NEFFA Festival Events - Friday

NEFFA Events - Friday April 24, 2026

Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!

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7:00pm

Balfolk Sampler DB -- Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

ECD Maggots and Fancies DS -- Cathy Hollister, Crossover -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Writing in the Tradition TB -- Kim Wallach -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Intro to Contra DB -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Paper Plane -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Hardanger d'Amore Music & Musings E -- Sophie, Dev, & Jane -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Native American Style Flute E -- Montana Spark -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Crazy Balkan Rhythms Jam: Berance and Beyond! GS -- Crazy Balkan Rhythms Posse -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

FSSGB Open Sing GS -- Folk Song Society of Greater Boston -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Cruise Control Contras DS -- Don Veino, Roaring Jelly -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

On The Water E -- Ergo Canto -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

7:30pm

Honky Tonk Country Singalong GB -- Planet Banjo -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Voices of New York and New England E -- Chris Koldewey -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

8:00pm

Great Variations of Balkan Dances TS -- Barbara Merson, Tom Pixton -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

An ECD Tribute to Tributes DS -- Barrett Grimm, Intuition -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Robert Burns and His Influence on Scottish Folk Music P -- Lyndsey Luther -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Israeli Dancing for All DB -- Joan & Jim Savitt -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Music of Irish Harper Turlough O'Carolan E -- The Carolan Consort -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Joyful Fiddle Tunes and Songs E -- Joy Factor -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Becoming a Song Leader TB -- Pace Willisson, Lynn Noel -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

World Music E -- Boston Harmony -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Flowy Contras DS -- Julian Blechner, The Vintons -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

French Jam GB -- Mark Vidor -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

8:30pm

Whistling Whorkshop TS -- Jonathan Danforth, Ari Erlbaum -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Keeping Our Bodies Dancing as We Age TB -- Anna Rain -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

9:00pm

Balkan & Roma Dance Party NS -- Meraki Caravan -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (65 min.)

Mostly Waltzes NS -- Alias -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Fiddle Tunes Friendly and Familiar GS -- Berlin Jam Friends -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Intro to English Country Dance DB -- Fritillary -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Slow Jam: Make It a Musical Conversation TS -- David Titus, Debby Knight -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Social Justice Songs E -- Jason Baker -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Foc'sle Songs and Street Ballads GS -- ShinBone Alley -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Pub Sing GB -- Jeff Keller -- Trade Center Tent (80 min.)

Friday Contra Medley NX -- Various Callers, Whirlwind -- Trade Center West (20 min.)

Multi-idiom Jam GS -- Yaron Shragai -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

9:30pm

Thumbpicking Grand Champion E -- Henry Ferland -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Learning to Learn by Ear TB -- Kathryn Barnhardt -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Get in the Groove Contras DS -- Dereck Kalish, Kingfisher -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

10:00pm

Elevated Connection: Advanced ECD DX -- Anna Rain, Pandora -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)

Available for Jamming -- -- Duchess (Hotel East) (90 min.)

Flat-footing Percussive Waltz (couples) TB -- T. Paul Anderegg, Lara Mercurio, Tory Horner, James Keenan -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Funky Celtic Razzle-dazzle E -- einstein's little homunculus -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Liz Carroll Tunes Jam GS -- Amy Larkin -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Love Is Little: Shaker Chants, Hymns, and Ballads TB -- EJ Barnes -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

10:15pm

Rambunctious Romanian NS -- Romaniacs -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (75 min.)

10:30pm

Songs of Joy and Inspiration E -- Denise Gendron -- Southborough (Hotel West) (60 min.)

Available for Jamming -- -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (60 min.)

Counting Contra Stars DS -- Elijah Jaime, The Mad Katters -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

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