Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
Le Bon Truc’s music is fun to listen to and fun to dance to. The concert will include many tunes that folks with some experience can dance to - part of the room will be open to dance in. So that everyone can get a taste of this, we'll be mixing in quick lessons by […]
Contra dances are returning to the historic Finn Hall in Monson! Caller Allison Aldrich Smith with members of Some Reel People. All dances taught, no experience needed.
Le Bon Truc’s music is fun to listen to and fun to dance to. The concert will include many tunes that folks with some experience can dance to - part of the room will be open to dance in. So that everyone can get a taste of this, we'll be mixing in quick lessons by […]
Common Floor Contra Dance Our first dance went well and we took notes. Introducing... Common Floor Contra's second event! June 12th: Beginner lesson at 7pm Dancing from 7:30 to 10pm $10 to $20 sliding scale (cash or venmo) Calling by: ❱ Hannah Chamberlain ❱ Ellen Hodgkin Music by: ❱ Ellen Gawler on fiddle ❱ Elsie […]
Maine Fiddle Camp IS BACK at our new location, Pilgrim Lodge, in West Gardiner, Maine Go to the MFC web page for lots more info: Maine Fiddle Camp
Contra dance at historic Finn Hall, Monson. Caller Allison Aldrich Smith, with members of Some Reel People. No experience necessary, wear comfortable shoes. Refreshments provided.
Maine Fiddle Camp IS BACK at our new location, Pilgrim Lodge, in West Gardiner, Maine Go to the MFC web page for lots more info: Maine Fiddle Camp
Join caller Eustacia Landrum, and band The Moose Island House Players, for a contra dance on June 25th from 4-6 pm in the Eastport City Hall Parking Lot.
Contra Dance! With the PIC’D UP Open Band. Mari Black and Megan Bergeron will play at the Historic 8th Maine Oceanfront Lodge. This Contra Dance will be a two set event! First set led by Emily Troll, the incomparable band leader for the PIC’D Up Contra Dance band! A band filled with professional and amateur […]
July 1 ~ Fri: Flying Shoes on First Fridays ~ ABCD: A BFS Community Dance! Come dance in the park at Steamboat Landing (rain location in the Boathouse), with longways sets, squares, couple dances and other formations. Calling by Chrissy Fowler with music by the All Comers Band and special guest leaders Ti’ Acadie (Pam […]