2019 Calendar
Sliding scale admission begins in June.
* indicates touring bands. 3rd Saturday dances usually start at 7:30pm and have their own pricing.
| Date | Caller | Band | Sound | Manager/Backup | Notes |
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| Jan. 3 | Jim Kitch | Finger Pyx - Enid Diamante (fiddle), Jo Anne Rocke (piano), Wes Steenson (guitar, banjo, percussion), Jansen Wendell (fiddle, mandolin, octave mandolin) | Jocelyn | Alex/Donna |
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| Jan. 10 | Sue Gola | SPUDS | Brian & | Phil/ |
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| Jan. 16 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Karey's house | ||||
| Jan. 17 | Peter Stix | Run of the Mill String Band - Palmer Loux (fiddle), Greg Loux (guitar), Paul Sidlick (banjo, mandolin, tenor guitar), Mat Clark (bass) | Jocelyn | Vince/Jess |
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| Saturday Jan. 19 |
Susan Taylor | Raise the Roof | Double Dance at Summit Church | ||
| Jan. 24 | Jan Alter | Brew Full Lager - Steve Epstein (clarinet, sax), Adlai Waksman (accordion), Bill Quern (mando, banjo, melodeon), Miranda Weinberg (fiddle), Jo Anne Rocke (keyboard) | Jim | Ridge/Maggie |
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| Jan. 31 | Dave Rupp | The Orphans - Peter Buchak (accordion), Ben Kennedy (piano), Miranda Weinberg (fiddle) | Anne | Adlai/Karey |
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| February | |||||
| Feb. 7 | Bob Isaacs | Grip It & Rip It - Rich Myers (mandolin, guitar), Larry Feldman (fiddle, mandolin), Mark Schultz (banjo), Ed Bonghi (guitar, mandolin), Ron Greenstein (acoustic bass) | Jan | Phil/Jess |
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| Feb. 14 | Ridge Kennedy | Live Wire - Sarah Gowan (guitar, concertina), Ben Kennedy (piano), Tom Krumm (fiddle), Bill Quern (mandolin, banjo, accordion, etc) | Jan | Donna/Maggie |
Valentine's Day theme |
| Saturday Feb. 16 |
Sue Gola | Pieces of Eight | Summit Church | ||
| Feb. 20 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Chris and Donna's house | ||||
| Feb. 21 | Gaye Fifer | Jovial Beggars - Craig Newberger (hammered dulcimer), Helene Zisook-Speer (fiddle), Jo Anne Rocke (keyboard), Peggy Leiby (recorder, feet), Rachel Hall (concertina) | Jim | Vince/Alex |
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| Feb. 28 | Jim Kitch | SPUDS | Anne & Brian | Ridge/Dave |
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| March | |||||
| Mar. 7 | Maia McCormick | Raise the Roof - Mat Clark (fiddle), Bob Pasquarello (bass), Judi Stellar (hammered dulcimer), Kathy Talvitie (guitar) | Jim |
Phil/Adlai |
Larks and Ravens after the break |
| Mar. 14 | Scott Higgs | ACED - Adlai Waksman (keyboard, accordion), Carol Carpenter (flute, piccolo), Enid Diamante (fiddle), Doug Healy (guitar, percussion, mandolin) | Jan |
Dave/Donna |
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| Saturday Mar. 16 |
Anne Lutun, Jan Alter, Donna Hunt, Ridge Kennedy, Greg Frock,
and Sue Gola |
MARATHON MEDLEY -
non-stop dancing from 8 to 11! Four bands: Alias, Live Wire, Full Sail, and Raise the Roof |
Summit Church | ||
| Mar. 20 | (Wednesday) Board meeting | ||||
| Mar. 21 | Donna Hunt | Full Sail - Adam Oleksa (fiddle), Rick Mohr (fiddle), Chloe Mohr (piano) | Jeffrey |
Vince/Ridge |
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| Mar. 28 | Rick Mohr (solo) | Coracree - Jane Rothfield (fiddle), Bill Quern (mando, banjo, melodeon), Sarah Gowan (guitar), Allan Carr (bass) | Jocelyn |
Jess/Karey |
4x65 Birthday Dance - Free Admission! (Happy birthday to Chris, Lisa, Maggie, and Phil!) |
| April | |||||
| Apr. 4 | Angela DeCarlis | Chimney Swift - Zoë Madonna (accordion), Cecile Leroy (cello), Daniel Raine (cittern, guitar), Yaron Shragai (percussion, whistles) | Bob P |
Dave/Adlai |
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| Apr. 11 | Anne Lutun | SPUDS | Brian & Phil |
Vince/Karey |
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| Apr. 17 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Karey's house | ||||
| Apr. 18 | Rich Goss | Lake Effect - Matt Sloboda (fiddle), Chuck Abell (guitar), Harry Aceto (bass) | Anne |
Donna/Alex |
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| Saturday Apr. 20 |
Bob Isaacs | New Brew - Jane
Knoeck, Eileen Kalfass, Tom Santarsiero |
Double Dance at Summit Church | ||
| Apr. 25 | Sam Rotenberg | Mad Katters - Marnen Laibow-Koser (violin, viola), Kirsten Erwin (flute, whistle), Adlai Waksman (piano) | Rob & Ridge |
Phil/Jess |
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| May | |||||
| May 2 | Ridge Kennedy | Hot Feat - Mat Clark (fiddle, mandolin), Dave Wiesler (piano, guitar), Paul Morrissette (bass) | Jocelyn |
Tom/Phil |
Community Meeting at the break |
| May 9 | Ron Blechner | JaneBob - Jane Rothfield (fiddle, banjo), Bob Pasquarello (piano), with Allan Carr (bass) | Jim |
Donna/Dave |
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| May 15 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Karey's house | ||||
| May 16 | George Marshall | Swallowtail - George Marshall, Ron Grosslein, Tim Van Egmond, Timm Triplett, David Cantieni | - |
Alex/Jess |
Glenside Hall |
| Saturday May 18 |
Anne Lutun | Pieces of Eight |
Summit Church | ||
| May 23 | Donna Hunt | Dr. Twamley's Audio Snakes - Mike Rovine (fiddle), Jill Smith (piano), Wes Steenson (guitar,banjo) | Phil |
Ridge/Dave |
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| May 30 | Jan Alter | SPUDS | Anne & Brian |
Ridge/Karey |
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| June | |||||
| June 6 | Colin Hume | Birch Trio - Daphne Pickens (fiddle), Molly Tucker (fiddle), Casey Murray (guitar, cello) | Jeffrey |
Tom/Adlai |
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| June 13 | Bob Isaacs | Mind The Gap - Adam Oleksa (fiddle), Kirsten Erwin (flute/whistle), Jane Roberts (cello), Adlai Waksman (piano) | Jan |
Mark/Donna |
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| June 19 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Karey's house | ||||
| June 20 | Scott Higgs | Hot Wasabi - Chris Carpenter (banjo, mandolin, clarinet), Roberta Goren (flute), Dave Miller (fiddle), Adlai Waksman (piano) | Brian |
Phil/Dave |
Larks and Ravens after the break |
| June 27 | Emily Abel | Contraforce - Andrae Raffield (violin), Jimi Peirano (guitar), Joey Dorwart (percussion/sax) | Jan |
Alex/Karey |
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| July | |||||
| July 4 | Quena Crain | Long Pond Rounders - Jonah Sidman (fiddle), Corey Walters (flute, mandolin), Michael Friedman (piano), Ness Smith-Savedoff (percussion) | Jocelyn |
Laura/Vince (with Keith) |
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| July 11 | Rick Mohr | SPUDS | Brian & Jocelyn |
Maggie/Tom |
Ice cream social at the break |
| July 18 | Chuck Abell | Boaz, Sara, Rick, Chloe - Sara Outing (fiddle), Rick Mohr (fiddle), Boaz Kim (harmonicas), Chloe Mohr (piano) | Anne |
Jess/... |
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| July 25 | Will Mentor | The Faux Paws - Andrew VanNorstrand, Noah VanNorstrand, Chris Miller | Jim |
Donna/Alex |
Larks and Ravens (full evening) |
| July 31 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Jonathan's house | ||||
| August | |||||
| Aug. 1 | Anne Lutun | The Phase Shifters - Jeff Gauthier (whistle, percussion), Ross Harriss (guitar, whistle, tenor banjo), Nathalie Levine (fiddle), Miranda Weinberg (fiddle) | Bob |
Jess/Karey |
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| Aug. 8 | Jan Alter | Allemande - Christopher Germain (fiddle), Heidi Sanders Germain (bass), Greg Loux (guitar), Palmer Loux (fiddle) | Jeffrey | Jess/Alex |
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| Aug. 15 | Jim Kitch (solo) | George, Max, and Friends - George Wilson (fiddle), Max Cohen (guitar), Molly Hebert-Wilson (bass), Alex Bell (drums) | Jan |
Vince/Tom (with Keith) |
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| Aug. 21 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Donna and Chris's house | ||||
| Aug. 22 | Liz Burkhart | Calluna - Eileen O'Grady (fiddle), Gus Cantieni (banjo, mandolin), Jesse Ball (guitar, piano) | Phil |
Donna/Adlai |
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| Aug. 29 | Sue Gola | SPUDS | Brian & Phil |
Phil/Maggie |
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| September | |||||
| Sep. 5 | Donna Hunt (solo) | Dave Wiesler and David Knight - David Knight (fiddle), Dave Wiesler (piano, guitar), with Mat Clark (bass) | Ridge | Maggie/Phil | Larks and Ravens (full evening) |
| Sep. 12 | Anne Lutun | Cantabile - Bill Nixon (fiddle), Clare Maher (cello), Adlai Waksman (keyboard), Kirsten Erwin (flute, whistle) | Jim | Vince/Eve | |
| Sep. 18 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Cindy and Rich's house | ||||
| Sep. 19 | Bob Isaacs (solo) | Blue Jersey Contra Band - Frank Ruck (mandolin), Allan Rubin (violin), Ellen Ruck (guitar), Ed Jankiewicz (bass) | Anne | Laura/Adlai/ |
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| Saturday Sep. 21 |
Gaye Fifer | Grand Picnic | Double Dance at Summit Church (4:30/7:30) | ||
| Sep. 26 | George Marshall | Wild Asparagus - Ann Percival (piano, guitar, vocals), David Cantieni (flutes, whistles, oboe, saxophone, bombard), Becky Tracy (fiddle), George Marshall (concertina, rhythm) | - | Tom/Donna (Jess on setup) |
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| October | |||||
| Oct. 3 | Tavi Merrill | The Orphans - Miranda Weinberg (fiddle), Peter Buchak (accordion), Ben Kennedy (piano) | Jeffrey | Eve/Karey/ |
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| Oct. 10 | Michael Kernan | Coracree - Jane Rothfield (fiddle), Sarah Gowan (guitar), Bill Quern (mando, banjo, melodeon), Allan Carr (bass) | Jan | Adlai/Jess | Community round table discussion on role
terms (6:30pm, Commodore Barry Room, before the
dance) |
| Oct. 17 | Ridge Kennedy | SPUDS | Brian & Phil | Phil/Alex | |
| Saturday Oct. 19 |
Jan Alter | Pieces of Eight | Summit Church (7:30pm) | ||
| Oct. 23 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Karey's house | ||||
| Oct. 24 | Sam Rotenberg (solo) | Galen and Jared - Galen Kirkpatrick, Jared Kirkpatrick | Jeffrey | Laura/Tom | Community round table discussion on role terms (6:30pm, Commodore Barry Room, before the dance) |
| Oct. 31 | Dave Rupp | Raise the Roof - Mat Clark (fiddle, mando), Bob Pasquarello (bass), Judi Stellar (hammered dulcimer), Kathy Talvitie (guitar) | Ridge | Vince/Maggie | Larks and Ravens after the break |
| November | |||||
| Nov. 7 | Abigail Hobart | Caravan - Kirsten Erwin (whistles, flute),
Ben Kennedy (piano), Thane Glenn (mandolin), Adam Oleksa
(fiddle) |
Jan |
Alex/Adlai |
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| Nov. 14 | Janine Smith and Susan Taylor | Dead Sea Squirrels - Cathy Mason (fiddle), Henry Yoshimura (guitar), Craig Edwards (fiddle, banjo, mando) | Jim |
Keith/Jess |
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| Saturday Nov. 16 |
Bob Isaacs | Brooklyn Swing Ensemble | Summit Church (7:30pm) | ||
| Nov. 20 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Cindy and Rich's house | ||||
| Nov. 21 | Jan Alter | Jovial Beggars - Helen Zisook-Speer (fiddle),
Jo Anne Rocke (keyboard), Peggy Leiby (recorders & feet),
Rachel Hall (concertina), with Judi Stellar
(hammered dulcimer) |
Anne |
Laura/Donna with Trisha |
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| Nov. 28 | NO DANCE - THANKSGIVING | ||||
| Saturday Nov. 30 |
CONTRACOPIA - nine hours of dancing, from 2pm to 11pm! Three great bands, three great callers, and waltz breaks with harp and piano. First: Terry Doyle calling to Chimney Swift Second: Michael Karcher calling to Buddy System Third: Maia McCormick calling Larks and Ravens to Larry Unger & Friends Waltz breaks: Bob Pasquarello (piano) and Ellen Tepper (harp) |
St. Thomas Indian Orthodox Church | |||
| December | |||||
| Sunday Dec. 1 | Christmas Tree Lighting and Open House at the Commodore Barry Club 12-6pm - with contra dancing at 2pm - All welcome! | ||||
| Dec. 5 | Scott Higgs |
SPUDS | Brian & Ridge |
Dave/Phil |
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| Dec. 12 | Rick Mohr |
TWeLve - Nathalie Levine (fiddle), Miranda
Weinberg (fiddle), Kathy Talvitie (piano) |
Bob P. |
Keith/Alex |
Volunteer Appreciation Night (Regular volunteers get
in free! We have cake!) |
| Dec. 18 | (Wednesday) Board meeting at Donna and Chris's house | ||||
| Dec. 19 | Jim Kitch |
Grip It & Rip It - Larry Feldman
(fiddle), Rich Myers (mandolin), Ed Bonghi (guitar), Mark
Schultz (banjo), Ron Greenstein (upright bass) |
Jeffrey |
Maggie/Donna |
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| Saturday Dec. 21 |
Rick Mohr |
The WINTER COTILLION - special event -
special pricing ($20 / $10 students) Cedar Stanistreet, Jesse Ball, and Ness Savedoff-Smith |
Summit Church (7:30pm) | ||
| Dec. 26 | Sue Gola |
Instant Ensemble - Roberta Goren (flute), Dave Miller (fiddle), Adlai Waksman (piano) | Jocelyn |
Tom/Vince with Trisha | |
| Monday Dec. 30 | Scott Higgs |
Not Quite New Year's Eve -
special event - special pricing ($10-25 sliding scale) A festive "between the holidays" dance with music by Atlantic Crossing (Viveka Fox, Peter Macfarlane, and Rick Klein) |
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill (8pm) |
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