Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
An evening of contra dancing to bring in 2023. Two callers: Hannah Chamberlain Maggie Robinson. Two bands: Pam Weeks, Bill Olsen, Jim Joseph Ben Foss, Willy Clemetson $20 at the door, cash or venmo We'll have a waltz at the top of every hour, a potluck dessert table, and sparkling cider at the stroke of […]
We are not helpless as long as we can sing. CALL FOR SINGERS WINTER 2023 TO JOIN CHOIR TO SING UKRAINIAN FOLK SONGS WHO: The Huddled Masses Orchestra (Joe Niemczura), The Maine Balkan Choir (Anne Tatgenhorst) and Shana Hanson (folk dance organizer in Belfast). WHAT: first meeting to organize a choir to sing in Slavic […]
Belfast Flying Shoes presents the First Friday Community Dance and Contra Dance on Friday, January 6. The evening kicks off at 6:00 with a warm-up session for the All Comers Band, open to all musicians, instruments, and skill levels. Tune list available on the website. At 6:30, Chrissy Fowler & Lisa Newcomb call a community […]
Reel excitement is happening this Saturday, January 7th from 7 to 10pm at the First Saturday Cherryfield Contra Dance! The anticipated return to our home hall at the Cherryfield Academy has been postponed by a still unexplained accident of the sprinkler system that resulted in some significant flood damage to the beloved building. Once again, […]
At The Underground Cafe, 17 Court street, Belfast Maine. The Maine Balkan Choir (MBC) is recruiting new members in the Belfast area. MBC is working on a program of Ukrainian folk music. We plan to perform a benefit concert in spring, proceeds will go to a Ukraine children's charity. The Choir is directed by Anne […]
The Maine Balkan Choir is preparing a program of Ukrainian music to be performed at a benefit concert in spring. The main group sings every week in Belfast; there will be a Portland-area offshoot of The Maine Balkan Choir. The first meeting in the West End was so successful that there was a aprking crunch, […]
It's time for another Portland Contra Dance! Music: Emily Troll with an Open Band Caller: Chrissy Fowler YOU CAN PLAY IN THE OPEN BAND! Click for details See our website for more details including the schedule for future events. Share our event on FB! All ages and experience levels are welcome. No partner needed. Bring a water […]
Birds on A Wire will again be providing our music. Calling this month will also see a return of Kathryn Larson. Come enjoy a lively Sunday afternoon with us!
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 and practice the dances. Beginners are welcome, partners not necessary, soft, flexible shoes are good. We usually have a session for beginners and newer dancers […]
At The Underground Cafe, 17 Court street, Belfast Maine. The Maine Balkan Choir (MBC) is recruiting new members in the Belfast area. MBC is working on a program of Ukrainian folk music. We plan to perform a benefit concert in spring, proceeds will go to a Ukraine children's charity. The Choir is directed by Anne […]
The Maine Balkan Choir is preparing a program of Ukrainian music to be performed at a benefit concert in spring. The main group sings every week in Belfast; there will be a Portland-area offshoot of The Maine Balkan Choir. The first meeting in the West End was so successful that there was a aprking crunch, […]
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 available. Many of our tunes come out of the on-the-go collections - Portland, Waltz Books, Fiddlers Fake Book, Fiddlers Repertoire. We love to try tunes […]
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 and practice the dances. Beginners are welcome, partners not necessary, soft, flexible shoes are good. We usually have a session for beginners and newer dancers […]
At The Underground Cafe, 17 Court street, Belfast Maine. The Maine Balkan Choir (MBC) is recruiting new members in the Belfast area. MBC is working on a program of Ukrainian folk music. We plan to perform a benefit concert in spring, proceeds will go to a Ukraine children's charity. The Choir is directed by Anne […]
Note New location The Maine Balkan Choir Hancock County Oblast will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church fellowship hall in Ellsworth. 121 Bucksport Rd, Ellsworth, ME 04605 This group was started in 1998 by the late Kirsten Stockman and Joe Niemczura. We were in pandemic hibernation. This […]
The Maine Balkan Choir is preparing a program of Ukrainian music to be performed at a benefit concert in spring. The main group sings every week in Belfast; there will be a Portland-area offshoot of The Maine Balkan Choir. The first meeting in the West End was so successful that there was a aprking crunch, […]
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 served.
On Saturday January 28, 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 on fiddle, Susan Luthin on octave mandolin and whistle, Joan Lowden on bass, Kara McCrimmon on piano accordion, guitar and Irish whistle, and Jim O’Neil […]
Kennebec Contra Dance in the Hallowell City Hall Ballroom 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm: Newcomers' orientation 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm: Contra Dance Suggested donation: $15 to $25. Pay more if you can; our musicians are worth it. If you can't pay $15, pay what you can. Even if you have no money, you should […]
Kennebec Contra Dance in the Hallowell City Hall Ballroom 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm: Newcomers' orientation 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm: Contra Dance Calling by Chris Ricciotti. Music by Willy Clemetson and Benjamin Foss. Sound by Eric Johnson. Chris Ricciotti is one of the founders of the movement to make Contra Dance gender-neutral and accessible […]
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 and practice the dances. Beginners are welcome, partners not necessary, soft, flexible shoes are good. We usually have a session for beginners and newer dancers […]
Join Alyssa Adkins and Alex Hennings for an evening of waltz! We'll teach some fun connection exercises and flourishes, followed by open waltzing. Schedule: 6:15 Show Up 6:30 Waltz Workshop Starts 7:30 Open Waltzing We'll end when the magic runs out, somewhere between 8:30 and 10. Cost: $10 to $20 suggested donation We will be […]
At The Underground Cafe, 17 Court street, Belfast Maine. The Maine Balkan Choir (MBC) is recruiting new members in the Belfast area. MBC is working on a program of Ukrainian folk music. We plan to perform a benefit concert in spring, proceeds will go to a Ukraine children's charity. The Choir is directed by Anne […]
Class covers basic Cape Breton step dance movements that are built into steps, in the context of a routine done to selected tunes. Level will respond to participants. No experience necessary! Cape Breton step dance is percussive rhythmic dance, generally done solo, to Scottish music. Some of our routines may involve moving with/around another dancer. […]
Note New location The Maine Balkan Choir Hancock County Oblast will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church fellowship hall in Ellsworth. 121 Bucksport Rd, Ellsworth, ME 04605 This group was started in 1998 by the late Kirsten Stockman and Joe Niemczura. We were in pandemic hibernation. This […]
The Maine Balkan Choir is preparing a program of Ukrainian music to be performed at a benefit concert in spring. The main group sings every week in Belfast; there will be a Portland-area offshoot of The Maine Balkan Choir. The first meeting in the West End was so successful that there was a aprking crunch, […]
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 […]
Here is something to put on your calendar that should pull you away from that hungry woodstove. Get on out and bring yourself to another First Saturday Cherryfield Contra Dance happening February 4th from 7 to 10pm! The host venue for the Dance is still uncertain but the two candidates are right next door to […]
UUCB Concerts for a Cause presents Bold Riley Saturday, February 4 @ 7:30 pm UUCB Concerts for a Cause will host Bold Riley on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick. Concerts for a Cause brings top-notch concerts to the Greater Brunswick area while raising money for […]