NEFFA Events - Sunday April 26, 2026
Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!
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Trade Center West
10:00amLearn the ECD Medley DX -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Tom Roby, Four Raccoons in a Trenchcoat (50 min.)
11:00amEnglish Medley NX -- Tom Roby, Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Four Raccoons in a Trenchcoat (20 min.)
11:30amWaltzing with Raccoons NS -- Four Raccoons in a Trenchcoat (20 min.)
12:00noonDance Performance E -- Boston Scottish Country Dancers; Origins Folkloric Dance Company; Gayathri Thampatty; Samburis -- Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston; Country Dance Society, Boston Centre; Samskrithi; Germantown Country Dancers (65 min.)
1:15pm(strike chairs) -- (5 min.)
1:30pmSunday Contra Medley NX -- Various Callers, Live Wire (20 min.)
2:00pmJim Kitch Remembered (Contras) DS -- Philly Callers, Ben Kennedy & Friends (50 min.)
3:00pmA Shadowy Set of Contras! DS -- Annie Kidwell, The Dead Sea Squirrels (50 min.)
4:00pmFestival Orchestra Contras and Sqs -- Merry Go Round at 4:35! DS -- Jeremy Korr, Sue Rosen, Festival Orchestra (90 min.)
Trade Center Tent
10:00amNo One Sings That Anymore, It's Too Popular GB -- April Grant (50 min.)
11:00amWest Gallery Music GS -- The West Gallery Quire (50 min.)
12:00noonShape Note Workshop TB -- Glen Wright, Susan Mampre & Anayis (A.J.) Wright (50 min.)
1:00pmSacred Harp Singing GS -- Norumbega Harmony (50 min.)
2:00pmOpen Celtic Session GX -- The Groton Session Players (50 min.)
3:00pmYou Find an Irish Pub E -- Andrew Prete (50 min.)
4:00pmChantey Sing GB -- Jeff Keller (90 min.)
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
10:00amIsraeli Oldies Dance Party NS -- Andrea Gwosdow, Israeli Oldies Dance Band (50 min.)
11:00amDances from Croatia TB -- Ed Abelson, Pajdashi (50 min.)
12:00noonDances of Bridgerton TB -- Susan de Guardiola, The Masquerade String Quartet (50 min.)
1:00pmThe One-Step Then and Now TB -- Martha Griffin (50 min.)
2:00pmBalkan Joy! DS -- Balkan Fields (65 min.)
3:15pmCroatian Dance Favorites NS -- Pajdashi (50 min.)
4:15pmBalkan Dance Party with Orkestar Banitsa NS -- Orkestar Banitsa (75 min.)
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
10:00amSunday Morning Contras DS -- Sue Gola, High Strung (50 min.)
11:00amSinging Squares DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Free Association (50 min.)
12:00noonEnglish and Contra DS -- Chris Page, Chimney Swift (50 min.)
1:00pmRoaring Russian Dances Regaled TX -- Murray and Randi Spiegel, Bjelalitsa Chorus (50 min.)
2:00pmCross-Step Waltz 101 TB -- Susan de Guardiola, Barbara Dyskant, Susie Lorand (50 min.)
3:00pmBeautiful Waltzes NS -- Barbara Dyskant, Susie Lorand (20 min.)
3:30pmCelebrating Fried de Metz Herman ECD DS -- Margaret Bary, The Mad Katters (50 min.)
4:30pmECD Delights DS -- Sam Weiler, The Haymakers (60 min.)
Marlborough (Hotel West)
10:00amIntro to Quebecois Step Dancing TB -- Cindy Larock & Friends (50 min.)
11:00amLearn to Contra - Fun and Easy! TB -- Perry Shafran, JumpStart (50 min.)
12:00noonIntro to Balkan Dancing TB -- Sue Rose, NEFFArious Goats (50 min.)
1:00pmDance the World Around DF -- Paul Rosenberg, Tamarack (50 min.)
2:00pmFamily Dance Party DF -- Imogen Mills, Free Raisinettes (50 min.)
3:00pmSwedish Couple Dancing NS -- lydia ievins (65 min.)
4:15pmRøros Norwegian Dansefest NS -- Røroslaget (50 min.)
Sterling (Hotel West)
10:00amNew England Tunes Slow Jam GS -- Dave Miller (50 min.)
11:00amPiano Joy E -- Barbara Dyskant (50 min.)
12:00noonArgentine Tango Jam GS -- Orquesta Tipica Mermelada (50 min.)
1:00pmStrange and Lovely Ballads E -- Secret Library Band (50 min.)
2:00pmWhat's So Special About ECD Music? TS -- Vince O'Donnell, Jean Monroe (50 min.)
3:00pmParlor Party - Sing and Jam Song Circle GS -- The Stauffer Family (50 min.)
4:00pmAvailable for Jamming -- (80 min.)
Sudbury (Hotel West)
10:30amAppalachian Songs of West Virginia TB -- Michael & Carrie Kline (50 min.)
11:30amExuberant Pub Songs E -- Sarah Mamlet, Neight Banks (50 min.)
12:30pmAdapting Short Stories to Song Form TB -- Rees Shad (50 min.)
1:30pmChorus Singalong GB -- Evy Mayer, Allen Hopkins (50 min.)
2:30pmStrong Women & Bad Decisions: The Story Hour GF -- April Grant (50 min.)
3:30pmBefore It Was a Folk Song E -- Deborah Goss (50 min.)
4:30pmSinging From The Shenandoah Harmony GS -- Myles Dakan (60 min.)
Southborough (Hotel West)
10:00amRomanian Music Concert E -- Romaniacs (50 min.)
11:00amAvailable for Jamming -- (20 min.)
11:30amHow to Start a College Contra Dance C -- Dennis Kolva (50 min.)
12:30pmSongs for Hugs and Smiles GF -- Fran Friedman (50 min.)
1:30pmDjango Jazz Jam GS -- Django Jazz (50 min.)
2:30pmSongs of Love & Longing E -- Sarah Godwin Murdoch (50 min.)
3:30pmCompare and Contrast! E -- Becky & Nicole (50 min.)
4:30pmBanjo Styles for Folk Music TB -- Jason Baker (60 min.)
Westborough (Hotel West)
10:00amOld Time Gospel Sing GB -- Dallal & Henry (50 min.)
11:00amFamily Singalong GF -- Green Mountain Radish Revival (50 min.)
12:00noon(Mostly) New Topical Songs E -- Tom Smith (50 min.)
1:00pmKids Contra Jam GF -- Jeff Kaufman, Lily Wise (50 min.)
2:00pmIt's All Happening at the Zoo GF -- Nancy Hershatter (50 min.)
3:00pmSpring into Action & Song GF -- Jackson Gillman (50 min.)
4:00pmClosing Singaround GB -- Allen Hopkins (50 min.)
Princess (Hotel East)
10:00amFamily International Dance DF -- Andy Taylor, Matt Burke (50 min.)
11:00amCommunity Dance Party DF -- Margaret Bary, Tabbies' Delight (50 min.)
12:00noonAll Ages Barn Dance DF -- Don Veino, Accentricity (50 min.)
1:00pm(set chairs) -- (20 min.)
1:30pmWatertown's Leading Front Porch Busking Band E -- The Watertonics (50 min.)
2:30pmRhythm of the Rails E -- Trailmix - Uncommon Folk (50 min.)
3:30pmBeatles Singalong GS -- Rocking Horse People (80 min.)
Duchess (Hotel East)
10:00amIrish Slow Session GB -- Tabbies' Delight (50 min.)
11:00amSlow Jam: Fiddle Traditions Weaving Old and New GB -- Sugar River Band (50 min.)
12:00noonScottish Session Bangers GX -- Anna Seda (50 min.)
1:00pmWriting Contra Dances P -- Chris Page (50 min.)
2:00pmAwake, Awake, Arise!: Songs of the Wide Awakes E -- The Cropper Lads (50 min.)
3:00pmThe Ultimate Parody Jam! GB -- Joel Landy (50 min.)
4:00pmAvailable for Jamming -- (90 min.)
Seminar (Hotel East)
11:00amNEFFA Community Survey Results C -- NEFFA Board (50 min.)
12:00noonNEFFA Annual Meeting P -- NEFFA President (50 min.)
1:00pmSocial Media & Music Marketing in 2026 P -- James Cooke, Serena Kilsmith (50 min.)
2:00pmSongs of the Voyageurs P -- Lynn Noel (50 min.)
3:00pmJazz Americana E -- Mark Hanson & Greta Pedersen (50 min.)
4:00pmVoice of the Roots E -- Armadi Tsayn (50 min.)
Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)
10:00am -- (50 min.)
11:00am -- Charles River Rapper, Midnight Capers Morris & Sword, Mystic Garland Dancers (50 min.)
12:00noon -- Half Moon Sword, And Sometimes Y (50 min.)
1:00pm -- Millstone River Morris, Ha'Penny Morris, Harbour Steel (50 min.)
2:00pmMorris for All -- Morris for All (50 min.)

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