Festival Grid - Friday April 24, 2026
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Trade Center West
Trade Center Tent
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
Marlborough (Hotel West)
Sterling (Hotel West)
Sudbury (Hotel West)
Southborough (Hotel West)
Westborough (Hotel West)
Princess (Hotel East)
Duchess (Hotel East)
Seminar (Hotel East)
7:00pm
Cruise Control Contras
DS
Don Veino
,
Roaring Jelly
FSSGB Open Sing
GS
Folk Song Society of Greater Boston
Balfolk Sampler
DB
Lynn Baumeister
,
Lisa Tamres
,
Box and String Trio
ECD Maggots and Fancies
DS
Cathy Hollister
,
Crossover
Intro to Contra
DB
Ben Sachs-Hamilton
,
Paper Plane
Crazy Balkan Rhythms Jam: Berance and Beyond!
GS
Crazy Balkan Rhythms Posse
On The Water
E
Ergo Canto
Hardanger d'Amore Music & Musings
E
Sophie, Dev, & Jane
Writing in the Tradition
TB
Kim Wallach
Native American Style Flute
E
Montana Spark
7:00pm
7:15pm
7:15pm
7:30pm
Voices of New York and New England
E
Chris Koldewey
Honky Tonk Country Sing-a-Long
GB
Planet Banjo
7:30pm
7:45pm
7:45pm
8:00pm
Flowy Contras
DS
Julian Blechner
,
The Vintons
World Music
E
Boston Harmony
Great Variations of Balkan Dances
TS
Barbara Merson
,
Tom Pixton
An ECD Tribute to Tributes
DS
Barrett Grimm
,
Intuition
Israeli Dancing for All
DB
Joan & Jim Savitt
Becoming a Song Leader
TB
Pace Willisson
,
Lynn Noel
French Jam
GB
Mark Vidor
Music of Irish Harper Turlough O'Carolan
E
The Carolan Consort
Robert Burns and His Influence on Scottish Folk Music
P
Lyndsey Luther
Joyful Fiddle Tunes and Songs
E
Joy Factor
8:00pm
8:15pm
8:15pm
8:30pm
Keeping our Bodies Dancing as We Age
TB
Anna Rain
Whistling Whorkshop
TS
Jonathan Danforth
,
Ari Erlbaum
8:30pm
8:45pm
8:45pm
9:00pm
Friday Contra Medley
NX
Various Callers
,
Whirlwind
Pub Sing
GB
Jeff Keller
Balkan & Roma Dance Party
NS
Meraki Caravan
Mostly Waltzes
NS
Alias
Intro to English Country Dance
DB
Fritillary
Foc'sle Songs and Street Ballads
GS
ShinBone Alley
Multi-idiom Jam
GS
Yaron Shragai
Slow Jam: Make It a Musical Conversation
TS
David Titus
,
Debby Knight
Fiddle Tunes Friendly and Familiar
GS
Berlin Jam Friends
Social Justice Songs
E
Jason Baker
9:00pm
9:15pm
9:15pm
9:30pm
Get in the Groove Contras
DS
Dereck Kalish
,
Kingfisher
Learning to Learn by Ear
TB
Kathryn Barnhardt
Thumbpicking Grand Champion
E
Henry Ferland
9:30pm
9:45pm
9:45pm
10:00pm
Elevated Connection: Advanced ECD
DX
Anna Rain
,
Pandora
Flat-footing Percussive Waltz (couples)
TB
T. Paul Anderegg
,
Rebecca Stout
Liz Carroll Tunes Jam
GS
Amy Larkin
Love Is Little: Shaker Chants, Hymns, and Ballads
TB
EJ Barnes
Funky Celtic Razzle-dazzle
E
einstein's little homunculus
Bretagne Jam (Music from Brittany)
GS
Fabien Goulay
,
Lisa Tamres
10:00pm
10:15pm
Rambunctious Romanian
NS
Romaniacs
10:15pm
10:30pm
Counting Contra Stars
DS
Elijah Jaime
,
The Mad Katters
Songs of Joy and Inspiration
E
Denise Gendron
10:30pm
10:45pm
10:45pm
11:00pm
11:00pm
11:15pm
11:15pm
11:30pm
Festival Closed for the Day
11:30pm
Trade Center West
Trade Center Tent
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
Marlborough (Hotel West)
Sterling (Hotel West)
Sudbury (Hotel West)
Southborough (Hotel West)
Westborough (Hotel West)
Princess (Hotel East)
Duchess (Hotel East)
Seminar (Hotel East)
New England Folk Festival Association