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Calendar for May 2008
Concerts | Sessions | Workshops | Events
| Dances |
| 1 | Dover NH City Hall, Lamprey River Band, clean, soft soled shoes only 8-10:40pm (603) 664-2513 |
| 2 | Windham NH Town Hall, TBA 8-11pm (603) 890-8907 |
| Wentworth NH Town Hall, square dance, Lester Bradley and Paul Amey 8pm (603) 764-9993 |
| Conway NH Salyards Museum, 110 Main Street, Davis Hill Duo (Ellen Schwindt and Peter Kimball) 7:30-10:30pm (603) 383-4589 |
| Lewiston ME Chase Hall, Bates College, David Merrill and Wake the Neighbors with guest fiddler Greg Boardman 8:30pm (207) 232-8656 |
| 3 | Deerfield NH Town Hall, Marcie Van Cleave with Amy Cann & Carol Compton, clean soft-soled shoes 8pm (603) 463-7771 |
| Falmouth ME Congregational Church 7pm instruction, dance 8-11pm, TBA, potluck dessert during break (207) 725-9289 |
| Peterborough NH Town House, Steve Zakon-Anderson, Bob McQuillen and Nat Hewitt 8-11:30pm (413) 498-5678 |
| 5 | Nelson NH Town Hall, Rich Hart, Don Primrose, Byron Ricker, and others calling, music by Harvey Tolman, Bob McQuillen, and others, always an open mike for both callers and musicians 8-10:30pm (603) 827-3455 |
| 9 | Manchester NH Unitarian Church, 669 Union Street, Alice Morris, with Randy Miller and Bill Zecker. Beginners workshop 7:30pm, dance 8-11pm (603) 529-1586 |
| 10 | Exeter NH Unitarian Church, Rickey Holt, Stone Soup, clean soft-soled shoes8pm (603) 679-1915 |
| Gilmanton NH Town Offices (Academy Building), Alice Morris, clean soft-soled shoes 8pm (603) 267-7227 |
| North Yarmouth ME Wescustogo Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road, family dance with Kathryn Larson and the Wescustogo Ramblers 6-7:30pm, contra dance with Fiona Schubeck & John Cote with Bob Golder calling 8:30-midnight (207) 865-9014 |
| 11 | Concord NH Presidential Oaks (NH Odd Fellows home) Auditorium, intersection of Pleasant and Minot Streets, English country dance Marianne Taylor and Ken Allen 5:30-7:45pm (603) 463-7771 |
| 12 | Nelson NH Town Hall, Rich Hart, Don Primrose, Byron Ricker, and others calling, music by Harvey Tolman, Bob McQuillen, and others, always an open mike for both callers and musicians 8-10:30pm (603) 827-3455 |
| 16 | Manchester NH Mill-a-Round Dance Studio, 250 Commercial Street, Chris Weiler and Contra Loco Beginners workshop 7:30pm, dance 8-11pm (603) 668-1086 |
| Brunswick ME People Plus Center, 6 Noble Street, John McIntire, Bondeaux Redux. Family dance 7pm, contrs 8-llpm (207) 729-4718 |
| 17 | Bowdoinham ME Town Hall, Bill Olson and Scrod Pudding, 8:30-midnight (207) 666-3090 |
| Concord NH East Concord Community Center, 18 Eastman Road, Dorsey-Parrott Pick-Ups 8pm (603) 225-4917 |
| Walpole NH Town Hall, Ralph Sweet with Ethan Hazzard-Watkins and Ann Percival 8pm (802) 257-9234 |
| 19 | Nelson NH Town Hall, Rich Hart, Don Primrose, Byron Ricker, and others calling, music by Harvey Tolman, Bob McQuillen, and others, always an open mike for both callers and musicians 8-10:30pm (603) 827-3455 |
| 23 | Milford NH Town Hall, Frank Woodward and the Milford Musicians 8pm (603) 487-2480 |
| North Whitefield ME St. Denis Parish Hall 8:30pm (207) 495-2331 |
| 24 | Kingston NH Town Hall (603) 772-5355 |
| Simonton Corners ME Community Hall (near Rockport), Bondeau Redux, 7pm polka workshop with Nancy Rosalee,
contradance 8pm (207) 549-7199 |
| 25 | Brattleboro VT Gibson-Aiken Center, 207 Main Street, Dawn Dance. English 2:30-5:30 Andrew Shaw calling with Dave Langford, Reinmar Seidler and Jacqueline Schwab. Contras 8pm-7am Will Mentor with Celticladda; Steve Zakon-Anderson with Little Bandemonium, and Rebecca Lay with Amelia Mason, Emily Troll, Bethany Waickman and Simon Chrisman. Advance tickets recommended. Clean soft-soled shoes. (802) 257-1571 or info@dawndance.org |
| 26 | Nelson NH Town Hall, Rich Hart, Don Primrose, Byron Ricker, and others calling, music by Harvey Tolman, Bob McQuillen, and others, always an open mike for both callers and musicians 8-10:30pm (603) 827-3455 |
| Concerts |
| 1 | Liz Carroll and John Doyle, Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center Street,
Northampton MA (413) 584-0610 |
| 2 | Solas, World Music, Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville MA 8pm (617) 876-4275 |
| Barra MacNeils, The Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street Cumberland RI 8pm (401) 725-9272 |
| Liz Carroll and John Doyle,New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill Road, New Bedford MA (508) 997-0046 ext 34 |
| 3 | Josée Vachon, Amesbury Middle School auditorium, 220 Main Street, Amesbury MA 7pm (978) 388-8148 |
| 4 | Liz Carroll and John Doyle, Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge MA 7:30pm (617) 492-7679 |
| Josée Vachon, Banquet de la Survivance Française, Ramada Inn, Lewiston ME 12:30pmnbsp; Reservations only (207) 784-1434 |
| 7 | Two Old Friends, First Parish Baptist Church, Plaistow NH 7pm |
| 8 | Matt and Shannon Heaton, Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge MA 8pm (617) 492-7679 |
| North Sea Gas, Ceilidh House, Route 1, Westmoreland NH 8pm (603) 358-5533 |
| Buddy MacDonald and Rachel Davis, New England Celtic Arts, 2 Highland Drive, South Carthage ME 7pm (207) 562-4445 |
| 9 | North Sea Gas, Elysium Arts Folk Club, Lower Mill at Salmon Falls, Rollinsford NH 8pm (603) 743-4700 |
| Lissa Schneckenburger Trio, house concert, Bowdoinham ME |
| Andrea Beaton, Bull Run, 215 Great Road, Shirley MA 8:30pm (978) 425-4311 |
| 10 | Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brookfield ME 8pm (866) 227-6523 |
| Andrea Beaton and Kimberley Fraser, Cape Breton Gaelic Club, Canadian American Club, Watertown MA 8pm (978) 858-3792 |
| David Francey, Wolfeboro Folk Series, Moody Mountain Farm, 100 Pork Hill Road (just off Route 28), Wolfeboro NH 7pm (603) 522-8697 |
| Buddy MacDonald and Rachel Davis, house concert, The Creeks, Lebanon NH 7:30pm Reserve in advance (603) 448-2544 |
| 10-11 | The Rhode Island Folk Festival featuring Jerimoth Hill and Blue Around The Edges, Peeptoad Coffeehouse, North Foster Baptist Church, 81 E. Killingly Road, Foster RI 9am-10:30pm |
| 11 | North Sea Gas, One Longfellow Square, 181 State Street, Portland, ME 8pm (207) 761-1757 |
| 12 | BCMFest (Boston Celtic Music Festival) Presents Celtic Music Monday @ Club Passim: "School's (Almost) Out!" featuring musicians under the age of 21 - Amanda Cavanaugh, Katie McNally, Mia Friedman, Eden Forman, Hannah Read, Eric Robertson and Nuala O'Donovan, Club Passim, 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge MA 8pm (617) 492-7679 |
| 13 | North Sea Gas, Gardiner Sportsmen's Club, Gardiner, ME 8pm (207) 582-1337 |
| 14 | Kevin McElroy, Blue, 650A Congress Street, Portland ME 7:30pm (207) 774-4111 |
| North Sea Gas, New England Celtic Arts, 2 Highland Drive, South Carthage ME 7pm (207) 562-4445 |
| 15 | David Francey and Craig Werth, The Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street Cumberland RI 8pm (401) 725-9272 |
| Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, KTC Concerts, Katherine Cornell Theater, Vineyard Haven MA 8pm (508) 693-3896 |
| 17 | Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Rhode Island Scottish Festival, Washington County Fairgrounds, Richmond RI 9am-5pm |
| Aubrey Atwater, children's show, The Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street Cumberland RI 1pm (401) 725-9272 |
| Matt and Shannon Heaton, The Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street Cumberland RI 8pm (401) 725-9272 |
| 18 | Two Old Friends, Needham Public Library, Needham MA 3pm |
| Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Union Hall Coffee House, First Religious Society, 27 School Street, Carlisle MA 7:30pm (978) 287-5745 |
| 22 | David Surette & Susie Burke, Old Berwick Historical Society, Counting House, South Berwick ME 7pm |
| 23 | Matt Cunningham Band, Irish Cultural Centre of New England, 200 New Boston Road, Canton MA 8pm (781) 828-7276 |
| 24 | Four Shillings Short, Del Rossi's Trattoria, Dublin NH |
| Kimberley Fraser, Town Library, 2 Concord Street, Peterborough NH 6:30-7:30pm workshop; concert 8-9pm (603) 924-8040 |
| 25 | Four Shillings Short, Beech Hill Farm, 107 Beech Hill Road Hopkinton NH 1-4pm Free (donation) (603) 223-0828 |
| 28 | Two Old Friends, Rumford Public Library, Rumford ME 6:30pm |
| Matt and Shannon Heaton, Blue, 650A Congress Street, Portland ME 7:30pm (207) 774-4111 |
| 29 | Matt and Shannon Heaton, New England Celtic Arts, 2 Highland Drive, South Carthage ME 7pm (207) 562-4445 |
| 31 | Trouz Bras, music and dance of Brittany, Music-For-Robin, concert and dance, First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington MA 8pm (781) 862-7837 |
| Four Shillings Short, Chapel Arts, 13 Glen Road, Gorham NH (603) 466-2129 |
| Sessions |
Tuesdays
Irish/Celtic sessions at the Barley House Restaurant and Tavern, 132
North Main Street, Concord NH 7-10pm (603) 229-0083
Irish session led by “Rocky” Rockwood, Kelley's Row, 421 Central Avenue, Dover NH 7-10pm (603) 750-7081. All singers and musicians welcome. |
Wednesdays
Irish session with An Banna Ceoil, Kelley's Row, 421 Central Avenue,
Dover NH 7:30pm (603) 750-7081
Irish session, Blue, 650A Congress Street, Portland ME (207) 774-4111 9pm
Concert at 7:30pm, different guests each week |
Thursdays
Traditional Irish music session, Molly Malone's, State Street, Portsmouth NH 7:30-10:30pm |
Fridays
Traditional music session every Friday, Press Room, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth NH 5pm |
Saturdays
Set dance ceili and session, last Saturday of the month, home of Tim &
Cynthia Neale (603) 329-4249 or neale@metro2000.net |
Sundays
Weekly Irish music seisiun, Cú Na Mara, 11 Hobart Street, Rte.3A,
Bristol NH (603) 744-6336
Weekly Irish music session with Roger Burridge, The Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 4-8pm (603) 625-0246
J.P.O'Hanlon's, 9 Main Street, Ayer MA 3:30-8pm (978) 772-9282
Cape Breton Ceilidh, 3rd Sunday, Canadian American Club, 202
Arlington St., Watertown, MA 3-7pm (978) 858-3792
Brian Boru's, 7 Center Street, Portland ME (207) 780-1506 3-6pm |
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