NEFFA Events - Sunday April 21, 2024
Note: This was the listing for the now-concluded 2024 Festival. The events for the 2025 Festival will be put here in February 2025

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Trade Center West
10:00amBalkan Brass Band Dance DS -- Conical Cacophony (50 min.)
11:00amTribute to Tony Parkes DS -- Various Callers, Calliope (80 min.)
12:30pmThere and Back Again Contras DS -- Hannah Chamberlain; Casey Murray, Molly Tucker, and Sam Zakon-Anderson (50 min.)
1:30pmContra Medley NX -- Live Wire (20 min.)
2:00pmWavy Contras DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Zarkadelphia (50 min.)
3:00pmDavid Kaynor Tunes & Contras DS -- Don Veino, Joy Factor (50 min.)
4:00pmFestival Orchestra Contras and Sqs—Merry Go Round at 4:35! DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Bob Isaacs, Festival Orchestra (90 min.)
Trade Center Tent
10:00amOld Time Gospel Sing GB -- Dallal & Henry (50 min.)
11:00amBluegrass Slow Jam - All Are Welcome GB -- Jay Johnson (50 min.)
12:00noonOpen Drum Circle GB -- Dave Curry (50 min.)
1:00pmSea Chanteys and Songs of the Sea E -- Three Sheets to the Wind (50 min.)
2:00pmChantey Sing GB -- Jeff Keller, Mike Gibson (110 min.)
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
10:00amRagtime Foxtrot TB -- Susan de Guardiola, Two Cousins (50 min.)
11:00amFrench Balfolk Sampler TB -- Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio (50 min.)
12:00noonLearn Rørospols! (Norwegian Cpl Dance) TS -- Tom Roby, Laura Stern, Rorosvenner (35 min.)
12:45pmRoros Norway Dance Party NX -- Rorosvenner (35 min.)
1:30pmGallopade! (Lively Set Dances) TS -- Susan de Guardiola, Calliope (50 min.)
2:30pmCroatian Dance Favorites DS -- Pajdashi (50 min.)
3:30pmBalkan Dance Party NS -- Rakiya (50 min.)
4:30pmBalkan & International Dance NS -- Sladka (60 min.)
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
10:00amEasy Morning Contras DS -- Lisa Greenleaf, einstein's little homunculus (50 min.)
11:00amPleasing Progressions in ECD DS -- Margaret Bary, Brookline Country Players (50 min.)
12:00noonDance Performances -- Boston Scottish Country Dancers; Samburis -- Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston; Germantown Country Dancers; Simran Kaur; Bolly Beatzz by Priya; Country Dance Society, Boston Centre (50 min.)
1:00pmBalkan Dances to Beautiful Balkan Voices DS -- Jonathan Young, Sue Rose, Krasivi Perli (50 min.)
2:00pmPolish Folk Show E -- White Eagle Folk Dance Academy (50 min.)
3:00pmWaltz Party! DS -- Larry Unger & Friends (50 min.)
4:00pmEnglish Favorites Dance Party DS -- Dereck Kalish, Linda Nelson, Mulberry Garden (90 min.)
Marlborough (Hotel West)
10:00amIntro to International Folk Dance TB -- Yaron Shragai, The Mad Katters (50 min.)
11:00amIntro to Contra DB -- Sue Gola, Zachary Mills (50 min.)
12:00noonIntro to Quebecois Step Dancing TB -- Cindy Larock, Deux Bijoux (50 min.)
1:00pmFamily Dances to International Music DF -- Andy Taylor-Blenis (50 min.)
2:00pmIntro to English Country Dance DB -- Val Medve, Crossover (50 min.)
3:00pmFamily Dance DF -- Kristin Seibert, Kingfisher (50 min.)
Sterling (Hotel West)
1:30pmHonky Tonk Singalong GB -- Planet Banjo (50 min.)
2:30pmMore Celtic Misery & Mayhem E -- Coffin Dodgers with TB & the Infectones (50 min.)
3:30pmRaga Music of the East E -- Satyaki Dutta, Raj Kumar Chattopadhyay (50 min.)
Sudbury (Hotel West)
10:00amContra Choreography C -- Chris Page (50 min.)
11:00amHootenanny Singalong GF -- Jason Baker (50 min.)
12:00noonFolk Song Sing Along GF -- Howie Rashba, Mel Green (50 min.)
1:00pmCreate a Mummers' Play! GF -- Betty Lehrman (50 min.)
2:00pmKids Contra Jam GF -- Jeff Kaufman, Lily Wise (50 min.)
3:00pmOld-time Songs E -- Martha Burns (50 min.)
4:00pmWomen's Rights and Wrongs Songs G -- Deborah Goss (50 min.)
Southborough (Hotel West)
10:30amScottish Gems Rarely Heard E -- Anne Kazlauskas, Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner (50 min.)
11:30amNyckelharpa or not? E -- lydia ievins (50 min.)
12:30pmContemporary Folk with Traditional Roots E -- David Coller, Diane Chodkowski (50 min.)
2:30pmSongs in Languages Other Than English GB -- Clarice Kjerulff (50 min.)
3:30pmLong Neck Banjo Workshop P -- Jason Baker (50 min.)
Westborough (Hotel West)
10:00amTunewriting Workshop TB -- Larry Unger (50 min.)
11:00amKlezmer Jam GS -- Klezmer Jam Band (50 min.)
12:00noonIn the 'Made Up Here Lately' Tradition E -- David Diamond (50 min.)
1:00pmMelodic Clawhammer Banjo Workshop TS -- Ken Perlman (50 min.)
2:00pmCajun Fiddle Workshop TS -- Cathy Mason (50 min.)
3:00pmOne String More Clawhammer E -- Steve Bittenson (50 min.)
4:00pmClosing Sing-Around GB -- Allen Hopkins (90 min.)
Princess (Hotel East)
10:00amFamily Morris Dance Workshop DF -- Alex Cumming (50 min.)
11:00amContras & Squares with a French Flair with Cindy Larock DF -- Les Bijoux Folque Orchestra (50 min.)
12:00noonFamily Barn Dance DF -- Alex Cumming (50 min.)
1:30pmMcQuillen Tune Slow Jam GS -- Chris Carpenter, Dave Miller (50 min.)
2:30pmBeatles Singalong GF -- Rocking Horse People (50 min.)
3:30pmWomen of Folk E -- Trail Mix (50 min.)
Duchess (Hotel East)
10:00amScandi Jam Session GS -- lydia ievins (50 min.)
11:00amBalkan Sing and Play GS -- Ralph Iverson (50 min.)
12:00noonIrish Slow Session GB -- Tabbies' Delight (50 min.)
1:00pmSad Songs to Smile About E -- Ergo Canto (50 min.)
2:00pmYou Can Take the Girl out of Gloucester... G -- Olivia Gale (50 min.)
3:00pmDancing Down the Days E -- Valentine Doyle (50 min.)
4:00pmConcertina Repair & Maintenance P -- Mike Agranoff (50 min.)
Seminar (Hotel East)
11:00amSea Chanteys - How Were They Used? P -- Chris Koldewey (50 min.)
12:00noonSpringtime Tunes- Flute, Feet, Piano E -- Confluence (50 min.)
1:00pmVeracruzan Flute and Son Jarocho E -- Allison Espinosa (50 min.)
2:00pmNEFFA Annual Meeting C -- NEFFA Board (50 min.)
3:00pmNEFFA at 80! C -- NEFFA at 80 Panel (50 min.)
Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)
11:00am -- Orion Longsword, WhistlePig Morris Dancers, Seriously Sharp Rapper (50 min.)
12:00noon -- Marlboro Morris M, Mystic Garland Dancers (50 min.)
1:00pm -- Still River Sword, Nobska Lights (50 min.)
2:00pm -- Johnny Jump Ups, And Sometimes Y, Juggler Meadow Morris Men (50 min.)

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