Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts
Music and Dance for the Maine community
Scandi tune workshop with lydia ievins at Mayo St Arts in Portland! Saturday 1/20/24, 11a to 1:30p with a break for BYO lunch and optional potluck Come learn a couple of Scandinavian tunes, with an emphasis on making your playing danceable. Teaching will be fiddle-centric — all other melody instruments are welcome (nyckelharpa? cello? harp? accordion? flute? […]
You loved them so much last fall, the local legends are returning for another raucous klezmer spectacle, joined by virtuoso pianist, keyboardist, producer, & composer, Jamie Saft. In the spirit of the season, this concert will include a number of classic Chanukah songs - in both Yiddish and Ladino - plus some great traditional klezmer […]
The music of Bulgaria, a country long considered a cultural crossroads, is known for hauntingly expressive melodies, fascinating irregular rhythms and fiery dance tempos. Bulgarika will present a concert of traditional Bulgarian songs and instrumentals. The evening features Donka Koleva (vocals), Nikolay Kolev (gadulka), Temelko Ivanov (kaval), Nikolay Kodzabashev (tambura), and Marin Chalumov (tupan). The show will […]
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 […]
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 […]
Molly Gawler presents Droplet Dance: a collection of solo dance works with the music of the Gawler Family Band. Molly's choreography has elements of acrobatics and story told by movement created with live music from the folk traditions of Maine. Enjoy the captivating movement and toe-tapping fiddle music that will leave you with a smile. All […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]