Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
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 […]
Belfast Flying Shoes presents King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin on Sunday, June 5 at the Colonial Theater. Local author, illustrator, and musician, Stephen Costanza hosts a multimedia book celebration featuring projections of book art, narration, and live music with Rita Brown, Maria Keeler, Edith Gawler & Zeb Campbell. Before the show, pianist […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join us every month online for a day of workshops (12 traditional instruments: fiddle, guitar, piano, mandolin, banjo, pennywhistle, bass, cello, button accordion, mountain dulcimer, harmonica, singing!), plus specialty workshops and an Old-Time Variety Show.
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
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 […]
Come and hear The Winifred Horan Quartet! Featuring: Win Horan on Fiddle, Ustav Lal on Piano, John Williams on Accordion, and Kate Grennan on Fiddle. This concert is part of the Peaks Island House Concert Series. There is a suggested donation of $20, per guest, at the door. (Free to folks under age 18 […]
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
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 […]
We are inviting you to come dance with us. Bring everyone you know to make a fantastic dance. You are welcome to come in at 6 and settle down. No street shoes inside the hall. We will have water:) Family dance starts at 6.30 pm until 7.30 pm Contradance is from 8 pm 10.30 pm […]
Come hear world class musicians John Doyle and Mick McAuley! The concert will be outdoors, on the grass! Bring a blanket or a chair. There is a suggested donation of $20, per guest, at the “door”. Free to folks over age 80 or under age 18. This concert is part of the Peaks Island House […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]