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NHPR Folk Music and Dance Calendar

Every Monday

>>>Wild Eagles Blues Jam at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com

Every Tuesday

>>>Bluegrass Jam at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 9pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com           

>>>Celtic Music Jam at Harlow’s Pub ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ 603-924-6365, www.harlowspub.com

Every Wednesday

>>>Celtic & Old Timey Music Jam at DelRossi’s ~ Dublin, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.delrossis.com  603-563-7195

Every Thursday

>>>Live Irish Music(Family Friendly) w/Various Musicians including Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki and Jim Prendergast  at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com

>>>Bluegrass Jam at Harlow’s Pub ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-924-6365, www.harlowspub.com

Every Saturday & Sunday

>>>Open Irish Session at Beara Irish Brewing Company  ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 2-7pm ~ 857-342-8272, www.bearairishbrew.com

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Monday, May 16

>>>Keb Mo at Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com            207-935-7292

Thursday, May 19

>>>John Gorka at Red & Shorty’s Concert Series ~ Dover, NH ~ 603-767-3305

>>>Keb Mo at the Music Hall ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.themusichall.org

>>>David Mallett at the Univ. of Southern Maine Abromson Center ~ Portland, ME ~ 5:30pm ~ www.davidmallett.com

Friday, May 20

>>>Joel Cage at the Andover Community Coffeehouse ~ Andover, NH  ~ 7PM ~ 603-735-5135, www.andovercoffeehouse.org

>>>The Hardtacks at the Town Hall ~ Epping, NH ~ 7pm ~ https://civilwarfolkmusic.com

>>>Tom Whitehead & Ellen Carlson (Bluegrass, Folk & Country) at The Castle On Charles ~ Rochester, NH ~  8pm ~  www.CastleNH.com

>>>PossumHaw at the Sunapee Community Coffeehouse ~ Sunapee, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.possumhaw.net

>>>Joyce Anderson, Harvey Reid & the Knotty Pine Boys at the Dunaway Center ~ Ogunquit, ME ~ 8pm ~ www.ogunquitperformingarts.org

 

Saturday, May 21

>>>Dave Gunning (Aidan & Connor Wertz open) at the New Moon Coffeehouse ~ Haverhill, MA ~ 8pm ~ www.newmooncoffeehouse.org

>>>The Funky Divas of Gospel at the Castle on Charles ~ Rochester, NH ~ www.castlenh.com

>>>The Appleseed Collective at Birdseye Lounge ~ Portsmouth, NH ~  8 pm

>>>Decatur Creek  at the Hatbox Theatre ~ Concord, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=hbt

>>>The Funky Divas of Gospel w/ The Honey Badgers & The Boys  at The Castle On Charles ~ Rochester, NH ~ 7:30pm  ~  www.CastleNH.com

>>>Lonely Heartstring Band at Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com   207-935-7292

>>>Antje Duvekot & The Stockwell Brothers at Main Street Arts ~ Saxtons River, VT

~  7:30pm ~ 802-869-2960, www.mainstreetarts.org

>>>High Range at the First Parish Federated Church ~ South Berwick, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-450-8746

>>>Doc and Liz at Stone Arch Bakery, in Lebanon 11:30 a.m. to 1:30.

Sunday, May 22

>>>Joey Abarta & Nathan Gurley (Traditional Irish w/uilleann pipes & fiddle) at the West Kennebunk United Methodist Church  ~ West Kennebunk, ME ~ 3pm ?~ http://westkennebunkumc.net 207-985-6632

>>>Mariachi Sol de Mexico  at the Capitol Center for the Arts ~ Concord, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.ccanh.com

Tuesday. May 24

>>>Tomato/tomato at One Longfellow Square ~ Portland, ME ~ 7pm ~ www.necelticarts.com  207-761-1757

Wednesday, May 25

>>>Tomato/tomato at North Church ~ Farmington, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-778-2006, www.farmingtonhistory.org

Friday, May 27

>>>Jonathan Edwards at Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com   207-935-7292

>>>Lula Wiles, Stone Church, 5 Granite Street, Newmarket, NH 7 p.m. www.lulawiles.com

Saturday, May 28

>>>The Buskers at the Back Room at the Mill ~ Bristol, NH ~ www.thebuskers.com

Sunday, May 29

>>>Le Vent du Nord at Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME 8pm ~ www.stonemountainartscenter.com   207-935-7292

>>> Keith Murphy, Yann Falquet, Pasqual Gemme, McClary Hill Farm, , 7:00 PM. Epsom NH. For tickets email mcclaryhillfarmconcerts@gmail.com.

Dances

Note: Most dance locations require clean soft-soled shoes and do not allow street shoes. Partners not required.

Every Monday

 

>>>Contra dance w/ various Callers & Musicians at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH, 8PM, 603-827-3044 or www.monadnockfolk.org  

>>>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

>>>Line Dancing at the Gilford Public Library ~ Gilford, NH ~ 9am ~ 603-524-6042

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  

>>>Set Dancing Lessons & Practice Dance at the Durham Universalist Church ~ Durham, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-749-1038, www.seacoastsetdancers.org  Thru Dec 4

Every Sunday

>>>Circle Dance at Neskaya ~ Franconia, NH ~ 3:30pm ~ www.neskaya.com  603-823-5828

>>>Line Dancing at the Starr King Unitarian Meeting House ~ Plymouth, NH ~ 4pm ~ 603-536-1179

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Friday, May 20

>>>Mill City Contradance at the Waumbec Mill, Manchester, NH, Beginners workshop 7:30Pm, dance, 8PM, 603-595-4484 or plizotte@rivier.edu

>>> Contradance  at the Town Hall, Warner, NH, 7:30PM, 603-456-3098

>>>Contra w/ Chip Hedler, David Carpenter & David van Houten at the Town Hall ~ Franconia, NH ~ www.thedancegypsy.com

 

Saturday, May 21

>>>Contradance at the Capital City Grange, Montpelier, VT, 8pm, 802-744-6163, www.capitalcitygrange.org/contradances

>>>Norwegian Folk Dance at Putney Cares Barn ~ Putney, VT ~ workshop:6:30pm, Dance:7:30pm ~ 802-451-1941

>>>Contradance at the Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany, NH, 7:30 PM, No partner needed. (603)447-2295, 207-625-2039

>>>Contradance  at the East Concord Community Center, Concord, NH, 8pm, 603-225-4917 , emaildwh@nhvt.net , website: http://homepage.nhvt.net/dwh/contra.htm

Sunday, May 22

>>>Contradance  at the Stone Church ~ Brattleboro, VT  ~ 7:30pm ~ www.brattcontra.org  802-257-9234

Thursday, May 26

>>>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, May 27

>>>Contradance w/Don Heinold & Smoke and Mirrors at Newmarket Millspace ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

>>>Sacred Circle Dance at the Portsmouth Center for Yoga & the Arts, Portsmouth, NH, 7 PM, amyla44@juno.com  603-664-2796

>>>Scottish Country Dance at The Unitarian Church ~ Keene, NH ~ 7:30 PM ~ 603-352-3237 or tantrim@keene.edu

>>>Mad Robin Contradance at the First Congregational Church ~ Burlington, VT ~ 8pm ~ www.madrobincallers.org  www.thedancegypsy.com)

>>>Contradance w/ Frank Woodward, Rich Hart & The Milford Musicians at the Town Hall ~ Milford, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-487-2480 

Saturday, May 28

>>>Contradance  at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-369-4369, www.guidingstargrange.org

>>>Contradance  at the Town Hall ~ Kingston, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-772-5355, 603-679-5448

>>>Contradance at the Town Hall, Warner, NH, Beginners Class: 7:30 PM, Dance: 8pm PM

 

Sunday, May 29

>>>Brattleboro Dawn Dance (English & Contra) English at 2:30 at the Stone Church ~ Contra at 8pm at the Gibson/Aiken Center ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ www.dawndance.org 413-992-6581

Kate has been hosting The Folk Show since 1995. In addition to her studio work, Kate emcees festivals and concerts throughout the Northeast.
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