NEFFA Festival - Saturday April 24, 2010

Note: This was the listing for the now-concluded 2010 Festival. The events for the 2011 Festival will be put here in February 2011

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9:00am

Morris and Sword Dancing -- Ha'Penny Morris, The Black Jokers, Charm City Rapper -- Main Entrance (1:00)

10:00am

Historical English Gems -- Tom Roby, Tea with Scream -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Santa Rita, Mexican Dance -- John Bartholomew, Julianne Harden -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
You can TOO sing! -- Lorraine Hammond -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
International Music Jam -- International Music Club -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Clam Chowder & Kangaroos -- Jean Schwartz -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Sqs & Contras -- Beth Parkes, Jetstream -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Intro to Ceilidh Dances -- Jacob Bloom, Three Cats and a Dog -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
NEW ORLEANS 1910 -- The New New Orleans Jazz Band -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Georgian Folk Songs -- The Other Georgia -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Outdoor Adventure Tales -- Bruce Marcus -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Great Chorus Medley II -- Ridge Kennedy -- High School Room 177 (0:50)
Morris and Sword Dancing -- Muddy River Morris, Heartwood Morris, Candyrapper -- Main Entrance (1:00)

11:00am

Intermediate Cross-Step Waltz -- Susan de Guardiola, Jennie Worden, Harmonic Regression -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Community Dance -- Ridge Kennedy, Sugar River String Band -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Bulgarian Concert -- Zornitsa -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Hammmered & Mountain Dulcimer Duets -- Lucy Joan Sollogub & Barb Levine -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Family Cabaret -- Jackson Gillman -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Contra Insider Secrets -- Lisa Greenleaf, Stunt Double -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Intro to Square Dance -- John McIntire, Raise the Roof -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Shape Note Workshop -- Glen Wright, Susan Mampre, Anayis Wright -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Boing! Mouth Harps -- Bob Wyttenbach -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Swedish Fiddle Originals -- Bruce & lydia -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
The Songs That Bind Us -- The Beans -- High School Room 177 (0:50)
Dyeing Fabric to Create Patterns -- Dina Flockhart -- High School Crafts Hall (0:50)
Morris and Sword Dancing -- Bubble Rapper, Mulberry Morris, Harrisville Morris Women -- Main Entrance (1:00)

12:00no

Traditional French Dance -- Maria & Werner, Montage -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Old Time New England Barn Dance -- Two Fiddles -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Simple Contra Tunes -- CoinciDance -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Swedish Wedding Tunes -- Matt, Jane, Bruce -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Japanese Children's Songs -- Takako Nagumo -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares -- Tony Saletan, Chrissy Fowler -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Intro to Balkan Dance -- Louise Brill, Tom Pixton -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Power Harmonies -- Power Harmonies -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Robert Johnson Teach-in -- Richard Yospin -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Croatian Music Concert -- Pajdashi -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Taking Leave -- The Beans, Deb O'Hanlon & Peter Fischman -- High School Room 177 (0:50)
Carving & Burning to Decorate Flutes -- Kai Mayberger -- High School Crafts Hall (0:50)
Morris and Sword Dancing -- Great Meadows Morris and Sword, Bassett St. Hounds, Half Moon Sword -- Main Entrance (1:00)

1:00pm

Argentine Tango -- Hsueh-tze Lee, Notorious, Janet Cason -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Family Folk Dance -- Regina Laskowski, Cambridge Folk Orchestra -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Nordic Music Concert -- St�mbandet -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
In the American Tradition -- Lorraine & Bennett Hammond -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Sing, Dance, Laugh, Play! -- Children's Music Network (New England Region) -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
No Loitering! Squares for Contradancers -- Will Mentor, Raise the Roof -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Intro to English Country Dance -- Val Medve, The Turning Stile -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
A Visit with Old New England -- Old New England -- High School Auditorium (0:50)
Mountain Dulcimer Workshop -- Lucy Joan Sollogub -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Bird Songs -- Suzanne Mrozak & Friends -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Norwegian Songs Of My Family -- Sonja Savig -- High School Room 177 (0:50)
Judging Guitar Quality -- Tom Knatt -- High School Crafts Hall (0:50)
Morris and Sword Dancing -- Pokingbrook Morris, Jack in the Green Morris, Pocket Flyers -- Main Entrance (1:00)

2:00pm

Open Tango -- Notorious -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:20)
Asymmetric Waltzes -- Lynn Baumeister & Ted Hodapp -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Where's Your Drum? -- Bob Bloom -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Scottish Concert -- Strathspey & Reel Society of NH -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Native American Flutes -- Steve Bliven, George Penedo -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Vintage Balkan -- Tom Roby, Tom Pixton -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Intro to Contra Dance -- Chrissy Fowler, Ti' Acadie -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Children's Dance Performances -- Chinese Folk Art Workshop (China), Lithuanian School of Boston (Lithuania), Latvian Children's Folk Dance Group of Boston (Latvia) -- High School Auditorium (0:35)
NEFFA Annual Meeting -- ALL Weclome! -- NEFFA Board -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Greek Music Performance -- Meraki -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Funny (Ukulele) Lady -- Evy Mayer -- High School Room 177 (0:50)
From Africa to the Pottery Studio -- Ann Schunior -- High School Crafts Hall (1:00)
Morris Dancing -- Ring O' Bells Morris, Red Herring Morris, No Apologies Rapper -- Main Entrance (1:00)

2:30pm

Dances of Ted Sannella -- Tony Parkes, Full Tilt -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)

2:45pm

Children's Dance Performances -- American Chinese Art Society Dance Studio (China), Bubble Rapper (England), Mulberry Morris (England), Hansen-Keohane Irish Step Dancers (Ireland), Academy of Serbian Folk Dancing (Serbia) -- High School Auditorium (0:35)

3:00pm

International Folk Dance Party -- Panharmonium -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Follow The Pied Drummer -- Bob Bloom -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Waltz Melodies Jam -- Three Quarter Time -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Revels Singing Games -- Revels Education & Outreach -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Surprise & Delight English Country Dance -- Scott Higgs, Ted Rudofker, Northeast Extension -- High School Dance Hall (1:20)
Intro to International Folk Dance -- Val Medve -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Nyckelharpa Smorgasbord -- Harpas Four -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Gender-Free Callers -- Chris Ricciotti, John Burrows -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Jug Band Workshop -- Wheat Straw -- High School Room 177 (0:50)
Morris and Sword Dancing -- Banbury Cross Morris, Snowbelt Morris and Rapper, Cutting Edge -- Main Entrance (1:00)

3:30pm

Favorite Contradances -- Swallowtail -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
The Art of Parody -- Paul Kaplan, Mike Agranoff, David Jones, John Roberts -- High School Auditorium (0:50)

4:00pm

Polish Non-Polka Polkas -- Regina Laskowski, Kapela -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Barry Finn Tribute Sing -- Friends of Barry Finn -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Hard Times & Blues -- Outrageous Fortune -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
In Concert -- Tom Smith -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Intro to Ragtime Dancing -- Susan de Guardiola, Irene Urban -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Clawhammer Banjo 101 -- Alan Friend -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Calling All College Students! -- Julia Nickles -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Civil War Songs -- Allen Hopkins -- High School Room 177 (0:50)
Morris and Sword Dancing -- Ladies of the Rolling Pin, Vineyard Swordfish, Clownfish Rapper, Rapper D'or -- Main Entrance (1:00)

4:30pm

Gender-Free Contra Dance -- Chris Ricciotti, Nor'easter -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Waltz Time! -- The Hewitt Family -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Elegant Round Singing -- Sol Weber & Friends -- High School Auditorium (0:50)

5:00pm

Czech It Out! -- Marcie Van Cleave, Tom Pixton -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Traditional Ballads -- John Roberts -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Bluegrass with Attitude! -- ShoreGrass, Aldo Lavaggi, Chris Morrison -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Irish/Celtic/Contra Blend -- Last Night's Fun -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Intro to Balkan Dance -- Janet Yeracaris, Shining Moon -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Learn to play the Hambo -- Rhonda Hotop -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
The Ewan MacColl Songbag -- Mike Kennedy -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Open Sea Music Singaround -- Northeast Chantey Sing -- High School Room 177 (0:50)
Morris Dancing -- Hop Brook Morris, On The Border Morris -- Main Entrance (1:00)

5:30pm

Contra Medley -- Nor'easter -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:20)
Advanced Contra Medley -- Troll, Loper, & Marshall -- High School Dance Hall (0:20)
Beatles Sing Along -- Rocking Horse People -- High School Auditorium (0:50)

6:00pm

Youth Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares -- Steve Holland, Bill Olson -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
19th c. French Quadrille -- Arduina Alonzo, Les Arcanson -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
From Kipling to ??? -- John Roberts, George Stephens -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Science Fiction Filk Sing -- M.A.S.S. F.I.L.C. -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
String, Wind, & Reed Jam -- Drew Smith, Robbie Wedeen -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Marianne's Favorite International Dances -- Tom Pixton & Friends -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Intro to Schottis (Scandi) -- Eph Weiss, John Chambers, Linda Bernfeld -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
For Callers: A+ Walk-Thrus -- Dan Pearl -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Italian Village Tunes -- Italian Village Music and Dance -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Stories for Grown Ups -- Helen Engelhardt, David Diamond -- High School Room 177 (0:50)

6:30pm

Dance Performances -- Germantown Country Dancers (England), Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe of American Chinese Art Society (China), Monique Legar� International Dance Company (International), Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, Inc. (Poland) -- High School Auditorium (0:35)

7:00pm

Hambo with Us! -- Joan & Jim Savitt, Bruce & lydia -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:35)
Open Swing Dance -- Liza & the Swing Thing -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
50 Years of Good Folk -- Folk Song Society of Greater Boston -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Old Time Music Slow Jam -- Wheat Straw -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
Songs of Crossing Over -- Constellations -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Balkan Dance Party -- Balkan Express Boston -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Seated Square Dancing -- Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers -- High School Room 125 (0:50)
Big Themes: Connection in Dance Community -- Scott Higgs, Lisa Greenleaf -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Where Did I Learn That?- Part II -- Jerry Epstein -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Turkish Village Music -- Turgay Ert�rk & Friends -- High School Room 177 (0:50)

7:15pm

Dance Performances -- JT Lotus Dance Company (Africa-China), Samb�ris -- Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston (Lithuania), Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, Inc. (Poland) -- High School Auditorium (0:35)

7:45pm

Open Scandi Dancing -- Bruce & lydia -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:35)

8:00pm

Oli sto Horo! Greek Dances -- Antonio Dominguez, Meraki -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Round Sing for All -- VT Women's Round Sing, Joanne Hammil, Barb Siftar -- Middle School Room 103/104 (0:50)
Singing The Carter Family -- Falls By An Arrow -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
The Seeds of Love -- Kathy Westra -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Salute to Bob McQuillen -- Jeremy Korr, Steve Zakon-Anderson, David Millstone, Bob Golder, Old New England, Sugar River String Band -- High School Dance Hall (1:20)
Saturday Ritual Dance Teams--In Case of Rain Only!! -- High School Room 125 (3:30)
Dance Performances -- Dance Revelasian (China), Africa-China, JT Lotus Dance Company, Mladost (Bulgaria) -- High School Auditorium (0:35)
Songs For New England -- Larry Kaplan -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Potpourri -- Ti' Acadie -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Railroads & Hoboes -- Ken Sweeney, Karl Button -- High School Room 177 (0:50)

8:30pm

Romanian Dance Party -- Pinewoods Band -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)

8:45pm

Dance Performances -- Charles River Rapper (England), Dance Revelasian (China), Tierra del Sol (Mexico), Mladost (Hungary) -- High School Auditorium (0:35)

9:00pm

Open Cajun Dance -- Jimmyjo & the Jumbol'ayuhs -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Jug Band Jubilee -- Outrageous Fortune -- Middle School Room 103/104 (1:00)
Moods and Melodies - Choosing Tunes for Contras -- CoinciDance -- Middle School Room 105/106 (0:50)
C. Fox Smith - Sea Songs & Poems -- Mike Kennedy, Charlie Ipcar -- Middle School Room 108 (0:50)
Cat, Bit & Capstan -- The Graybeards -- High School Room 117 (0:50)
Bluegrass, Blues & More -- Jenny, Don & Frank -- High School Room 176 (0:50)
Triple Spiral in Concert -- Triple Spiral -- High School Room 177 (1:00)

9:30pm

Croatian Dance Party -- Pajdashi -- Middle School Dance Hall (0:50)
Rum & Onions XXX Contras & Squares -- Steve Zakon-Anderson, Rum and Onions -- High School Dance Hall (0:50)
Norwegian Folk Dance - Couple Dancing -- Boston Spelemannslag -- High School Auditorium (0:50)

10:00pm

Travelin' Blues Dancing -- Susan de Guardiola, Notorious, Irene Urban -- Middle School Auditorium (0:50)
Eat Local Tunes! -- CoinciDance -- Middle School Room 105/106 (1:00)
Old Time Songs & Tunes -- Wheat Straw -- Middle School Room 108 (1:00)
Political Satire -- Joel Landy -- High School Room 117 (1:00)
Open Story Swap -- Bruce Marcus -- High School Room 176 (1:00)

10:30pm

Moonlight Dancing-International -- Shining Moon -- Middle School Dance Hall (1:00)
Music Makes the Dance -- Contras -- Rebecca Lay, Anadama -- High School Dance Hall (1:00)
Gammaldans - Scandinavian Couple Dancing -- Gammaldansbandet -- High School Auditorium (1:00)

11:00pm

Swingin' Blues Dance Party -- Notorious -- Middle School Auditorium (0:30)

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