NEFFA Festival Events - Sunday

NEFFA Events - Sunday April 27, 2025

Note: This was the listing for the now-concluded 2025 Festival. The events for the 2026 Festival will be put here in February 2026

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10:00am

Israeli Oldies Dance Party NS -- Andrea Gwosdow, Israeli Oldies Dance Band -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Rise and Shine Contras DS -- Carl Levine, Zarkadelphia -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Irish Slow Session GB -- Tabbies' Delight -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Intro to English Country Dance TB -- Sue Rosen, Bruce Rosen, Clara Stefanov-Wagner -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Family Folk Dance DF -- Imogen Mills; Rose, Rebecca, & Amy -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Living on the Downhill Side E -- Richard Gehrts -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Songcatchers of Northern New England P -- Castlebay -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Old Time Gospel Sing GB -- Dallal & Henry -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Festive Yet Tasteful ECD DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Mulberry Garden -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

Sing Me a Story GF -- Nancy Hershatter -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

10:30am

Power Harmonies GB -- Ken Mattsson, Lynn Noel -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Unusual Instrument Concert E -- Larry Unger, Julie Metcalf -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

11:00am

Croatian Dance Favorites DS -- Pajdashi -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Contra Chestnuts DS -- Jacob Bloom; Rose, Rebecca, & Amy -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Modern Contra Tunes Slow Jam GS -- Steve Bittenson, Len Bittenson -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Intro to Contra DB -- Sue Gola, Sugar River Band -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Morris Dance For Families DF -- Laurel Swift -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

-- WhistlePig Morris Dancers, Harbour Steel, Nobska Lights -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)

Guitar/Uke/Vocal Concert! E -- Mark Hanson, Greta Pedersen -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Singing Greek Folk Songs GB -- Boston Lykeion Ellinidon -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

West Gallery Music GS -- The West Gallery Quire -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Sparkling ECD, New and Old DS -- Anna Rain, Cedar Waxwing -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

Fun and Interactive Songs for Children GF -- Fran Friedman -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

11:30am

Eclectic A Cappella E -- Crooked Mowth -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

How to Play the Irish Bodhran TB -- Jeanne Hansberry -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

12:00noon

Contra Flourishes! TS -- Alyssa Adkins, Sammy Wetstein, Rosemary Powell -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

English and Contra DS -- Harris Lapiroff, Tabbies' Delight -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Hypnotic Old-Time Jam GS -- The Dead Sea Squirrels -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Intro to Balkan Dancing TB -- Sue Rose, NEFFArious Goats -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Singing Games for Children GF -- Alexandra Deis-Lauby, Margaret Bary -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

-- Seriously Sharp Rapper, Hop Brook Morris, Johnny Jump Ups -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)

NEFFA Annual Meeting P -- NEFFA Board -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Bretagne Jam (Music from Brittany) GS -- Fabien Goulay -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Sing-a-Round Round Sing GB -- Devik Wyman, Martha Ware -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Book in the Song, Song in the Book EF -- Ariel Weinberg -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

12:15pm

Dance Performance -- Country Dance Society, Boston Centre; The Just Keep Dancing; Boston Scottish Country Dancers; Origins Folkloric Dance Company; Bolly Beatzz by Priya -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

12:30pm

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

Shenandoah Harmony Singing GS -- Myles Dakan -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

1:00pm

Scottish Country Dancing for Beginners TB -- Flights of Fancy -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

International Dances in "Challenging Times" TS -- Jeanne Clifford, Rakiya -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Banjo and Hardingfele Mountain Music E -- Hardingbanjofele -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Milk and Cookies (Family Dance) DF -- Penelope Weinberger, Dandelion -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

(set chairs) -- -- Princess (Hotel East) (20 min.)

-- Mystic Garland Dancers, Still River Sword -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)

Anglo-Celtic Songs & Tunes E -- Druid's Flask -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Clarinet Marmalade and Other Ragtime Delicacies E -- Turkey Hill Ragtime Orchestra -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Jug Band Jam! GB -- The Jug Nuts -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Folk Song Singalong GF -- Howie & Mel -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

1:30pm

Iberia Georgian Songs from Children E -- Iberia Georgian Children's Group -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Harmony Singing Strategies for All TB -- The Junebug Sandals -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Harmony, History, and Huzzah! E -- The Cropper Lads -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Sunday Contra Medley NX -- Various Callers, Chimney Swift -- Trade Center West (20 min.)

2:00pm

Ragtime Couple Dances TB -- Martha Griffin -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)

East Hungarian Line Dances DB -- Marjorie Nugent, Tom Roby, Csango Bazonga! -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Singing the American Revolution GS -- Norumbega Harmony -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Community Dance Party DF -- Margaret Bary, Tabbies' Delight -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

-- Juggler Meadow Morris Men, No Apologies Rapper -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (110 min.)

Clawhammer Banjo Concert E -- Ken Perlman -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Writing The Songs of Our Ancestors TB -- Vincent Cross -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Chanteys and Songs of the Sea E -- Three Sheets to the Wind -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Breaking the Chain Contras DS -- Qwill Duvall, Chimney Swift -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

Sing Along With Evy GB -- Evy Mayer, Allen Hopkins -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

2:30pm

Hammered Dulcimer Round Robin E -- Hammered Dulcimer Consortium -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Remembrance of John Roberts GB -- Lynn Noel, Debra Cowan -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Lilting Jam: Singing the Tunes GB -- Becca Mandel, Emma Azelborn -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

3:00pm

International Dancing NS -- Sladka -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (65 min.)

WaltzTime NS -- Larry Unger & Friends -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Romanian Jam/Teach GS -- Ralph Iverson -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Beginning Appalachian Flatfooting TB -- James Keenan, Rebecca Stout, The Dixie Butterhounds -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Peace and Protest, Love and Longing E -- HeartSoulVoice Ensemble -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

More Songs from All Over E -- The All Girl Band -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Bluegrass Slow Jam GB -- Jay Johnson -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

Hey There Contras! DS -- Bev Bernbaum, Grace Hendrickson-Jones & Cojiro -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

A Family Cabaret EF -- Jackson Gillman -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

3:30pm

(set chairs) -- -- Princess (Hotel East) (20 min.)

Northern New England and French Canadian Jam GS -- Henry Chapin -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Songs About Birds GS -- Julia Gallogly, Sarah Mamlet -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)

4:00pm

Brattleboro Ball Classics (ECD) DS -- Val Medve, Amsonia -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)

Closing Sing-Around GB -- Allen Hopkins -- Duchess (Hotel East) (90 min.)

Scandi-American Dance Honoring Nils Lundin NX -- SAC Spelmanslag -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Family Folk Dance DF -- Andy Taylor-Blenis -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)

New Folk Songs for Fiddle, Voice, and Feet E -- Laurel Swift -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)

Only By Singing E -- Kim Wallach -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

Protest Song Share GS -- Nora Maynard -- Trade Center Tent (90 min.)

Festival Orchestra Contras and Sqs -- Merry Go Round at 4:35! DS -- Lisa Greenleaf, Sue Gola, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (90 min.)

You Won’t Believe Your Ears! GB -- Red Kovatch -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

4:15pm

Balkan Dance NS -- Rakiya -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (75 min.)

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