Thursday Night Contra
2009

2008 2010
Date Caller Band Sound Manager Special Notes
Jan 1
No Dance this Thursday
Jan 8 Rebecca Lay Anadama
Amelia Mason, Emily Troll,
Bethany Waickman
Lisa
Jan 15 Dan Black Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers
Bronwyn Bird, Andy Reiner,
Mariel Vandersteel, Stash Wyslouch
Wes
Jan 22 Donna Hunt
coordinating caller
SPUDS Bill & Tanya
Jan 29
Jim Kitch
coordinating caller
Chloe Maher, Jansen Wendell
Rick Mohr
Bob 
Feb 5 David Millstone The Gooseberries
Matthew Burk, Jill Smith,
Rich Dodson, Dave Cottrell
Jim
Feb 12 Ridge Kennedy
coordinating caller
Mat Clark, Bob Pasquarello, John Devine Ted
Feb 19 Dave Rupp
coordinating caller
Paul Morrisette, Jo Anne Rocke, Wes Steenson Lisa
Feb 26
Bob Isaacs
coordinating caller
Run of the Mill String Band
Greg Loux,
Palmer Loux, Paul Sidlick, Tom Schaffer
Wes
Mar 5 Donna
coordinating caller
Hot Wasabi
Dave Miller, Roberta Goren,
Chloe Maher, Chris Carpenter
Scott
Mar 12 Sam Rotenberg
coordinating caller
SPUDS Tanya & Ret
March 19 Jeffrey Petrovitch Rumpus
Sarah Gowan, Bill Quern,
Ross Harriss, Nora Smith
Scott
March 26
 Scott
coordinating caller
Herd O' Cats
Adlai Waksman, Enid Diamante,
Craig Newberger, Kirstin Erwin
Lisa
April 2
Kathy Anderson Raise the Roof
Mat Clark, Kathy Talvitie,
Judi Stellar, Pete Soloway
Jan
April 9
 Susan Taylor 

Dead Sea Squirrels
Cathy Mason, Craig Edwards
and Henry Yoshimura

Wes
April 16  Jim
coordinating caller
Jovial Beggars
Craig Newberger, Helene Zisook-Speer,
Jo Anne Rocke, Peggy Leiby, Rachel Hall
Ret
April 23 Ridge
coordinating caller
Itsy Bitsy Spiders
Adlai Waksman, Steve Epstein, Bill Nixon
Jim
April 30 Rick Mohr The Figments
Anna Patton, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins &
Owen Morrison
Ted
May 7 Dave Rupp
Coordinating caller
SPUDS Ridge & Bill
May 14 Jan Alter
Coordinating caller
Maia Bang
Mary Kay Mann, Dave Miller,
David Zinkin  
Scott
May 21 George Marshall &
Tim Van Egmond
Swallowtail
George Marshall, Ron Grosslein
Tim Van Egmond, Timm Triplett
David Cantieni
no sound
staff
needed
May 28 Chrissy Fowler
from Belfast, ME
Rick Mohr, Nora Smith,
Kathy Talvitie, Doug Healy
Bob P
June 4 Ridge Mama's Shoes
Sarah Gowan, Jo Anne Rocke
Judi Stellar, Helene Zisook
Lisa Joan/Donna  
June 11 Lynn Ackerson Colonel Mike's
John Krumm, Bob Pasquarello, Bob Stein
Scott Sam/Jennifer
June 18 Claire Zucker Round the House from Tuscon, AZ
Sharon Goldwasser, Dave Firestine,
Mark Robertson-Tessi, Claire Zucker
Jim Coy/Bob
June 25 Greg Frock The Syncopaths
Ryan McKasson - fiddle, Jeffrey Spero - piano, 
Christa Burch - bodhran and vocals,
and multi- instrumentalist Bill Flores
Wes Jan/Sam
July 2 Donna Hunt Cantabile
Clare Maher, Bill Nixon,
Adlai Waksman, Kirsten Erwen
Tanya Jennifer/Coy
July 9 Bob Issacs Mat Clark and Bob Pasquarello Jan Sam/Joan
July 16 Sam Rotenberg Mr Darcy's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Wes Steenson, Kirsten Erwin,
Josh Burdick, Adam Oleksa
Tanya Enid/Donna
July 23 Jim Kitch Mat Clark, Dave Wiesler, Bob Taylor Lisa Bob/Jan
July 30 Ridge Finger Pyx
Enid Diamante, Jo Anne Rocke,
Wes Steenson, Jansen Wendell
Chloe
August 6 Jan SPUDS Bill & Ted Jen/Sam
August 13 Tori  Barone
from Delaware - solo
Evil Twins
David Knight and Laurie Fisher
Ted Bob/Jan
August 20 Dave Rupp
solo
Montage
Tom Santarsiero (guitar, mando, banjo, feet, jaw harp),
Rachel Bell (accordion and flute)
and Jane Knoeck (piano and accordion)
Chloe Coy/Sam
August 27 Donna Hunt Bow Rockers
Nancy Neithammer, Tom Schaffer,
Rusty Neithammer, Peter Szego,
Margaret Sidlick, Paul Sidlick
Wes Jess/Enid
Sept 3 Ridge  Dancewiz
Bill Quern, Steve Epstein, Adlai Waksman and Jo Anne Rocke
Jan/Bob
Sept 10 Local Callers Hommage
Bob Stein, Sara Hiebert Berch, Kathy Talvitie and Bob Pasquarello 
Ted
Sept 17  Susan Petrick The OpporTunists - Oakland, CA
Erik Hoffman — Fiddle, Guitar, Percussion
Alan Snyder — Fiddle, Guitar, Piano
Topher Gayle — Bass, Mandolin, Guitar, Percussion
Jim
Sept 24 Bob Issacs SPUDS Tanya & Ted
Oct 1 Donna  Jane's Gang
Jane Rothfield, Allan Carr and Paul Sidlick
Bob P
Oct 8 Jan   Instant Ensemble
Roberta Goren, Dave Miller and David Zinkin
Wes
Oct 15 Nils Fredland Elixir
Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Jesse Hazzard-Watkins,
Anna Patton and Owen Morrison
Scott
Oct 22
Dave Rupp  Raise the Roof
Mat Clark, Pete Soloway, Judi Stellar and Kathy Talvitie
Lisa
Oct 29 Peg Hesley  Root Mean Square
Paul Morrissett, Jo Anne Rocke and Wes Steenson
Jim
Nov 5 Jim Kitch Wes/Carol/Jansen
Jansen Wendell, Carol Wadlinger and Wes Steenson
Lisa
Nov 12 Rick SPUDS Ridge/Ret & Scott
Nov 19 Robbin Marcus  Jovial Beggars
Craig Newberger, Helene Zisook Speer, Jo Anne Rocke, Peggy Leiby and Rachel Hall
Ret
Nov. 26
No Dance this Thursday
Dec 3 Chris Weiler
from New Hampshire
Nor'easter - from Arlington, MA
Cedar Stanistreet,  fiddle; Max Newman, 
mandolin, guitar; Julie Vallimont, piano, accordion
Jan
Dec 10 Sam Herd O' Cats
Enid Diamante, Kirsten Erwin, Craig Newberger and Adlai Waksman
Ridge
Dec 17 Donna Hunt SPUDS Bill and Ridge
Dec 24
No Dance this Thursday
Happy Holidays!

Dec 31
New Year's Eve

Greg Frock Laurie Fisher, fiddle, Karen Gaughan, piano
and T. J. Johnson, mandolin and fiddle
2008 2010