NEFFA Festival Events - Friday

NEFFA Events - Friday April 25, 2025

Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!

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7:00pm

Israeli Dancing for All DB -- Joan & Jim Savitt -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Welcome to NEFFA ECD DS -- Margaret Bary, Alias -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Forty Years of New England Fiddler's Repertoire GX -- Berlin Jam Friends -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Intro to Contra DB -- Hannah Johlas, Charlie Pilzer, Zachary Mills -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Waltzing Through Time P -- Tim Lamm, Martha Griffin -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Sound Basics C -- Nick Loy -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Keeping our Bodies Dancing as We Age GB -- Anna Rain -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

FSSGB Song Swap GB -- Folk Song Society of Greater Boston -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Contra Classics DS -- Melanie Axel-Lute, Roaring Jelly -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

Fiddling Without Pain C -- Carol Kycia -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

7:30pm

New England Topical Folk E -- Jonathan Jay Babcock and Friends, Deborah Wade -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

A Cappella Coachfest 2 TS -- Colleyospin -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

8:00pm

Beranche: Basic and Bodacious Balkan TS -- Tom Roby, No Borders Beranche Band -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Tasty Triple Minors (ECD) DS -- Linda Nelson, Tisane -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Quebecois Slow Jam GS -- Les Quatre Patates -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Intro to International Folk Dance TB -- Yaron Shragai, The Mad Katters -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

World Rhythm Journey E -- The Drum Nomads -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Homemade Music GB -- Bob and Jeanne Zentz, Jeanne Zentz -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Scottish Slow Jam GS -- Barbara McOwen, Robert McOwen -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Chorus Singaround GB -- Mike Gibson -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Movin' Groovin' Contras DS -- Donna Hunt, Joy Factor -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

Ballads for the Pub Singer E -- Cate Clifford -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

8:30pm

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

Performing for Senior Audiences C -- Allen Hopkins, Jan Maier -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

9:00pm

Bulgarian Line Dances NS -- Divi Zheni, Zornitsa -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (80 min.)

Afterwaltzes NS -- Bob Pasquarello -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Slow Jam: The Pulse of a Reel GS -- David Titus, Debby Knight -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Intro to Casino Rueda (Cuban Dance) TB -- Lauren Ingram -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Waltz Melodies Jam GS -- Three Quarter Time -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Heartfelt Songwriting and Insightful Storytelling E -- Corey Lewin -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Available for jamming -- -- Sterling (Hotel West) (110 min.)

Pub Sing GB -- Jeff Keller, Mike Gibson -- Trade Center Tent (110 min.)

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

Songs Old and New E -- Dawn Watch -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

9:30pm

English Tunes TS -- Tim Cunningham -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Nautical Poems Adapted for Singing GB -- Charlie Ipcar -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

May the 4-Face-4s Be with You DS -- Maia McCormick, Kingfisher -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

10:00pm

ACE: Advanced Challenging English DX -- Tom Roby, Pandora -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)

Renaissance Music Jam GB -- The Mad Katters -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Jookin' Blues Dance Lesson TB -- Blues Dance Boston -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (90 min.)

Available for jamming -- -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Rīga dimd! Latvian Folk Songs TB -- EJ Barnes -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

10:30pm

International Dancing with the CFO NS -- Cambridge Folk Orchestra -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (60 min.)

Down In The Coal Mine E -- Ergo Canto -- Southborough (Hotel West) (60 min.)

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

Contemporary Classic Contras DS -- Dereck Kalish, Torrent -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

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