Swing It! With the New Orleans Jazz Machine
The New Orleans Jazz machine is a Traditional/Dixieland jazz band that began over 20 years go. At the 2015 festival the band will feature the following musicians: Carl Johnson, clarinet/soprano sax;
Morris Dancers
Morris dance is a traditional dance from England that has been done for hundreds of years. There are several references to Morris dance in Shakespeare. Each village or region has
Family Dance with Barb Silverman and Colby Maddox
The whole family can jump in on this one: circles, squares and contra dances (two lines) made easy and fun. Each dance will be explained step by step, and dances
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Dance Try-Its
Yes, you CAN have it all! Spend a delightful hour-and-a-half learning three different dance traditions. Irish dances with Daniel Flora Born to parents in the Foreign Service (Diplomatic Corps), Daniel Flora
Square Dance with Can I Get An Amen, Phil Jamison calling
Can I Get an Amen is a few good friends who love to get funky. The band started playing in Chicago in 2010, and recorded its first full length album in 2013. The
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Yiddish Dance with Don’t Ask, Mitch Harris leading
It’s like a wedding with no bride or groom! Come dance to the music of Don’t Ask, playing Klezmer music in the spirit of early Eastern Europe’s Jewish village string bands,
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Contra Dance with Allos Musica Ensemble and the Mean Lids, Rachel Shapiro calling
Allos Musica Ensemble will perform a set of contra dance music, led by accordionist Jeremiah McLane, a highly regarded contra dance musician who has played around the globe with ensembles
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Cedric Watson and Les Amis Creole
Cedric Watson is one of the brightest young talents to emerge in Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco (Louisiana French) music over the last decade. He is a four-time Grammy-nominated fiddler, singer, accordionist,