Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
We are looking for singers to join us as we create a statewide choir with a special purpose: to create community by singing progressive songs. Think "Rise Up Singing" with a focus on current events. This group will mirror the Resistance Revival Choir of Vermont or other group singing such as that put on by […]
Belfast Flying Shoes presents the First Friday Community Dance and Contra Dance Series. 6:00 warm-up session for the All Comers Band, led by Willy Clemetson & Benjamin Foss and open to all musicians, instruments, and skill levels. Tune list available on the website. 6:30 Community Dance (Chrissy Fowler & Lisa Newcomb calling with music by […]
On May 4th and 5th at the Bagaduce Music Performance Hall, fabric artist Jo Hesse and fiddler Owen Kennedy will present “Music is the Fabric of Community,” a weekend of dancing and crafting that will combine the traditions of Scottish music and Turkish felt-making to create beautiful rugs. During the workshop portions of the weekend […]
A monthly contra dance in Portland, Maine. Event details at www.CommonFloorContra.dance
Kennebec Contra Dance in the Hallowell City Hall Ballroom. Vermont Folklife’s “Sugar in the Pan” Trad Band is coming to Maine! A program of Vermont Folklife, the Touring Group and the Trad Band nurture youth involvement in traditional music and dance, providing opportunities to learn from tradition bearers, to build connections with artists and communities […]