NEFFA S Events
(Some experience helpful)
Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!

Friday April 19, 2024
 7:00pmWelcome to NEFFA ECD! DS -- Barbara Finney, Caravan -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmA Cappella Coachfest TS -- Colleyospin -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmContemporary Sea Songs of Survival and Distress GS -- Charlie Ipcar -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:00pmFavorite Old Time Tunes Slow Jam GS -- Berlin Jam Friends -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 7:00pmSmooth and Crunchy Contras DS -- Carl Levine, Roaring Jelly -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 7:00pmRomanian Jam/Teach GS -- Ralph Iverson -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 8:00pmRemembering Christine Helwig (ECD) DS -- Sam Rotenberg, GCD Demo Team Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:00pmOld Time Backup Guitar Basics TS -- Chris Reckling -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 8:00pmSongs with Boisterous Shouting!! GS -- Red Kovatch -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 8:00pmKeen Contras DS -- Rick Mohr, Dogtown -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 9:00pmInternational Folk Dance NS -- Cambridge Folk Orchestra -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 9:00pmBeautiful Waltzes NS -- Confluence -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 9:00pmTunes from Old England TS -- Tim Cunningham -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 9:00pmWhistling Whorkshop TS -- Jonathan Danforth, Ari Erlbaum -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 9:30pmGo with the Flow! Contras DS -- Alexandra Deis-Lauby, Kingfisher -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 10:00pmBulgarian Line Dances NS -- Divi Zheni, Zornitsa -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (90 min.)
 10:30pmWill They, Won't They Contras DS -- Dylan Simpson, The Orphans -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

Saturday April 20, 2024
 10:00amHot Music, Cool Dances (ECD) DS -- Ted Rudofker, Hidden River -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 10:30amA Guide to Harmony Singing TS -- Kim Wallach, Heidi Slaney -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 11:00amZwiefachers: EZ to Hard Z NS -- Ret Turner, The Mother Zwiefacher Orchestra -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amGet in the Groove Contras DS -- Dereck Kalish, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 11:00amUkulele Off the Page GS -- Ken Mattsson -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 12:00noonDances of Anatolia DS -- Jeanne Clifford, Rakiya -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:00noonLearn the ECD Medley Dances DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Tom Roby, Northeast Extension -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:00noonFox Library Open Jam GS -- Bob Solosko -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 12:00noonSquares for Contra Dancers DS -- Bob Isaacs, Raise the Roof -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 12:30pmJam Session: English Country Dance Tunes GS -- Betwixt and Between -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:00pmMissouri Fiddling: The Little Dixie Region TS -- Richard Shewmaker -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:00pmWe Meet Again Contras DS -- Sue Gola, Autumn Rose Lester, Eric Eid-Reiner -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 1:30pmWest Gallery Music GS -- The West Gallery Quire -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:30pmPre-dance Open English Band Practice TS -- The English Country Dance Open Band -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:00pmPhilly's Phinest Contras DS -- Liesl Jandrey, The Dixie Butterhounds -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 2:00pmNext Level Folk Waltz TS -- Alyssa Adkins, Alias -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 2:30pmBalkan Kefana Singalong GS -- Balkan Kefana -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmTricky Balkan Dances TS -- Ed Abelson, Tom Pixton -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmTriplet Time (3 Cple Sets) DS -- Chris Page, Free Association -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmMostly Swedish Jam GS -- SAC Spelmanslag -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmParlor Party - Sing and Jam GS -- Maury Stauffer -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 3:00pmFestive Yet Tasteful ECD DS -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Intuition -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 4:00pmInternational Folk Dance Party NS -- Panharmonium -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 4:00pmQueer as Folk Dance (Contras) DS -- Qwill Duvall, Chimney Swift -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 4:00pmFat Ton Trad - Bal Folk Tune Workshop GS -- Duo Thomas-Fownes -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 4:00pmKudos to Kynaston (ECD) DS -- David Millstone, Brylig -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 4:00pmArgentine Tango Jam GS -- Orquesta Tipica Mermelada -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 4:30pmShetland Fiddle Workshop TS -- Becky Miller -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 4:30pmBalkan Singing Workshop TS -- Tatiana Sarbinska -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 5:00pmBalkan Dances in 11 and 22! TS -- Tom Roby, Tom Pixton -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 5:00pmScottish Country Dancing DS -- Howard Lasnik, The Mad Katters -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 5:00pmSacred Harp Singing GS -- Norumbega Harmony -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 5:30pmContra Chestnuts Plus DS -- Jeremy Korr, Not Enough Fiddles -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 6:00pmBallo Liscio from Italy (Waltzes, Tangos, etc.) NS -- Vecchio Stile -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 6:00pmBalkan Joy! Balkan Dances DS -- Balkan Fields -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 6:30pmWaltz Jam GS -- Three Quarter Time -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 6:30pmSlow Jam: The Pulse of a Jig GS -- David Titus, Debby Knight -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 6:30pmContras with Rum & Onions DS -- Steve Zakon-Anderson, Rum & Onions -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 7:00pmHypnotic Old-Time Jam GS -- The Dead Sea Squirrels -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 7:30pmRecent English Country Dance Delights DS -- Jenny Beer, Betwixt and Between -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 7:30pmBeatles Contra DS -- Donna Hunt, Wissahickon Express -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 8:00pmInternational Dance Party! NS -- Shining Moon -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:00pmSad Song Swap GS -- Laurie Tupper -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 8:00pmContra Tune Slow Jam GS -- Chris Carpenter, Dave Miller -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
 8:30pmECD Favorites with the English Open Band DS -- Cathy Hollister, The English Country Dance Open Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 8:30pmBest Contras of the 2010's DS -- Greg Frock, Good Company -- Trade Center West (80 min.)
 9:00pmSwedish Couple Dancing NS -- lydia ievins -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (80 min.)
 9:00pmWoodbury Family & 1800s Parlor Songs GS -- Maury Stauffer, Nancy Stauffer Johnson -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 9:30pmBulgarian & More Dance Party NS -- Zdravets -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 9:30pmSong Swap Party GS -- Nicole Singer, Becky Wright -- Princess (Hotel East) (120 min.)
 9:30pmWell, That Didn't End Well! Tragic Ballads GS -- Lynn Feingold -- Southborough (Hotel West) (120 min.)
 10:00pmJug Band Blues and Swing Dance NS -- Outrageous Fortune -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (90 min.)
 10:00pmDjango Jazz Jam GS -- Django Jazz -- Duchess (Hotel East) (90 min.)
 10:30pmContra Party! DS -- Michael Karcher, Torrent -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

Sunday April 21, 2024
 10:00amEasy Morning Contras DS -- Lisa Greenleaf, einstein's little homunculus -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amScandi Jam Session GS -- lydia ievins -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 10:00amBalkan Brass Band Dance DS -- Conical Cacophony -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 11:00amPleasing Progressions in ECD DS -- Margaret Bary, Brookline Country Players -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amBalkan Sing and Play GS -- Ralph Iverson -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 11:00amTribute to Tony Parkes DS -- Various Callers, Calliope -- Trade Center West (80 min.)
 11:00amKlezmer Jam GS -- Klezmer Jam Band -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 12:00noonLearn Rørospols! (Norwegian Cpl Dance) TS -- Tom Roby, Laura Stern, Rorosvenner -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (35 min.)
 12:30pmThere and Back Again Contras DS -- Hannah Chamberlain; Casey Murray, Molly Tucker, and Sam Zakon-Anderson -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 1:00pmBalkan Dances to Beautiful Balkan Voices DS -- Jonathan Young, Sue Rose, Krasivi Perli -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:00pmMelodic Clawhammer Banjo Workshop TS -- Ken Perlman -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 1:30pmGallopade! (Lively Set Dances) TS -- Susan de Guardiola, Calliope -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 1:30pmMcQuillen Tune Slow Jam GS -- Chris Carpenter, Dave Miller -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 2:00pmWavy Contras DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Zarkadelphia -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 2:00pmCajun Fiddle Workshop TS -- Cathy Mason -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
 2:30pmCroatian Dance Favorites DS -- Pajdashi -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmWaltz Party! DS -- Larry Unger & Friends -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 3:00pmDavid Kaynor Tunes & Contras DS -- Don Veino, Joy Factor -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
 3:30pmBalkan Dance Party NS -- Rakiya -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
 4:00pmEnglish Favorites Dance Party DS -- Dereck Kalish, Linda Nelson, Mulberry Garden -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)
 4:00pmFestival Orchestra Contras and Sqs—Merry Go Round at 4:35! DS -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Bob Isaacs, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (90 min.)
 4:30pmBalkan & International Dance NS -- Sladka -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (60 min.)


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