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LOCATION CHANGE

A new contra dance seriescontinues in Skowhegan on Saturday, June 7. It will be held at the Somerset Sports Fitness Center, Route 201 South. Workshop at 7:30, dance from 8-11. Call 628-2843 for information.

The May 31st Strong Contradances will be held at the Kingfield Elementary School, Rte 142, Kingfield, from 7-9pm. Admission will be $5 each or $10 per family. Brenna Merrill will provide live music. Katie Miazga, Kathy Twitchell, and the Twitchell Brothers will be calling. For more info, please contact 684-3441 or 265-4047."

The DEFFA Newsletter is the publication of the Downeast Friends of the Folk arts. It is a schedule of folk music and dance events, predominantly in the State of Maine and coastal New Hampshire. These events include concerts, contradances, international folk dance, jam sessions, music swaps, and festivals. Many of these events occur on a regular basis, but many other fun things to see and do happen more sporadically. Some of these are listed here. You can sometimes find more about what's going on in the Maine folk scene from the Dirty Linen Maine page. If you really want to keep on top of it, you can subscribe to the DEFFA Newsletter, which is published at the beginning of each month.

Many people are sometimes daunted by the idea of travelling into Maine. There seems to be a certain mythology about the attitudes and demeanor of Maine natives. Visitors seem to think that a typical conversation might go like:

	Ingenuous Visitor: Can I take this road to East Vassalboro?
 
	Mainer: You better leave it right where it is.
 

While this sort of behavior may have been prevalent in the past, such things are rare today. We have a new governor up here who has told us that we'll all be happier if we are nice to tourists. We get to keep more of their money that way.

So come on up to a dance. Popular "wisdom" notwithstanding, you can get there from here (or wherever.)

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2008 DEFFA listing of Maine Folk Artists, Musicians, & Performers!

Every January, DEFFA publishes a listing of Maine performers of one or another of the folk arts, and sends this information out with the January edition of the DEFFA newsletter.  We also offer this information on our web page.  Follow this link to the 2008 DEFFA listing of Maine Folk Artists, Musicians, & Performers (PDF format).

Regular Folk Music and Dance Events in Maine

All phone numbers have area code (207) unless explicitly stated otherwise.

AUGUSTA   BANGOR BAR HARBOR    BATH   BELFAST  BLUE HILL   BOWDOINHAM   BRUNSWICK   
CARIBOU   DAMARISCOTTA   ELLSWORTH   FAIRFIELD  FALMOUTH   FARMINGTON-WEST GORHAM N.H.

HAMPDEN - The Hampden dance has moved to Bangor, UU Church, 120 Park Street. See Bangor above.

KENNEBUNK  

LEWISTON   NORRIDGEWOCK  NORTH YARMOUTH   NORTH WHITEFIELD ORONO   PORTLAND  POWNAL  ROCKPORT   SACO   SKOWHEGAN   STRONG 
 THORNDIKE  THOMASTON  TRENTON  WALDOBORO   WAYNE WINTER HARBOR  

Special Upcoming Events in Maine

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