Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
THIS EVENT IS CANCELED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS. Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages […]
There will be no contra dances at the State Street Church in Portland on November 12 and November 26, 2020. Come dance with us on November 5 and November 19! FMI: www.portlandintowncontradance.com
Contra dance with music by TBA and caller TBA at the State Street Church near Longfellow Square. See the PICD website for more info. This event is part of the weekly Thursday night Portland Intown Contra Dance series. Dance roles are gender-free. New and experienced dancers of all ages are invited. $10 at the door. Enter through the courtyard. Lesson […]
There will be no contra dances at the State Street Church in Portland on November 12 and November 26, 2020. Come dance with us on November 5 and November 19! FMI: www.portlandintowncontradance.com
TEMPORARILY CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19 We plan to resume singings as scheduled once it has been deemed safe to do so. To stay tuned for more info as things develop, please contact us at [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------- Join us at the Bath 5th Sunday Cooper Book Singing on the 5th Sundays of the […]
TEMPORARILY CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19 We plan to resume singings as scheduled once it has been deemed safe to do so. To stay tuned for more info as things develop, please contact us at [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------- Join us at the Bath 5th Sunday Cooper Book Singing on the 5th Sundays of the […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. We invite you to a Mid-Winter's Dance of Universal Peace. Come find solace in song and dance. As Rumi wrote: "Let the beauty we love be what we do There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground." […]
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick has had to cancel 12 of their Concerts for a Cause so far because of Covid-19. However, David Wilcox whose June concert was cancelled, has invited Concerts for a Cause to take part in his East Coast virtual livestream concert to be held on Friday, February 26. It’s not […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple circle dances. All dances are taught. All are welcome! You are invited to a Spring Equinox Dance of Universal Peace from Portland Maine, via Zoom, on Sunday, March 21st at 4pm EST. Join us as we dance and hold all we love […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Virtual Contra and ECD dances specially designed for dancing by 1 or 2 people, and plenty of time to chat and interact. Glen Loper and Bethany Waickman will play the tunes on mandolin, tenor banjo, guitar, and piano. A mysterious caller from parts unknown will teach. Half English Country Dance, Half Contra Dance, all fun!
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
"Love has come to rule and transform; stay awake, my heart, stay awake." - Rumi Spring has arrived, and hope alongside. With love in the air, let's join our hearts through embodied prayer in song and dance. The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple circle dances. All dances are […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
“I take refuge in Mother Earth, Every breath, every step, manifests our love Every breath brings happiness Every step brings happiness I see the whole cosmos in the earth.” -Walking Meditation from Thich Nhat Hanh This month we will honor all Mothers, Goddesses, and Mother Earth during our Dances of Universal Peace, which pair […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
TEMPORARILY CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID-19 We plan to resume singings as scheduled once it has been deemed safe to do so. To stay tuned for more info as things develop, please contact us at [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------- Join us at the Bath 5th Sunday Cooper Book Singing on the 5th Sundays of the […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
"The sun reaches its highest point of the year, like the culmination of a full moon's waxing. In order to stay steady in this full solar power, we ground ourselves by inviting the earth and the sky to meet in our bodies." - Susa Silvermarie © Mother Tongue Ink 2018, from We'Moon 2019 The Dances […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Sundays in the Park starts at 2:30 p.m. with a music workshop focusing on a distinctive branch of the contra dance music repertoire, followed by a 3:30 p.m. percussive dance workshop, to help participants discover and practice exciting ways for their shoes to fly. Guest performers and workshop participants will strut their stuff at the […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Celebrating his 90th birthday, don't miss the chance to hear the stories and listen to the music of this iconic traveling folkie.
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Hot bluegrass on a midsummer's night. Don't miss it.
Kennedy Park in Lewiston will be ringing with the sound of fiddling when the Franco-American Fiddlers’ Rendezvous will take place this coming August 8, beginning at 1 PM. Musicians for this free concert include Don and Cindy Roy, Erica and Matt Shipman, Steve Muise and Robert Sylvain of Boréal Tordu, Pam Weeks of Ti Acadie, and Greg […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. On Sunday, August 15th, we will be leading Dances of Universal Peace, at 4pm EDT. We plan to be together to lead the songs and dances and present them to you via Zoom. This month we celebrate the fullness of […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Happy to have John Gorka heading back to the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor this summer!
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. Each event starts at 2:30 p.m. with a music workshop focusing on a distinctive branch of the contra dance music repertoire, followed by a 3:30 p.m. percussive dance workshop, to help participants discover and practice exciting ways for their shoes to fly. Guest performers and workshop participants will strut their […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. We pray for peace and are inspired to send this prayer out into the world. We will continue to hold the Portland Maine Dances of Universal Peace on Zoom. It has been an incredible means of sharing our dances across […]
The Gawler Family and Friends bring you an assortment of old and new sounds from many folk traditions. They accompany interweaving family harmonies with fiddles, banjo, cello and guitar, as well as a few surprises. The concert will be held at the UMF amphitheater behind the Student Center in Farmington and the High Street parking […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Sundays in the Park starts at 2:30 pm with a music workshop focusing on a distinctive branch of the contra dance music repertoire, followed by a 3:30 pm percussive dance workshop, to help participants discover and practice exciting ways for their shoes to fly. Guest performers and workshop participants will strut their stuff at the […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
A Trip to Scotland with Champion Fiddlers, Sean Heely & Owen Kennedy Monday, October 11 2:00 music workshop 3:00 concert Session after the concert, with Sean & Owen and local musicians at Searsport Shores Oceanfront Camping, 216 West Main St in Searsport Free admission Welcoming donations $1 - $35 to support performer compensation, Belfast Flying […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Hailing from Vermont, Va-et-vient includes Carol Reed on voice, guitar and mandolins, Suzanne Germain on voice and percussion, and Lausanne Allen on voice, fiddles, flutes, and mandolins. With backgrounds rich in French cultures and language, through lifelong experiences living and traveling in French-speaking lands, they create beautiful harmonies, teaching and engaging audiences. Since 2001, this […]
As the colors change, light starts to diminish and it gets cooler here in Maine. This yearly dance of beauty, light and dark makes us long for togetherness, to turn and turn again. The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. If you would like the Zoom link to […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
Please mark your calendars for the Holly Days Fair on November 20. Part of the fair will be held inside Beinema Hall and other booths will be set up outside in pop-up tents. This will be a “pedestrian” fair both inside and out. Runners will be available for curbside pick-up for those who wish not […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. "Open the window in the center of your chest, and let the spirit fly in and out." - from Rumi's poem Where Everything is Music. Come join the Portland Maine DUP circle on Sunday, November 21st at 4pm Eastern Time. […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. We dance this month in celebration of the Winter Solstice, heralding the return of more sun. Also happening is the Great Conjunction, when Jupiter and Saturn appear closest together in the sky. Let us turn together towards the light. Email […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
Elsie Gawler is a multi-instrumentalist and songster rooted in Maine's traditional folk music and culture. With her family, the Gawler Family Band, she has played throughout the state and beyond, sharing traditional fiddle tunes, songs, and original works since she was 6 years old. From this foundation, she has branched out and launched her debut solo […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
The Dances of Universal Peace pair chants from world spiritual traditions with simple dance movements. It is full on winter here in Maine. As we buckle down to ride out the storms, we are grateful to be able to offer Dances of Universal Peace via Zoom. In January, we celebrate the Urs (death anniversary in […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
T-Acadie Ongoing Tuesday night Jam session T-Acadie, Pam, Bill and Jim, have been hosting a jam session and mini-concert EVERY Tuesday night. This is a free, guided jam session for all instruments geared toward the intermediate player, Tuesdays from 7-8PM EST. Tempos are moderate and chords will be called out the first time through. The […]
Belfast Flying Shoes Radio Hour, on WBFY 100.9FM in Belfast, and streaming via Belfast Community Radio. A weekly program that highlights the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, in Belfast and beyond; the musicians who play it with and for others; and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. Every […]
Join Mayo Street Arts for a master class with the Gawler Family Band—a fun-loving, folk-singing, fiddle-playing family from the heart of Maine! Bring an instrument, and have some solid time working on music the Gawlers adore. If you are a beginner or advanced, or anywhere in between, join in and the Gawlers will be able to accommodate […]
The Gawlers are a fun-loving, fiddling family band-- from the heart of Maine-- with shining smiles and joyful sounds. John and Ellen Gawler are master fiddle and banjo players and their three daughters, Molly, Edith and Elsie grew up with the music and formed a band of their own - The Gawler Sisters. The band […]