NEFFA Events - Saturday April 25, 2026
Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!
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Trade Center West
10:00amZwiefachers - E Z to Hard Z’s NS -- Ret Turner, The Mother Zwiefacher Orchestra (50 min.)
11:00amFestive Yet Tasteful ECD DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Mulberry Garden (50 min.)
12:00noonContras I Wish I Had Written DS -- Steve Zakon-Anderson, Festival Orchestra (50 min.)
1:00pmRising Contra Callers of the Midatlantic DS -- Midatlantic Callers, Dave Langford & The Second Floor (80 min.)
2:30pmDance Performance E -- Iskwelahang Pilipino; Mladost Folk Ensemble; Neha Kumar; Wayside Inn Steppers; Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, Inc.; Taara Banerjee; Chinese Folk Art Workshop; Dance for Joy Dance Troupe; Priya Bangal; Legends Georgian Dance (95 min.)
4:15pm(set chairs) -- (5 min.)
4:30pmSaturday Contra Medley NX -- Various Callers; Aaron, Rebecca, & Tory (20 min.)
5:00pmStomp and Go Contra DS -- Charlie Turner, The Moving Violations (50 min.)
6:00pmSwitch It Up Contras DS -- Hannah Johlas, Here on the Hill (50 min.)
7:00pmContras with Rum & Onions DS -- Greg Frock, Rum & Onions (50 min.)
8:00pmEye Love Contra DS -- Qwill Duvall, Grace Hendrickson-Jones & Cojiro (50 min.)
9:00pmFlowing Contras DS -- Donna Hunt; Sidman, Walters, & Eid-Reiner (50 min.)
10:00pmStream of Contraness NX -- Michael Karcher, Torrent (20 min.)
10:30pmContra Party! DS -- Michael Karcher, Torrent (60 min.)
Trade Center Tent
10:00amMusic of Scotland and Cape Breton E -- Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra (50 min.)
11:00amNorumbega Harmony Tunebook Singing GS -- Norumbega Harmony (50 min.)
12:00noonIntro to Hand Drumming Workshop TB -- Dave Curry (50 min.)
1:00pmOpen Drum Circle Jam GB -- Dave Curry (50 min.)
2:00pmCT Sea Music Festival Chantey Sing GB -- Connecticut Sea Music Festival Singers (50 min.)
3:00pmBalkan Kefana Singalong GS -- Balkan Kefana (50 min.)
4:00pmSongs with Boisterous Shouting!! GS -- Red Kovatch (50 min.)
5:00pmNEFFA Funny Song Swap Hour GB -- Joel Landy (50 min.)
6:00pmBalkan Brass Dance Party NS -- Conical Cacophony (50 min.)
7:00pmQueer Maritime Music E -- The Ranzo Boys (50 min.)
8:00pmPub Sing with Jack in the Green GB -- Jack in the Green Morris (110 min.)
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
10:00amBalkan Dances to Beautiful Balkan Voices TS -- Sue Rose, Krasivi Perli (50 min.)
11:00amDances from Far-Flung Places DS -- Patricia Williams, Karen Havens (50 min.)
12:00noonInternational Dances in Triple Meter DS -- Marcie Van Cleave (50 min.)
1:00pmJane Austen's Squares DS -- Susan de Guardiola, The Mad Katters (50 min.)
2:00pmBeaucoup de Bourrées TB -- Lynn Baumeister & Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio (50 min.)
3:00pmOld Time Couple Dancing DB -- Brad Sayler, Diane Gonzales, Patrick Yacono & Friends (50 min.)
4:00pmDances in "Challenging Times" TX -- Jeanne Clifford, Rakiya (50 min.)
5:00pmGreek Island Brass & Strings from Lesvos NS -- Fysera (50 min.)
6:00pmBretagne Dance Sampler DB -- Lisa Tamres, Fabien Goulay, Box and String Trio (50 min.)
7:00pmBalkan Dance NX -- Gogofski (50 min.)
8:00pmDance by Moonlight! NS -- Shining Moon (50 min.)
9:00pmFusion Dance DB -- Boston Fusion Dance Community (80 min.)
10:30pmSmooth Moves English Dancing DS -- Dereck Kalish, Linda Nelson, Hidden River (60 min.)
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
10:00amIntro to English Country Dance TB -- Val Medve, The Uraniums (50 min.)
11:00amContra Chestnuts DS -- David Millstone, Sugar River Band (50 min.)
12:00noonThe Joy of Sets ECD DS -- David Millstone, The Scolding Chipmunks (50 min.)
1:00pmBulgarian Village Dances NS -- Divi Zheni, Zornitsa (80 min.)
2:30pmClassic NEFFA Squares DS -- Jeremy Korr, Roundtuit (50 min.)
3:30pmFavorite Contras and ECD DS -- Sue Rosen, Half & Half (50 min.)
4:30pmWaltzes and Beyond NS -- Calliope (50 min.)
5:30pmScottish Country Dancing DS -- Howard Lasnik, Terry Traub, Malka Pomerantz (50 min.)
6:30pmZesty Playford ECD DS -- Charlie Turner, The Turn Signals (50 min.)
7:30pmECD Favorites DS -- Jenny Beer, The English Country Dance Open Band (50 min.)
8:30pmBagad New York Plays Breton Dances DS -- Bagad New York (50 min.)
9:30pmInternational Dance Favorites NX -- Pinewoods Band (50 min.)
10:30pmBalkan & International Dance NS -- Sladka (60 min.)
Marlborough (Hotel West)
10:00amIntro to Contra DB -- Sue Gola, Joy Factor (50 min.)
11:00amIntroduction to International Dance DB -- Marcie Van Cleave, Shining Moon (50 min.)
12:00noonWonderful One-Figure Balkan Dances TB -- Janet Yeracaris, Zdravets (50 min.)
1:00pmIntro to Casino Rueda TB -- Lauren Ingram (50 min.)
2:00pmLongsword Dancing For All TF -- Kappy Laning, Alex Cumming (50 min.)
3:00pmSimcha! Yiddish Dance for Joy TB -- Yaron Shragai, Klezmer Standard Time (50 min.)
4:00pmScottish Country Dancing for Beginners DB -- Flights of Fancy (50 min.)
5:00pmBeginning Appalachian Flatfooting TB -- James Keenan, The Dead Sea Squirrels (50 min.)
6:00pmKentucky Mountain Square Dancing DB -- Tim Lamm, The Dixie Butterhounds (50 min.)
7:00pmIntro to Colonial Dance DB -- Jacob Bloom, Nancy Bloom, The Colonial Minstrels (50 min.)
8:00pmIntro to Swedish Polska TS -- Tom Roby, Diane Gonzales, lydia ievins (65 min.)
9:15pmMostly Gammaldans NX -- SAC Spelmanslag (50 min.)
10:15pmJug Band Blues and Swing Dance NS -- Outrageous Fortune (75 min.)
Sterling (Hotel West)
10:00amTunes from Two Notable Women Fiddlers GS -- Berlin Jam Friends (50 min.)
11:00amGeorgian Song Concert E -- Georgian Musical Theater Vocal Group (50 min.)
12:00noon(strike chairs) -- (20 min.)
12:30pmCommunity Dance DF -- Jennifer McHone Villalobos, Dogtown (50 min.)
1:30pmLearn to Dance the Hornpipe DF -- Yves Corbiere, A.J. Wright (50 min.)
2:30pm(set chairs) -- (20 min.)
3:00pmIntro to Teaching Folk Dance TS -- National Folk Organization Mentoring Project (50 min.)
4:00pmSeated Square Dance DB -- Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers (50 min.)
5:00pmSing it with Flowers E -- Jackson Gillman, JillianEstelle Gillman (50 min.)
6:00pmNew Songs, Old Forms E -- Songwriters in the Round (50 min.)
7:00pmStrong Sound Workshop TS -- Anabel Graetz (50 min.)
8:00pmCape Breton Tunes & Gaelic Songs E -- Matt, Terry & Laura (50 min.)
9:00pmJ’Amuse! A Tom Lehrer Singalong GS -- Robert Penny, Marnen Laibow-Koser (50 min.)
10:00pmD is the Key - Old Time Jam GS -- Long Lost String Band (50 min.)
Sudbury (Hotel West)
10:00amBreathwork Techniques for Vocal Health TB -- Sarah Godwin Murdoch (50 min.)
11:00amLilting Jam - Singing the Tunes GB -- Becca Mandel, Amanda Witman (50 min.)
12:00noonUkulele Off the Page GS -- Ken Mattsson (50 min.)
1:00pmUke Jam GS -- Uke Jammers (50 min.)
2:00pmMostly Swedish Jam GS -- SAC Spelmanslag (50 min.)
3:00pmNyckelharpa Jam GS -- lydia ievins (50 min.)
4:00pmBalfolk Jam GS -- Box and String (50 min.)
5:00pmHow to Play the Bones TB -- Steve Brown (50 min.)
6:00pmShetland Fiddle Workshop TS -- Becky Miller (50 min.)
7:00pmWork Songs GS -- The Smith Family (50 min.)
8:00pmWell, That Didn't End Well - Tragic Trad Ballads GS -- Lynn Feingold (50 min.)
9:00pmLost in Ireland: Irish Songs of Place GB -- Janet Buck (50 min.)
10:00pmIn Bloom E -- Cecily Mills, Abraham Joyner-Meyers (50 min.)
Southborough (Hotel West)
10:30amOld Time Jam in A GS -- Long Lost String Band (50 min.)
11:30amOld Time Crooked Tune Workshop TS -- Jay Johnson (50 min.)
12:30pmBallads: Stories Told and Sung E -- Mike Agranoff (50 min.)
1:30pmHow to Play the Irish Bodhran TB -- Jeanne Hansberry, Dave Miller (50 min.)
2:30pmBetter Dancing Is More Fun! C -- Scott Higgs, Jenny Beer (50 min.)
3:30pmLeanbh: A Child in Ireland GF -- Janet Buck (50 min.)
4:30pmShantying Space Sailors at Work E -- Hilo (50 min.)
5:30pmArranging Vocal Harmony TS -- The Ranzo Boys (50 min.)
6:30pmContemporary Harp E -- Stephanie Babirak (50 min.)
7:30pmSongs of the Eastern Slavs E -- Grunya (50 min.)
8:30pmMore Songs from All Over E -- The All Girl Band (50 min.)
9:30pmTis Music, Methinks! E -- Octavo (50 min.)
10:30pmAvailable for Jamming -- (60 min.)
Westborough (Hotel West)
10:00amBeginner/Intermediate Bluegrass Jam GB -- Jay Johnson (50 min.)
11:00amSongs Not In English GB -- Lynn Noel (50 min.)
12:00noonCamp Songs GF -- Heidi Slaney, Jess Accetta (50 min.)
1:00pmFolk Song Singalong GF -- Howie Rashba, Mel Green (50 min.)
2:00pmJapanese Children’s Songs GF -- Takako Nagumo (50 min.)
3:00pmNautical Critter Songs GF -- Charlie Ipcar (50 min.)
4:00pmJoyful Rounds GS -- Nobscot Singers (50 min.)
5:00pmRhyme Time! Recitations E -- Bruce Marcus (50 min.)
6:00pmAtlantic Canada Campfire GB -- Lynn Noel (50 min.)
7:00pmLullaby and Goodnight GF -- Kim Wallach (50 min.)
8:00pmChanteys and Shenanigans GB -- Propper Debauchery (50 min.)
9:00pmThe Return of Gigs From Hell C -- Jeremy Korr (50 min.)
10:00pmBretagne Jam (Music from Brittany) GS -- Fabien Goulay, Lisa Tamres (50 min.)
Princess (Hotel East)
10:00amFamily Dance DF -- Valerie Thomforde, Dandelion (50 min.)
11:00amFamily Scottish Country Dancing DF -- Karen Sollins, Terry Traub, Malka Pomerantz (50 min.)
12:00noon(set chairs) -- (20 min.)
12:30pmYiddish Songs of Immigration E -- Khrain! [Horseradish!] (50 min.)
1:30pmWaltz Melodies Jam GS -- Three Quarter Time (50 min.)
2:30pmRehearsal for The English Country Dance Open Band TS -- Vince O'Donnell, Carol Compton (50 min.)
3:30pmHammered Dulcimer Potpourri E -- Hammered Dulcimer Consortium (50 min.)
4:30pmAppalachian Country Living and Coal Mining Songs E -- The Klines (50 min.)
5:30pmBest Current Protest Songs GB -- Jeff Keller (50 min.)
6:30pmTeasing the Cat in Ragtime E -- Turkey Hill Ragtime Orchestra (50 min.)
7:30pmKlezmer Jam Session GS -- Klezmer Jam Band (50 min.)
8:30pmSCD Musician Tune Jam GB -- Alias (50 min.)
9:30pmMusic of the Menaht E -- Meraki Caravan (50 min.)
10:30pmPirate Sea Shanty Singalong E -- Shank Painters (60 min.)
Duchess (Hotel East)
10:00amSlow Jam: Traditional New England Dance Tunes GS -- Jennifer McHone Villalobos (50 min.)
11:00amSilly Rounds GB -- The Rounds Galore & More Singers (50 min.)
12:00noonLearn Breton Tunes TS -- Bagad New York (50 min.)
1:00pmMasters of Darkness and Delight E -- Renaissance Jukebox (50 min.)
2:00pmRenaissance Music Jam GB -- The Mad Katters (50 min.)
3:00pmModern Contra Tunes Slow Jam GS -- Steve Bittenson, Len Bittenson (50 min.)
4:00pmRocking Old Time Jam GS -- The Dead Sea Squirrels (50 min.)
5:00pmJam Session: English Country Dance Tunes GS -- Four Raccoons in a Trenchcoat (50 min.)
6:00pmContradance Music of the Pioneer Valley GB -- Roundtuit (50 min.)
7:00pmContra Dance Musicians Slow Jam GS -- The New Haven Jammers (50 min.)
8:00pmIntroduction to Balkan Scales TB -- David Golber (50 min.)
9:00pmLearn an Easy Cajun Two-Step or Waltz Tune TS -- Cathy Mason (50 min.)
10:00pmEnglish Folk Tunes TS -- Tim Cunningham (50 min.)
Seminar (Hotel East)
10:00amBalkan Song E -- Gogofski (50 min.)
11:00amCamp Woodland: An Improbable Community P -- Pat Lamanna, Bill Horne (50 min.)
12:00noonWhaling and Sailing in 19th c. Song P -- Chris Koldewey (50 min.)
1:00pmRe-Imagining Folk Song Nostalgia E -- HeartSoulVoice (50 min.)
2:00pmCreative Arranging for Acoustic Guitar P -- Richard Gehrts (50 min.)
3:00pmTraditional Songs and Irish Fiddle Tunes E -- Bob & Jen Strom with Cindy McIntire (50 min.)
4:00pmGlobal Tapestry of Middle Eastern, Jazz, & World Traditions E -- Klemer Trio (50 min.)
5:00pmTunes of the 21st Century E -- The Star Charters (50 min.)
6:00pmTunes & Songs, Winds & Strings, Nods & Smiles E -- Bouzouki & The Beast (50 min.)
7:00pmSongs Related to the Atlantic E -- Harbortown (50 min.)
8:00pmVocal Couple Dancing E -- Power Harmonies (50 min.)
9:00pmThe Life and Music of Pete Seeger GB -- Green Mountain Radish Revival (50 min.)
Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)
10:00am -- Muddy River Morris, WhistlePig Morris Dancers (50 min.)
11:00am -- Ring O' Bells Morris, No Apologies Rapper (50 min.)
12:00noon -- Still River Sword, Hart's Brook Garland, Jack in the Green Morris (50 min.)
1:00pm -- Renegade Morris, Pokingbrook Morris, Firebird (50 min.)
2:00pm -- Juggler Meadow Morris Men, Johnny Jump Ups, Hop Brook Morris (50 min.)
3:00pm -- Marlboro Morris M, Handsome Molly, Great Meadows Morris and Sword (50 min.)
4:00pm -- Mystic Valley Morris, Ladies of the Rolling Pin (50 min.)
5:00pmPickup Morris DS -- Pickup Morris (50 min.)
6:00pm -- (330 min.)

New England Folk Festival Association