Events Calendar
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.
3/14/10
‘Women in Irish Music and Dance’ featuring…..
- Sarah Blair and Hiliari Farrington
- Martha Gallagher
- Full Circle (Maeve Kim, Beth London, Linda Rodd, Susan Reit de Salas and Mary Ann Samuels)
- Jennifer Curtin
- McFadden Academy of Irish Dance
- Katrina Gibson with Nita Hanson and Suzy Harris
- Mary’s Lane (Maura Morse, Lynn Mahoney and Janet Wilson)
- Reel Girl (Laura Markowitz, Molly Shallow, Ariana Matthews-Salzman, Ana Ruesink and Susi Hurd)
- Fiddleheads (McKinley James, Kyla Leary, Maria Naumann, Delilah Necrason, Eileen O’Grady and Molly Shallow)
- Laura Travis (emcee)
6pm to 8:30pm in Contois Auditorium at City Hall in Burlington
Part of the 15th Annual Burlington Irish Heritage Festival
Presented by the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival and Young Tradition Vermont Benefits the Tom Sustic Fund
No advance tickets
Post concert session at Ri Ra on Church Street
Contact www.vtirishfestival.org or mrksustc@together.net
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3/8/10
- Family Band Open Mic from 3pm to 4pm at the Woodridge Nursing Home. Youth Jam Session from 2pm to 3pm. 2nd Saturdays. Hosted by Woodbury Strings and Sap Run Fiddlers. Contact http://woodburystrings.home.att.net, 223-8945 x2 or woodburystrings@att.net
- 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
- When Irish Eyes Are Smiling featuring the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, the Dubliners, Judy Collins and many others at 8pm on Vermont Public Television. Contact www.vpt.org
- Celtic Thunder: It’s Entertainment! at 9:30pm on Vermont Public Television. Contact www.vpt.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
- Vermont Ukulele Society from 6:30pm to 9pm at Howden Hall in Bristol. 2nd and 4th Mondays. Contact http://Vtukes.webs.com
3/9/10
- 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
- A Concert for St. Patrick featuring Fiddleheads, the Highland Weavers, the Sleepless Knights (Sarah James, Ben Miller, Declan McCabe and Richard Kujawa), the Celtic Knights and the McFadden Academy of Irish Dance from 7pm to 8:30pm in the McCarthy Arts Center at St. Michael’s College in Colchester. Proceeds benefit the Tom Sustic Fund. Co-sponsored by the Edmundite Campus Ministry and the Celtic Knights. Contact 802-654-2536.
- Cal Stanton at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.comDoug Perkins and Jamie Masefield from 8pm to 10pm at Radio Bean in Burlington.
- Rounder Records 40th Anniversary Concert featuring Robert Plant, Alison Krauss, Steve Martin, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Madeleine Peyroux at 9pm 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
3/10/10
- Alan Greenleaf and the Doctor at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Mary McCaslin at the Good Times Café in Hinesburg. Contact 802-482-4444.
- Irish Music Open Session from 9pm to 12 midnight at Radio Bean in Burlington. Part of the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. Contact www.vtirishfestival.org
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.
- Waltzing at Rices Mills Community Center in Thetford Center. Starting 3/24/10 through April. Practice sessions from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Contact Gina Sonne 802-785-4220.
- 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
- Francophondamental with Lucy Couture from 10pm to 12 midnight on WRUV 90.1 FM. Contact http://www.wruv.org or couturelucy@gmail.com
3/11/10
- (3/11/10 and 3/12/10) Auditions for Chandler’s 16th Annual ‘Mud Season Variety Show’. Performance dates are 4/16/10 and 4/17/10. Contact outreach@chandler-arts.org or 802-431-0204 before 3/7/10.
- Patrick Conan at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- American Masters: Joan Baez: How Sweet the Sound at 8pm on Vermont Public Television. Contact www.vpt.org
- Charlie Messing, Kip deMoll and Kevin Greenblott at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington. Contact www.skinnypancake.com
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
- Waltzing at Rices Mills Community Center in Thetford Center. Starting 3/24/10 through April. Practice sessions from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Contact Gina Sonne 802-785-4220.
- 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.
3/12/10
- (3/11/10 and 3/12/10) Auditions for Chandler’s 16th Annual ‘Mud Season Variety Show’. Performance dates are 4/16/10 and 4/17/10. Contact outreach@chandler-arts.org or 802-431-0204 before 3/7/10.
- Nervous But Excited plus Christopher Dorman at 7pm at the Monkey House in Winooski. Contact laughinglight@gmail.com
- Tammy Fletcher Mountain Girl at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Contra Dance with Harold Luce and others at 7:30pm at the Town Hall in Tunbridge. Sponsored by the Ed Larkin Old Time Contra Dancers. Contact Clyde Jenne 802-436-2104, 802-436-2444 or clydo46@gmail.com
- Beoga at the Barre Opera House. Part of the Celebration Series. Contact 476-8188 or www.barreoperahouse.org
- Contra Dance with Nils Fredland (caller) and Sarah Blair and Colin McCaffrey at 8pm at the Town Hall in Shelburne. Beginners’ session at 7:45pm. Presented by Queen City Contras. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact 802-371-9492, 802-343-7165 or www.queencitycontras.org/Home.html
- Neko Case with Anais Mitchell at 8pm at Fuller Hall in St. Johnsbury. Benefits Catamount Arts. Contact 802-748-2600 or www.catamountarts.org
- Mark Struhsacker at 8pm at the Stone Grill Pub in Morrisville.
- Gordon Stone Band from 9pm to 12 midnight at the Brewski in Jeffersonville. Contact 644-6366 or www.gordonstone.com
- Miriami at 9:30pm at the Black Door Bar and Bistro in Montpelier. Contact www.blackdoorvt.com/shows
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. 1st 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
- International Folk Dancing with Ben Bergstein and Louise Brill from 8pm to 10pm at North End Studio in Burlington. 2nd and 4th Fridays. Contact ben@vpal-us.org or 802- 863-6713.
- 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). 1st Fridays.
- 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
3/13/10
- Harmony Singing Workshop with Brendan Taaffe from 10am to 2:30pm at the Champlain Valley UU Church in Middlebury. Contact Brennan Michaels and John Beattie 8020-352-4416 or owlhouse@wildblue.net
- Pennywhistle Workshop at 1pm in the Pickering Room at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Part of the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. Contact Cindy Hill wordwomanvt@yahoo.com
- Bodhran, Spoons and Bones: An Introduction to Celtic Small Percussion at 2pm in the Pickering Room at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Part of the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. Contact www.vtirishfestival.org
- Montpelier Scottish Country Dance Social featuring Peter Macfarlane, Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus at 2pm at the Capitol City Grange in Montpelier. Contact mdkent@comcast.net
- Irish Ceili and Contra Dance featuring Chip Hedler (caller) and the Parsnips from 7pm to 9:30pm at the Worcester Town Hall. Ceili from 7pm to 8pm with step dancing, Irish songs and Ceili dancing. Part of a Benefit Dance Series for the Worcester Town Hall. Collecting non-perishable items for the Worcester Food Shelf. Contact 802-229-9468
- Atlantic Crossing at 7pm Music Box in Craftsbury. Contact 802-586-7533 or www.themusicboxvt.org
- Saturday Night Hooley, Not Necessarily Traditional Irish Music and Dance featuring O’hAnleigh, the Music of Irish America, Patrick Webb and the McFadden Academy of Irish Dance in Contois Auditorium in City Hall in Burlington. Part of the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. Contact www.vtirishfestival.org
- Womanism: Experiencing Women through Performance Art at North End Studio in Burlington. Benefits Mercy Connections. Contact Jen Berger jb4pax@yahoo.com
- Maeve Mackinnon with Ewan MacPherson plus Dave Gossage and Michael Ayles at 7:30pm at Théâtre Lac-Brome in Knowlton (Québec). Presented by the Montreal Celtic Festival Foundation. Contact www.montrealcelticfestival.com or 450-292-3456 x228.
- Didgeridoo concert at 7:30pm at the Town Hall in Shelburne. Monthly from November through May. Verify before traveling if weather is bad. Contact 802-309-2812.
- Mark Struhsacker at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Maeve Mackinnon plus Dave Gossage and Mike Ayles at 7:30pm at Theatre Lac-Brome in Knowlton, Quebec. Contact www.montrealcelticfestival.com
- Nightingale House Concert from 8pm to 10pm at Barb’s house in Grand Isle. Contact grandislehouseconcerts@gmail.com or 802-373-1698.
- Dance Party with the Prescription and Side Effect Horns at 8pm at the Sage Street Mill in North Bennington. Presented by Vermont Arts Exchange. Contact 800-838-3006 or www.vtartexchange.org
- Les Mononcles at 8pm at Salle de l’Envol in Joliette, Quebec. Contact 450-752-6798 or www.memoireracines.qc.ca
- Triple Play Contra Dance with David Millstone (caller) and Northern Spy at 8pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact Rick Barrows 785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
- Les Mononcles at 8pm at Salle de l’Envol in Joliette, Quebec. Contact 450-759-6202.
- Gordon Stone Band from 9pm to 12 midnight at the Brewski in Jeffersonville. Contact 644-6366 or www.gordonstone.com
- Hot Flannel (Doug Perkins, Patrick Ross, Jen Wells and Ben Rov) at 9pm at the Snowshoe Lodge in Montgomery. Contact www.myspace/hotflannelvt
- Dave Keller at 9:30pm at the Black Door Bar and Bistro in Montpelier. Contact www.blackdoorvt.com/shows
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. 4th 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
3/14/10
- Cody Michaels from 11am to 2pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- International Folk Dance at Tracy Hall in Norwich from 3pm to 6pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact John Bartholomew and Julianne Harden 436-2151 julianne@vermontel.net or barthoj@vermontel.net
- Festival Ceili from 1pm to 3pm in Contois Auditorium at City Hall in Burlington. Part of the 15th Annual Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. Contact www.vtirishfestival.org
- Summit School Open House from 5pm to 7pm at the Summit School in Monteplier.
- ‘Women in Irish Music and Dance’ featuring Sarah Blair and Hiliari Farrington, Martha Gallagher, Full Circle, Jennifer Curtin, McFadden Academy of Irish Dance, Katrina Gibson with Nita Hanson and Suzy Harris, Reel Girl (Laura Markowitz, Molly Shallow, Ariana Matthews-Salzman, Ana Ruesink and Susi Hurd), Fiddleheads (McKinley James, Kyla Leary, Maria Naumann, Delilah Necrason, Eileen O’Grady and Molly Shallow), and Laura Travis (emcee) and others from 6pm to 8:30pm in Contois Auditorium at City Hall in Burlington. Part of the 15th Annual Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. Presented by the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival and Young Tradition Vermont. Benefits the Tom Sustic Fund. Post concert session at Ri Ra on Church Street. Contact www.vtirishfestival.org or mrksustc@together.net
- English Country Dance with Robin Hayden (caller) and Peter Barnes and Lydia Ievens in Brattleboro. Contact www.astro.umass.edu/~dpopowich/BrattleboroFlyer-1002.pdf
- 2nd Sunday English Country Dance Music Session with Carol Compton (leader) from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Upper Valley Music Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Practice session for open band. Contact david.w.beaufait@hitchcock.org or 603-632-5137.
- Contra Dance with Rebecca Lay (caller) and Anadama 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.
- John Harrington at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Battlefield Band at the Tunbridge Town Hall. Contact www.mtnfolk.org and 802-431-3433.
- The Peking Acrobats at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Contact 86-FLYNN or www.flynncenter.org
- Irish Session starting 9pm at Ri Ra in Burlington. Follows ‘Women in Irish Music and Dance’ concert at City Hall.
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. 2nd 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
3/15/10
- 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
3/16/10
- 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
- Doug Perkins and Michael Arnowitt at 7pm at the Main Street Bar and Grill in Montpelier.
- Kelly Ravin at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
3/17/10
- Longford Row from 12 noon to 3pm at Ri Ra in Burlington. Contact longfordrow@gmail.com or www.longfordrow.com
- Open Irish Session from 12 noon to 3pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Craic-Atac at 12:30pm at the Atwater Library and Computer Centre in Montreal. Contact lverge@atwaterlibrary.ca or www.atwaterlibrary.ca
- Allen’s Fiddle Students from 4pm to 5pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Roland and Gary Clark from 7pm to 9pm at the Hub in Johnson.
- Gordon Stone Band at 7pm at the Brewski in Jeffersonville. Contact 644-6366 or www.gordonstone.com
- St. Patty’s Party with Summit School featuring Pete Sutherland, Benedict Koehler and Hilari Farrington at 7pm at the Langdon Street Café in Montpelier. Irish session and party follows.
- Longford Row from 7pm to 10:30pm at the Matterhorn in Stowe. Contact longfordrow@gmail.com or www.longfordrow.com
- St Patrick’s Day festivities with Peter Macfarlane and Rick Klein at 7pm the Big Picture Theater and Café in Waitsfield. Contact www.bigpicturetheater.info
- Danielle Doyle at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Dervish at 7:30pm at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Part of the Burlington Irish Heritage Festival. Contact 863-5966 www.flynntix.org or www.uvm.edu
- Derrick Semler at the Good Times Café in Hinesburg. Contact 802-482-4444.
- St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with François Clemmons with Andy Collins, Elias Alexander and Tim Cummings at 8pm at the Mahaney Center for the Arts at Middlebury College.
3/18/10
- Cosa Buena at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
3/19/10
- (3/19/10 through 3/21/10) Singing Weekend with John Harrison, Moira Smiley and Brendan Taaffe at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee. Presented by Turtle Dove. Contact www.turtledoveharmony.org
- Contra Dance with Lausanne Allen (caller) and Peter Macfarlane, Rick Klein and John Dickason from 7pm to 10pm in the Municipal Gym in Middlebury. 3rd Fridays. Sponsored by the Teen Center. Contact 388-6356 or ejoselson@langrock.com or www.addisonteens.com
- Doug Perkins at 7pm at River Run in Plainfield.
- Square Dance with Jennifer Steckler (caller) and the House Carpenters at the Lamb Abbey in Montpelier. Contact Jennifer 802-276-3839, www.twinpondretreat.com or jennifer@twinpondretreat.com
- Heather Maloney at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Skip Gorman and Connie Dover at 7:30pm at the home of Clint and Beth Telford in Braintree. Contact 802-728-6351.
- Marcia Ball, Bettye LaVette and Maria Muldaur at 8pm at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Contact 86-FLYNN or www.flynncenter.org
- Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers at 8pm at the Nelson Town Hall in Nelson, New Hampshire. Presented by the Monadnock Folklore Society. Contact www.monadnockfolk.org
- The Starline Rhythm Boys at 9:30pm at the Black Door Bar and Bistro in Montpelier. Contact www.blackdoorvt.com/shows
3/20/10
- (3/19/10 through 3/21/10) Singing Weekend with John Harrison, Moira Smiley and Brendan Taaffe at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee. Presented by Turtle Dove. Contact www.turtledoveharmony.org
- Walking the Path of the Shaman from 1pm to 6pm at North End Studio in Burlington. Benefits the Vermont Performing Arts League and North End Studio. Contact thenorthendstudio@gmail.com or 802-863-6713.
- Connie Dover and Skip Gorman at 7pm at the United Methodist Church in Middlebury. Contact www.afterdarkmusicseries.com
- The Sky Blue Boys and the Michele Fay Band at 7pm at Burnham Hall in Lincoln. Contact 802-388-6863 or pricefay@gmail.com
- Laslo Cameo at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.comPossum Haw at 7:30pm at the UU Church in Rutland. Part of the Saturday Night Coffeehouse Concert Series 2009/2010. Contact 802-492-2252.
- Naquele Tempo at 9:30pm at the Black Door Bar and Bistro in Montpelier. Contact www.blackdoorvt.com/shows
3/21/10
- (3/19/10 through 3/21/10) Singing Weekend with John Harrison, Moira Smiley and Brendan Taaffe at the Hulbert Outdoor Center in Fairlee. Presented by Turtle Dove. Contact www.turtledoveharmony.org
- Anthony Geraci from 11am to 2pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
3/22/10
- 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
- Open Mic storytelling at 8pm at the Black Door Bar and Bistro in Montpelier. Contact www.blackdoorvt.com/shows
3/23/10
- Moria Smiley and Friends with Mayfly and Soaked Oats at 7:30pm at North End Studio in Burlington. Contact moira_smiley@yahoo.com, www.moirasmiley.com www.facebook.com/vocoinfo or www.myspace.com/vocoinfo
- Slick Martha’s Hot Club at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Molasses Creek at 8pm at the Langdon Street Café in Montpelier. Contact 802-234-6987.
- Doug Perkins and Jamie Masefield from 8pm to 10pm at Radio Bean in Burlington.
3/24/10
- Marye Lobb at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Jim McGinniss, Tim McKenzie, David Gusakov and Andy Sacher at the Good Times Café in Hinesburg. Contact 802-482-4444.
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at the Barre Opera House. Part of the Celebration Series. Contact 476-8188 or www.barreoperahouse.org
3/25/10
- Molasses Creek at 7pm at the Vermont Independent School of the Arts in Sharon. Sponsored by Vermont Violins and Northfield Savings Bank. Contact www.vtisa.org or 802-234-6987.
- Wiley Dobbs Trio at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
3/26/10
- 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
- Contra and Square Dance with Will Mentor and with Pete Sutherland and Jim Burns from 7pm to 9pm followed by the Mad Robin Caller’s Collective and Matching Orange from 9:30pm to midnight at the Elley Long Music Center in Colchester. Presented by St. Michael’s College, the Mad Robin Caller’s Collective and Young Tradition Vermont. Contact wmentor@smcvt.edu or mrksustc@together.net
- The Heckhounds at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Square Dance with Jacynthe Guimond (caller) and the Boghoppers from 8pm to 11pm at the Wheel Club in Montreal.
- Strength in Numbers at 9:30pm at the Black Door Bar and Bistro in Montpelier. Contact www.blackdoorvt.com/shows
3/27/10
- Annual Vermont All Day Sacred Harp Sing from 10am to 4pm at the Grace UCC Church in Rutland. Includes potluck dinner. Contact smileyira@gmail.com or Laura Timmerman laurat@crocker.com
- Tibet in Song (film) at 6:30pm at the City Halls Arts Center in Montpelier. Part of the Green Mountain Film Festival.
- Susie Burke and David Surette at 7pm at the WalkOver in Bristol. Contact 802-453-3188.
- Contra Dance with Ruth Sylvester (caller) and Cuckoo’s Nest at 8pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Family dance from 5pm to 6:30pm. Potluck at 6:30pm. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Sponsored by Muskeg Music. Contact Rick Barrows 785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
- Bennett and Lorraine Hammond house concert in Robin’s Attic in Montpelier. Potluck and jam to follow. Contact 802-229-1403.
- Open Mic at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Contra Dance with Will Mentor (caller) and Pete Sutherland and Friends at Holley Hall in Bristol.
- Keller Williams at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
- Traditional Square Dancing Benefit for Sans Temps Danse Company featuring Gérard Morin and Marie-Soleil Pilette (callers) and David Boulanger, Guillaume Turcotte, Carmen Guérard, Donna Hébert, Marc Maziade and Véronique Plasse at 9pm at La Place à Côté in Montreal. Incluses a public stepdancing demonstration of Sans Temps Danse School students. Contact 514-521-4571 or www.sanstempsdanse.com
- The Great Brook Blues Band at 9:30pm at the Black Door Bar and Bistro in Montpelier. Contact www.blackdoorvt.com/shows
3/28/10
- Tibet in Song (film) at 11:15am at the City Halls Arts Center in Montpelier. Part of the Green Mountain Film Festival.
- The Sky Blue Boys from 12 noon to 3pm at Dakin Farm in Ferrisburgh. Contact www.skyblueboys.com
- Open Irish Session from 3pm to 5pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- English Dance with Chris Levey (caller) and an open band from 3pm to 6pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Clean, non-marking, soft-soled shoes only (or socks). Contact http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/~cgl/localECD or 802-785-4121.
- Contra Dance with Quena Crain (caller) and Wendy and the Lost Boys 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.
3/29/10
- Zakir Hussain master class at 7pm at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Contact 86-FLYNN or www.flynncenter.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
3/30/10
- Auditions for ‘the Next Generation’ (showcase for high school students). Performance date is 5/14/10. Contact outreach@chandler-arts.org or 802-431-0204 before 3/26/10.
- 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
- Old Dirty String Band at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion at 7:30pm at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Contact 86-FLYNN or www.flynncenter.org
- 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
- Doug Perkins and Jamie Masefield from 8pm to 10pm at Radio Bean in Burlington.
3/31/10
- Bassekou Koutate and Ngoni Ba at 7:30pm at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Contact 86-FLYNN or www.flynncenter.org
- Acoustatonics at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Doug Perkins and Michael Arnowitt at On the Rise Bakery in Richmond.
4/1/10
4/2/10
- Trisona with Aurèle Lacroix, Christian Nolet, and Marie Papineau at 8pm at Church Street Concert Series at the Gertrude Scott Hall in the Lennoxville United Church in Lennoxville (Quebec). Part of first Friday series from October through May. Contact blackcat@netrevolution.com
4/3/10
- 8th 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
- Ann Whiting with Susannah Blachly, George White and Dan Haley at 7pm at the WalkOver in Bristol. Contact 802-453-3188.
- Pentangle’s 13th Annual Community Showcase: A Green Mountain Home Companion hosted by Al Alessi and Bob Merrill at 7:30pm at the Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock. Contact 802-457-3891 or www.pentanglearts.org
- Old Sledge at the Hinesburg Town Hall. Concert followed by Contra and Square Dance with Will Mentor (caller). Contact www.facebook.com/l/c2f1f or www.oldsledgemusic.com
- Gordon Stone Band from 10pm to 2am at Ri Ra’s in Burlington. Contact www.gordonstone.com.
4/4/10
- Champlain Valley Scottish Fiddle Club from 2pm to 5pm at 13 South Street in Middlebury. Contact www.CVSFC.org, 802-759-2268 or 802-388-2142.
- Contra Dance with Will Mentor (caller) and the Big Night Ceili Band from 6:30pm to 10pm at the Ukrainian National Federation Hall in Montreal. Contact nfo@contramontreal.org
4/5/10
4/6/10
- 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
- Starry Mountain Singers at Ira Allen Chapel at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Presented by the UVM Old Time Music Club. Contact jafelli@yahoo.com
4/7/10
- Bosnia presentation with the Bosnian Lilies at 4:30pm at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.
- Open Mic Night from 6pm to 8pm at Phoenix Books and Café at Essex Shoppes and Cinema in Essex. First Wednesdays. Contact 872-7111, michael@phoenixbooks.biz or www.phoenixbooks.biz
4/8/10
- Cherryholmes at 7:30pm at the Town Hall Theater in Woodstock. Presented by the Pentangle Arts Council. Contact 457-3981 or www.pentanglearts.org
4/9/10
- UVM Old Time Music Festival evening concert with Rafe and Clelia Stefanini plus Jaden Gladstone and Pete Sutherland at 7pm in Billings North at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Contact mrksustc@together.net
- Social Waltz classes in lead follow skills at Rices Mills Community Center in Thetford Center. Beginners from 7pm to 8pm. Experienced from 8pm to 9pm. Practice until 9:30pm. Contact Gina Sonne 802-785-4220.
- Beginning English Country Dance Series with Sharon Lee Groblicki and the Stove (Dorothy Wallace, Kim Rheinlander, Bonna Weiler, Andy Behrens and Marianna Filippi) from 7pm to 10pm at the Little Theater in Woodstock. Contact Sharon Groblicki sgroblicki@hotmail.com
- Contra Dance with Nancy Turner (caller) and Turning Stile (Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus) at 8pm at Edmunds Middle School in Burlington. Beginners’ session at 7:45pm. Presented by Queen City Contras. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact 802-371-9492, 802-343-7165 or www.queencitycontras.org/Home.html
- Mark Struhsacker at 8pm at the Stone Grill Pub in Morrisville.
- Contra Dance with David Millstone (caller) and Northern Spy at 8pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact Rick Barrows 785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
- Anais Mitchell and the Hadestown Orchestra at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
4/10/10
- UVM Old Time Music Festival Fiddle Workshop with Rafe and Clelia Stefanini from 10:30am to 12 noon in Billings North at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Contact mrksustc@together.net
- UVM Old Time Music Festival Vocal Harmony Workshop with Katie Trautz and Julia Wayne from 1pm to 3pm in Billings North at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Contact mrksustc@together.net
- UVM Old Time Music Festival Contra and Square Dance with the Mad Robin Caller’s Collective and Streak O Lean in Billings North at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Contact mrksustc@together.net
- The Bosnian Lilies and others at the Festival of Cultures at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
- SkelliG at 7pm Music Box in Craftsbury. Contact 802-586-7533 or www.themusicboxvt.org
- Contra Dance and Waltzing featuring Chip Hedler (caller) and the Parsnips from 7pm to 9:30pm at the Worcester Town Hall. Part of a Benefit Dance Series for the Worcester Town Hall. Collecting non-perishable items for the Worcester Food Shelf. Contact 802-229-9468
- Peter Mulvey with Hayward Williams at 7:30pm at Boccelli’s on the Canal in Bellows Falls. Contact www.vermontfestivalsllc.com or www.rootsontheriver.com
- A Benefit Concert for Haiti with the Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars at 7:30pm at the Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock. Contact 802-457-3981 or www.pentanglearts.org
- Chad Hollister at 7:30pm at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. Contact www.chandler-arts.org
- Mark Struhsacker at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Didgeridoo concert at 7:30pm at the Town Hall in Shelburne. Monthly from November through May. Verify before traveling if weather is bad. Contact 802-309-2812.
- Contra Dance with David Millstone (caller) and Northern Spy at 8pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact Rick Barrows 785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
4/11/10
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) at the VFW in Hyde Park. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
- English Dance with Chris Levey (caller) and Trip to Norwich (Carol Compton, Thal Aylward and guests) from 3pm to 6pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Clean, non-marking, soft-soled shoes only (or socks). Contact http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/~cgl/localECD or 802-785-4121.
- 2nd Sunday English Country Dance Music Session with Carol Compton (leader) from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Upper Valley Music Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Contact david.w.beaufait@hitchcock.org or 603-632-5137.
4/14/10
- Adam Boyce presents ‘Sprightly Steps: Vermont’s Contra and Square Dancing Tradition’ at 12 noon at the Castleton Women’s Club in Castleton. Part of the Speakers’ Bureau of the Vermont Humanities Council. Contact Holly Hitchcock blueshoehh@hotmail.com or 802-468-5105.
- Longford Row from 7pm to 10pm at On Tap in Essex Junction. Contact longfordrow@gmail.com or www.longfordrow.com
4/15/10
- Janis Ian and Karla Bonoff at 7:30pm at the Town Hall Theater in Woodstock. Presented by the Pentangle Arts Council. Contact 457-3981 or www.pentanglearts.org
4/16/10
- Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play at 7pm at the United Methodist Church in Middlebury. Contact www.afterdarkmusicseries.com
- Contra Dance with TBA callers and musicians from 7pm to 10pm in the Municipal Gym in Middlebury. 3rd Fridays. Sponsored by the Teen Center. Contact 388-6356 or ejoselson@langrock.com
- Yankee Chank at the Old Firehouse in Tinmouth.
- Mud Season Variety Show at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. Contact www.chandler-arts.org
4/17/10
- Family Contra Dance with Mark Sustic (caller) and Frank Heyburn, members of Fiddleheads and other young musicians from 7pm to 9pm at the Waterville Town Hall in Waterville. Presented by the Cambridge Arts Council. Contact mrksustc@together.net
- Mud Season Variety Show at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. Contact www.chandler-arts.org
- Juan Sebastian Larobina at 8pm at Salle de l’Envol in Joliette, Quebec. Contact 450-759-6202.
4/18/10
- International Folk Dance at Tracy Hall in Norwich from 3pm to 6pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact John Bartholomew and Julianne Harden 436-2151 julianne@vermontel.net or barthoj@vermontel.net
- Rokia Traoré at 7pm at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Contact 86-FLYNN or www.flynncenter.org
- Contra Dance with Brattleboro All Star callers and musicians from 7:30pm to 10:30pm (beginners lesson 7:15pm) at the Stone Church in Brattleboro. Benefit for ReNew. Contact www.ethanhw.com/brattdance or 802-257-9234.
- Leo Kottke at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
4/19/10
4/20/10
4/21/10
- 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.
- Kaki King at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
4/22/10
- Patty Larkin and Chris Smither at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
4/23/10
- (4/23/10 through 4/25/10) New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Contact http://neffa.org/What_is_Festival.html
- Social Waltz classes in lead follow skills at Rices Mills Community Center in Thetford Center. Beginners from 7pm to 8pm. Experienced from 8pm to 9pm. Practice until 9:30pm. Contact Gina Sonne 802-785-4220.
- Sweetback Sisters at 7:30pm at Boccelli’s on the Canal in Bellows Falls. Contact www.vermontfestivalsllc.com or www.rootsontheriver.com
4/24/10
- (4/23/10 through 4/25/10) New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Contact http://neffa.org/What_is_Festival.html
- Debra Cowan house concert in Robin’s Attic in Montpelier. Potluck and jam to follow. Contact 802-229-1403.
- Bruce Murdoch, Penny Lang, Bill Garrett, Sue Lothrop and others at 8pm Oscar Peterson Concert Hall in Montreal, Quebec. Part of the Wintergreen Concert Series. Contact www.hellodarlinproductions.com or 514-524-9225.
4/25/10
- (4/23/10 through 4/25/10) New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Contact http://neffa.org/What_is_Festival.html
4/26/10
4/27/10
4/28/10
4/29/10
4/30/10
- (4/30/10 through 5/2/10) Vermont Maple Festival in St. Albans. Contact www.vtmaplefestival.org
- Fiddleheads at 3pm at the Vermont Maple Festival in St. Albans.
- Jonathan Edwards at 7:30pm at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. Contact www.chandler-arts.org
- Mark Struhsacker at 8pm at the Stone Grill Pub in Morrisville.
5/1/10
- (4/30/10 through 5/2/10) Vermont Maple Festival in St. Albans. Contact www.vtmaplefestival.org
- Spring Meeting of the Green Mountain Folklore Society starting at 9am at Essex Alliance Church in in Essex. Dinner reservations by 4/24/10. Contact 802-879-1925 or imiinvt8@yahoo.com
5/2/10
- (4/30/10 through 5/2/10) Vermont Maple Festival in St. Albans. Contact www.vtmaplefestival.org
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) at the Knights of Columbus in Barre. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
- Contra Dance with Nancy Turner (caller) and Laura Risk and Nick Williams from 6:30pm to 10pm at the Ukrainian National Federation Hall in Montreal. Contact nfo@contramontreal.org
5/3/10
5/4/10
5/5/10
- Taj Mahal Trio at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
5/6/10
5/7/10
- Beginning English Country Dance Series with Sharon Lee Groblicki and the Stove (Dorothy Wallace, Kim Rheinlander, Bonna Weiler, Andy Behrens and Marianna Filippi) from 7pm to 10pm at the Little Theater in Woodstock. Contact Sharon Groblicki sgroblicki@hotmail.com
- Will Patton Ensemble with Dono Schabner, David Gusakov and Anna Patton at 8pm at Church Street Concert Series at the Gertrude Scott Hall in the Lennoxville United Church in Lennoxville (Quebec). Part of first Friday series from October through May. Contact blackcat@netrevolution.com
- African Children’s Choir at 8pm at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Contact 86-FLYNN or www.flynncenter.org
5/8/10
- Mark Struhsacker at 7:30pm at the Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Contact www.thebeesknees-vt.com
- Chris O’Brien at 7:30pm at Boccelli’s on the Canal in Bellows Falls. Contact www.vermontfestivalsllc.com or www.rootsontheriver.com
- Cindy Mangsen and Steve Gillette at 7:30pm Music Box in Craftsbury. Contact 802-586-7533 or www.themusicboxvt.org
- Contra Dance with David Millstone (caller) and Northern Spy at 8pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact Rick Barrows 785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
- Rodrigo y Cabriela at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington. Presented by Higher Ground. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
5/9/10
5/10/10
5/11/10
5/12/10
5/13/10
5/14/10
- The Next Generation at 7:30pm at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. Contact www.chandler-arts.org
- Young Tradition Weekend Contra Dance at 8pm at TBA in Burlington. Contact www.youngtraditionvermont.org or mrksustc@together.net
5/15/10
- Young Tradition Weekend Showcase Contest from 10am to 3pm at Waterfront Park in Burlington. Part of Kids Day. Contact www.youngtraditionvermont.org or mrksustc@together.net
- Young Tradition Weekend Awards Reception from 4pm to 5:30pm at Union Station in Burlington. Contact www.youngtraditionvermont.org or mrksustc@together.net
5/16/10
- International Folk Dance at Tracy Hall in Norwich from 3pm to 6pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact John Bartholomew and Julianne Harden 436-2151 julianne@vermontel.net or barthoj@vermontel.net
5/17/10
5/18/10
- Southern Culture on the Skids at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
5/19/10
5/20/10
5/21/10
- (5/21/10 through 5/23/10) Barnby’s Bluegrass Blowout! with the Gordon Stone Band and others in Rockingham. Contact www.hs.facebook.com/event.php?eid=207776066238&ref=mf
- Contra Dance with TBA callers and musicians from 7pm to 10pm in the Municipal Gym in Middlebury. 3rd Fridays. Sponsored by the Teen Center. Contact 388-6356 or ejoselson@langrock.com
5/22/10
- (5/21/10 through 5/23/10) Barnby’s Bluegrass Blowout! with the Gordon Stone Band and others in Rockingham. Contact www.hs.facebook.com/event.php?eid=207776066238&ref=mf
- Didgeridoo concert at 7:30pm at the Town Hall in Shelburne. Monthly from November through May. Verify before traveling if weather is bad. Contact 802-309-2812.
- Contra Dance with TBA caller and Cuckoo’s Nest at 8pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Family dance from 5pm to 6:30pm. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Sponsored by Muskeg Music. Contact Rick Barrows 785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
5/23/10
- (5/21/10 through 5/23/10) Barnby’s Bluegrass Blowout! featuring in Rockingham. Contact www.hs.facebook.com/event.php?eid=207776066238&ref=mf
5/27/10
- Tommy Emmanuel at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Benefit for Vermont Public Television. Contact www.vpt.org
5/28/10
- Bal du Mai at 8pm at Cabaret Telus de la salle Rolland-Brunelle in Joliette, Quebec. Contact 450-759-6202.
- 8th Annual Farewell Reunion concert with Pete and Karen Sutherland, Will Patton, Carol Jones, Michele and Fabe Choiniere, Jim McGinniss and Clare Doyle, Tim Cummings, Hannah Beth Crary, Latimer Hoke and others at 7pm at Grace Church in Sheldon. Potluck at 6pm. Hosted by Mark Sustic. Presented by Young Tradition Vermont and Summer at Grace. Contact www.gracechurchsheldon.org, mrksustc@together.net or www.youngtraditionvermont.org
5/29/10
- (5/29/10 through 5?30/10) Gotta-Get-Gone Folk Music Festival at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa, New York. Contact www.pickingandsinging.org
5/30/10
- (5/29/10 through 5?30/10) Gotta-Get-Gone Folk Music Festival at the Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa, New York. Contact www.pickingandsinging.org
6/1/10
6/2/10
- Tom Russell at 7:30pm at Boccelli’s on the Canal in Bellows Falls. Contact www.vermontfestivalsllc.com or www.rootsontheriver.com
6/3/10
6/4/10
- Beginning English Country Dance Series with Sharon Lee Groblicki and the Stove (Dorothy Wallace, Kim Rheinlander, Bonna Weiler, Andy Behrens and Marianna Filippi) from 7pm to 10pm at the Little Theater in Woodstock. Contact Sharon Groblicki sgroblicki@hotmail.com
6/5/10
6/6/10
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) at the Canadian Club in Barre. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
6/10/10
- (6/10/10 through 6/13/10) 11th Annual Roots on the River Festival in Bellows Falls. Contact www.rootsontheriver.com
6/11/10
- (6/10/10 through 6/13/10) 11th Annual Roots on the River Festival in Bellows Falls. Contact www.rootsontheriver.com
6/12/10
- (6/10/10 through 6/13/10) 11th Annual Roots on the River Festival in Bellows Falls. Contact www.rootsontheriver.com
- Contra Dance with David Millstone (caller) and Northern Spy at 8pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact Rick Barrows 785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
6/13/10
- (6/10/10 through 6/13/10) 11th Annual Roots on the River Festival in Bellows Falls. Contact www.rootsontheriver.com
- (6/13/10 through 6/19/10) The Northeast Heritage Music Camp with Seamus Connolly, Sarah Hotchkiss, Alan Jabbour, Cindy Kallet, David Kaynor, Grey Larsen, Jeremiah McLane, Pete Sutherland, Peter Langston, Ken Perlman. Kimberley Fraser, Eric Favreau, Alice Berube, Tim Cummings and David Surette at Johnson State College in Johnson. One week of instruction by world class players of traditional music from Cape Breton, Quebec, Ireland, New England and the American South. Includes music study, concerts, contra dances and nightly jams every evening featuring camp staff. Contact www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com
- International Folk Dance at Tracy Hall in Norwich from 3pm to 6pm at Tracy Hall in Norwich. Bring clean, soft-soled shoes. Contact John Bartholomew and Julianne Harden 436-2151 julianne@vermontel.net or barthoj@vermontel.net
6/14/10
- (6/13/10 through 6/19/10) The Northeast Heritage Music Camp with Seamus Connolly, Sarah Hotchkiss, Alan Jabbour, Cindy Kallet, David Kaynor, Grey Larsen, Jeremiah McLane, Pete Sutherland, Peter Langston, Ken Perlman. Kimberley Fraser, Eric Favreau, Alice Berube, Tim Cummings and David Surette at Johnson State College in Johnson. One week of instruction by world class players of traditional music from Cape Breton, Quebec, Ireland, New England and the American South. Includes music study, concerts, contra dances and nightly jams every evening featuring camp staff. Contact www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com
6/15/10
- (6/13/10 through 6/19/10) The Northeast Heritage Music Camp with Seamus Connolly, Sarah Hotchkiss, Alan Jabbour, Cindy Kallet, David Kaynor, Grey Larsen, Jeremiah McLane, Pete Sutherland, Peter Langston, Ken Perlman. Kimberley Fraser, Eric Favreau, Alice Berube, Tim Cummings and David Surette at Johnson State College in Johnson. One week of instruction by world class players of traditional music from Cape Breton, Quebec, Ireland, New England and the American South. Includes music study, concerts, contra dances and nightly jams every evening featuring camp staff. Contact www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com
6/16/10
- (6/13/10 through 6/19/10) The Northeast Heritage Music Camp with Seamus Connolly, Sarah Hotchkiss, Alan Jabbour, Cindy Kallet, David Kaynor, Grey Larsen, Jeremiah McLane, Pete Sutherland, Peter Langston, Ken Perlman. Kimberley Fraser, Eric Favreau, Alice Berube, Tim Cummings and David Surette at Johnson State College in Johnson. One week of instruction by world class players of traditional music from Cape Breton, Quebec, Ireland, New England and the American South. Includes music study, concerts, contra dances and nightly jams every evening featuring camp staff. Contact www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com
6/17/10
- (6/13/10 through 6/19/10) The Northeast Heritage Music Camp with Seamus Connolly, Sarah Hotchkiss, Alan Jabbour, Cindy Kallet, David Kaynor, Grey Larsen, Jeremiah McLane, Pete Sutherland, Peter Langston, Ken Perlman. Kimberley Fraser, Eric Favreau, Alice Berube, Tim Cummings and David Surette at Johnson State College in Johnson. One week of instruction by world class players of traditional music from Cape Breton, Quebec, Ireland, New England and the American South. Includes music study, concerts, contra dances and nightly jams every evening featuring camp staff. Contact www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com
- Les Poules a Colin at 6pm at Rusty Parker Memorial Park in Waterbury. Presented with Young Tradition Vermont.
6/18/10
- (6/13/10 through 6/19/10) The Northeast Heritage Music Camp with Seamus Connolly, Sarah Hotchkiss, Alan Jabbour, Cindy Kallet, David Kaynor, Grey Larsen, Jeremiah McLane, Pete Sutherland, Peter Langston, Ken Perlman. Kimberley Fraser, Eric Favreau, Alice Berube, Tim Cummings and David Surette at Johnson State College in Johnson. One week of instruction by world class players of traditional music from Cape Breton, Quebec, Ireland, New England and the American South. Includes music study, concerts, contra dances and nightly jams every evening featuring camp staff. Contact www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com
6/19/10
- (6/13/10 through 6/19/10) The Northeast Heritage Music Camp with Seamus Connolly, Sarah Hotchkiss, Alan Jabbour, Cindy Kallet, David Kaynor, Grey Larsen, Jeremiah McLane, Pete Sutherland, Peter Langston, Ken Perlman. Kimberley Fraser, Eric Favreau, Alice Berube, Tim Cummings and David Surette at Johnson State College in Johnson. One week of instruction by world class players of traditional music from Cape Breton, Quebec, Ireland, New England and the American South. Includes music study, concerts, contra dances and nightly jams every evening featuring camp staff. Contact www.northeastheritagemusiccamp.com
- The Northeast Heritage Music Camp Concert featuring Seamus Connolly, Sarah Hotchkiss, Alan Jabbour, Cindy Kallet, David Kaynor, Grey Larsen, Jeremiah McLane, Pete Sutherland, Peter Langston, Ken Perlman. Kimberley Fraser, Eric Favreau, Alice Berube, Tim Cummings and David Surette (early evening) at the Hyde Park Opera House. Presented by River Arts and Young Tradition Vermont. Contact www.riverartsvt.org
6/24/10
- 1st Annual Hope Lodge Benefit Bash featuring Patrick Fitzsimmons and others starting at 5:30pm at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne.
6/25/10
- (6/25/10 through 6/27/10) 30th Old Songs Festival featuring Sally Rogers, Jeff Davis, Tim Eriksen, Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy, Matt and Shannon Heaton, Tony Barrand, Joe Hickerson, Babik and many others at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont, New York. Contact 518-765-2815, oldsongs@oldsongs.org or www.oldsongs.org
6/26/10
- (6/25/10 through 6/27/10) 30th Old Songs Festival featuring Sally Rogers, Jeff Davis, Tim Eriksen, Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy, Matt and Shannon Heaton, Tony Barrand, Joe Hickerson, Babik and many others at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont, New York. Contact 518-765-2815, oldsongs@oldsongs.org or www.oldsongs.org
- 4th Annual Carolan Festival starting at 1pm at the Mallery Farm in Worcester. Contact John Mallery 802-272-2899, Fran Purcell Mallery 802-272-2763, Elizabeth Hunt Schwartz 802-229-9468 ehuntschwartz@gmail.com
- Squareball featuring Will Mentor and Nils Fredland plus Pete Sutherland and Jim Burns, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins and others at the Capitol City Grance in Montpelier. All day and evening with beginner’s workshops and 3-hour dance sessions. Contact Will Mentor willmentor@earthlink.net
- Woodchuck’s Revenge at 7:30pm Music Box in Craftsbury. Contact 802-586-7533 or www.themusicboxvt.org
6/27/10
- (6/25/10 through 6/27/10) 30th Old Songs Festival featuring Sally Rogers, Jeff Davis, Tim Eriksen, Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy, Matt and Shannon Heaton, Tony Barrand, Joe Hickerson, Babik and many others at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont, New York. Contact 518-765-2815, oldsongs@oldsongs.org or www.oldsongs.org
6/28/10
6/29/10
6/30/10
7/1/10
7/2/10
- (7/2/10 through 7/4/10) Ooh La La! Dance Weekend featuring Crowfoot, George Marshall, Sabin Jacques, Rachel Aucoin and Jean-Francois Berthiaume in Richmond, Quebec. Contact oohlaladance.com or oohlaladance@gmail.com
7/3/10
- (7/2/10 through 7/4/10) Ooh La La! Dance Weekend featuring Crowfoot, George Marshall, Sabin Jacques, Rachel Aucoin and Jean-Francois Berthiaume in Richmond, Quebec. Contact oohlaladance.com or oohlaladance@gmail.com
7/4/10
- (7/2/10 through 7/4/10) Ooh La La! Dance Weekend featuring Crowfoot, George Marshall, Sabin Jacques, Rachel Aucoin and Jean-Francois Berthiaume in Richmond, Quebec. Contact oohlaladance.com or oohlaladance@gmail.com
7/5/10
- Phil Lesh and Bob Weir at Shelburne Museum. Presented by Higher Ground. Contact www.highergroundmusic.com
7/6/10
7/7/10
7/8/10
7/9/10
- (7/9/10 through 7/11/10) Eighth Annual Harry Smith Frolic at Camp Keewanee in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Friday 5pm through Sunday 5pm. Contact www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=2426 or www.SacraSoft.com/HarrySmith
7/10/10
- (7/9/10 through 7/11/10) Eighth Annual Harry Smith Frolic at Camp Keewanee in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Friday 5pm through Sunday 5pm. Contact www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=2426 or www.SacraSoft.com/HarrySmith
- Fiddleheads at French Heritage Day in Vergennes.
7/11/10
- (7/9/10 through 7/11/10) Eighth Annual Harry Smith Frolic at Camp Keewanee in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Friday 5pm through Sunday 5pm. Contact www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=2426 or www.SacraSoft.com/HarrySmith
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) at the Moose Club in St. Albans. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
7/20/10
- Mark Struhsacker, Dave Rowell and Will Patton at 6:30pm in the Gazebo in Stowe. Presented by the Helen Day Arts Center.
7/21/10
7/22/10
7/23/10
- (7/23/10 through 7/25/10) Creations: A Collaboration of Visions with Carol Langstaff at the Star Mountain Amphitheater in Sharon. Contact Carol Langstaff at carolang@aol.com or www.flockdance.org
7/24/10
- (7/23/10 through 7/25/10) Creations: A Collaboration of Visions with Carol Langstaff at the Star Mountain Amphitheater in Sharon. Contact Carol Langstaff at carolang@aol.com or www.flockdance.org
- Young Tradition Showcase featuring Elly Marshall with TBA and Alexis Chartrand with Colin Savoie-Lavec at Festival Memoire et Racines in Joliette, Quebec. Presented with Young Tradition Vermont.
7/25/10
- (7/23/10 through 7/25/10) Creations: A Collaboration of Visions with Carol Langstaff at the Star Mountain Amphitheater in Sharon. Contact Carol Langstaff at carolang@aol.com or www.flockdance.org
- Young Tradition Showcase featuring Elly Marshall with TBA and Alexis Chartrand with Colin Savoie-Lavec at Festival Memoire et Racines in Joliette, Quebec. Presented with Young Tradition Vermont.
7/26/10
- (7/26/10 through 7/30/10) Trad Camp from 9am to 3pm at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Presented by Young Tradition Vermont and Burlington Parks and Recreation. Contact mrksustc@together.net
7/27/10
- (7/26/10 through 7/30/10) Trad Camp from 9am to 3pm at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Presented by Young Tradition Vermont and Burlington Parks and Recreation. Contact mrksustc@together.net
7/28/10
- (7/26/10 through 7/30/10) Trad Camp from 9am to 3pm at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Presented by Young Tradition Vermont and Burlington Parks and Recreation. Contact mrksustc@together.net
7/29/10
- (7/26/10 through 7/30/10) Trad Camp from 9am to 3pm at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Presented by Young Tradition Vermont and Burlington Parks and Recreation. Contact mrksustc@together.net
- The Gordon Stone Band at 6pm at Rusty Parker Memorial Park in Waterbury.
7/30/10
- (7/26/10 through 7/30/10) Trad Camp from 9am to 3pm at Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Potluck and student showcase on Friday after 3pm. Presented by Young Tradition Vermont and Burlington Parks and Recreation. Contact mrksustc@together.net
- Champlain Valley Folk Festival at Waterfront Park in Burlington. 7pm+ dance on Friday, 10am to 11pm on Saturday, 10am to 9pm on Sunday. Presented by First Night! Burlington. Contact www.firstnightburlington.com
8/1/10
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) at the VFW in Morrisville. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
- Champlain Valley Folk Festival at Waterfront Park in Burlington. 7pm+ dance on Friday, 10am to 11pm on Saturday, 10am to 9pm on Sunday. Presented by First Night! Burlington. Contact www.firstnightburlington.com
8/2/10
- Champlain Valley Folk Festival at Waterfront Park in Burlington. 7pm+ dance on Friday, 10am to 11pm on Saturday, 10am to 9pm on Sunday. Presented by First Night! Burlington. Contact www.firstnightburlington.com
- (8/2/10 through 8/6/10) Vermont Bellowspipe School in Richmond. Limited-space camp with all-day workshops and evening sessions for small- and border pipers. Full for 2010. Contact Matt Buckley millhouse@gmavt.net
8/3/10
- (8/2/10 through 8/6/10) Vermont Bellowspipe School in Richmond. Limited-space camp with all-day workshops and evening sessions for small- and border pipers. Full for 2010. Contact Matt Buckley millhouse@gmavt.net
8/4/10
- (8/2/10 through 8/6/10) Vermont Bellowspipe School in Richmond. Limited-space camp with all-day workshops and evening sessions for small- and border pipers. Full for 2010. Contact Matt Buckley millhouse@gmavt.net
8/5/10
- (8/2/10 through 8/6/10) Vermont Bellowspipe School in Richmond. Limited-space camp with all-day workshops and evening sessions for small- and border pipers. Full for 2010. Contact Matt Buckley millhouse@gmavt.net
8/6/10
- (8/2/10 through 8/6/10) Vermont Bellowspipe School in Richmond. Limited-space camp with all-day workshops and evening sessions for small- and border pipers. Full for 2010. Contact Matt Buckley millhouse@gmavt.net
8/7/10
- 5th Annual Valley Stage featuring Robbie Fulks, Mike and Ruthy Quintet, Garrin Benfield and They Might Be Gypsies on Blackbird Swale in Huntington. Contact www.valleystage.net
8/8/10
8/9/10
8/10/10
- The Gordon Stone Band at the Helen Day Arts Center in Stowe. Presented by Stowe Performing Arts.
8/11/10
8/12/10
- Kick Off Concert for the Vermont Old Time Music and Dance Gathering at the Lamb Abbey in Montpelier. Contact Jennifer 802-276-3839 www.twinpondretreat.com or jennifer@twinpondretreat.com
8/13/10
- (8/13/10 through 8/15/10) 2nd Annual Vermont Old Time Music and Dance Gathering at Twin Pond Retreat in Brookfield. Includes music jams, square dancing, chili and cornbread dinner on Saturday night and swimming. Camping is encouraged! Contact Jennifer 802-276-3839 www.twinpondretreat.com or jennifer@twinpondretreat.com
- (8/13/10 through 8/16/10) The Pipers’ Gathering in Killington. Contact www.pipersgathering.org/index.shtml
8/14/10
- (8/13/10 through 8/15/10) 2nd Annual Vermont Old Time Music and Dance Gathering at Twin Pond Retreat in Brookfield. Includes music jams, square dancing, chili and cornbread dinner on Saturday night and swimming. Camping is encouraged! Contact Jennifer 802-276-3839 www.twinpondretreat.com or jennifer@twinpondretreat.com
- (8/13/10 through 8/16/10) The Pipers’ Gathering in Killington. Contact www.pipersgathering.org/index.shtml
8/15/10
- (8/13/10 through 8/15/10) 2nd Annual Vermont Old Time Music and Dance Gathering at Twin Pond Retreat in Brookfield. Includes music jams, square dancing, chili and cornbread dinner on Saturday night and swimming. Camping is encouraged! Contact Jennifer 802-276-3839 www.twinpondretreat.com or jennifer@twinpondretreat.com
- (8/13/10 through 8/16/10) The Pipers’ Gathering in Killington. Contact www.pipersgathering.org/index.shtml
8/16/10
- (8/13/10 through 8/16/10) The Pipers’ Gathering in Killington. Contact www.pipersgathering.org/index.shtml
8/21/10
- Bread and Bones at 7pm at Grand Isle State Park in Grand Isle.
8/22/10
8/23/10
8/24/10
8/25/10
8/26/10
8/27/10
8/28/10
8/29/10
- Yankee Chank at 12 noon at the Pentangle Arts Council Brown Bag Concert Series in Woodstock.
9/5/10
- 18th Annual New World Festival at and near the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. Contact www.chandler-arts.org
9/12/10
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) at the Moose Club in St. Johnsbury. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
9/24/10
- (9/24/10 through 9/26/10) Adirondack Dance Weekend featuring Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Peter Davis, Bare Necessities, Spare Parks with Eric Buddington and Stuart Kenney, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Will Mentor and Scott Higgs on Silver Bay in Lake George, New York. Contact Adirondack@danceflurry.org or 518-664-6781 (8am to 10pm).
- (9/24/10 through 9/26/10) Youth Dance Weekend featuring Crowfoot, Nor’Easter, Jesse Edgerton and Joanna Reiner in Plymouth. Contact www.youthdanceweekend.org
9/25/10
- (9/24/10 through 9/26/10) Adirondack Dance Weekend featuring Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Peter Davis, Bare Necessities, Spare Parks with Eric Buddington and Stuart Kenney, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Will Mentor and Scott Higgs on Silver Bay in Lake George, New York. Contact Adirondack@danceflurry.org or 518-664-6781 (8am to 10pm).
- (9/24/10 through 9/26/10) Youth Dance Weekend featuring Crowfoot, Nor’Easter, Jesse Edgerton and Joanna Reiner in Plymouth. Contact www.youthdanceweekend.org
9/26/10
- (9/24/10 through 9/26/10) Adirondack Dance Weekend featuring Jay Ungar, Molly Mason, Peter Davis, Bare Necessities, Spare Parks with Eric Buddington and Stuart Kenney, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Will Mentor and Scott Higgs on Silver Bay in Lake George, New York. Contact Adirondack@danceflurry.org or 518-664-6781 (8am to 10pm).
- (9/24/10 through 9/26/10) Youth Dance Weekend featuring Crowfoot, Nor’Easter, Jesse Edgerton and Joanna Reiner in Plymouth. Contact www.youthdanceweekend.org
10/3/10
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) at the VFW in Montpelier. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
10/16/10
- Yankee Chank at 7:30pm Music Box in Craftsbury. Contact 802-586-7533 or www.themusicboxvt.org
11/7/10
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) at the VFW in Hyde Park. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
12/12/10
- Northeast Fiddlers Association Fiddle Meet (jam starts at 12 noon) and annual Christmas party at the Canadian Club in Barre. Usually 1st Sundays, with exceptions. Contact www.nefiddlers.org
The geographic scope of this calendar includes Burlington, Vermont and events generally within a reasonable drive of Burlington, including Barre, Johnson, Middlebury, Montpelier, Montreal, Randolph, Rutland , St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Vergennes, Waitsfield, the New York side of Lake Champlain, and places in between, plus some events further afield at the discretion of the editor. Events include concerts, dances, festivals, workshops, and related activities (fundraisers, fairs, sales, lectures, etc.). Be sure to call in advance if you’re traveling or making big plans related to an event listed. We print what is sent to us, but can’t guarantee any of the events will be immune to updates, cancellations, changes, etc. It is always best to verify the details before making your travel plans. The calendar is electronically distributed every couple of weeks or so to approximately 4,000 people interested in these types of events.
Send additions and updates to mrksustc@together.net with at least the following information…… performer names, start time, location, town/city, and contact phone number, e-mail address and/or web site. We don’t need more than that. Please note that submissions should be folk/traditional music or dance and/or roots related (within a fairly liberal boundary).
Here are some other publications and web sites with a variety of events, not necessarily just roots, folk and traditional music- and dance-related…..
- 89.3 WMUD www.wmud.org
- After Dark Music Series www.afterdarkmusicseries.com
- The Art House (Middlebury) www.arthousevt.com
- Asian Cultural Center of Vermont www.asianculturalcentervt.org
- Ball and Chain Café www.briggscarriage.com
- The Black Door www.blackdoorvt.com/shows.com
- Brick Church Music Series www.brickchurchmusic.com
- Burke Mountain Music Series www.skiburke.com/boxoffice
- Café Lena www.cafelena.org
- Café Rouge www.caferouge.ca
- Carol’s Hungry Mind Café www.carolshungrymindcafe.com
- Celtic New Year in Richmond www.acelticnewyear.org
- Champlain Valley Folk Festival www.cvfest.org
- Champlain Valley Scottish Fiddle Club www.CVSFC.org
- Chandler Music Hall www.chandler-arts.org
- Club Soda (Montreal) www.clubsoda.ca
- Contra Montreal www.contramontreal.org
- Dance Gypsy www.thedancegypsy.com
- Events for Tom www.eventsfortom.org or www.myspace.com/eventsfortom
- Flynn Tix (click on ‘See Calendar of Events’) www.flynntix.org/
- Flying Under Radar www.flyingunderradar.com
- Folk Times www.users.adelphia.net/~folktimes/?
- Franklin County All Arts Council www.AllArts.org
- Friends of Indian Music and Dance www.uvm.edu/~fimd
- Green Mountain Folklore Society www.vtgmfs.org
- Higher Ground: www.highergroundmusic.com
- Hill and Hollow Music www.hillandhollowmusic.org
- The Hub www.thehubvt.com
- The Irish Radio Show on CJAD www.cjad.com/IrishShowPodcast
- Jenny Brook Family Bluegrass Festival www.jennybrookfestival.com
- Johnson State College www.johnsonstatecollege.edu
- La Societe pour la promotion de la danse traditionnelle quebecoise (Montreal) www.spdtq.qc.ca/
- The Lamb Abbey www.thelambabbey.com
- Langdon Street Café www.langdonstreetcafe.com
- Late Night Saturday Night www.latenightsaturday.com
- Lebanon Opera House www.lebeanonoperahouse.org
- Long Trail Festival www.longtrailfestivalvt.com
- Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center www.waterfronttheatre.org
- McKibbon’s www.belfastandi.com
- Midriver Music www.midrivermusic.com
- Middlebury College Arts Calendar www.middlebury.edu/arts/calendar
- Middlebury College Center for the Arts www.middlebury.edu/arts
- Monkey House www.monkeyhousevt.com
- Montgomery Historical Society Concerts by the Common www.montgomeryvt.us/mhs.htm
- Moonlight Café www.hartnesshouse.com/moonlightcafe
- Mountain Folk www.mtnfolk.org
- The Music Box www.themusicboxvt.org
- Nectar’s www.liveatnectars.com
- North End Studio www.vpal.typepad.com
- Northeast Fiddlers Association www.nefiddlers.org
- Ooh La La Dance www.oohlaladance.com
- Old Lantern www.oldlantern.com
- On the Rise Bakery www.ontherisebakery.net.
- Old Time Music Weekend www.myspace.com/oldtimemusicweekend
- Paramount Theater www.paramountvt.com
- Pentangle Council on the Arts www.pentanglearts.org
- Phoenix Books and Café www.phoenixbooks.biz
- Place des Arts (Montreal) www.pda.qc,ca
- Queen City Contras www.queencitycontras.org
- Red Square www.redsquarevt.com
- Revels North www.revelsnorth.org
- Ripton Community Coffeehouse www.rcch.org
- Roots on the River Festival www.rootsontheriver.com
- Seven Days Calendar www.sevendaysvt.com/calendar.html
- Skinny Pancake www.skinnypancake.com
- Skunk Hollow Tavern www.skunkhollowtavern.com
- Soul of the Lion www.soulofthelion.com
- Summit School www.summit-school.org
- Town Hall Theater (Middlebury) www.townhalltheater.org
- University of Vermont Campus Events Calendar: www.uvm.edu/events/
- Valley Stage www.valleystage.net
- Vermont Chamber of Commerce Events Calendar www.vtchamber.com/events/
- Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing www.vermontvacation.com
- Vermont Instruments School of Lutherie http://www.vermontinstruments.com
- Vermont Living’s Events Calendar www.vtliving.com/events/
- Vermont Public Radio www.vpr.net
- Vermont Public Television www.vpt.org
- Vermont Ukulele Society http://Vtukes.webs.com
- Vermont Women’s Calendar www.vermontwoman.com
- Westford Farmer’s Market www.westfordfarmersmarket.net
- Yellow House Media www.yellowhousemedia.com
- Young Tradition www.myspace.com/youngtradition
Here are web sites for some musicians and bands who appear regularly in this calendar…..
- Scott Ainslie www.cattailmusic.com
- Atlantic Crossing www.atlanticcrossingvt.com
- Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys www.banjodan.com
- Bread and Bones www.breadandbones.com
- Patti Casey www.patticasey.com
- Michael Chorney www.grainbinmusic.com
- Damn Yankee String Band www.dysb.home.att.net
- Amber DeLaurentis www.amberdelaurentis.com
- Dougboys www.doughboysvt.com
- Michele Fay Band www.michelefayband.com
- Fiddleheads www.fiddleheads.org or www.myspace.com/fiddleheads
- Patrick Fitzsimmons www.patrickfitzsimmons.net
- Flatlander www.flatlandermusic.net
- Myra Flynn www.myraflynn.com
- John Biggons www.JohnGibbonsMusic.com
- The Hibernators www.thehibernators.com
- Meg Devlin Irish www.megdevlinirish.com
- Dave Keller www.davekeller.com
- Chris Kleeman www.chriskleeman.net
- Le Vent du Nord www.leventduenord.com
- Longford Row www.longfordrow.com
- Mad Robin Caller’s Collective http://madrobincallers.blogspot.com/
- Jamie Masefield www.jazzmandolinproject.com
- Mango Jam http://mangojamvermont.com
- Rebecca Padula www.rebeccapadula.com
- Andrew Parker-Renga http://aprmusic.com
- Marie-Soleil Pilette www.sanstempsdanse.com
- Possumhaw www.possumhaw.net
- Hunter Robertson www.hunterrobertson.com
- The Don Sheldon Trio www.valleystage.net
- Shingle the Roof www.myspace.com/shingletheroof
- SKelliG www.skelligmusic.com
- Starline Rhythm Boys www.starlinerhythmboys.com
- Stone Coane and Sacher www.myspace.com/stonecoanesachermusic
- Kristina Stykos www.kristinastykos.com
- Vermont Fiddle Orchestra www.vtfiddleorchestra.org
- Village Harmony www.villageharmony.org
- Wagtail www.wagtailmusic.com
- WDEV Radio Rangers www.wdevradiorangers.com
- Wind That Shakes the Barley www.windthatshakesthebarley.net
- Matt Witten www.matthewwitten.com
- Wooden Dinosaur www.myspace.com/woodendinosaur
- Woods Tea Company www.woodstea.net
- Yankee Chank www.myspace.com/yankeechank