Thursday Night Contra Dance 2012 Calendar
| Date | Caller | Band | Sound | Manager/Backup | Special Notes |
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| Jan 5 | Rebecca Lay | Anadama |
Jim Kitch | Donna/Phil | |
| Jan 12 | Ridge Kennedy |
RumpusGang Jane Rothfield, fiddle; Allan Carr, bass; Sarah Gowan, guitar, Bill Quern, everything else |
Jan Alter | Sam R/ Carol C |
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| Jan 19 | Jim Kitch |
SPUDS |
Ted/Lisa | Christina/ Dave R |
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| Jan 26 | Scott Higgs |
Game 7 Carol Wadlinger: flute, concertina Jansen Wendell: violin, mandolin Wes Steenson: guitar |
Ridge | Sarah/Bill | |
| Feb 2 | Janine Smith |
Groovemama Donna Hébert, fiddle: Jane Rothfield, fiddle; Max Cohen, guitar; Stuart Kenney, bass; George Wilson, fiddle |
Scott | John Hurd/ Jan Alter |
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| Feb
9 |
Dave Rupp |
Mind The Gap Adam Oleksa, fiddle; Kirsten Erwin, flutes/whistles; Jane D. Roberts, cello; Adlai Waksman, piano |
Tanya | Carol/Vince | |
Feb
16 |
Jim Kitch |
Raise the Roof |
Lisa | Sam/Phil | |
| Feb 23 | Sam Rotenberg | Jovial Beggars Craig Newberger, hammered dulcimer Helene Zisook Speer, fiddle Jo Anne Rocke, piano Peggy Leiby, recorders & feet Rachel Hall, concertina |
Ret | Vince/Christine | |
| Mar 1 | SPUDs |
Ted/Ridge | |||
| Mar 8 | Ridge Kennedy | Dr. Twamley's Audio Snakes |
Bob | ||
Mar
15 |
Jan Alter | Tarantulas as Pets |
Scott | ||
| Mar 22 | Ted Hodapp | Contratopia Eric Sessions, fiddle; John Goodin, mandolin; guitar; Pat O'Loughlin, concertina, banjo; Patrice Pakiz, keyboards, oboe, percussion |
Jim | ||
| Mar 29 | Bob Issacs | JaneBob: Jane Rothfield - fiddle, Alan Carr - guitar & double bass, Bob Pasquerello - piano & mandolin |
Jan | ||
| April
5 |
Kathy Anderson | Fly By Night Laura Lengnick, fiddle; piano, guitar; Julia Weatherford, fiddle, cello; Beth Magill, flute, percussion; Karen Delgado, piano |
Bob | ||
| April
12 |
Melissa Taggart | Instant Ensemble Roberta Goren, flute Dave Miller, fiddle David Zinkin, piano |
Scott | ||
| April
19 |
SPUDS | Bill/Ridge | |||
| April
26 |
Perry Shafrin | Mat Clark, Dave Wiesler Mat Clark-fiddle Dave Wiesler-piano |
Jim | ||
| May 3 | Sam |
Philly's Hillbillies |
Jan | ||
| May 10 | Linda Leslie |
BREW: Josh Burdick -- fiddle Jo Anne Rocke -- keyboard Steve Epstein -- clarinet and sax Adlai Waksman -- accordion |
Lisa | ||
| May 17 | George
Marshall & Tim Van Egmond |
Swallowtail George Marshall, Ron Grosslein, Tim Van Egmond, Timm Triplett, David Cantieni |
No Staff | ||
| May 24 | Ridge |
Mr Darcy Kirsten Erwin- flute, whistles Adam Oleksa- violin Josh Burdick- violin Wes Steenson- guitar |
Scott | ||
| May 31 | Nils Fredland | Elixir | Bob | ||
| June 7 | Dave | SPUDS | Lisa & Tanya | ||
| June 14 | Adina Gordon | Mat Clark and Dave Wiesler Mat Clark, fiddle Dave Wiesler, piano and guitar |
Jim | ||
| June 21 | Jan | Jovial Beggars Peggy Leiby - recorders, feet Rachel Hall - concertina Helene Zisook-Speer - fiddle Jo Anne Rocke - piano Craig Newberger - hammered dulcimer |
Ret | ||
| June 28 | Scott | Aces Adlai Waksman; keyboard Carol Carpenter, flute, piccilo; Enid Diamante - fiddle |
Ridge | ||
| July 5 | Bob |
Root Mean Square Jo Anne Rocke- piano Paul Morrissett- violin Wes Steenson- guitar, mandolin |
Ted | ||
| July 12 | Shane Knudsen |
Strings with Winds Tod Clewell on guitar, Barb Schmid on fiddle, Bruce Campbell on bass |
Jim | ||
| July 19 | Donna |
SPUDS |
Bill & Ridge | ||
| July 26 | Melissa |
Game 7 Carol Wadlinger- flute, concertina Jansen Wendell- violin, mandolin Wes Steenson- guitar |
Ted | ||
| August 2 | Dan Black |
Confluence Nadine Dyskant-Miller on flute and foot-percussion, Tim Ball on fiddle, Barbara Dyskant on keyboard |
Jim | Jon/Vince | |
| August 9 | Jim |
Mat Clark and Bob Pasquarello |
Jan | Carol/Donna | |
| August 16 | Ridge |
Corachreeg Jane Rothfield, fiddle Allan Carr, bass Bill Quern, banjo/mando Sarah Gowan, guitar |
Ted | Sam/Jess | |
| August 23 | Sam |
Forge Mountain Ramblers Sue Shumaker - Fiddle Cal Cizek - Banjo Rich Gillligan - Bass/Mandolin Mark Schwartz - Piano |
Ridge | Phil/Bill | |
| August 30 | Dave | Instant Ensemble |
Jan | Jess/Vince | |
| Sept
6 |
Donna | SPUDS |
Bill & Ridge | ||
| Sept 13 | Jim Kitch | The English Contra Dance Band |
Lisa | ||
| Sept 20 | George Marshall | Wild
Asparagus |
None | ||
| Sept 27 | Local Callers | Hot Wasabi |
Jan & Rob* *apprenticing |
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| Oct 4 | Donna |
JaneBob |
Ted |
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| Oct 11 | Jack Mitchell |
Gypsy Meltdown Kathy Kerr on fiddle and mandolin, Colleen Reed on flute, saxophone and percussion, and Keith Gillis on guitar http://www.gypsymeltdown.com/ |
Bob P |
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| Oct 18 | Ridge |
SPUDs |
Tanya & Bill |
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| Oct 25 | Jan |
Mat Clark and Dave Wiesler Mat Clark-fiddle Dave Wiesler-piano, guitar To Be Determined-double bass |
Scott |
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| Nov 1 | Greg Frock |
The Avant Gardners Ffiddler and vocalist Laura Light, George Paul on piano and accordion, Dave Wiesler on keyboards, guitar and mandolin and Jubal Creech on percussion http://www.theavantgardeners.com/ |
Jan | ||
| Nov 8 | Scott |
Herd of Cats Craig Newberger: hammered dulcimer Enid Diamante: fiddle Kirsten Erwin: flute and pennywhistle Adlai Waksman: piano and accordian |
Lisa | ||
| Nov 15 | Jan |
Run of the Mill String Band Palmer Loux - fiddle Paul Sidlick - banjo, mandolin Greg Loux - guitar Tom Schaffer - bass www.RunOTmill.com |
Rob | ||
| Nov. 22 |
No Dance this
Thursday |
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| Nov 29 | Jim |
Root Mean Square Jo Anne Rocke- piano Paul Morrisset- violin Wes Steenson- guitar, mandolin, banjo |
Lisa | ||
| Dec 6 | Donna |
SPUDs |
Bill and Ridge | Jon/Vince | |
| Dec 13 | Bob |
Itsy Bitsy Spiders Steve Epstein -- clarinet and sax Bill Nixon -- fiddle Adlai Waksman -- keyboard |
Jim | Jan/Christine | |
| Dec 20 | Dave (solo) |
Raise the Roof Mat Clark -fiddle Judi Stellar - hammered dulcimer Kathy Talvitie - guitar |
Scott | Bob/Jess | |
| Dec 27 | Ridge |
Mr Darcy Josh Burdick- violin Adam Oleksa- violin Kirsten Erwin- flute and whistle Wes Steenson- guitar |
Ted | Vince/ | |
| Sunday Dec 30 | Sarah VanNorstrand | Susie Lorand and Friends | Donna/Phil | Double dance with Mostly Waltz | |