Monday, June 1
>>>Devonsquare at Slate’s Monday Night Concert Series ~ Hallowell, ME ~ 8pm
>>>Jesse Peters at the Old South Church ~ Windsor, VT ~ 6:30pm
Tuesday, June 2
>>>Jesse Peters at the Norman Williams Library ~ Woodstock, VT ~ Noon
Wednesday, June 3
>>>Jesse Peters at the Rutland Free library ~ Rutland, VT ~ 4pm
>>>Della Mae, The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA; www.dellamae.com
Thursday, June 4
>>>Shannon Heaton at North Church ~ Farmington, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-778-2006, www.farmingtonhistory.org
>>>Jesse Peters at the Manchester Community Library ~ Manchester, VT ~ 7pm
Friday, June 5
>>>Chris Lavancher at the Sunapee Coffeehouse ~ Sunapee, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org
>>>Devonsquare at Great Waters Music Festival ~ Anderson Hall ~ Wolfeboro, NH ~ 7:30pm
>>>Joe Crookston at Deb’s House ~ Chesham, NH ~ 7pm (potluck at 6pm) ~ 603-827-2905 (reservations suggested/limited seating)
>>>Gaelic Storm at Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com
>>>Tim Eriksen & The Trio de Pumpkin at the Barnstormers Theatre ~ Tamworth Village, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ 603-323-8500
>>>Della Mae, The Belleville, Newburyport MA; 7 p.m. www.dellamae.com
>>>Cold Chocolate, with special guest Andrew Sterling, Amoskeag Studio, Manchester; http://coldchocolatemusic.brownpapertickets.com/
Saturday, June 6
>>>The Parkington Sisters at the New Moon Coffeehouse ~ Haverhill, MA ~ 8pm ~ 978-459-5134
>>>Shannon Heaton at One Longfellow Square ~ Portland, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-761-1757, www.necelticarts.com
>>>Gaelic Storm at the Colonial Theater ~ Bethlehem, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.catamountarts.org
>>>Bob Amos & Catamount Crossing at North Congregational Church ~ St. Johnsbury, VT ~ 7pm ~ www.catamountarts.org
>>>Ed Gerhard at the Bow Lake Grange Hall ~ Strafford, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-664-7200
Sunday, June 7
>>>Heather Maloney at the Capitol Center for the Arts ~ Concord, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.ccanh.com
>>>Two Old Friends at St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts ~ Berlin, NH ~ 2pm ~ 603-752-1028, www.stkieranarts.org
Thursday, June 11
>>>The Quebe Sisters (Texas Fiddle & Swing) at The Cabot ~ Beverly, MA ~ 8pm ~ 978-927-3100
>>>Golden Oak at Route 27 Arts ~ Stratton, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-246-2300, www.necelticarts.com
Sunday, June 14
>>>Gary Sredzienski at the Town Hall ~ Nelson, NH ~ 7pm ~
Wednesday, June 17
<<< Neko Case and Jennifer O’Connor, Prescott Park, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Saturday, June 20
>>>Lucinda Williams at the Colonial Theater~ Keene, NH ~ 8pm ~http://thecolonial.org 603-352-2033
June 24th
>>>Richard Thompson, Prescott Park, Portsmouth; 7 p.m.www.prescottpark.org
Thursday, June 25
>>>Shawn Colvin & Marc Cohn at the Capitol Center for the Arts ~ Concord, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.ccanh.com
Friday, June 26
>>>Red Molly at Great Waters Music Festival ~ Anderson Hall ~ Wolfeboro, NH ~ 730pm ~ www.greatwaters.org
Wednesday, July 1
Yonder Mountain String Band, Prescott Park, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Friday, July 3
>>>John Gorka at Great Waters Music Festival ~ Anderson Hall ~ Wolfeboro, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.greatwaters.org
Saturday, July 4
Steel Wheels, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Sunday, July 5
>>>Harvey Reid at Hamilton House ~ South Berwick, ME ~ 5pm ~ 207-384-2454,www.woodpecker.com
Sunday, July 12
>>>Milk Carton Kids, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, July 15
>>>Steve Earle and the Dukes, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Friday, July 17
>>>Harvey Reid at the Gazebo ~ York Beach, ME ~ 7pm ~ www.woodpecker.com
Wednesday, July 22
>>>Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Friday, July 24
>>>The Buskers at Mills Falls Market Place ~ Meredith, NH ~ 5:30pm (Outdoor free concert)
>>> Devil Makes Three, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Wednesday, July 29
>>>Trampled By Turtles, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Friday, August 7
>>>The Buskers at Mills Falls Market Place ~ Meredith, NH ~ 5:30pm (Outdoor free concert)
Wednesday, August 12
>>>Matt Anderson, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Wednesday, August 19
>>>Bruce Cockburn, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Wednesday, September 9
>>>Della Mae, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, 7 p.m. www.prescottpark.org
Saturday, November 7
>>>Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen at First Parish Church ~ Newbury, MA ~ 7:30pm ~ www.woodpecker.com
Saturday, December 5
>>>Harvey Reid at One World Coffeehouse ~ Essex, MA ~ 8pm ~www.woodpecker.com
Thursday, December 17
>>>Harvey Reid & Joyce Andersen at the Flying Goose ~ New2 London, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-526-6899, www.woodpecker.com
Dances
Festivals
May:
May 21 - June7
Kerrville Folk Festival ~ Kerrville, TX
www.kerrville-music.com 830-257-3600
Performers include: Tom Rush, Roy Bookbinder, Ronny Cox, Seth Glier, Peter Yarrow, Ellis Paul, Chuck Brodsky and many, many more…
May 23
Sandywoods Folk Festival ~ Tiverton, RI
Performers TBA
June
June 4-7
Roots on the River ~ Bellows Falls, VT
Performers include:Mary Gauthier, John Fulbright, The Black Lilies, Lara Herskovits , more…
June 11-14
Sea Music Festival ~ Mystic, CT
www.mysticseaport.org 860-572-0711
Performers include: Jeff Warner, Northern Neck Chanteymen, Pressgang Mutiny, MARA, Rob van Sante and more…
June 17-20
Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival ~ Litchfield, ME
www.blisteredfingers.com 207-873-6539
Performers include: The Cleverlys, Phat Burger Deluxe, Trinity River band, Kevin Prater Band, Wilf Clark & The Misty Mountaineers, The Baker Family, Dun Paisley & The Southern Grass, The Gibson Brothers and more…
July
July 5-11
Festival On the Green ~ Middlebury, VT
At the Middlebury Recreation Park : 802-462-3555
Performers include: Vance Gilbert, Ten Strings & a Goat Skin, The Bluegrass Gospel Project, Rik Palieri, Darlingside, Caitlin Candy, and many more
~ July 16-19, 2015, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Oak Hill, NY
40+ Bands • 6 Stages • Workshops • Emerging Artist Showcase
Dancing • Children’s Performers • Bluegrass Academy for Kids
Camping • Jamming • Food & Craft Vendors & A Whole Lot More
Host Band Dry Branch Fire Squad, Del McCoury Band, Sam Bush Band,
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Hot Rize, The Infamous Stringdusters, The SteelDrivers
Greensky Bluegrass, Balsam Range, John Kirk, Trish Miller & Quickstep and more…
July 23-26
Ossipee Valley Music Festival ~ Hiram, ME
www.ossipeevalley.com Americana and Roots Festival with dance stages, music stages and more…
Performers include: The Travelin’ McCoury’s, Claire Lynch Band, Elephant Revival, Mike and Ruthy,The Lonely Heartstring Band , Doyle Lawson, more…
Dances
Note: Most dance locations require clean soft-soled shoes and do not allow street shoes. Partners not required.
Every Monday
>>>Contra dance at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH, 8PM, 603-827-3044 or www.monadnockfolk.org Callers & musicians include Don Primrose, Jeffrey Petrovitch, Lisa Sieverts, Rich Hart, Gordon Peery, Harvey Tolman, Lloyd Carr & Roger Treat Note: August Dances will be held at Heberton Hall in Keene.
>>>Clogging at Dance In Motion Dance Studio ~ Randolph, Vt. ~ 6:45 PM, workshop 6:00 PM ~ 802-522-2935, Greenmtnclogger@aol.com
Every Wednesday
>>>Scottish Country Dance /w Loren Wright leading at The Church of the Good Shepherd ~ Nashua, NH ~ 7:00 PM ~ 603-891-2331 or nashuascd@comcast.net
>>>Scottish Country Dance /w Bernard McGrath leading at The Westminster Center School ~ Westminster, Vt ~ 7:30 PM ~ 603-352-9371 or 802-463-3078
>>>Contradance at the Richard W. Black Center, Hanover, NH, 7 PM, 781-385-1480
>>>Scottish Country Dance /w John Bartholomew leading, Bill Tobin and Gary Apfel at The Town Hall ~ Fairlee, Vt. ~ 7:00 PM ~ 603-353-4647 or GaryApfel@MyBluelight.com
Every Friday
>>>Scottish Country Dance at The Community Parish House ~ Greenland, NH ~ 8:00 PM ~ 603-773-9795 or ljstravel@attibi.com
>>>Scottish Dance /w Bill Tobin leading at The Town Hall ~ Lancaster, NH ~ 7:30 PM ~ 802-751-7671 or 1btobin@together.net
Every Sunday
>>>Circle Dance at Neskaya ~ Franconia, NH ~ 3:30pm ~ www.neskaya.com 603-823-5828
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Thursday, June 4
>>>Contradance w/ Peter Yarensky, Sarah Mason & The Lamprey River Band at the City Hall, Dover, NH, 8pm, 603-664-2513, www.nhcountrydance.com Email: peter.yarensky@unh.edu
Friday, June 5
>>>Traditional Square Dance at the Town Hall, Wentworth, NH, 8 PM, 603-764-9993
>>>Contra & Scandinavian Dance w/ Steve Zakon-Anderson & Moving Violations at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA , Scandi 8pm, contra 8:30pm, 403-549-1913, www.themovingviolations.com
Saturday, June 6
>>>Contradance at the Town House, Peterborough, NH, 7:30PM:workshop, 8PM:dance, www.monadnockfolk.org
>>>Contra w/ George Marshall & Wild Asparagus at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, wkshp 8pm, dance 8:30pm, www.wildasparagus.com
>>>Contradance at the Town Hall ~ Deerfield, NH ~ 8PM ~ 603-463-4182, 603-679-1915
>>>Contradance w/ Rebecca Lay at the Capital City Grange, Montpelier, VT, 8pm, 802-744-6163, www.capitalcitygrange.org/contradances
Sunday, June 7
>>>Contra & Country Dances w/ Colin Hume at Tracy Hall ~ Norwich, VT ~ 2pm ~ 802-222-7598
Thursday, June 11
>>>Circle Dancing at 7:30 p.m. at the Milford Unitarian Church . Every dance is taught and beginners are welcome. No partners needed. Contact is Mary Kuhn and her phone number is 603-487-2732. Email maryfloyd@mfire.com
Friday, June 12
>>>Contradance w/ David Kaynor & The Greenfield Dance Band at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-367-9380 or www.davidkaynor.com
>>>Contradance w/ Alice Morris, Randy Miller & Roger Kahle at the Londonderry Senior Center, Londonderry, NH, 8pm, 603-529-1586, Email:weareampm@gsinet.net
>>>Contradance at the Edmunds Middle School ~ Burlington, VT ~ 8pm ~ 802-496-2523 www.queencitycontras.org
Saturday, June 13
>>>Contradance w/Linda Leslie & Arigana Highway at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-773-1671, www.guidingstargrange.org ,Email: tophillmusic@aol.com
>>>Contra at The Academy Building ~ Gilmanton, NH .~ 8:00 PM ~ 603-267-7227
>>>Contra /w Rickey Holt and Stone Soup at The First Unitarian Society ~ Exeter, NH ~ 8:00 PM with workshop at 7:30 PM ~ 603-679-1915
>>>Contradance at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH workshop:7:30PM, dance 8PM, www.monadnockfolk.org
>>>Contradance w/ Northern Spy, David Millstone calling, Tracy Hall, Norwich, VT., 7:45 PM All Dances are taught, beginners welcome clean, soft-soled shoes required, 802-785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu
>>>Contradance at the Wescustogo Hall, North Yarmouth, ME, Potluck at 7:30, Dance at 8:30pm, 207-233-4325 or fiddle103@yahoo.com
Sunday, June 14
>>>English Country Dance /w Dave Bateman & Justine Paul at Presidential Oaks ~ Concord, NH ~ 5:30 PM ~ 603-433-2735 or dave.bateman@verizon.net
>>>Contradance at the Stone Church ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ 7:30pm ~ www.brattcontra.org 802-257-9234