet. (www.colleyospin.com) 	Colleyospin
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:00 PM	9:50 PM	2000	110	Trade Center Tent	GB	Pub Sing	A relaxed pub sing atmosphere! Bring a song with a chorus, or just yourself and a willingness to sing along	Jack in the Green Morris
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:00 PM	8:50 PM	2000	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GS	Joyful Rounds	Join us in sharing joy and harmony through graceful, flowing rounds. We'll teach and lead songs like This Pretty Planet, Sing All Ye Joyful, and Now I Walk in Beauty.	Devik Wyman, Martha Ware
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:30 PM	9:20 PM	2030	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DB	Yiddish Set & Couple Dances	Dance some set and couple dances from the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition! Dances such as the Sher, Patch Tantz, set "Bulgar", Mitzvah Tantz, and perhaps others. All dances will be taught and prompted.	The Ad Hoc Klezmer Joy & Merriment Band
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:30 PM	9:20 PM	2030	50	Princess (Hotel East)	E	String Theory & Shenanigans	A mixture of slightly skewed original songs and rockin’ arrangements of jigs, reels, and other melodies from the British Isles and beyond.	einstein's little homunculus
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:30 PM	9:20 PM	2030	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	GB	Supernatural Songs and Stories	Come share your song or story about sirens, selkies, or other supernatural specters. 	Heidi Slaney, Jess Accetta
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:30 PM	9:20 PM	2030	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	E	The Lost Art of Recitation	Recitation (Think “Casey At the Bat”.) was legitimate stage entertainment in the days of vaudeville and English Music Hall. In the right hands, it is still a powerful medium.	Mike Agranoff
Saturday	4/26/2025	8:30 PM	9:20 PM	2030	50	Trade Center West	DS	Zippy Contras	Boost your endorphins, and your heart rate, with high-energy contras that keep you moving!	Ben Sachs-Hamilton, The Moving Violations
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:00 PM	10:05 PM	2100	65	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	DB	Fusion Dance	Fusion is a partner dance trend done to a variety of music that borrows elements from many forms (blues, contact improv, ecstatic, swing, tango, etc.) and spans several aesthetics. Lesson at the beginning. 	Boston Fusion Dance Community
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:00 PM	10:05 PM	2100	65	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	NS	Balkan Dance	cocekberancheusestdevtorka and more	Gogofski
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	TB	Tunewriting	I will demonstrate how I make up tunes, take questions, and then lead the group in making up tunes on the spot.	Larry Unger
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Mostly Harmless Acoustic Mayhem	The Insolent Willies play an unconventional blend of folk, blues and roots-rock. 	The Insolent Willies
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:00 PM	11:20 PM	2100	140	Sterling (Hotel West)	GS	Favorite Old Time Tunes Slow Jam 	Join us for a jam of favorite Old Time Appalachian and New England tunes played at a slow to moderate "back porch" tempo. All skill levels welcome.... 'Soldier's Joy', ''St Anne's Reel', 'Spotted Pony' and many others... 	Berlin Jam Friends
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:00 PM	9:50 PM	2100	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	E	Storytelling for Grown-Ups	Stories traditional and stories personal, usually a theme.	Helen Engelhardt
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:30 PM	10:20 PM	2130	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	NX	Røros Norwegian Dance Party	We play dance tunes from the Røros region of Norway for your dancing pleasure - vals, reinlander, hoppvals (polka), and of course Rørospols. 	Røroslaget
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:30 PM	10:20 PM	2130	50	Princess (Hotel East)	GB	Honky Tonk Singalong	Sing honky tonk country songs with Planet Banjo country band. Songs from artists like Hank Williams, Merle Haggard and Patsy Cline. All words are provided.	Planet Banjo
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:30 PM	11:30 PM	2130	120	Southborough (Hotel West)	GS	Crazy Balkan Rhythms Jam: Beranche and Beyond!	Play and/or sing Balkan music in 9, 11, 12, 13, 22, mixed meters and beyond! There will be a core group of folks to follow; paper/digital music/lyrics provided. Some minimal instruction on rhythm/lyrics.	Crazy Balkan Rhythms Posse
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:30 PM	10:50 PM	2130	80	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GS	Well, That Didn't End Well: Tragic Trad Ballads	If you have a tragic traditional ballad, bring it! We will be sharing the sad and tragic story songs of long ago that still haunt us today. Expect adult themes, bloodshed, death, and unhappy endings.	Lynn Feingold
Saturday	4/26/2025	9:30 PM	10:20 PM	2130	50	Trade Center West	DS	Contra Dances of Inspiration	Inspirations can come from many sources: a dance figure, person, place, event, etc. Let's enjoy some great inspired dances!	Don Veino, Bow and Reed
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 PM	11:30 PM	2200	90	Duchess (Hotel East)	GB	Forebitter or Worse	Sing-around shanty session and songs of the sea.	Jeff Keller, Lynn Noel
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:00 PM	10:50 PM	2200	50	Westborough (Hotel West)		Available for jamming		
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:15 PM	11:30 PM	2215	75	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	Jug Band Blues and Swing Dance	Come dance your heart out to Outrageous Fortune's rootsy jug band stylings of classic '20s and '30s blues and jazz. Stationary listeners are also welcome!	Outrageous Fortune
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:15 PM	11:30 PM	2215	75	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	NS	Lively International Dancing	Dance up a storm in styles Balkan and beyond, played by up-and-coming young musicians from the local international dance community!	The Dark-Eyed Devojki
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:30 PM	11:30 PM	2230	60	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DS	Late-Night Cool-Down English Dancing	Mellow, playful English country dancing to relax before leaving. Favorites and new material. For those already familiar with basic English figures - not a class.	Alan Winston, The Mad Katters
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:30 PM	11:30 PM	2230	60	Princess (Hotel East)	GS	Balfolk Jam	Come play and share your favorite Balfolk tunes.	Box and String Trio
Saturday	4/26/2025	10:30 PM	11:30 PM	2230	60	Trade Center West	DS	Go With the Flow Contras	Contras for all levels that focus on figures that flow and will make you feel like you're gliding on ice! 	Alexandra Deis-Lauby, einstein's little homunculus
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	Israeli Oldies Dance Party	Dance favorite old (oldies) Israeli dances from 1948-1980. No teaching.	Andrea Gwosdow, Israeli Oldies Dance Band
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Rise and Shine Contras	Simple, fun contras to help you ease into the day	Carl Levine, Zarkadelphia
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GB	Irish Slow Session	Traditional Irish tunes at slow and moderate tempos, by ear (the traditional way), starting with more common session tunes. Tunes include jigs, reels, waltzes, hornpipes, polkas, slip jigs, and more. 	Tabbies' Delight
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Intro to English Country Dance	Learn the basic steps and figures of English Country Dance while dancing to beautiful music.	Sue Rosen, Bruce Rosen, Clara Stefanov-Wagner
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Princess (Hotel East)	DF	Family Folk Dance	Fun and easy community dancing for families! Partner, circle, and longways dances for all ages. 	Imogen Mills; Rose, Rebecca, & Amy
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Living on the Downhill Side	Richard Gehrts has mined a rich vein of traditional material from diverse sources, artfully arranged, as well as a bevy of original compositions that are thought provoking, contentious, humorous and beautiful.	Richard Gehrts
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	P	Songcatchers of Northern New England	At least five songcatchers (mostly women) were active in New England from 1890 through 1945. We will present their stories and methods.	Castlebay
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	Old Time Gospel Sing	Bring your voices to an Old Time Gospel Sing where we'll sing songs and hymns from the old time tradition, including songs sung by the Carter Family, EC & Orna Ball, and others. 	Dallal & Henry
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Trade Center West	DS	Festive Yet Tasteful ECD	A stylish blend of English country dances: from elegant to energetic, playful to thoughtful, flowing to frolicking!	Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Mulberry Garden
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:00 AM	10:50 AM	1000	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Sing Me a Story	Join early childhood music specialist Nancy Hershatter as we explore songs with stories inside, and stories which have become songs. Sing, dance, play and laugh along. 	Nancy Hershatter
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:30 AM	11:20 AM	1030	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	GB	Power Harmonies	Come and plan to lift your voices! As Power Harmonies, Lynn Noel and Ken Mattsson sing with depth, power, and passionate attention to the spirit in the song. Their duo sound can be described as "ballroom dancing for the voice." 	Ken Mattsson, Lynn Noel
Sunday	4/27/2025	10:30 AM	11:20 AM	1030	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	E	Unusual Instrument Concert	Concert featuring tiny harmonicas and fiddles; jaw harps; harp-guitar, marxophone and marxolin, plus fiddle and guitar.	Larry Unger, Julie Metcalf
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	DS	Croatian Dance Favorites	Join us on the floor for your favorite exciting kolos and drmes'. 	Pajdashi
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Contra Chestnuts	Petronella, Rory O'More, and others - dance the classic dances that newer contras are based on.	Jacob Bloom; Rose, Rebecca, & Amy
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Modern Contra Tunes Slow Jam	Many wonderfully danceable tunes have been composed during the first quarter century of our young millennium! This is a slow jam session for some tunes that have the potential to join a next generation of classics.	Steve Bittenson, Len Bittenson
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DB	Intro to Contra	Learn the basics or try a role you haven't danced before. Beginners and experienced dancers all welcome!	Sue Gola, Sugar River Band
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Princess (Hotel East)	DF	Morris Dance For Families	Come enjoy the world of Morris dancing as a family while learning a basic traditional dance. Suitable for all ages.	Laurel Swift
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		WhistlePig Morris Dancers, Harbour Steel, Nobska Lights
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Guitar/Uke/Vocal Concert!	Grammy winning guitarist Mark Hanson and Young Audiences' 2009 national artist of the year Greta Pedersen provide a lively concert of fun and funny songs -- folk, jazz standards and originals, featuring duo vocals and sparkling guitar solos.	Mark Hanson, Greta Pedersen
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	GB	Singing Greek Folk Songs	Sing along with some well-loved traditional Greek folk songs. Lyrics, translation, and teaching provided.	Boston Lykeion Ellinidon
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Trade Center Tent	GS	West Gallery Music	Sing and play music from rural English churches, from the time of Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, and King George III. For all voices and melodic instruments.	The West Gallery Quire
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Trade Center West	DS	Sparkling ECD, New and Old	A refreshing assortment of English Country Dance, including well-loved classics and a few bubbly new concoctions.	Anna Rain, Cedar Waxwing
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:00 AM	11:50 AM	1100	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Fun and Interactive Songs for Children 	Enjoy singing songs, promoting kindness and love, that include lots of hugs, sign language, and instruments for a fun-filled parade.  	Fran Friedman
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:30 AM	12:20 PM	1130	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	E	Eclectic A Cappella	A performance of an eclectic collection of a cappella music.	Crooked Mowth
Sunday	4/27/2025	11:30 AM	12:20 PM	1130	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	TB	How to Play the Irish Bodhran	A demonstration of handling technique and exploration of Irish music rhythms. We'll consider session etiquette, play some tunes with the fiddler, explore ornamentation. Bring a bodhran or a substitute.	Jeanne Hansberry
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TS	Contra Flourishes!	Learn a series of flourishes that build upon one another, and how you can start creating your own flourishes on the fly. Participants should be comfortable with basic flourishes like a twirl at the end of a swing.	Alyssa Adkins, Sammy Wetstein, Rosemary Powell
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	English and Contra	A selection of English and Contra dances that illuminate connections and contrasts between the two forms, how they are connected by history and how they still interweave.	Harris Lapiroff, Tabbies' Delight
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Hypnotic Old-Time Jam	Moderately-paced Old-Time Jam. Improve your jamming skills and lock in with other musicians for a rollicking good old time!	The Dead Sea Squirrels
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Intro to Balkan Dancing	Intro to Balkan Dancing featuring live music with the NEFFArious Goats. Dance to Balkan rhythms showcasing the magnificent Gadja (Macedonian bagpipe)..	Sue Rose, NEFFArious Goats
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Princess (Hotel East)	GF	Singing Games for Children	Songs, fingerplays, dances for children (and young-at-heart adults)!	Alexandra Deis-Lauby, Margaret Bary
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Seriously Sharp Rapper, Hop Brook Morris, Johnny Jump Ups
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	P	NEFFA Annual Meeting	Learn more about how NEFFA (the organization) works! Meet new and old members of the Board! Learn what volunteer opportunities are available 	NEFFA Board
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	GS	Bretagne Jam (Music from Brittany)	We'll play dance tunes from Bretagne including Hanter Dro, Andro, Laridee, Ridee, Gavottes, Avant Deux, and more. Notation will be provided, learning by ear is encouraged. 	Fabien Goulay
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	Sing-a-Round Round Sing	Join other singers as we sing rounds and canons. Anyone present may request or teach a round.	Devik Wyman, Martha Ware
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:00 PM	12:50 PM	1200	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	EF	Book in the Song, Song in the Book	A calmer session for kids (and adults!); we will read and sing from children’s books adapted from traditional songs with prizewinning illustrations.	Ariel Weinberg
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:15 PM	1:05 PM	1215	50	Trade Center West		Dance Performance		Country Dance Society, Boston Centre; The Just Keep Dancing; Boston Scottish Country Dancers; Origins Folkloric Dance Company; Bolly Beatzz by Priya
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:30 PM	1:20 PM	1230	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	TB	Love is Little: Shaker Chants, Hymns, and Ballads	The celibate, communal United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, of whom only two now survive, are famed not only for their furniture and other crafts, but the boisterous singing and dancing in their religious services. Join Boston Area Shaker Study Group member E. J. Barnes for a selection of Shaker songs.	EJ Barnes
Sunday	4/27/2025	12:30 PM	1:20 PM	1230	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GS	Shenandoah Harmony Singing	Shape-note singing from the Shenandoah Harmony. Loaner books available.	Myles Dakan
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TB	Scottish Country Dancing for Beginners	Scottish country dancing is a fun activity enjoyed by people of all ages and backgrounds in Scotland and across the world. Come try out easy dances to great tunes. We will teach from the basics and help you enjoy the fun of dancing. 	Flights of Fancy
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	TS	International Dances in "Challenging Times"	Beautiful music and dances from the Balkans and beyond in unusual meters!	Jeanne Clifford, Rakiya
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	E	Banjo and Hardingfele Mountain Music	An exploration of the joint sound of 5-string banjo and 9-string Norwegian hardingfele, through the performance of "old-time" tunes from the mountain regions of Appalachia and Telemark.	Hardingbanjofele
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DF	Milk and Cookies (Family Dance)	Circle, square and line dances for the very young, very old, and all in between. No partner necessary - if you want to dance as a couple with both of your kids, great!	Penelope Weinberger, Dandelion
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:20 PM	1300	20	Princess (Hotel East)		(set chairs)		
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Mystic Garland Dancers, Still River Sword
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Anglo-Celtic Songs & Tunes	Join Druid's Flask for a menagerie of tunes and songs from Ireland, Scotland, and beyond!	Druid's Flask
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	E	Clarinet Marmalade and Other Ragtime Delicacies	Join Turkey Hill Ragtime Orchestra for a musical picnic. We play vintage orchestrations of rags and popular songs of the 1890's - 1920's. Toe-tapping fun for the whole family! 	Turkey Hill Ragtime Orchestra
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	Jug Band Jam! 	Calling all kazoo hummers (guitar, banjo, and uke players and singers too!) Jam on some jazzy, bluesy songs from the 1920’s and 30’s, lyrics and chords (and washboards!) provided!	The Jug Nuts
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:00 PM	1:50 PM	1300	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GF	Folk Song Singalong	We will present a program of classic folk tunes with a few originals, accompanied on guitar, harmonica, and banjo. Singing along is encouraged.	Howie & Mel
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:30 PM	2:20 PM	1330	50	Princess (Hotel East)	E	Iberia Georgian Songs from Children	The Dancing Crane Georgian Cultural Center presents a concert of Georgian songs by the Iberia Children's Song Group led by Eka Chichua.	Iberia Georgian Children's Group
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:30 PM	2:20 PM	1330	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	TB	Harmony Singing Strategies for All	Do you want to confidently sing in harmony at jams, gatherings, or maybe just with a friend? Join us as we play around with drones, rhythms, and sounds of all types in a quest to get everyone singing. 	The Junebug Sandals
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:30 PM	2:20 PM	1330	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	E	Harmony, History, and Huzzah!	Enjoy a Renfaire-inspired a cappella performance by The Cropper Lads. 	The Cropper Lads
Sunday	4/27/2025	1:30 PM	1:50 PM	1330	20	Trade Center West	NX	Sunday Contra Medley	A Neffa tradition for experienced dancers. This is a 20 minute series of no-walk through dances. It's a blast! 	Various Callers, Chimney Swift
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	TB	Ragtime Couple Dances	Experience the couple dances of the ragtime era (1911-1914) including the one-step, foxtrot, tango and blues. Though these dances are from a particular period they are wonderful for music of any time period.	Martha Griffin
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DB	East Hungarian Line Dances	Simple, fun village dances from the far reaches of the Hungarian diaspora, in Moldavia (Moldva Csángó). Efficient teaching for maximal dancing. 	Marjorie Nugent, Tom Roby, Csango Bazonga!
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Singing the American Revolution	Sing shape-note music from the time of the American Revolution, from our tunebook, "The Norumbega Harmony." 	Norumbega Harmony
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	DF	Community Dance Party	Fun and accessible dances for all ages.	Margaret Bary, Tabbies' Delight
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	3:50 PM	1400	110	Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)		 		Juggler Meadow Morris Men, No Apologies Rapper
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Clawhammer Banjo Concert	Fiddle tunes from Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton, and the American South expertly arranged for clawhammer banjo with as much nuance and authenticity as possible.	Ken Perlman
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	TB	Writing The Songs of Our Ancestors	Songwriting interpolations in folk music, is about how songwriters incorporate pre-existing melodies or lyrics into a new composition to create something new and unique. This can be a powerful tool for songwriters writing genre-based songs.	Vincent Cross
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Trade Center Tent	E	Chanteys and Songs of the Sea	A concert of sea music with group participation highly recommended. Join us as we sing through the great age of sail.	Three Sheets to the Wind
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Trade Center West	DS	Breaking the Chain Contras	Contra dances with creative and unusual chains.	Qwill Duvall, Chimney Swift
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:00 PM	2:50 PM	1400	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GB	Sing Along With Evy	Bring your voices. This is especially for those who like to sing. There will be plenty of opportunities to sing along. 	Evy Mayer, Allen Hopkins
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:30 PM	3:20 PM	1430	50	Princess (Hotel East)	E	Hammered Dulcimer Round Robin	This is a group of 4 experienced hammered dulcimer players who will present a variety of music styles on the dulcimer. Will also include demonstration/ discussion of playing back up, playing for events (concerts, weddings..), and playing for dances. 	Hammered Dulcimer Consortium
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:30 PM	3:20 PM	1430	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	GB	Remembrance of John Roberts	John Roberts (5 May 1944 - 2 February 2025) left us a rich legacy of songs, tunes, and friendship. We are ten times less by one. Let's sing for John and share the songs he gave us. 	Lynn Noel, Debra Cowan
Sunday	4/27/2025	2:30 PM	3:20 PM	1430	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GB	Lilting Jam: Singing the Tunes	Do you like instrumental music but really want to sing it on nonsense syllables? Always wanted to use your voice like a fiddle? Come sing with us - feel free to have a tune in mind that you'd like to teach. Beginners welcome. 	Becca Mandel, Emma Azelborn
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	4:05 PM	1500	65	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	International Dancing	International dancing, mostly Balkan, with music by Sladka.	Sladka
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	NS	WaltzTime	We'll play for waltzing with no dance instruction.	Larry Unger & Friends
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Duchess (Hotel East)	GS	Romanian Jam/Teach	Play Romanian music. Sheet music provided, and some instruction.	Ralph Iverson
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	TB	Beginning Appalachian Flatfooting	Learn the basic motions and steps of Flatfooting and Buck Dancing. The session is taught using the Appalachian Step Percussion Services system. Everyone will be a happy flatfooter by the end!	James Keenan, Rebecca Stout, The Dixie Butterhounds
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	Peace and Protest, Love and Longing	HeartSoulVoice, with voice, harp, and fiddle, will present an hour of world-music influenced original songs and tunes on the themes of peace building, protest, love, and longing. Come listen to music that validates, inspires, and calms. 	HeartSoulVoice Ensemble
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	E	More Songs from All Over	The group will perform songs that we have learned from the International dance repertoire that are both interesting and beautiful. Our performance will also include some non-dance songs from Eastern Europe and beyond.	The All Girl Band
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Trade Center Tent	GB	Bluegrass Slow Jam	Bluegrass slow jam for all instruments and abilities. We'll play some familiar favorites with 2-3 chords in the open keys of G, D and A. 	Jay Johnson
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Trade Center West	DS	Hey There Contras!	Terrific dances that feature fun hey choreography. Ricochets and Dolphins may appear!	Bev Bernbaum, Grace Hendrickson-Jones & Cojiro
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:00 PM	3:50 PM	1500	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	EF	A Family Cabaret	Sparkling with energy, wit & whimsy, Jackson incorporates participatory song and movement in a rollicking mix of comedy and music for all ages.	Jackson Gillman
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:30 PM	3:50 PM	1530	20	Princess (Hotel East)		(set chairs)		
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:30 PM	4:20 PM	1530	50	Southborough (Hotel West)	GS	Northern New England and French Canadian Jam 	A Jam, for any instrument, focussing on Northern New England and French Canadian dance tunes.	Henry Chapin
Sunday	4/27/2025	3:30 PM	4:20 PM	1530	50	Sudbury (Hotel West)	GS	Songs About Birds	We will lead a participatory singing session featuring traditional and folk songs about birds of all kinds. We’ll share duo performance of some of their favorites and open up the space to bird song suggestions from attendees.	Julia Gallogly, Sarah Mamlet
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	5:30 PM	1600	90	Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)	DS	Brattleboro Ball Classics (ECD)	The Brattleboro Ball in Brattleboro, Vermont had an amazing multi-decade run. This session is a look back at some of the classic dances that were featured for many years. And yes, we WILL end our NEFFA session with Sellenger's Round, the traditional last dance of every Brattleboro Ball!	Val Medve, Amsonia
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	5:30 PM	1600	90	Duchess (Hotel East)	GB	Closing Sing-Around	Finish up the festival with a full-throated sing-around; instruments welcome, choruses preferred but not required, come one, come all! Allen has led NEFFA closing sing-arounds since 1995!	Allen Hopkins
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Marlborough (Hotel West)	NX	Scandi-American Dance Honoring Nils Lundin	We will play dance music primarily from the repertoire of Massachusetts accordionist Nils Lundin (1921-2014) who is known for his American Wooden Shoe polka and his Saturday night dances at SAC Park in Shrewsbury, MA. We will play a selection of hambos, schottisches, snoas, waltzes, polkas, polketts, and a tango.	SAC Spelmanslag
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Princess (Hotel East)	DF	Family Folk Dance	Come enjoy dances from all over the world! Learn basic dance movements while moving to international music. All individuals and families are welcome! 	Andy Taylor-Blenis
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Seminar (Hotel East)	E	New Folk Songs for Fiddle, Voice, and Feet 	Writing new songs in the folk tradition, Laurel seeks to fill some of the vital historical gaps in the English folk song repertoire while consoling her climate grief and sharing her main loves (nature, folk arts and ice cream). 	Laurel Swift
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Sterling (Hotel West)	E	Only By Singing	Songs are my way in to knowing what I'm thinking or feeling, give me comfort and allow me to communicate what would otherwise remain silent. I'll sing my current favorites, and talk a little about the process of writing and choosing songs.	Kim Wallach
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	5:30 PM	1600	90	Trade Center Tent	GS	Protest Song Share 	Bring an original or classic protest song to share. Sing on your own or invite us to sing with you :) Facilitated by Nora Borealis Maynard, experienced NVDA song & chant leader, leader of WholeTone Music Academy's Queer Protest Choir for 2 seasons (2017, 2019) in Somerville. 	Nora Maynard
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	5:30 PM	1600	90	Trade Center West	DS	Festival Orchestra Contras and Sqs -- Merry Go Round at 4:35!	A traditional way of ending the Festival with satisfying contras and the traditional Merry Go Round Square.	Lisa Greenleaf, Sue Gola, Festival Orchestra
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:00 PM	4:50 PM	1600	50	Westborough (Hotel West)	GB	You Won’t Believe Your Ears! 	Songs about events that are wild AND true! Drunken seagulls attacking beach-goers, death by garden decorations, and more. Bring a song to share about some wacky event that actually happened and tell us all about it! 	Red Kovatch
Sunday	4/27/2025	4:15 PM	5:30 PM	1615	75	Ballroom AB (Hotel East)	NS	Balkan Dance	Balkan dancing with music by Rakiya.	Rakiya