NEFFA attracts over 2000 attendees from all over the country and overseas and features close to 1000 performers. The Festival is unique because of the participatory nature of the events. Not only are there concerts and performances, but there are also opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with music, dance, and folk arts culture.

There is music everywhere!  You will find jam sessions, instrument workshops, group singing, and traditional music throughout the Festival.

This year, we are bringing back the activities space, with crafts projects for people of all ages, and we we offer family-friendly dances and music events throughout the daytime hours on Saturday and Sunday.

Schedule of Events:

Friday April 19, 2024

7:00pm

Israeli Dancing for All -- Joan & Jim Savitt -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Welcome to NEFFA ECD! -- Barbara Finney, Caravan -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
A Cappella Coachfest -- Colleyospin -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to International Folk Dance -- Val Medve -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Sound Basics -- Nick Loy -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Contemporary Sea Songs of Survival and Distress -- Charlie Ipcar -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
A Tale or Two -- Tampico -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Favorite Old Time Tunes Slow Jam -- Berlin Jam Friends -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Smooth and Crunchy Contras -- Carl Levine, Roaring Jelly -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
Romanian Jam/Teach -- Ralph Iverson -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

7:30pm

Fiddle without Pain -- Carol Kycia -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

8:00pm

Greek Dance -- Platana -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Remembering Christine Helwig (ECD) -- Sam Rotenberg, GCD Demo Team Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Echoes of Caledonia -- Anna Seda and the Scottish Cello Revivalists -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Contra for Beginners -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Cojiro -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Songs from All Over -- The All Girl Band -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Exploring Beyond the Traditions -- Casey Murray & Molly Tucker -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Old Time Backup Guitar Basics -- Chris Reckling -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Sea Chanteys 101 -- Chris Maden -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Songs with Boisterous Shouting!! -- Red Kovatch -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Keen Contras -- Rick Mohr, Dogtown -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
FSSGB Song Swap -- Folk Song Society of Greater Boston -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

8:30pm

Southern New England Fiddle Tunes -- Southern New England Fiddlers -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

9:00pm

International Folk Dance -- Cambridge Folk Orchestra -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Beautiful Waltzes -- Confluence -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Tunes from Old England -- Tim Cunningham -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
English Country Dance: A Gentle Introduction -- Alan Winston, Alias -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
The Irish Tradition Influence -- Jim Sharkey -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Ginger Sea 'Neath the Celtic Moon -- Harbortown -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Folk & Fusion Music & Dance -- Meraki Caravan -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Supernatural Songs and Stories -- Heidi Slaney, Jess Accetta -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Pub Sing -- Jeff Keller, Mike Gibson -- Trade Center Tent (150 min.)
Contra Medley -- Kingfisher -- Trade Center West (20 min.)
Whistling Whorkshop -- Jonathan Danforth, Ari Erlbaum -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

9:30pm

Old Time Fiddle and Banjo Duets -- Long Lost String Band -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Go with the Flow! Contras -- Alexandra Deis-Lauby, Kingfisher -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

10:00pm

Bulgarian Line Dances -- Divi Zheni, Zornitsa -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (90 min.)
The Gaze in the Dance: Challenging ECD -- Anna Rain, Pandora -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)
Fusion Dance -- Boston Fusion Dance Community -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (90 min.)

10:30pm

Will They, Won't They Contras -- Dylan Simpson, The Orphans -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

Saturday April 20, 2024

10:00am

Intro to Folk Waltz -- Alyssa Adkins, Brookline Country Players -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Israeli Oldies Dance Party -- Andrea Gwosdow, Israeli Oldies Dance Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Social Singing 101 -- The Ranzo Boys -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Introduction to Contras -- David Millstone, Cecilia Vacanti, Sam Zakon-Anderson -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Community Dance Party with Margaret Bary and Tabbies' Delight -- Margaret Bary -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
-- Midnight Capers Morris & Sword, Harbour Steel, No Apologies Rapper -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
Keeping Our Bodies Dancing As We Age -- Anna Rain -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Breton and French Dances! -- Ganivelle -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Hot Music, Cool Dances (ECD) -- Ted Rudofker, Hidden River -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
Introduction to English Handbell Ringing -- Connecticut Handbell Musicians -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

10:30am

A Guide to Harmony Singing -- Kim Wallach, Heidi Slaney -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

11:00am

Bretagne Dance -- Pardon My French, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Zwiefachers: EZ to Hard Z -- Ret Turner, The Mother Zwiefacher Orchestra -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Start and Grow a Dance Series -- Rob Matson -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to English Country Dance -- Sue Rosen, Bruce Rosen, Vince O'Donnell -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Family Scottish Country Dancing -- Karen Sollins, Tom Pixton -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
-- Muddy River Morris, Renegade Morris, Newtowne Morris Men -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
Sagebrush to Silver Screen: Cowboy Songs -- Allen Hopkins -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Little People, Big Feelings -- Sandy Pliskin -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
World Music Concert -- Boston Harmony -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Get in the Groove Contras -- Dereck Kalish, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
Ukulele Off the Page -- Ken Mattsson -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

11:30am

Folk and Religious Music from the Republic of Georgia -- Iveria -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

12:00noon

Dances of Anatolia -- Jeanne Clifford, Rakiya -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Learn the ECD Medley Dances -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Tom Roby, Northeast Extension -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Fox Library Open Jam -- Bob Solosko -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Couple Sequence Dances -- Alan Winston, Two Cousins -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
-- Vineyard Swordfish, Hop Brook Morris, Ha'Penny Morris -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
The Secret History of Chanteys -- Craig Edwards -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Family Fun Dance -- Don Veino, JumpStart -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
You Can Count With Me -- Kim Wallach -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Protest Songs: Sharing & Leading -- Nora Maynard -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Squares for Contra Dancers -- Bob Isaacs, Raise the Roof -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
Traditional Music of E. Europe, Georgia, & the Balkans -- Yale Slavic Chorus -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

12:30pm

Jam Session: English Country Dance Tunes -- Betwixt and Between -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Succession! -- Scott Higgs, Lisa Greenleaf -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

1:00pm

Scottish Ceilidh Party -- Hila Lenz, Torrent -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Dance Performances -- Iskwelahang Pilipino; Krakowiak Polish Dancers of Boston, Inc.; Origins Folkloric Dance Company; Mladost Folk Ensemble; Samskrithi; Revontulet -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
The Food of Love Hurts -- Renaissance Jukebox -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to International Dance -- Janet Yeracaris, Shining Moon -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
-- Great Meadows Morris and Sword, Ladies of the Rolling Pin, Hart's Brook Garland -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
Missouri Fiddling: The Little Dixie Region -- Richard Shewmaker -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Family Barn Dance -- Jacob Bloom, Free Association -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
A Family Cabaret -- Jackson Gillman -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Connecticut Sea Music Festival Chantey Sing -- Connecticut Sea Music Festival Singers -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
We Meet Again Contras -- Sue Gola, Autumn Rose Lester, Eric Eid-Reiner -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
The Ultimate Parody Jam! -- Joel Landy, Sandy Pliskin -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

1:30pm

West Gallery Music -- The West Gallery Quire -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Pre-dance Open English Band Practice -- The English Country Dance Open Band -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

2:00pm

Introduction to Bollywood Dance -- Bolly Beatzz by Priya -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Philly's Phinest Contras -- Liesl Jandrey, The Dixie Butterhounds -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Watch Out!: Warnings, Wrongdoing, and Wrath -- Nicole Singer, Becky Wright -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Contra for Big Kids (6-12s) -- Tamar Myers, The Midlings -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
-- Pinewoods Morris Men, Firebird, Charles River Rapper -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
Clawhammer Banjo Concert -- Ken Perlman, Ruth Rappaport -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Come Sing Along! -- Bobbi Macdonald -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Music of Scotland and Cape Breton -- Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Next Level Folk Waltz -- Alyssa Adkins, Alias -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
Songs of Mine and Mill -- Steve Suffet, Valentine Doyle -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

2:30pm

Balkan Kefana Singalong -- Balkan Kefana -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
'Fishermen's Ballads' 150 Years On -- Michael O'Leary -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

3:00pm

Tricky Balkan Dances -- Ed Abelson, Tom Pixton -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Triplet Time (3 Cple Sets) -- Chris Page, Free Association -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Mostly Swedish Jam -- SAC Spelmanslag -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Family Barn Dance -- Alex Cumming -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
-- Jack in the Green Morris, Stick'n the Mist, Half Moon Sword -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
Power Harmonies -- Power Harmonies -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Mostly Celtic Tunes and Songs -- Good Company -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Queer Maritime Music -- The Ranzo Boys -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Parlor Party - Sing and Jam -- Maury Stauffer -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Festive Yet Tasteful ECD -- Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Intuition -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
How to Play the Irish Bodhran -- Jeanne Hansberry -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

3:30pm

Stellar Hits from the First 20 Years! -- Constellations -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Django, Jazz, & Bluegrazz -- Blue Jersey Band -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

4:00pm

International Folk Dance Party -- Panharmonium -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Queer as Folk Dance (Contras) -- Qwill Duvall, Chimney Swift -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
How to Play the Bones -- Steve Brown & Friends -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Scottish Country Dancing for Beginners -- Flights of Fancy -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
How to Apply to NEFFA -- NEFFA Program Committee -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Seated Square Dance -- Fred Wersan, Assabet Ramblers -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Fat Ton Trad - Bal Folk Tune Workshop -- Duo Thomas-Fownes -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Shape Note Workshop -- Glen Wright & Friends -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Kudos to Kynaston (ECD) -- David Millstone, Brylig -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
Argentine Tango Jam -- Orquesta Tipica Mermelada -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

4:30pm

Shetland Fiddle Workshop -- Becky Miller -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Balkan Singing Workshop -- Tatiana Sarbinska -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

5:00pm

Balkan Dances in 11 and 22! -- Tom Roby, Tom Pixton -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Scottish Country Dancing -- Howard Lasnik, The Mad Katters -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Songs from the Osterie (Italian Taverns) -- Vecchio Stile -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to Balkan Dancing -- Sue Rose, Whatever Floats Your Goat -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Homecoming Album Launch -- Alex Cumming -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Ottoman Turkish Makam Music -- NEVA -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Lilting Jam: Singing the Tunes -- Becca Mandel -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Sacred Harp Singing -- Norumbega Harmony -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Contra Medley -- Not Enough Fiddles -- Trade Center West (20 min.)
Uke Power -- Evy Mayer, Allen Hopkins -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

5:30pm

Celtic Harp - From the Past to the Present -- The Harper and the Minstrel -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Routes of the Blues -- Cousin Louis -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Contra Chestnuts Plus -- Jeremy Korr, Not Enough Fiddles -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

6:00pm

Ballo Liscio from Italy (Waltzes, Tangos, etc.) -- Vecchio Stile -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Balkan Joy! Balkan Dances -- Balkan Fields -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Songs of Earth, Moon, & Beyond -- Jackson Gillman, JillianEstelle Gillman -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Appalachian Flatfooting and Buck Dancing -- James Keenan, The Dead Sea Squirrels -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Maritime Ballads: Context from Content  -- Chris Koldewey -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Not the SOS -- Mark Belanger -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Humor Us! -- Plays Well With Others -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Introductory Hand Drumming Workshop -- Dave Curry -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)

6:30pm

Waltz Jam -- Three Quarter Time -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Slow Jam: The Pulse of a Jig -- David Titus, Debby Knight -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Contras with Rum & Onions -- Steve Zakon-Anderson, Rum & Onions -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

7:00pm

Beaucoup des Bourrées -- Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
ECD Medley -- Tom Roby, Joanna Reiner Wilkinson, Betwixt and Between -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (20 min.)
Pioneering Women of Old-Time -- Marylou Ferrante, Anne Rouillard -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to Colonial Dance -- Jacob Bloom, Nancy Bloom, The Colonial Minstrels -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Original Acoustic Songs -- Jeremy Van Cleave, Nathaniel Diamond-Jones -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Hypnotic Old-Time Jam -- The Dead Sea Squirrels -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Ballads: Stories Told and Sung -- Mike Agranoff -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Pub Sing with Jack in the Green -- Jack in the Green Morris -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Songs of Road and Rail -- Steve Suffet -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

7:30pm

Recent English Country Dance Delights -- Jenny Beer, Betwixt and Between -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
How to Talk to Your Sound Engineer -- NEFFA Sound Committee -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Music Concert of Unusual Instruments -- Larry Unger & Julie Metcalf -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Beatles Contra -- Donna Hunt, Wissahickon Express -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

8:00pm

International Dance Party! -- Shining Moon -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
NEFFA Funny Song Swap Hour! -- Joel Landy -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Schottis from the Bright Side -- Joan & Jim Savitt, Marilyn Butler -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
ABCs of American Roots Music -- Craig Edwards -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Front Porch Busking -- The Watertonics -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Sad Song Swap -- Laurie Tupper -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Contra Tune Slow Jam -- Chris Carpenter, Dave Miller -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Stories for Grownups -- Helen Engelhardt -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

8:30pm

ECD Favorites with the English Open Band -- Cathy Hollister, The English Country Dance Open Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Double the Fun! -- High Strung Strummers -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Mike Kennedy Remembrance (1946-2023) -- Roll & Go -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Best Contras of the 2010's -- Greg Frock, Good Company -- Trade Center West (80 min.)

9:00pm

Intro to Casino Rueda (Cuban Dance) -- Lauren Ingram -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Remembering Phil Ochs -- Joel Landy -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Swedish Couple Dancing -- lydia ievins -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (80 min.)
Woodbury Family & 1800s Parlor Songs -- Maury Stauffer, Nancy Stauffer Johnson -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
French Jam -- Mark Vidor -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Hammer Dulcimer - Making Sense -- Keith Prairie, David Neiman -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

9:30pm

Bulgarian & More Dance Party -- Zdravets -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Song Swap Party -- Nicole Singer, Becky Wright -- Princess (Hotel East) (120 min.)
Well, That Didn't End Well! Tragic Ballads -- Lynn Feingold -- Southborough (Hotel West) (120 min.)

10:00pm

Jug Band Blues and Swing Dance -- Outrageous Fortune -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (90 min.)
Django Jazz Jam -- Django Jazz -- Duchess (Hotel East) (90 min.)
Stream of Contraness (Contra Hash!) -- Michael Karcher, Torrent -- Trade Center West (20 min.)

10:30pm

Dances of Yves Moreau -- Pinewoods Band -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (60 min.)
Contra Party! -- Michael Karcher, Torrent -- Trade Center West (60 min.)

Sunday April 21, 2024

10:00am

Ragtime Foxtrot -- Susan de Guardiola, Two Cousins -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Easy Morning Contras -- Lisa Greenleaf, einstein's little homunculus -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Scandi Jam Session -- lydia ievins -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to International Folk Dance -- Yaron Shragai, The Mad Katters -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Family Morris Dance Workshop -- Alex Cumming -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Contra Choreography -- Chris Page -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Old Time Gospel Sing -- Dallal & Henry -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Balkan Brass Band Dance -- Conical Cacophony -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
Tunewriting Workshop -- Larry Unger -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

10:30am

Scottish Gems Rarely Heard -- Anne Kazlauskas, Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

11:00am

French Balfolk Sampler -- Lynn Baumeister, Lisa Tamres, Box and String Trio -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Pleasing Progressions in ECD -- Margaret Bary, Brookline Country Players -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Balkan Sing and Play -- Ralph Iverson -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to Contra -- Sue Gola, Zachary Mills -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Contras & Squares with a French Flair with Cindy Larock -- Les Bijoux Folque Orchestra -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
-- Orion Longsword, WhistlePig Morris Dancers, Seriously Sharp Rapper -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
Sea Chanteys - How Were They Used? -- Chris Koldewey -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Hootenanny Singalong -- Jason Baker -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Bluegrass Slow Jam - All Are Welcome -- Jay Johnson -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Tribute to Tony Parkes -- Various Callers, Calliope -- Trade Center West (80 min.)
Klezmer Jam -- Klezmer Jam Band -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

11:30am

Nyckelharpa or not? -- lydia ievins -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

12:00noon

Learn Rørospols! (Norwegian Cpl Dance) -- Tom Roby, Laura Stern, Rorosvenner -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (35 min.)
Dance Performances -- Boston Scottish Country Dancers; Samburis -- Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston; Germantown Country Dancers; Simran Kaur; Bolly Beatzz by Priya; Country Dance Society, Boston Centre -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Irish Slow Session -- Tabbies' Delight -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to Quebecois Step Dancing -- Cindy Larock, Deux Bijoux -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Family Barn Dance -- Alex Cumming -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
-- Marlboro Morris M, Mystic Garland Dancers -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
Springtime Tunes- Flute, Feet, Piano -- Confluence -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Folk Song Sing Along -- Howie Rashba, Mel Green -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Open Drum Circle -- Dave Curry -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
In the 'Made Up Here Lately' Tradition -- David Diamond -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

12:30pm

Contemporary Folk with Traditional Roots -- David Coller, Diane Chodkowski -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
There and Back Again Contras -- Hannah Chamberlain; Casey Murray, Molly Tucker, and Sam Zakon-Anderson -- Trade Center West (50 min.)

12:45pm

Roros Norway Dance Party -- Rorosvenner -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (35 min.)

1:00pm

Balkan Dances to Beautiful Balkan Voices -- Jonathan Young, Sue Rose, Krasivi Perli -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Sad Songs to Smile About -- Ergo Canto -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Family Dances to International Music -- Andy Taylor-Blenis -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
-- Still River Sword, Nobska Lights -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
Veracruzan Flute and Son Jarocho -- Allison Espinosa -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Create a Mummers' Play! -- Betty Lehrman -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Sea Chanteys and Songs of the Sea -- Three Sheets to the Wind -- Trade Center Tent (50 min.)
Melodic Clawhammer Banjo Workshop -- Ken Perlman -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

1:30pm

Gallopade! (Lively Set Dances) -- Susan de Guardiola, Calliope -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
McQuillen Tune Slow Jam -- Chris Carpenter, Dave Miller -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Honky Tonk Singalong -- Planet Banjo -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Contra Medley -- Live Wire -- Trade Center West (20 min.)

2:00pm

Polish Folk Show -- White Eagle Folk Dance Academy -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
You Can Take the Girl out of Gloucester... -- Olivia Gale -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Intro to English Country Dance -- Val Medve, Crossover -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
-- Johnny Jump Ups, And Sometimes Y, Juggler Meadow Morris Men -- Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center) (50 min.)
NEFFA Annual Meeting -- NEFFA Board -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Kids Contra Jam -- Jeff Kaufman, Lily Wise -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Chantey Sing -- Jeff Keller, Mike Gibson -- Trade Center Tent (110 min.)
Wavy Contras -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Zarkadelphia -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
Cajun Fiddle Workshop -- Cathy Mason -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

2:30pm

Croatian Dance Favorites -- Pajdashi -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Beatles Singalong -- Rocking Horse People -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Songs in Languages Other Than English -- Clarice Kjerulff -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
More Celtic Misery & Mayhem -- Coffin Dodgers with TB & the Infectones -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

3:00pm

Waltz Party! -- Larry Unger & Friends -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Dancing Down the Days -- Valentine Doyle -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Family Dance -- Kristin Seibert, Kingfisher -- Marlborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
NEFFA at 80! -- NEFFA at 80 Panel -- Seminar (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Old-time Songs -- Martha Burns -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
David Kaynor Tunes & Contras -- Don Veino, Joy Factor -- Trade Center West (50 min.)
One String More Clawhammer -- Steve Bittenson -- Westborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)

3:30pm

Balkan Dance Party -- Rakiya -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Women of Folk -- Trail Mix -- Princess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Long Neck Banjo Workshop -- Jason Baker -- Southborough (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Raga Music of the East -- Satyaki Dutta, Raj Kumar Chattopadhyay -- Sterling (Hotel West) (50 min.)

4:00pm

English Favorites Dance Party -- Dereck Kalish, Linda Nelson, Mulberry Garden -- Ballroom CDE (Hotel East) (90 min.)
Concertina Repair & Maintenance -- Mike Agranoff -- Duchess (Hotel East) (50 min.)
Women's Rights and Wrongs Songs -- Deborah Goss -- Sudbury (Hotel West) (50 min.)
Festival Orchestra Contras and Sqs—Merry Go Round at 4:35! -- Ben Sachs-Hamilton, Bob Isaacs, Festival Orchestra -- Trade Center West (90 min.)
Closing Sing-Around -- Allen Hopkins -- Westborough (Hotel West) (90 min.)

4:30pm

Balkan & International Dance -- Sladka -- Ballroom AB (Hotel East) (60 min.)

Date: April 19-21, 2024

Location: Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough, MA 01752

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