NEFFA Events - Friday April 24, 2026
Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!
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Trade Center West
7:00pmCruise Control Contras DS -- Don Veino, Roaring Jelly (50 min.)
8:00pmFlowy Contras DS -- Julian Blechner, The Vintons (50 min.)
9:00pmFriday Contra Medley NX -- Various Callers, Whirlwind (20 min.)
9:30pmGet in the Groove Contras DS -- Dereck Kalish, Kingfisher (50 min.)
10:30pmCounting Contra Stars DS -- Elijah Jaime, The Mad Katters (60 min.)
Trade Center Tent
7:00pmFSSGB Open Sing GS -- Folk Song Society of Greater Boston (50 min.)
8:00pmWorld Music E -- Boston Harmony (50 min.)
9:00pmPub Sing GB -- Jeff Keller (110 min.)
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
7:00pmBalfolk Sampler DB -- Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio (50 min.)
8:00pmGreat Variations of Balkan Dances TS -- Barbara Merson, Tom Pixton (50 min.)
9:00pmBalkan & Roma Dance Party NS -- Meraki Caravan (65 min.)
10:15pmRambunctious Romanian NS -- Romaniacs (75 min.)
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
7:00pmECD Maggots and Fancies DS -- Cathy Hollister, Crossover (50 min.)
8:00pmAn ECD Tribute to Tributes DS -- Barrett Grimm, Intuition (50 min.)
9:00pmMostly Waltzes NS -- Alias (50 min.)
10:00pmElevated Connection: Advanced ECD DX -- Anna Rain, Pandora (90 min.)
Marlborough (Hotel West)
7:00pmIntro to Contra DB -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Paper Plane (50 min.)
8:00pmIsraeli Dancing for All DB -- Joan & Jim Savitt (50 min.)
9:00pmIntro to English Country Dance DB -- Fritillary (50 min.)
10:00pmFlat-footing Percussive Waltz (couples) TB -- T. Paul Anderegg, Rebecca Stout (50 min.)
Sterling (Hotel West)
7:00pmCrazy Balkan Rhythms Jam: Berance and Beyond! GS -- Crazy Balkan Rhythms Posse (50 min.)
8:00pmBecoming a Song Leader TB -- Pace Willisson, Lynn Noel (50 min.)
9:00pmFoc'sle Songs and Street Ballads GS -- ShinBone Alley (50 min.)
10:00pmLiz Carroll Tunes Jam GS -- Amy Larkin (50 min.)
Sudbury (Hotel West)
7:30pmVoices of New York and New England E -- Chris Koldewey (50 min.)
8:30pmKeeping Our Bodies Dancing as We Age TB -- Anna Rain (50 min.)
9:30pmLearning to Learn by Ear TB -- Kathryn Barnhardt (120 min.)
Southborough (Hotel West)
7:30pmHonky Tonk Country Singalong GB -- Planet Banjo (50 min.)
8:30pmWhistling Whorkshop TS -- Jonathan Danforth, Ari Erlbaum (50 min.)
9:30pmThumbpicking Grand Champion E -- Henry Ferland (50 min.)
10:30pmSongs of Joy and Inspiration E -- Denise Gendron (60 min.)
Westborough (Hotel West)
7:00pmOn The Water E -- Ergo Canto (50 min.)
8:00pmFrench Jam GB -- Mark Vidor (50 min.)
9:00pmMulti-idiom Jam GS -- Yaron Shragai (50 min.)
10:00pmLove Is Little: Shaker Chants, Hymns, and Ballads TB -- EJ Barnes (50 min.)
Princess (Hotel East)
7:00pmHardanger d'Amore Music & Musings E -- Sophie, Dev, & Jane (50 min.)
8:00pmMusic of Irish Harper Turlough O'Carolan E -- The Carolan Consort (50 min.)
9:00pmSlow Jam: Make It a Musical Conversation TS -- David Titus, Debby Knight (50 min.)
10:00pmFunky Celtic Razzle-dazzle E -- einstein's little homunculus (50 min.)
Duchess (Hotel East)
7:00pmWriting in the Tradition TB -- Kim Wallach (50 min.)
8:00pmRobert Burns and His Influence on Scottish Folk Music P -- Lyndsey Luther (50 min.)
9:00pmFiddle Tunes Friendly and Familiar GS -- Berlin Jam Friends (150 min.)
Seminar (Hotel East)
7:00pmNative American Style Flute E -- Montana Spark (50 min.)
8:00pmJoyful Fiddle Tunes and Songs E -- Joy Factor (50 min.)
9:00pmSocial Justice Songs E -- Jason Baker (50 min.)

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