Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
MAY 4, Thursday ~ Musicians’ Workshop: Playing for Dances ~ Partnership Program w/Waterfall Arts ~ Practical wisdom and tools of the trade from stellar dance musicians, Emily Troll & Larry […]
The Eastport Arts Center is pleased to present a series of Fiddle workshops being led by renowned Irish fiddler, Gerry O’Connor. Gerry O’Connor is an experienced and talented fiddle teacher […]
English country dancing returns to 317! A living tradition, ECD has for centuries served as a means of community interaction, exercise for the body and mind, and practice of the […]
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 […]
The Eastport Arts Center is pleased to present an evening Concert with Gerry O’Connor and Kevin McElroy performing a selection of Irish fiddle compositions. O’Connor has played and recorded with […]
Join Gerry O'Connor for a traditional, participatory jam session at the Old Sow Grill in Eastport. Bring your instrument of choice, or just come to listen. This event is open […]
Calling all Larks and Ravens, Robins and Red Winged Blackbirds! You are cordially invited to join us for a Spring Fling Cherryfield Contra Dance on Saturday, May 6th from 7 […]
Back by popular demand, singer-songwriter Ellis Paul will appear at the UUCB Concerts for a Cause concert series at the UU Church in Brunswick on May 6, 2023 at 7:30. […]
MAY 7, Sunday ~ Waltz Time ~ Special Waltz Workshop* & Open Waltzing ~ Workshop* starts at 2:00-3:00 pm, with workshop* leader Alyssa Adkins and music by Benjamin Foss & […]
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 […]
English country dancing returns to 317! A living tradition, ECD has for centuries served as a means of community interaction, exercise for the body and mind, and practice of the […]
Traditional New England contra dance with Some Reel People providing music. Allison Aldrich Smith, caller. All dances taught, no need to bring a partner. A family-friendly event. Refreshments will be […]
Yarmouth, 5:00-6:00 Potluck, 6:00-7:00 Family Dance, 7:00-9:00 Contra (7:00-8:00 games for kids) Beginners Welcome! No experience necessary! All dances taught! Come join the All-Comers Band, musicians free! All are welcome […]
Join us every Second Saturday from 3-5pm at the Old Sow Grill, 31 Water St in Eastport. In the warm tradition of Irish pubs, musicians and listeners are invited to […]
Community Dance 6pm - 6.45pm ... 2nd Saturdays in Surry at 6! This is a fun and friendly dance for all ages, Bennett Konesni of Bagaduce Music heads up the […]
The Katahdin Valley Boys have been entertaining appreciative audiences throughout New England since 1998, repeatedly receiving “Bluegrass Band of the Year” awards from the Maine Academy of Country Music and […]
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 […]
Two hours of ECD every other Wednesday in May, then moving to Tuesdays for the summer, open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated […]
English country dancing returns to 317! A living tradition, ECD has for centuries served as a means of community interaction, exercise for the body and mind, and practice of the […]
Come to a Friday evening waltz with Alyssa in Portland. Update: This was going to be Alex and Alyssa, but Alex is going on a dubious weekend adventure, this event […]
Contra dance on third Fridays in Brooks Maine! At the historic Union Hall, now Marsh River Theater, 24 Monroe HWY in Brooks. John McIntire will call, with music by Alden […]
So, please take note! This time slot is the new home of the Cherryfield Contra Dance, which will forevermore take place on the 3rd Saturday of each month. And to […]
The Maine Balkan Choir has rehearsed Ukrainian folk songs since January 2023 and will now present a charity concert in Portland on Sunday May 21st at 3 PM. All proceeds […]
Community Contra Dance, Music provided "Better Late Than Never", with Julie and Drexel Gordon. Caller this month is Chris Ricciotti, from Liberty. Please Note: If you are looking for directions […]
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 […]
A monthly contra dance in Portland, Maine. Event details at www.CommonFloorContra.dance
Open Klezmer Jams with the Casco Bay Tummlers! Come and join us for joyous evenings of Klezmer! Led by Casco Bay Tummler musicians Carl Dimow, Steve Gruverman and Nancy 3. Hoffman, (and possibly the full band), these […]
English country dancing returns to 317! A living tradition, ECD has for centuries served as a means of community interaction, exercise for the body and mind, and practice of the […]
Traditional Finnish dances- schottisches, polkas, waltzes, foxtrots, with Alexandra Conover Bennett and friends providing lively music. The Finn Hall has held these popular dances since the 1940s. All ages welcome. […]
Kennebec Contra Dance in the Hallowell City Hall Ballroom 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm: Newcomers' orientation 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm: Contra Dance Caller: Maggie Robinson Music: The Feral Cats […]
Playing jigs, reels, hambos, waltzes, marches, etc. Music traditions include contradance tunes, Irish, Scottish, Quebecois, Swedish, Southern. Fiddles, guitars, accordions, concertinas, mandolins, dulcimers, etc. welcome. We also have a keyboard […]
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 […]
Two hours of ECD every other Wednesday in May, then moving to Tuesdays for the summer, open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated […]
English country dancing returns to 317! A living tradition, ECD has for centuries served as a means of community interaction, exercise for the body and mind, and practice of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Two hours of ECD. Open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated and masked. Dancing starts at 7:00 Doors open at 6:45 For details, […]
English country dancing returns to 317! A living tradition, ECD has for centuries served as a means of community interaction, exercise for the body and mind, and practice of the […]
Traditional New England contra dance with Some Reel People providing music. Allison Aldrich Smith, caller. All dances taught, no need to bring a partner. A family-friendly event. Refreshments will be […]
The Vienna Union Hall, located at 5 Vienna Mountain Road in Vienna announced it will feature the trio of Greg Boardman, Elsie Gawler, and Steve Muise performing music drawing from […]
Join us every Second Saturday from 3-5pm at the Old Sow Grill, 31 Water St in Eastport. In the warm tradition of Irish pubs, musicians and listeners are invited to […]
Outdoor community contra dance with calling by Chrissy Fowler and music by the Flying Shoes All Comers Band, led by John Pranio, Toki Oshima & Benjamin Foss. All musicians are […]
Community Dance 6pm - 6.45pm ... 2nd Saturdays in Surry at 6! This is a fun and friendly dance for all ages, Bennett Konesni of Bagaduce Music heads up the […]
UUCB Concerts for a Cause will host Porch Party Mamas on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick to raise money for the […]
Join us for a square dance party! Dancing is 4-6pm, taught and called by the great Will Mentor. No experience or partner necessary. Emily Jeffries and Baron Collins-Hill and friends […]
English country dancing returns to 317! A living tradition, ECD has for centuries served as a means of community interaction, exercise for the body and mind, and practice of the […]
Well, as most of you know, we are back in Montville at Camp NEOFA for Maine Fiddle Camp 2023! As has always been the case, we offer fiddle, piano, guitar, […]
If you're not at Fiddle Camp there is only one other place you should be on this particular Saturday night. On Saturday, June 17th from 7 to 10pm the Cherryfield […]
Well, as most of you know, we are back in Montville at Camp NEOFA for Maine Fiddle Camp 2023! As has always been the case, we offer fiddle, piano, guitar, […]
Two hours of ECD. Open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated and masked. Dancing starts at 7:00 Doors open at 6:45 For details, […]
English country dancing returns to 317! A living tradition, ECD has for centuries served as a means of community interaction, exercise for the body and mind, and practice of the […]
FREE! Join the Eastport & Lubec ArtWalks and the DownEast Rainbow Alliance for an outdoor contra dance on Friday, June 23rd, from 6-9 pm, presented by the Moose Island Contra […]
The first contra dance of the season at Monson’s Finn Hall, Rt. 15, Monson, is coming on Saturday, June 24 at 7:00 PM. Enjoy the music of Dexter-based band Some […]
Welcome summer! Come dance in Hallowell on June 24 to the dynamic calling of Chris Ricciotti and the lively music of Gus La Casse, Benjamin Foss, and Mathias Kamin. 7:00 […]
Playing jigs, reels, hambos, waltzes, marches, etc. Music traditions include contradance tunes, Irish, Scottish, Quebecois, Swedish, Southern. Fiddles, guitars, accordions, concertinas, mandolins, dulcimers, etc. welcome. We also have a keyboard […]
A monthly contra dance in Portland, Maine. Event details at www.CommonFloorContra.dance
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Maine Folk, June 30th - July 2nd, 2023 www.mainefolk.com | [email protected] Thomas Point Beach and Campground, Brunswick, Maine Venue Site - https://www.thomaspointbeach.com Map - https://goo.gl/maps/bBHSkZeovKHVjAXt9 Maine Folk, a gathering […]
Maine-based indie duo, Oshima Brothers’ have been creating music together since childhood. The brothers blend songs from the heart with blood harmonies to produce a "roots-based pop sound that is […]
There will be a Finn dance at Monson Finn Hall on Route 15 on July 1, 2023 at 7:00 pm. Traditional Finnish dances- schottisches, polkas, waltzes, foxtrots, with Alexandra Conover […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us every Second Saturday from 3-5pm at the Old Sow Grill, 31 Water St in Eastport. In the warm tradition of Irish pubs, musicians and listeners are invited to […]
Community Dance 6pm - 6.45pm ... 2nd Saturdays in Surry at 6! This is a fun and friendly dance for all ages, Bennett Konesni of Bagaduce Music heads up the […]
Enjoy the music of Some Reel People, with the calling of John McIntire. Traditional contra dances and more. This is a fun and family friendly event for people with all […]
We invite you to a fundraiser for World Central Kitchen's efforts to feed the people in wartorn Ukraine. Sunday July 9. 2-5pm Big Moose band 2-330pm Kotwice 330-415pm Maine Balkan […]
Traditional New England contra dance with Some Reel People providing music. Allison Aldrich Smith, caller. All dances taught, no need to bring a partner. A family-friendly event. Refreshments will be […]
On Saturday, July 15th from 7 to 10pm the Cherryfield Academy is delighted to welcome the trio Springtide with caller Chris Ricciotti to play for our 3rd Saturday Contra Dance! […]
Traditional Finnish dances- schottisches, polkas, waltzes, foxtrots, with Alexandra Conover Bennett and friends providing lively music. The Finn Hall has held these popular dances since the 1940s. All ages welcome. […]
Join us for a joyous evening of Klezmer! Led by Casco Bay Tummler musicians Carl Dimow, Steve Gruverman and Nancy 3. Hoffman, (and possibly the full band), these jam sessions are open to anyone […]
Two hours of ECD every other Tuesday in June - Aug (Sep/Oct TBD), open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated and boosted. Masks […]
Contra dance on third Fridays in Brooks Maine! At the historic Union Hall, now Marsh River Theater, 24 Monroe HWY in Brooks. JULY 21st: Chris Ricciotti will call with music […]
Come dance with us into the long summer evening. This month we are featuring some of the real treasures of the Maine Contra Dance tradition. John McIntire will be calling […]
Playing jigs, reels, hambos, waltzes, marches, etc. Music traditions include contradance tunes, Irish, Scottish, Quebecois, Swedish, Southern. Fiddles, guitars, accordions, concertinas, mandolins, dulcimers, etc. welcome. We also have a keyboard […]
Live music is back at the JCA! To kick off our 2023-24 season, we are delighted to present Owen Kennedy and Owen Marshall, who will dazzle you with their virtuosic arrangements of traditional Maine […]
Join us for our seasonal 5th Saturday Contra Dance at the beautiful and rather wonderful East Vassalboro Grange. Pot luck at 5:30 pm with beginners dance at 7 pm and […]
On Saturday July 29, from 6-9 pm, Eastport Arts Center will host the Moose Island Contradance Etc. (MICE) band, a talent pool of Washington County’s finest musicians featuring Alice Schuth […]
Traditional Finnish dances- schottisches, polkas, waltzes, foxtrots, with Alexandra Conover Bennett and friends providing lively music. The Finn Hall has held these popular dances since the 1940s. All ages welcome. […]
https://makersguildmaine.org/armenian-picnic/ Armenian Picnic-Food, Crafts, Music, Folk Dancing
A monthly contra dance in Portland, Maine. Event details at www.CommonFloorContra.dance
Two hours of ECD every other Tuesday in June - Aug (Sep/Oct TBD), open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated and boosted. Masks […]
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 […]
Fourth Times A Charm Returning for an unprecedented fourth concert appearance, guitarists Kyle Knuppel and Matt Davis are set to perform at the Vienna Union Hall on Friday, August 4th, […]
Come to the next contra dance at Monson’s Finn Hall, Rt. 15, Monson on Saturday, August 5 at 7:00 PM. Enjoy the music of Racket Factory, with the calling of […]
The David Mallett Band returns to the Chesterville Center Union Meeting House for a concert on Sunday, August 6, at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at […]
Well, as most of you know, we are back in Montville at Camp NEOFA for Maine Fiddle Camp 2023! As has always been the case, we offer fiddle, piano, guitar, […]
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 […]
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 […]
You don’t have to be Scottish, wear a kilt, or even speak English to enjoy Scottish dancing! Dance to the lively beat of jigs, reels and hornpipes, and to the […]
Traditional New England contra dance with Some Reel People providing music. Allison Aldrich Smith, caller. All dances taught, no need to bring a partner. A family-friendly event. Refreshments will be […]
Join us every Second Saturday from 3-5pm at the Old Sow Grill, 31 Water St in Eastport. In the warm tradition of Irish pubs, musicians and listeners are invited to […]
Community Dance 6pm - 6.45pm ... 2nd Saturdays in Surry at 6! This is a fun and friendly dance for all ages, Bennett Konesni of Bagaduce Music heads up the […]
Traditional Finnish dances- schottisches, polkas, waltzes, foxtrots, with Alexandra Conover Bennett and friends providing lively music. The Finn Hall has held these popular dances since the 1940s. All ages welcome. […]
Well, as most of you know, we are back in Montville at Camp NEOFA for Maine Fiddle Camp 2023! As has always been the case, we offer fiddle, piano, guitar, […]
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 […]
Two hours of ECD every other Tuesday in June - Aug (Sep/Oct TBD), open to the public. Recorded music. $5 Great caller. Dancers must be fully vaccinated and boosted. Masks […]