Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
Scottish Country Dance is the ballroom dancing of Scotland. We dance in sets, usually longwise, of 3, 4, or more couples. We meet Sunday evenings, September through June, to learn and practice the dances. Beginners are welcome, partners not necessary, soft, flexible shoes are good. We usually have a session for beginners and newer dancers […]
Join us for a full day of workshops, dance, music, and Klezmer mayhem, led by the boisterous and elegiac klezmer band Mamaliga! We are pleased to offer a variety of workshops in Klezmer music and Klezmer dance, led by Mamaliga, and members of Boston-based Levyosn, as well as local favorites Sruli and Lisa, and the Casco Bay Tummlers. We are also […]
For centuries, Downeast Maine has flourished as a crossroads for many styles of music and dance: Acadian, Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish and Québécois – just to name a few. The Acadia Trad Festival is dedicated to promoting education and appreciation of these traditions through an annual celebration held June 26-July 2, 2023 at the beautiful […]
The Maine Balkan Choir was founded in 1998. Since January 2023, we worked on a program of all-Ukrainian songs, and presented a benefit concert in Portland May 21st, you can see the videos of that event here: https://youtube.com/playlist... We will reprise that concert in honor of Ukraine Independence Day, in Lewiston Maine for Aug 27th at […]
The Maine Balkan Choir was founded in 1998. Since January 2023, we worked on a program of all-Ukrainian songs, and presented a benefit concert in Portland May 21st, you can see the videos of that event here: https://youtube.com/playlist... We will reprise that concert in honor of Ukraine Independence Day, in Lewiston Maine for Aug 27th at […]