Festival of Traditional Music and Dance
Wilbur Cross High School
181 Mitchell Drive
New Haven, CT
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NOMAD NOrtheast Music, Art and Dance Festival of Traditional Music and Dance Wilbur Cross High School 181 Mitchell Drive New Haven, CT |
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| FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE 8pm-10:45pm Festival Callers with NOMAD Festival Orchestra, led by Amy Cann & Calliope Plus "Meet the Performers" Round Robin Concert |
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Gym 1 | Gym2 | Auditorium | Family Room V107 | Concert Room V102 | |
| 10 am | From Shaw to Shaw:
ECD Reconstructions Sharon Green w/The Flying Romanos X
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Square
Dances of the 1950’s Culver Griffin w/The Wild Notes I
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ECD
Start Here Mary Jones w/Pandora B
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10 am |
| 11 am | Orly
in the Morning (ECD) Orly Krasner w/Pandora M
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Zweifachers The NOMAD Festival Brass Band I
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Beginner
Contra Workshop Melanie Axel-Lute w/The Neo-Contras B
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Just
For Fun Dances
with
Ronnie Ronnie Erdmann F
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Cornbread - A Country Blues Band In concert |
11 am |
| 12 noon | Cross-Step
Waltz Susan de Guardiola & Keira Sokolowski w/Cal Howard & Friends I
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Odd
Shaped Dances
(contra) Jacob Bloom w/Woodkerne M
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International
Dancing for All Jonathan Young w/John Matulis & friends B
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Kids’
Songs Jean Schwartz F
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Traditional
Irish Music concert Mountain Road |
12 noon |
| 1 pm | Irish
Set Dance Deborah Thompson w/Mountain Road B
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CONNtras Christine Hale w/The CONNtra Orchestra, led by Mickey Koth M
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A
Tapestry of Andean Dances Karianna Rosenberg M
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Frog
Songs and Other Joys David Sloane F
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West
Gallery Music (for voices & melody
instruments) Bruce Randall M
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1 pm |
| 2 pm | Tom-Foolery
(Humor in ECD) Tom Amesse w/Fingerplay I
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Me and
My Shadow
Contras Bill Fischer w/The Wild Notes I
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Balkan
Backlist Tom Roby w/XOPO M
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Seasonal
Songs, Stories and Dances
(w/props
& whimsies) Ruthanne Ankney F
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Celtic
Concert
Woodkerne |
2 pm |
| 3 pm | Croatian
Dance Party w/Pajdashi M
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Contra Medley Organized by Ted Crane w/The Celtic Knots X
Open Waltz |
German
Dances – From
the Alps to the North Sea Karin Gottier I
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Children’s
Song Swap Sean & Deirdre Murtha F
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Sing
Me a Story Jerry Rasmussen, Barbara & Frank Shaw Sandy & Caroline Paton |
3 pm |
| 4 pm | Zesty
English Tom Roby w/The Eccentric Company M
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Cool
Contras, Hot Squares Ridge Kennedy w/The Reel Thing M
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Balkan
Gypsy in My Soul Leora Berns w/Hijaz M
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Folktales for
ages 7 & up Arnie Pritchard F
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ZuZazz String Orkestra In concert |
4 pm |
| 5 pm | The
Royal Scotch Quadrilles Susan de Guardiola w/Cal Howard & Friends M
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Heys
& Waves Contras Barbara Goldstein w/The Celtic Knots M
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International
Dance Party The All Star Family Brass Band M
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International
Family Dance Debby Szajnberg w/John Matulis F
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Quartetto
Classico with an Attitude Walkingwood Mandolin Quartet |
5 pm |
| 6 pm | Dancing
Across the Atlantic (original ECD) Loretta Holz w/Pandora M
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Swing
Time Simone Coonrod M
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Balkan
Dance Party w/ Druzhina M
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Morris
Dance Workshop Paul McGuire B
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Chantey
Sing! Lynn Noel Geoff Kaufman & the usual suspects |
6 pm |
| 7 pm | Scottish
Country Dance Brian Haeckler w/Cal Howard & Friends B
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Something
Borrowed, Blue, Old & New (contras) Dan Black w/The Fiddleheads M
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Dancing
English Marj Potter w/Fingerplay I
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Sleights
Sword
(Longsword
Dance) Dick Bearman B
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Croatian
Choral Sing w/ Henry Goldberg & Pajdashi |
7 pm |
| 8 pm | Orly
in the Evening (ECD) Orly Krasner w/The Flying Romanos M
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Flashback
Contras Donna Hunt w/The Wild Notes I
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Israeli
Folk Dance Willa Horowitz w/ John Matulis with Nefesh M
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Svitanya
Eastern European Women's Vocal
Ensemble In concert |
8 pm |
| 9 pm | East
Coast West Coast
Modern
Playford Sharon Green w/The Flying Romanos I
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20th
Anniversary Festival Callers w/Calliope M |
International
Dance Party
w/XOPO M
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Ballad
Blast "Saved By Their Wits" Jerry Epstein Pamela Goddard David Jones Lynn Noel & the usual suspects. |
9 pm |
| 10 - 10:45 pm |
Open
Waltz w/Fingerplay |
Macedonian
Dance w/The Gogofski Trio M
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10 - 10:45 pm |
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Chorus Room C102 | Band Room C103 | Foyer | Teach & Discuss V101 | Cafeteria | |
| 10 am |
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Overtone
Chanting Evelyn Avoglia |
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Saturday
Song Swap w/ David Green |
10 am |
| 11 am |
Lisa
Furman & the Bluefly Boys In concert |
Sing
the Seasons Round Valentine Doyle In concert |
Songs
& Stories of the Underground Railroad Nzinga’s Daughters P
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Folk
Dance Leader Forum - attracting new mbrs, adapting dances to aging,
using digital music devices Jo Crawford |
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11 am |
| 12 noon |
Hoot & Holler (Country, Bluegrass & Folk) Triple Play All-Stars (Wedeen, Smith, & Rainey) |
Fifty Years of Song Collecting Sandy & Caroline Paton In concert |
Greater
Hartford Scottish Country Dancers Performance w/The Wild Notes P
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Traditional Music in China Jerry Epstein | |
12 noon |
| 1 pm | Popular
Songs of the Early 1900’s Evy Mayer In concert |
Sean
& Deirdre Murtha In concert |
Portable
Folk Festival In concert |
Calling
for Weddings & Parties Dick Bearman & Donna Hunt I
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Naked
Guitar Robert Messore In concert |
1 pm |
| 2 pm | Insensitive
Old Singer Songwriters Woodchucks’ Revenge In concert |
“And
I’m So Weary” - songs of work & hardship Pamela Goddard In concert |
5-string
Banjo Instruction Roger Sprung All levels and styles |
Companion
Songs - Bantry
Bay to Blue Ridge - exploring connections
(instruments
welcome) Lisa Furman |
Morris & Sword Dance
Performances Bassett St. Hounds
Charles River Rapper Ladies of the Rolling Pin New Haven Morris & Sword Wesleyan Rappers P |
2 pm |
| 3 pm | Two
Fer One
Song
Variations The Beans |
Set to
the Music: Chorus Songs from Victorian Poetry Lynn Noel In concert |
Roger
Sprung & Hal Wylie Open Folk & Blue Grass Jam |
Contra Musicians Workshop Mickey Koth |
3 pm | |
| 4 pm | Woman,
Where’s Your Song? Robbie Wedeen & friends |
Cowboys and Others Woodchucks’ Revenge & friends |
Getting Groups to Sing! Verne McArthur |
Slow-Medium Jam with the New Haven Jammers Sally Joughin |
4 pm | |
| 5 pm | I Learned it from Jack (Jack Langstaff) Jerry Epstein In concert |
The
Wild Notes In concert |
Clogging Workshop Ann Whiting w/Innerstate String Band |
The
Spoken Word - The lost art of recitation, monologue, and storytelling
for adults Mike Agranoff |
Sea Chanteys SS Chanteens |
5 pm |
| 6 pm | Norwegian Songs & Traditions From My Parents Sonja Savig |
In Season Three of Cups In concert |
Elegant Round Singing Sol Weber |
Hammers & Picks - Dulcimer Workshop Sandy Lafleur & Anne Krom |
Old-Time Music Jam w/ Innerstate String Band |
6 pm |
| 7 pm | Storytelling for Grownups (12 & over) Arnie Pritchard |
Folk Songs of England and North America David Jones In concert |
String, Wind, & Reed (Jam) Drew Smith & Friends |
If You Like Ukulele Lady workshop Evy Mayer |
International Dance Tunes Jam International Folk Sounds |
7 pm |
| 8 pm | Bluegrass Old & New ShoreGrass In concert |
Cece
& Ruth Go Global Cece Borjeson & Ruth George In concert |
Celtic
Guitar Workshop/Performance Robert Messore |
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Lutes"
(Workshop - bring
your instruments) Axel Henri |
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8 pm |
| 9 pm | Songs of Freedom Joel Landy In concert |
Acoustic Roots Peter Magrane In concert |
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9 pm |
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Gym 1 | Gym 2 | Auditorium | Family Room V107 | Concert Rm V102 | |
| 11 am | Old & New Favorites (ECD) Val Medve w/ The Playford Consort X
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This
Year’s Crop (contras) Ted Crane w/Fingerplay M
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Beginner
Contras w/Fran Hendrickson, Willow & Jim Sirch B
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Kids
Sing Freedom! w/MacDougal Street Rent Party F
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Country,
Bluegrass and Blues Jenny and Don |
11 am |
| 12 noon | English Made Easy Peggy Vermilya w/ The Playford Consort B
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Squares & Contras Allan Brozek w/Calliope I
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International Couple Dances Loretta Holz w/IFS M
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Japanese Children’s Songs Takako Nagumo F
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Mike Agranoff In concert |
12 noon |
| 1 pm | Lovely and Lively (ECD) Peggy Vermilya w/Marshall’s Audubon Big Band M
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Contra Commotion Carl Levine w/Apple Crisp M
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International
Dance Party w/International Folk Sounds M
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Family
Country Dance Ed Potter F
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Intro to Shape Note Singing Bruce Randall B
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1 pm |
| 2 pm | ECD
Ongoing Traditions – New Dances in Old Styles Mary Jones w/FingerPlay M
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Mind
Bending Contras Steve Holland w/Apple Crisp X
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Rorospols
(Scandi) Joan & Jim Savitt w/Nutmeg Spelmanslag I
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Quirky
Old Timey Songs for Families
(w/puppets
& props) Ruthanne Ankney F
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Open
Sacred Harp Sing Bruce Randall M
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2 pm |
| 3 pm | ECD:
Dancing in Threes Pamela Goddard w/Pandora M
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Wrong
Way Contras Melanie Axel-Lute w/The Reel Thing M
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The
Mihai Collection
(Romanian
Dance) Willa Horowitz w/John Matulis M
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Family
Dance w/ Out on a Whim F
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What’s
So Funny? Mike Agranoff Evy Mayer, Sol Weber & friends |
3 pm |
| 4 pm | Jersey
Bounce
(Swing) Simone Coonrod M |
20th
Anniversary 20-dance
Medley & Other Contras Dave Colestock w/Calliope M
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Irish
Set Dancing Chris Deephouse w/Fran Hendrickson & friends M
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4 pm |
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Chorus Room C102 | Band Room C103 | Foyer | Teach & Discuss V101 | Cafeteria | |
| 11 am | Songs from the Dustbowl Rosin the Bow In concert |
Some Fabulous Yonder Jeff Davis In concert |
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Mississippi John Hurt & Elizabeth Cotten
(alternating
bass styles) Stuart Krasna |
Songs for a Sunday
Morning Led by The Beans |
11 am |
| 12 noon | Blues in My Pocket Sandy Morse In concert |
Perils of Love Heather Lev In concert |
Hambo Workshop Steve & Ada w/Nutmeg Spelmanslag |
"Dressing the Naked Voice" - A cappella
technique
(presentation with discussion) Cece Borjeson & Ruth George |
12 noon | |
| 1 pm | Singing the Blues Triple Play All-Stars (R. Wedeen, D. Smith, R. Rainey) |
Fairfield Crossing (Celtic & American
vocals/instrumentals) In concert |
Phil Ochs Song Swap Joel Landy |
Not Your Typical Holiday Tunes - Appalachian
Dulcimer
Workshop/Jam Sandy Lafleur M
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1 pm | |
| 2 pm | Harmony Heaven Triboro In concert |
It’s All Relative Suzanne Mrozak & Friends |
Woody Guthrie Jam Steve Suffet & Heather Lev |
Bodhran Workshop Ted Crane |
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2 pm |
| 3 pm | Olam Echad (One World) Just Harmony |
Old and New Songs of Motion and Emotion Arthur Sherry In concert |
Scandi Jam / Gammaldans w/John Chambers & Friends |
Singing Traditional Songs Jeff Davis |
Traditional
Folk Tunes on Untraditional Instruments (jam) Apple Crisp |
3 pm |
| 4 pm | |
Singing the Spirit Home Geoff Kaufman |
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4 pm |