Each year, we’re lucky to be a stop on caller George Marshall’s Pacific Northwest tour, with a great band in tow! The Ice Cream Truckers bring together three wonderfully inventive musicians: Noah VanNorstrand (fiddle, mandolin and feet), Kelsey Wells...
Springtide is Willy Clemetson (fiddle and foot percussion), Elsie Gawler (cello), and Ethan Tischler (guitar). Known for playing raucous fiddle tunes that get you up and dancing, they play contra dances all over New England and bring the rugged beauty and heart of...
Dawn Chorus is Grace Hendrickson-Jones (Les Quatre Patates, Modern Birds) on flute, Cedar Stanistreet (Nor’easter, Nimbus) on fiddle, and Rosie O’Neil (Marie the Band, Pajamajam) on guitar. With musical backgrounds ranging from Irish, Americana folk, and old-time to...
**This dance will be held at the Gardiner Community Center** The Contra Kings are a collection of skilled local musicians that play old time fiddle tunes that blend perfectly with the figures of the dances to create a sense of freedom, liberty, and fun. Andrew...
The Contra Band High-energy, talented local musicians that play some of the most energetic dance music out there. This month, regulars Joey Gish, David Rivers, and Will Jevne will be joined by Claire Furtwangler on cello! Anne Peterson and Ash Goren...
Andrew & Heather Norcross with Paul Hannah Chamberlain calling
Grange Busters Grange Busters (Andrew & Heather Norcross with Joe Fulton) is a classic old time string band that specializes in making your hips shake, rattle and roll. With half of the band from North Carolina and the other half corn-fed, mid-west stock, we play...
Laurie Andres, Ruthie Carroll, Amy Carroll Koren Wake calling
The Contra Band The Contra Band is a collection of awesome local musicians that play some of the most energetic dance music out there. This month, regulars Joey Gish, David Rivers, and Will Jevne will play. We book these musicians as often as they are available;...
Backwoods Hucksters The Backwoods Hucksters are a local mountain blues dance ensemble. Longtime musical partners Cort Armstrong (guitar) and Sean Divine (harmonica) are joined by Joey Gish (fiddle), Matt Sircely (mandolin/fiddle) and Paul Stehr-Green (bass). If the...
