Upcoming Events (2/15-2/21/2010)

February 15th, 2010 |

Calendar of Folk, Traditional and Roots Music and Dance Events in (or close to) Northern Vermont

Almost weekly event information and updates featuring folk, traditional, world and other roots oriented music and dance for about 4,000 recipients.

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2/15/10

(2/12/10 through 2/15/10) A Cappella Winter Madness: Winter Wonderland Workshop In Ensemble Singing at All Souls Unitarian Church at the West Village Meeting House in Brattleboro. Presented by the Western Wind Vocal Ensemble. Contact Jerelyn Wilson jerelyn@buildinggreen.com or www.westernwind.org
Vermont Fiddle Orchestra rehearsal for the Spring Session at St. Augustine’s Church in Montpelier. Jam sessions start at 6pm,, rehearsals start at 7pm. Mondays from 1/25/10 through 4/1/10. Contact 877-343-3531, info@vtfiddlecorchestra.org or www.vtfiddleorchestra.org

Mondays (every week except where noted otherwise)…..

Music for a Monday Afternoon with Jackie Sauter from 3pm to 5pm on North Country Public Radio. Contact 877-388-6277 or http://www.ncpr.org
‘Those Monday Blues’ with John ‘Onechord’ Conners from 5pm to 8pm on WWPV 88.7 FM ‘The Mike’ at St. Michael’s College in Colchester. Every Monday. Contact www.wwpv.org

2/16/10

Guagua (Geoff Kim, John Thompson-Figueroa, Shane Hardiman, Keith Levenson, Gail Hagenbach, Twa Mercer, Scott Dean and Carla Kevorkian) from 6:30pm to 8pm at the Radio Bean in Burlington. Every other Tuesday from 2/2/10 through 3/30/10. Contact www.guaguavt.com or www.radiobean.com
Contra Dance Band Class with Jeremiah McLane from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in Montpelier. 1/26/10 through 4/6/10. Contact 802-765-9904, 802-272-5482 or jeremiah@sover.net
Carlos Ocasio and the Cajun Rag Band from 9pm to 12 midnight at the Gusanoz Mexican Restaurant in Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Music Voyager with Jacob Edgar at 9:30pm on Vermont Public Television. Contact www.vpt.org

Tuesdays (every week except where noted otherwise)…..

The Blue Note with Ellen Rocco from 3pm to 5pm on North Country Public Radio. Every Tuesday. Contact 877-388-6277 or http://www.ncpr.org
The Floating Head of Zsa Zsa with Laima from 4pm to 6pm on WRUV FM. World, classical, blues, rock, bluegrass. Contact 656-4399 or www.uvm.edu/~wruv/
Shape Note Sing from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in Ira Allen Chapel (usually) at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Hosted by the UVM Old Time Music Club. Check for occasional changes in time, date and location. Contact uvm.shape.note@gmail.com
Bread and Puppet Theatre Shape Note sing at 6:30pm in Glover. Every Tuesday in the summer. Contact Linda Wells 586-0698 or craftsbury@hotmail.com or www.breadandpuppet.org
Mostly Waltzing from 6:30pm to 8pm at Barrett Hall in South Strafford. Every Tuesday. Contact Gina Sonne 802-785-4220 or waltzlover@gmail.com
Acoustic Coalition from 7pm to 11pm at Murphy Farm on Lake Pinneo in Quechee. Every Tuesday. Contact Kerry Rosenthal 203-856-0297 or kerryrose9@yahoo.com
Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri at 10pm on Lake Champlain Access Television’s Channel 15. Tuesdays. Contact www.banjo.net

2/17/10

Songwriting Class Showcase with Colin McCaffrey at 8pm at the Langdon Street Café in Montpelier.
House Carpenters (Dan Haley, Katie Trautz, Ted Ingham and Noah Hahn) from 8pm to 9pm at the Langdon Street Café in Montpelier. Old time session follows.

Wednesdays (every week except where noted otherwise)…..

Farmers and Artisans Market from 3pm to 7pm at the River Arts Center in Morrisville. Every Wednesday. Contact www.riverartsvt.org.
NIPs-West Open Potluck and Songs/Dance Tunes Session at Moshe’s house in Essex. First and third Wednesdays. Contact Moshe 879-0876 or www.groups.yahoo.com/NIPS-West.
Irish Music Session hosted by Roger Kahle with guests from 6:30pm to 9:30pm at J.D. McCliments Pub in Putney. Every Wednesday. Contact Roger Kahle rjamesk@vermontel.net
Old Time Session at Dan Wetmore’s home in Montpelier. Every Wednesday. Contact dwetmore@sover.net
Irish Session at 9pm at the Radio Bean in Burlington. Contact 660-9346 or www.radiobean.com

2/18/10

(1/14/10 through 2/25/10) English Country Dance Class with David Millstone from 7pm to about 9:30pm in the Parish Hall at St. Barnabas Church in Norwich. Please bring with you a pair of clean shoes that will not scuff the floor. Contact millstone@valley.net
Kip DeMoll, Key Greenblott and Jonah Salzman at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington. Contact 802-540-0188.

Thursdays (every week except where noted otherwise)…..

Folk Directions with Gerry Goodfriend from 9am to 11am on CKUT 91.3 (from McGill University in Montreal). Contact www.ckutfolk.com
String Fever with Barb Heller from 3pm to 5pm on North Country Public Radio. Contact 877-388-6277 or www.ncpr.org
Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri from 4pm to 4:30pm on Lake Champlain Access Television. Thursdays. Contact www.banjo.net
‘The Folk Show’ with John Sheehey from 5pm to 8pm on WWPV 88.7 FM ‘The Mike’ at St. Michael’s College in Colchester. Every Thursday. Contact www.wwpv.org
The Studio Sessions (one-hour music show on Channel 15 in Montpelier). Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 12am and 1pm, Saturdays at 11:30am. Produced by Kenric Kite at ORCA Media in Montpelier. www.orcamedia.net or 224-9901.
Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri at 8pm on Lake Champlain Access Television’s Channel 15. Thursdays. Contact www.banjo.net
The Radioflyer Bluegrass and Beyond Show with John Civitello from 8pm to 10pm on WJSC 90.7 (Johnson State College). Contact 635-1414.
Francophondamental with Lucy Couture from 10pm to 12 midnight on WRUV 90.1 FM. Contact http://www.wruv.org or couturelucy@gmail.com

2/19/10

Contra Dance and Dinner with Delia Clark (caller) and the Old Sam Peabody Band at the Little Theater in Woodstock. Family Dance at 6pm. Dinner served through 7:30pm. Evening dance starts at 8pm. Bring a pair of clean soft-soled shoes. Sponsored by Woodstock Recycling and Vermont Compost and Pentangle Council for the Arts. Contact Steve Hoffman 802-785-4039 or hoffmanathome@gmail.com or Jed Dickinson 802-457-1807.
Contra Dance with TBA callers and musicians from 7pm to 10pm in the Municipal Gym in Middlebury. 3^rd Fridays. Sponsored by the Teen Center. Contact 388-6356 or ejoselson@langrock.com
English Country Dance with Lar Duggan, Wayne Hankin, Laura Markowitz and Ana Ruesink from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at the Elley Long Music Center in Colchester. Early session for dancers with some experience from 7pm to 7:30pm. Contact mdkent@comcast.net or 802-879-7618 or www.burlingtoncountrydancers.org
Caravan of Thieves at 7:30pm at Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery in Brattleboro. Contact 802-254-9276.
Patrick Fitzsimmons at the Purple Moon Pub in Waitsfield. First Thursdays. Contact 496-3422 or www.purplemoonpub.com
Square Dance with Jacynthe Guimond (caller) and the Boghoppers from 8pm to 11pm at the Wheel Club in Montreal.
Sidrak and Bocus at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington. Contact 802-540-0188.

Fridays (every week except where noted otherwise)…..

The Studio Sessions (one-hour music show on Channel 15 in Montpelier). Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 12am and 1pm, Saturdays at 11:30am. Produced by Kenric Kite at ORCA Media in Montpelier. www.orcamedia.net or 224-9901.
Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri at 3pm on Lake Champlain Access Television’s Channel 15. Fridays. Contact www.banjo.net
The Beat Authority with David Sommerstein from 3pm to 5pm on North Country Public Radio. Contact 877-388-6277 or www.ncpr.org
Shillelagh Safari Radio Show with Edward Burke from 5pm to 8pm on WWPV 88.7 FM ‘The Mike’ at St. Michael’s College in Colchester. Celtic, folk, world and variety. Contact www.wwpv.org
Old Time Music Jams starting at 5:30pm in the Billings North Lounge at the University of Vermont in Burlington. 1^st Fridays. Sponsored by the UVM Old Time Music Club. Contact kiemma@uvm.edu
The Folk Show with Mike Alzo from 7pm to 8pm on North Country Public Radio. Contact 877-388-6277, folkshow@ncpr.org or www.ncpr.org
Square Dance (traditional singing squares, waltzes, polkas, fox trots and two-steps) with Lester Bradley (caller) and Musical Chairs (musicians) (sit-ins always welcome) from 8pm to 10:30pm at the Town Hall in Wentworth (New Hampshire). 1^st Fridays. Contact Sue Hunt suehunt@cyberportal.net
Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri at 9pm on Lake Champlain Access Television’s Channel 15. Fridays. Contact www.banjo.net
The Mud Party from 10pm to 2am on WMUD 89.3. Every Friday. Contact www.wmud.org

2/20/10

Contra Dance with Lausanne Allen (caller) and Susannah Blachly, George White and Susan Reid at 7pm Vivien and Michael Fritz’s barn in Marshfield. Childcare provided for younger children at the Jaquith Library (pre-register by 2/14/10). Benefits the Jaquith Public Library. Contact 802-426-3581 (more information) or 802-426-3190 (directions to the barn).
Yankee Chank at 7:30pm at the UU Church in Rutland. Part of the Saturday Night Coffee House Concert Series. Contact 802-492-2252.
Jeff Davis at 8pm at Petit Campus in Montreal. Part of the Wintergreen Concert Series. Contact www.hellodarlinproductions.com or 514-524-9225.
Catie Curtis at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
Hey Momma at Jay Peak Resort in Jay. Contact www.heymamamusic.com, www.facebook.com/heymamamusic or www.myspace.com/heymamamusic
Hey Momma at the Snowshoe in Montgomery Center. Contact www.heymamamusic.com, www.facebook.com/heymamamusic or www.myspace.com/heymamamusic
Peter Miller Duo at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington. Contact 802-540-0188.

Saturdays (every week except where noted otherwise)…..

Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri at 6am on Lake Champlain Access Television’s Channel 15. Saturdays. Contact www.banjo.net
Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri at 9am on Lake Champlain Access Television’s Channel 15. Saturdays. Contact www.banjo.net
The Radio Rangers at 10:30am on WDEV AM 550 or WDEV FM 96.1 (Waterbury). Contact Mark Struhsacker or Dave Rowell 800-299-9436 or www.wdevradiorangers.com
The Studio Sessions (one-hour music show on Channel 15 in Montpelier). Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays at 12am and 1pm, Saturdays at 11:30am. Produced by Kenric Kite at ORCA Media in Montpelier. www.orcamedia.net or 224-9901.
Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri at 1pm on Lake Champlain Access Television’s Channel 15. Saturdays. Contact www.banjo.net
Songwriter’s Notebook hosted by Rik Palieri from 4pm to 5pm on VCAM-TV. Contact www.banjo.net
Acoustic Harmony with Mark Michaelis on WGDR (91.1 FM) from 4:30pm to 7:30pm. Alternating Saturdays. Contact 454-7762, www.wgdr.org or www.acoustic-harmony.com
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor from 6pm to 8pm on Vermont Public Radio. Contact http://www.vpr.net
Shillelagh Safari radio show with Edward Burke from 8pm to 10pm on ‘the Radiator’ WOMM-LP 105.9. Contact www.theradiator.org
Eastern Style Square Dance with Adam Boyce (fiddler/caller) at 8pm at the Community Hall on Tyler Farm Road in West Newbury. 4^th Saturdays. Includes traditional singing squares, waltzes, polkas, foxtrots, two-steps, Virginia Reel, Portland Fancy, Paul Jones and others. Contact 429-2316, 484-7719 or adamrboyce@juno.com
The Mud Party from 10pm to 2am on WMUD 89.3. Every Saturday. Contact www.wmud.org

2/21/10

Rebecca Padula at 11am at Healthy Living Café in South Burlington. Contact www.rebeccapadula.com
English Country Dance with David Millstone (caller) and Carol Compton and Thal Alward from 2pm to 5pm at the Nelson Town Hall in Nelson, New Hampshire. Presented by the Monadnock Folklore Society. Contact www.monadnockfolk.org
Mostly Waltz with the Stolen Gypsies in Barrett Hall in South Strafford. 2pm lesson. 3pm to 5pm dance. Contact 802-785-4220 or Waltzlover@gmail.com
Upper Valley Community Chorus led by Mary Cay Brass from 4pm to 6pm at St. Barnabas Church in Norwich. Part of 6-week session from 1/10/10 through 3/7/10. Contact mcbrass@vermontel.net or 802-869-2438.
Windborne Trio (Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Lauren Breunig, Will Thomas Rowan) at 7pm at the Nelson Town Hall in Nelson, New Hampshire. Presented by the Monadnock Folklore Society. Contact www.monadnockfolk.org
Contra Dance with Nils Fredland (caller) and Elixir (Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Jesse Hazzard-Watkins, Anna Patton and Owen Morrison) from 7:30pm to 10:30pm (beginners lesson 7:15pm) at the Stone Church in Brattleboro. Contact www.ethanhw.com/brattdance or 802-257-9234.

Sundays (every week except where noted otherwise)…..

Crossroads with Tim Downey and Todd Tyson (alternating hosts) on the Point (WNCS) at 104.7 FM (Burlington/Montpelier), 103.1 and 107.7 (Lebanon, White River Junction/Hanover) and 95.7 FM (St. Johnsbury/Danville) from 6am to 10am. Contact crossroads@pointfm.com
Sunday Morning Cafe from 6am to 10am on WMUD 89.3. Every Sunday. Contact www.wmud.org
L.J.’S Dream with L.J. Palrady (WRUV 90.1 FM) from 9am to 12. Contact lpalardy@uvm.edu or http://wruv.com/
The Back Porch with Jim Olson from 9am to 12 noon on WRSI 101.5 FM (Brattleboro).
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor from 11am to 1pm on Vermont Public Radio. Contact http://www.vpr.net
Sacred Harp Sing from 1pm to 4:30pm at Carol’s Hungry Mind Café in Middlebury. Second Sundays. Contact Deb Moody 388-5410 or moody.debby@gmail.com
Old Time Session at 1pm at the Radio Bean in Burlington. Contact 660-9346 or www.radiobean.com.
Summit Singer’s Reunion from 1pm to 3pm at the Red Hen Bakery in Middlesex. 2^nd Sundays.
All the Traditions with Robert Resnik from 1pm to 4pm on Vermont Public Radio. Contact rresnik@vpr.net or http://www.vpr.net
Champlain Valley Scottish Fiddle Club meeting from 2pm to 5pm at 13 South Street in Middlebury. First Sundays. Contact Jeannie Van Order 802-388-2142 or jeansvan@gmail.com or www.CVSFC.org
Bluegrass Time with Nick Barr from 2pm to 3pm on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio. Contact http://www.wamc.org/station.html
Irish Music Session from 2pm to 5pm at McKibbin’s in Montreal. Sunday afternoons. Contact 514-228-1580 or www.belfastandi.com
Traditional Irish Sessions from 3pm to 6pm at the Irish Embassy in Montreal. Contact 514-875-8777.
‘Blue Mountain Greengrass’ with Duncan Fletcher from 6pm to 8pm on WRUV 90.1. Contact ripplescan@globalnetisp.net
Into the Blue with Tony Herd from 6pm to 7pm on WLVB 93.9 FM (Morrisville). Contact 888-4294 or 800-299-9436.
The Folk Show with Kate McNally (evenings) on New Hampshire Public Radio.
Shape Note Sing from 6:30pm to 9pm at the Community Center in Plainfield. Winter months only. Contact Pat Mayhew 426-3849.
Bluegrass Ramblings with Ross Harvey at 7pm on CKUT 91.3 (from McGill University in Montreal).
Mike Lynch at 7:30pm at PK’s Pub in Bellows Falls. Contact www.flyingunderradar.com
Songwriter’s Notebook with Rik Palieri from 8:30pm to 9pm on Lake Champlain Access Television. Sundays. Contact www.banjo.net

4/3/10

8^th Annual ‘Cabin Fever Reliever’ benefit dance concert featuring Bill Kirchen, the Starline Rhythm Boys, Elisabeth Von Trapp, Leroy Preston, Paul Asbell, Peter Riley and Yankee Chank at the Sheraton in Burlington. Benefits the Cancer Patient Support Program. Contact www.flynntix.org or http://www.facebook.com/DougGrahn?v=app_2344061033&ref=profile#/event.php?eid=102865446291&index=1

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