Stories about "contradance"
Bands from afar heading for second annual Community Folk Festival
Friday, January 27, 2012 3:56 pm
Contradancing, workshops and performances by musicians from as far away as Montana are among attractions at the second annual Community Folk Festival.
Folk fest features fiddler Erica Brown, Celtic fusion band the Bridgebuilders
Friday, February 4, 2011 8:43 am
Lewiston fiddler Erica Brown, the Boston-area folk-fusion band the Bridgebuilders, and local and Bates College performers appear at the Bates Community Folk Festival starting at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave. Following the festival in Chase Lounge at 8 p.m. is the college's regular second-Friday contradance, featuring caller Chrissy Fowler and the bands Playgroup and Perpetual e-Motion.
Monthly contradance at Bates welcomes new music
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 9:40 am
Matching Orange, a new high-energy folk band from the Boston area, makes its first performance at the monthly Bates College contradance at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.
Freewill Folk Society presents Old Time Fiddle Festival
Friday, August 29, 2003 10:56 am
Folk music players and fans from around the region will converge in Lewiston on Friday evening and Saturday, Sept. 12-13, for the first annual Old Time Fiddle Festival. Featuring respected musicians from Maine, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia and Ireland, the festival's workshops, mini-concerts and a contradance will be held on campus, while a Saturday evening concert by the band Beòlach takes place at nearby Lewiston Middle School.
Catharsis to perform Contradance
Wednesday, September 1, 1999 12:00 am
Contradance band Catharsis will perform at Bates College (Friday) Sept. 10 at 8:30 p.m. in Chase Hall Lounge. Sponsored by the Bates Freewill Folk Society, the contradance will be called by John McIntyre. Soft- soled shoes are recommended, but not required. The public is invited to attend free of charge.
Wake the Neighbors featured at contradance
Thursday, September 3, 1998 3:37 pm
Wake the Neighbors, a Lewiston-based contradance quartet, will perform with caller John McIntire from 8:30 p.m. to midnight on Friday, Sept. 18, in Chase Hall Lounge.
Mighty Cloud of Fiddlers to play for contradance
Wednesday, January 14, 1998 12:28 pm
The Mighty Cloud of Fiddlers, under the direction of Greg Boardman, performs for a contradance at Bates at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 in Chase Hall. Beth and Tony Parkes will call easy dances early and more challenging dances from 8:45 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $5 and free for children under 12.
Scrod Pudding performs benefit contradance at Bates
Tuesday, November 4, 1997 3:45 pm
Scrod Pudding, a group of local musicians who play traditional New England, French-Canadian and Appalachian music, will perform a contradance with caller Bill Olsonfrom 8 p.m. to midnight, Friday, Nov. 7, in Chase Hal, 56 Campus Ave. Admission is $5 at the door and proceeds will benefit the AIDS Coalition of Lewiston-Auburn.