NEFFA B Events
(Beginner friendly)
Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!

Friday April 19, 2024
 7:00pmIsraeli Dancing for All DB -- Joan & Jim Savitt -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmIntro to International Folk Dance TB -- Val Medve -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 7:00pmSound Basics TB -- Nick Loy -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:00pmGreek Dance DB -- Platana -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:00pmContra for Beginners DB -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Cojiro -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 8:00pmSea Chanteys 101 TB -- Chris Maden -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 8:00pmFSSGB Song Swap GB -- Folk Song Society of Greater Boston -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 9:00pmEnglish Country Dance: A Gentle Introduction TB -- Alan Winston, Alias -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 9:00pmSupernatural Songs and Stories GB -- Heidi Slaney, Jess Accetta -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 9:00pmPub Sing GB -- Jeff Keller, Mike Gibson -- Trade Center Tent (150 min.)
 10:00pmFusion Dance DB -- Boston Fusion Dance Community -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (90 min.)

Saturday April 20, 2024
 10:00amIntro to Folk Waltz TB -- Alyssa Adkins, Brookline Country Players -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amIntroduction to Contras DB -- David Millstone, Cecilia Vacanti, Sam Zakon-Anderson -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 10:00amKeeping Our Bodies Dancing As We Age GB -- Anna Rain -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 10:00amIntroduction to English Handbell Ringing TB -- Connecticut Handbell Musicians -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 11:00amBretagne Dance DB -- Pardon My French, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amIntro to English Country Dance DB -- Sue Rosen, Bruce Rosen, Vince O'Donnell -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 11:00amSagebrush to Silver Screen: Cowboy Songs GB -- Allen Hopkins -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:00noonCouple Sequence Dances DB -- Alan Winston, Two Cousins -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 12:00noonProtest Songs: Sharing & Leading GB -- Nora Maynard -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 1:00pmScottish Ceilidh Party DB -- Hila Lenz, Torrent -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:00pmIntro to International Dance TB -- Janet Yeracaris, Shining Moon -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 1:00pmConnecticut Sea Music Festival Chantey Sing GB -- Connecticut Sea Music Festival Singers -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 1:00pmThe Ultimate Parody Jam! GB -- Joel Landy, Sandy Pliskin -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:00pmIntroduction to Bollywood Dance TB -- Bolly Beatzz by Priya -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmHow to Play the Irish Bodhran TB -- Jeanne Hansberry -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 4:00pmHow to Play the Bones TB -- Steve Brown & Friends -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 4:00pmScottish Country Dancing for Beginners TB -- Flights of Fancy -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 4:00pmSeated Square Dance DB -- Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 4:00pmShape Note Workshop TB -- Glen Wright & Friends -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 5:00pmSongs from the Osterie (Italian Taverns) GB -- Vecchio Stile -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 5:00pmIntro to Balkan Dancing DB -- Sue Rose, Whatever Floats Your Goat -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 5:00pmLilting Jam: Singing the Tunes GB -- Becca Mandel -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 6:00pmAppalachian Flatfooting and Buck Dancing TB -- James Keenan, The Dead Sea Squirrels -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 6:00pmIntroductory Hand Drumming Workshop TB -- Dave Curry -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 7:00pmBeaucoup des Bourrées TB -- Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmIntro to Colonial Dance DB -- Jacob Bloom, Nancy Bloom, The Colonial Minstrels -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 7:00pmPub Sing with Jack in the Green GB -- Jack in the Green Morris -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 8:00pmNEFFA Funny Song Swap Hour! GB -- Joel Landy -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:00pmSchottis from the Bright Side TB -- Joan & Jim Savitt, Marilyn Butler -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 8:30pmMike Kennedy Remembrance (1946-2023) GB -- Roll & Go -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 9:00pmIntro to Casino Rueda (Cuban Dance) TB -- Lauren Ingram -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 9:00pmRemembering Phil Ochs GB -- Joel Landy -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 9:00pmFrench Jam GB -- Mark Vidor -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 9:00pmHammer Dulcimer - Making Sense TB -- Keith Prairie, David Neiman -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Sunday April 21, 2024
 10:00amRagtime Foxtrot TB -- Susan de Guardiola, Two Cousins -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amIntro to International Folk Dance TB -- Yaron Shragai, The Mad Katters -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 10:00amOld Time Gospel Sing GB -- Dallal & Henry -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 10:00amTunewriting Workshop TB -- Larry Unger -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 11:00amFrench Balfolk Sampler TB -- Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amIntro to Contra DB -- Sue Gola, Zachary Mills -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 11:00amBluegrass Slow Jam - All Are Welcome GB -- Jay Johnson -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 12:00noonIrish Slow Session GB -- Tabbies' Delight -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:00noonIntro to Quebecois Step Dancing TB -- Cindy Larock, Deux Bijoux -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 12:00noonOpen Drum Circle GB -- Dave Curry -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 1:30pmHonky Tonk Singalong GB -- Planet Banjo -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:00pmIntro to English Country Dance DB -- Val Medve, Crossover -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:00pmChantey Sing GB -- Jeff Keller, Mike Gibson -- Trade Center Tent (110 min.)
 2:30pmSongs in Languages Other Than English GB -- Clarice Kjerulff -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 4:00pmClosing Sing-Around GB -- Allen Hopkins -- Westborough (Hotel West) (90 min.)

New England Folk Festival Association