Thursday Night Contra Dance 2013 Calendar
| Date | Caller | Band | Sound | Manager/​Backup | Special Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3 | Dave Rupp | Cantabile Clare Maher (cello) Bill Nixon (fiddle) Adlai Waksman (piano) Kirsten Erwin (flute) |
Rob | ||
| Jan 10 | Peter Stix |
Party of Three Ed Pearlman on fiddle, Neal Pearlman on piano, Joe DePaolo on drums |
Scott | ||
| Jan 17 | Scott Higgs |
SPUDS |
Tanya & Ridge | ||
| Jan 24 | Ridge Kennedy | Mat Clark and Bob Pasquarello | Ted | ||
| Jan 31 | Maggie Jo Saylor | Anadama Amelia Mason, Emily Troll and Bethany Waickman |
Jan | ||
| Feb
7 |
Donna Hunt |
Game 7 Carol Wadlinger; flute and concertina Jansen Wendell; violin and mandolin Wes Steenson; guitar |
Jim | Jon/Vince | |
| Feb
14 (Valentine's?) |
Jim Kitch | Jovial Beggars Craig Newberger - hammered dulcimer Helene Zisook-Speer - fiddle Jo Anne Rocke - piano Peggy Leiby - recorder & feet Rachel Hall - Concertina |
Ret | Phil/Jess | |
| Feb 21 | Bob Issacs (solo) | Floorplay Rya Martin (nee Mary Prendergast) on piano, Paul Rosen on mandolin, fiddle, accordion, and Colin Cannell on drums |
Bob | Jan/Christine | |
| Feb 28 | Jan Alter | SPUDS | Lisa & Bill | Vince/Donna | |
| Mar 7 | Dave Rupp | Maia Bang Mary Kay Mann (flute, whistle) Dave Miller (fiddle) David Zinkin (piano) |
Rob | Donna/Jess | |
| Mar 14
(St Patrick's Day ?) |
Susan Taylor | Sassafrass Stomp Adam Nordell - guitar, vocals, feet percussion; Johanna Davis - fiddle, banjo, vocals |
Jan | Phil/Christine | |
| Mar 21 | Donna Hunt | Fingerpyx Enid Diamante, fiddle Wes Steenson, guitar and banjo Jansen Wendell, fiddle and mandolins Jo Ann Rocke, piano |
Lisa | Sam/Dave | |
| Mar 28 | Sam Rotenberg | Mat, Brooke, Chloe, Rick Mat Clark (fiddle) Brooke Mcorkle (bass) Chloe Mohr (piano) Rick Mohr (fiddle) |
Scott | Vince/Jan | |
| April
4 |
Melissa Taggart | Corachree Jane Rothfield, Allen Carr, Bill Quern, Sarah Gowan, Joe DePaolo |
Ridge | Phil/Laura | |
| April 11
|
Ridge | SPUDS | Ted & Tanya | Jess/Dave | |
| April 18
|
John Krumm | Vertical Expression from the UK Charley Roberts - fiddle; Ian Roberts - one- and two-row melodeons and feet; Ian Benton - guitar; Margaret Benton - double bass |
Jim | Jon/Jan | |
| April
25 |
Jan | The Aces Adlai Waksman - keyboard Carol Carpenter - flute, piccolo Enid Diamante - fiddle |
Scott | Laura/Vince | |
| May 2 | Sam |
JaneBob: Jane Rothfield, Fiddle; Bob Pasquarello, Piano | Ted | Jon/Phil | |
| May 9 | Ridge |
BREWextra:Josh Burdick, fiddle; Jo Anne Rocke, keyboard; Steve Epstein, clarinet and sax; Adlai Waksman, accordian Bill Quern, mando, banjo, squeeze |
Scott | Christine/Sam | |
| May 16 | George Marshall |
Swallowtail George Marshall, Ron Grosslein, Tim Van Egmond, Timm Triplett, David Cantieni |
No Staff | Donna/Jess | |
| May 23 | Local Callers |
SPUDs |
Rob & Lisa | Jan/Jon | |
| May 30 | Andrea Nettleton | Mat Clark and Dave Wiesler: Mat Clark, fiddle Dave Wiesler, piano | Jan | Phil/Donna | |
| June 6 | Donna | Run of the Mill String Band: Palmer Loux, fiddle; Greg Loux - Guitar; Paul Sidlick - banjo, mandolin, Tom Schaffer - bass | Lisa | ||
| June 13 | Shane Knudsen | Contra Rebels Todd Clewell on fiddle, Henry Koretzky on guitar, Bruce Campbell on bass |
Jim | ||
| June 20 | Rick | Dr. Twamley's Audio Snakes: Mike Rovine, fiddle; John Krumm, guitar, mandolin; Jill Smith, piano | Jan | ||
| June 27 | Scott |
The Contra Deceptives: Enid Diamante, fiddle; Diane Hartzell, vocals, whistles; Craig Newberger, dulcimer, piano; Justin Solonynka, piano, various doo-dads |
Jim | ||
| July 4 | Local Callers | The Contraptions: Chloe Mohr, piano; Bill Quern, mandolin, banjo; Nora Smith, fiddle |
Scott | ||
| July 11 | Jan | Raise the Roof:Mat Clark - fiddle; Judi Stellar - hammered dulcimer; Kathy Talvitie - guitar; A friend - bass | Bill | ||
| July 18 | Bob | SPUDs | Rob & Ted | ||
| July 25 | Gaye Fifer | Coffee Zombies Tom Cunningham-fiddle/guitar, Dianna Davis-piano/accordion/clarinet, and Bob Douglas-percussion |
Jim | ||
| August 1 | Rachel Shapiro | Cosmic Otters: Meg Dedolph - guitar; Eric Schedler - accordion, piano; Edward Wallace - fiddle; Jonathan Whiteall - fiddle, piano | Jan | ||
| August 8 | Jim | Mind The Gap: Adam Oleksa - fiddle; Kirsten Erwin - flute/whistles; Jane Roberts - cello; Adlai Waksman - piano |
Rob | ||
| August 15 | Melissa | Forge Mountain Ramblers: Mark Schwartz - Piano; Sue Shumaker - Fiddle; Cal Cizek - Banjo; Rich Gilligan - Bass, Mandolin |
Ridge | ||
| August 22 | Bob Isaacs with local callers |
SPUDs |
Ted | ||
| August 29 | Dan Black | Velocipede:Julia Plumb on fiddle and Baron Collins-Hill on mandolin and tenor guitar | Bob | ||
| Sept 5 | Shawn Brenneman (VA) | Root Mean Square Paul Morrissett - violin, Jo Anne Rocke - piano, Wes Steenson - mandolin and guitar | Ted | Christine / Carol | |
| Sept 12 | Sam Rotenberg with local callers |
Herd of Cats Adlai Waksman-piano, accordion Enid Diamante-fiddle, Kirsten Erwin-penny whistle flute, Craig Newberger- hammered dulcimer | Jan | Jess / Steve | |
| Sept 19 | Jim Kitch with local callers |
Itsy Bitsy Spiders Bill Nixon-fiddle, Adlai Waksman-piano & accordion, Steve Epstein-clarinet & sax | Scott | Jan / Jon | |
| Sept 26 | George Marshall | Wild
Asparagus from Western MA. Ann Percival on piano, guitar, and vocals, David Cantieni - flutes, tin-whistle, oboe, saxophone and bombard. Becky Tracy fiddle, George Marshall- concertina, bodhran and bones. |
None | Vince / Adlai | |
| Oct 3 | Sue Gola and Jan Alter | Mr. Darcy Josh Burdick and Adam Oleksa, violins Kirsten Erwin, flute and whistles Wes Steenson, guitar | Ridge | Dave Rupp/Jess | |
| Oct 10 | Ridge Kennedy with local callers |
SPUDS | Rob, Bill | Phil/Vince | |
| Oct 17 | Scott Higgs with local callers |
Mat and Bob Mat Clark-Fiddle, Bob Pasquarello-Piano | Jim | Jan/Jon | |
| Oct 24 | Lisa Greenleaf | Nor'Easter Cedar Stanistreet on fiddle, Julie Vallimont on piano, Max Newman on mandolin and guitar | Jan | Laura/Dave | |
| Oct 31 Halloween |
Jan Alter with local callers |
Instant Ensemble Roberta Goren, flute Dave Miller, fiddle David Zinkin,piano | Scott | Vince/Christine | Halloween |
| Nov 7 | Donna Hunt (solo) | Run of the Mill String Band Palmer Loux fiddle, Greg Loux Guitar, Paul Sidlick banjo mandolin tenor guitar, Tom Schaffer bass | Jim | Jon/Adlai | |
| Nov 14 | Greg Frock (MD) | Avant Gardeners Laura Light on fiddle, George Paul on piano and guitar, Dave Wiesler on guitar and piano, Loren Oppenheimer on tabla | Bob P | Phil/Jan | |
| Nov 21 | Melissa Taggart with local callers |
SPUDS | Ridge & Bill | Donna/Dave | |
| Nov. 28 | No Dance on Thanksgiving |
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| Dec 5 | Ridge Kennedy | Jovial Beggars Rachel Hall concertina, Jo Anne Rocke keyboard, Peggy Leiby recorders and feet, Craig Newberger hammered dulcimer, Helene Zisook-Speer fiddle | Ret | Vince/Angela | |
| Dec 12 | Sam Rotenberg | Game 7 Carol Wadlinger- flute and concertina, Jansen Wendell- violin and mandolin, Wes Steenson- guitar | Scott | Christine/Laura | |
| Dec 19 | Jim Kitch | JaneBob Jane Rothfield-Fiddle, Bob Pasquarello-Piano | Jan | Phil/Jon | |
| Dec 26 | Melissa Taggert | Hot Wasabi Adlai Waksman--piano, Chris Carpenter--clarinet and mandolin, Dave Miller--fiddle, & Roberta Goren--flute. | Jan/Sam | ||
| Dec 30/31 | No end of year dance in 2013. Join us January 2 to welcome 2014. | ||||