NEFFA Festival Events - Friday

NEFFA Events - Friday April 12, 2019

Note: This was the listing for the now-concluded 2019 Festival. The events for the 2020 Festival will be put here in February 2020

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7:00pm

Banjar: The art of the 7 string banjo E -- Michael Nix -- Middle School Rm. 103/104 (50 min.)

Israeli Dancing for All DB -- Joan & Jim Savitt -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)

Welcome Chantey Sing GB -- Chris Maden, Lynn Noel -- High School Rm. 126 (50 min.)

New Songs About Old Songs and Their Singers E -- Larry Kaplan -- High School Rm. 176 (50 min.)

Keepin' It Proper Contras DS -- Don Veino, Kingfisher -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)

Open Drum Circle Jam Session TB -- Dave Curry -- Middle School Auditorium Stage (50 min.)

English country dances to Shaker tunes DS -- Melanie Axel-Lute, Alias -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)

8:00pm

Scandinavian & US Pivot Dances TB -- Patrick McMonagle & Friends -- High School Rm. 101 (50 min.)

Medieval and Renaissance Era Instruments Demonstration P -- The Harper and the Minstrel -- Middle School Rm. 103/104 (50 min.)

Ghlendi (Greek Party) NB -- Platana -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)

Steamboat & Roustabout Songs EB -- Charlie Ipcar -- High School Rm. 126 (50 min.)

Still We Persist! E -- Constellations -- High School Rm. 176 (50 min.)

Go with the Flow Contras DS -- Donna Hunt, Center Street -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)

Trad folk on the piano P -- Sara Banleigh -- Middle School Auditorium Stage (50 min.)

English Country Dances from Philly DS -- Jenny Beer, Windsor Knot, Thane Glenn -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)

9:00pm

Intro to English Country Dance DB -- Carmen Giunta, The Mad Katters -- High School Rm. 101 (75 min.)

There and Back-The Scottish Appalachian Connection E -- Allan Carr, Jane Rothfield -- Middle School Rm. 103/104 (50 min.)

Fingerdances waltzes with Bob Pasquarello NS -- Bob Pasquarello -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (50 min.)

Irish trad on fiddle/pipes E -- Rosanne Santucci, Jonah Sidman -- High School Rm. 126 (50 min.)

Klezmer as World Traveler E -- Wandering Laughter, Alex Lacava -- High School Rm. 176 (50 min.)

Contra Medley DX -- Center Street -- High School Dance Hall (20 min.)

Old English Music Hall with The Old Howard Troupe E -- The Old Howard Troupe -- Middle School Auditorium Stage (50 min.)

Wonderful One-Figure Balkan Dances DB -- Janet Yeracaris, Goats Just Wanna Have Fun -- Middle School Dance Hall (50 min.)

9:30pm

Hello Neighbor, Hello Shadow DS -- Dereck Kalish, The Vinegar Flies -- High School Dance Hall (50 min.)

10:00pm

Unusual Instruments Concert E -- Larry Unger, Julie Metcalf -- Middle School Rm. 103/104 (60 min.)

English Country Dance: The Gaze in the Dance DX -- Anna Rain; Ball, James & Marcus -- Middle School Rm. 105/106 (90 min.)

"Resist" Song-Swap and Sing-Around G -- Allen Hopkins -- High School Rm. 126 (60 min.)

Salty Sea & Sweet Shore Songs GB -- Rum-Soaked Crooks -- High School Rm. 176 (60 min.)

Rowdy, Rollicking Pub Sing-Along GB -- The King's Busketeers -- Middle School Auditorium Stage (90 min.)

International Dance NS -- Cambridge Folk Orchestra -- Middle School Dance Hall (90 min.)

10:30pm

Playful Contras DS -- Sue Gola, Black River Ironworks -- High School Dance Hall (60 min.)

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