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January 30, 2012
Bill Fischer, Contra Dance Caller

Bill Fischer
Contra Dance Caller
Past Dances

Bill's past dances:
Past Dances: 2012
Saturday, January 7 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00-11:00 PM, with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, January 14 Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM, with Oh, Reely?
Friday, January 20 Contra dance event, Pierson College, Yale, New Haven, CT
   4:00 Master's Tea with Bill at Pierson College
   7:00 Calling Lesson at Af-Am House Enormous Room
   8:00 Contra Dance at Af-Am House Enormous Room
   10:00 Music workshop/jam at Af-Am House (dance and jam led by Stacy Philips)
Saturday, January 28 Contra dance for the Look for the Good Project, New London, CT, 9:00-11:00 PM, with Mickey Koth, Julie Sorcek, Britt Goodman & Alan Preliasco
Past Dances: 2011
Sunday, January 2 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00-5:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, January 8 Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Sunday, January 16 Private dance for George Thomson's 60th birthday, The New England Carousel Museum, New Bristol, CT, afternoon; with members of Wild Notes
Saturday, January 29 New Haven Contra Dance (experienced dance), Branford, CT, 8:00 PM; with The Fiddleheads
Saturday, February 5 Contra Dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00-9:30 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Friday, February 11 Wesleyan contra dance, Middletown, CT, 8:00 PM; with Anadama
Saturday, February 19 Contra Dance, Jonesborough, TN, 7:30 PM; with Wry Bred
Monday, February 21 Old Farmer's Ball Contra Dance, Asheville, NC, 8:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Tuesday, February 22 Contra Dance, Winston-Salem, NC, 8:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Wednesday, February 23 Contra Dance, Charlotte, NC, 7:30 PM; with Wry Bred
Friday, February 25 Contra Dance, Durham, NC, 8:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, March 5 Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Storrs, CT, 8:00 PM; with The Cicadas
Saturday, March 12 Contra dance, Shrewsbury, MA, PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Thursday, March 17 Music for St. Patrick's Day, Stratford, CT; Bill Fischer, Mickey Koth & Case Sanderlin as Out On A Whim
Saturday, March 19 Private dance, Branford, CT, 2:00-4:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, March 19 Northboro Contra Dance, Northboro, MA, 8:00 PM; with Jumpstart Band
Saturday, April 2 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Sunday, April 10 Family dance, Temple Emanuel, Orange, CT, 12:30-2:30; with Wry Bred
Saturday, April 16 Dance, Graduate-Professional Student Center at Yale (GPSCY), New Haven, CT, 8:30ish-10:00ish; with Wry Bred
Sunday, May 1 Maypole dance, May Day Celebration, The Arts Center, Southbridge, MA, noon; with Out On A Whim and Riverbend
Sunday, May 1 Maypole dance, May Day New Haven, New Haven Green, New Haven, CT, 4:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, May 7 Maypole dance, Grace Church School, Manhattan, NY, noon
Saturday, May 7 Contra Dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00-9:30 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Sunday, May 8 Celebration of May, with Maypole dance, at Out On A Whim Farm, Bethany; with Out On A Whim
Friday, May 13 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, May 14 Worcester Contra Dance, Worcester, MA, 8:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Sunday, May 15 Private dance, Wallingford, 3:30 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, May 21 Private dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT, evening; with Mickey Koth, John Kalinowski & Dan Hocott
Monday, May 30 Music and dance, Elim Park, Cheshire, CT, 11:00 AM-2:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, June 4 Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Storrs, CT, 8:00 PM; with Wry Bred, with guest musician Rob Messore
Saturday, June 11 Private dance, Ridgefield, CT, PM; with Mickey Koth, John Kalinowski & Kasha Breau
Friday, June 24 Private dance, West Hartford, CT, 7:00 PM; with Mickey Koth, John Kalinowski & Kasha Breau
Saturday, July 9 Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with White Squall
Thursday, July 14 US Grant dance, Dwight Hall, Yale, New Haven, CT, 1:45 PM; with Mickey Koth & Rob Messore
Saturday, July 23 Private dance, Litchfield, CT, evening; with Wry Bred and guest musician Roger Sprung
Saturday, July 30 Private dance, Elka Park, NY, 6:00-8:00 PM, with Mickey Koth & Rob Messore
Saturday, August 13 Hartford Contra Dance, Come-All-Ye, 8:00 PM, with HCD Contra Jammers
Saturday, August 20 Wedding, Guilford, CT, with Mickey Koth as Out On A Whim
Sunday, August 21 music for the service, The Unitarian Society of New Haven, 10:00 AM; with Mickey Koth as Out On A Whim
Saturday, September 3 Wedding, Peaks Island, ME, with Out On A Whim
Thursday, September 8 Private dance, Avery Heights, Hartford, CT, 2:30 PM, with members of Wry Bred
Saturday, September 17 Dance, East Rock Festival, Orange St., New Haven, CT, 2:15 PM, with Wry Bred
Saturday, September 17 Mystic Seaport dance, Mystic, CT, 8:30-11:00 PM
Saturday, September 24 Family dance, Granby, CT, 5:00-7:00 PM
Saturday, October 1 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00-11:00 PM, with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Sunday, October 2 Dance, Friends of East Rock Park Oktoberfest, New Haven, CT, 6:00 PM, with Wry Bred
Saturday, October 8 Private dance, Ridgefield, CT, 5:00-8:00 PM, with Wry Bred
Saturday, October 15 Private dance, Woodbridge, CT, 3:00 PM, with members of Wry Bred
Saturday, October 15 Private dance, Goshen, CT, evening, with Mickey Koth, John Kalinowski & Rob Messore
Sunday, October 16 Music for the WPKN ArtFest, City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT, 1:00 PM, Bill played whistle with Wry Bred
Saturday, October 22 Westford Contra Dance, Westford, MA, 7:30-10:00 PM, with Au Contraire!
Saturday, November 5 Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Storrs, CT, 8:00 PM, with Wry Bred
Friday, November 18 Private dance, Wheaton College, Norton, MA, 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 24 Private dance, Redding, CT, 7:00-9:00 PM, with members of Wry Bred
Saturday, December 3 Contra Dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00-9:30 PM, with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, December 17 Poughkeepsie Contra Dance, Poughkeepsie, NY, 8:00 PM, with Wry Bred
Sunday, December 25 Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00-11:00, with members of Wry Bred
Past Dances: 2010
Saturday, January 2 Contra Dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, January 9 Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Sunday, January 10 Dance, Wallingford Grange Hall, Wallingford, CT, 2:00 PM; with Fiddleheads
Friday, January 22 Dance, Yale University Library International Party, New Haven, CT, 5:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, January 30 Dance, Graduate-Professional Student Center at Yale (GPSCY), New Haven, CT, 9:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, February 6 New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT, 8:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Friday, February 12 Dance, New Haven, CT, 8:30 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, February 13 Worcester Contra Dance, Worcester, MA, 8:00 PM; with Riverbend and friends
Sunday, February 21 Dance, Wallingford Grange Hall, Wallingford, CT, 2:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, February 27 Private party, White Plains, NY, 6:30 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, March 6 Contra Dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, March 13 Hartford Contra Dance Fundraiser, 8:00 PM; with Saturday String Band
Saturday, March 20 Private dance, Shrewsbury, MA, evening; with Riverbend and friends
Tuesday, March 23 Private school dance, Westport, CT, evening; with Wry Bred
Saturday, April 3 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Friday, April 9 Private dance, Yale, 8:30; with Wry Bred
Saturday, April 17 50th Birthday Party Dance, Hamden, CT, evening; with Wild Notes
Sunday, April 18 Dance, Wallingford Grange Hall, Wallingford, CT, 2:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, April 24 Wedding; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, May 1 Maypole dance, Grace Church School, Manhattan, NY, noon
Saturday, May 1 Maypole dance, New Haven Green, New Haven, CT, 4:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Sunday, May 2 Celebration of May; with Maypole dance; with Maypole dance, at Out On A Whim Farm, Bethany; with Out On A Whim
Friday, May 7 Wesleyan contra dance, Middletown, CT, 8:00 PM; with student band
Friday, May 14 Private dance, Cornwall, CT; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, May 15 Dance, Newtown Bridle Lands Association, Newtown, CT, evening; with Wild Notes
Saturday, May 22 Wedding, Richmondville, NY; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, June 5 Contra Dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00-9:30 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, June 12 Orange Street Block Party, New Haven, CT, 1:00 PM; with members of Wry Bred
Saturday, June 12 Private dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT, evening; with Wild Notes
Saturday, June 26 Dance, Westport, CT, evening; 7:00 PM; with Wry Bred, with guest musician Bill Walach
Saturday, July 3 New Haven Contra Dance benefit, Branford, CT, 8:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, July 10 Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Sunday, July 18 50th anniversary party, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with Nancy Dallaire and Marty Miller (of Berlin Country Orchestra) and Mickey Koth
Saturday, July 31 Stratford Cat Project event, Stratford, CT, afternoon; sitting in as guest musician; with Wry Bred
Saturday, August 14 Hartford Contra Dance Come-all-ye, 8:00 PM; with HCD Contra Jammers
Thursday, August 26 Yale freshman dance, Cornwall, CT, evening; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday August 28 Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00-11:00; with First Time String Band
Sunday, August 29 music for the service, The Unitarian Society of New Haven, 10:00 AM; with Mickey Koth as Out On A Whim
Saturday, September 4 Contra Dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00-9:30 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Thursday, September 16 Contra dance, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT, evening; with Wry Bred
Sunday, September 19 Wedding, Spencer, MA; with Berlin Country Orchestra
Friday, September 24 Contra dance, Forestry School, Sage Hall, Yale, New Haven, CT; 8:00-10:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, September 25 Private dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT, 6:00-8:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Friday, October 1 Concert and dance calling, Celtic Heels School of Irish Dance, Greenfield, MA, 8:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, October 2 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Sunday, October 3 Dance, Friends of East Rock Park Oktoberfest; with Wry Bred
Saturday, October 9 Private Dance, Goshen, CT, PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, October 16 Private dance, Woodbridge, CT, afternoon; with members of Wry Bred
Saturday, October 16 AMC Dance, Charlton, MA, 9:00-11:00; with Myra Macleod Band
Sunday, October 17 Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, October 23 Westford Contra Dance, Westford, MA, 7:30-10:00 PM; with Au Contraire!
Saturday, October 30 50th birthday party, Eli Whitney Museum, New Haven, CT, evening; with Wry Bred
Saturday, November 6 Barn dance, private barn raising, East Haddam, CT, evening; with Case Sanderlin and friends
Saturday, November 13 Church dance, New Canaan, CT, PM; with Wry Bred
Sunday, November 14 Westford Family Dance, Westford, MA, 3:00-5:00 PM; with Au Contraire!
Sunday, November 21 Dance, Wallingford Grange Hall, Wallingford, CT, 2:00-5:00; with Wry Bred
Saturday, November 27 Private party, Woodbridge, CT; with Wry Bred
Saturday, December 4 Contra Dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00-9:30 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Monday, December 20 Winter Solstice Party, Humanist Association of Connecticut, Hamden, CT, 8:30 PMish; playing music with Mickey Koth & Case Sanderlin as Out On A Whim
Saturday, December 25 Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00-11:00; with Mickey Koth & Case Sanderlin as  Out On A Whim
Friday, December 31 225th Celebration, Phillipston, MA, evening; with Wry Bred
Past Dances: 2009
Saturday, January 3 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Sunday, January 11 Westford family dance, Westford, MA, 3:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire!
Friday, February 6 PTO dance, Wintergreen Magnet School, Hamden, CT, 6:30 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, February 7 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, February 14 Worcester Contra Dance, Worcester, MA, 8:00 PM; with Riverbend and friends
Tuesday, February 24 Pancake supper benefit dance, Church of the Redeemer, New Haven, CT, 6:30 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, March 7 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Still the Homegrown Band
Sunday, March 8 Westford family dance, Westford, MA, 3:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire!
Saturday, March 14 Hartford Contra Dance Fundraiser, 8:00 PM; Strings & a Squeeze
Saturday, March 21 New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes
Friday, April 3 Private dance, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 9:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, April 4 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, April 11 Contra Dance for a Cause, 9:00 PM, GPSCY Ballroom; with Out On A Whim
Sunday, April 19 Private party, Washington, CT, afternoon
Thursday, April 30 Private high school dance, Winsted, CT; with Still the Homegrown Band
Friday, May 1 Maypole dance at the May Day International Workers Day, New Haven, CT, 4:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, May 2 Maypole dance, Grace Church School, Manhattan, NY, noon
Saturday, May 2 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Sunday, May 3 Celebration of May; with Maypole dance; with Maypole dance, at Out On A Whim Farm, Bethany, CT, 2:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Friday, May 8 Dance, Brooksvale Park, Hamden, CT, 7:00 PM; with the Fiddleheads
Friday, May 15 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, May 16 Private party, Orange, CT, evening; with Wild Notes
Thursday, May 21 school dance, KLHT School, Stamford, CT, noon
Saturday May 23 Mystic Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing
Saturday, May 30 Private dance, Woodbridge, CT; 2:00 PM
Saturday, June 6 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Friday, June 19 Private dance, Roxbury, CT; with the Fiddleheads
Saturday, June 27 Private dance, Stonington, CT, 6:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, July 11 Private dance, Guilford, CT, 7:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, July 18 New Haven Contra Dance Benefit, Branford, CT, 8:00 PM; with the Fiddleheads
Saturday, July 25 Stratford Cat Project event at the Perry House, Stratford, CT, 12:00 PM; with Out On A Whim (Bill Fischer, whistle, Julie Sorcek, flute, Case Sanderlin, guitar, Mickey Koth, fiddle)
Saturday, August 8 Dance, Stafford Springs Public Library, Stafford Springs, CT, evening; with Still the Homegrown Band
Saturday, August 15 Contra dance, HCD Dancefest, Town Hall, West Hartford Town Hall, CT, 7:30 PM; with the Fiddleheads
Thursday, August 27 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00 PM; with Still the Homegrown Band
Friday, September 25 Contra dance, Forestry School, Sage Hall, Yale, New Haven, CT; with Wry Bred
Saturday, September 26 Westford contra dance, Westford, MA, 8:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire!
Saturday, October 3 Private dance, Litchfield, CT, 2:00 PM
Saturday, October 3 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, October 10 Contra dance at the Friends of East Rock Park October Fest, East Rock Park Pavilion, New Haven, CT; with Sleeping Giant String Band
Saturday, October 17 Fall Festival Barn Dance, Brooksvale Park, Hamden, CT, 3:00 PM; with the Fiddleheads
Saturday, October 17 Northboro Contra Dance, Northboro, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Polymorphous String Band
Sunday, October 18 Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, October 24 Private party, Goshen, CT, evening; with Wild Notes
Sunday, October 25 Benefit dance, New England Carousel Museum, Bristol, CT, 4:00 PM; with Wry Bred
Saturday, November 7 Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Hampton, CT, 8:00 PM; with the Thread City String Band
Sunday, November 8 Westford family dance, Westford, MA, 3:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire!
Saturday, November 14 Benefit Dance, Guilford PACT, Guilford, CT; with Wry Bred
Saturday, December 5 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, December 26 Mystic Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with Wild Bred (members of Wild Notes and Wry Bred)
Past Dances: 2008
Saturday, January 5 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, January 12 Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Sunday, January 13 Westford family dance, Westford, MA, 3:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire!
Saturday, January 19 Northboro Contra Dance, Northboro, MA; with the Polymorphous String Band
Sunday, January 20 Berlin Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, February 2 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band
Saturday, February 16 Greenfield contra dance, Greenfield, MA, 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 17 Berlin Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Sunday, February 24 Contra dance fund raiser for the Hartford Contra Dance, Wethersfield, CT, 2:00 PM; with the Sunday String Band
Friday, February 29 Wedding; with Wild Notes
Saturday, March 1 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Friday, March 7 Girl scout dance, Chester, CT, 6:45 PM; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, March 8 Contra dance, Newtown Bridle Lands Association, Newtown, CT, 8:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, March 29 Private party contra dance, Greenwich, CT, 7:30 pm; with the Fiddleheads
Friday, April 4 Dance for developmentally challenged, Bristol, CT, 6:00 pm; with Sue Hill and Linda Thomas
Saturday, April 5 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band
Saturday April 12 Family country dance, USNH, Hamden, CT, 7:00 PM; with The Fiddleheads meet Ash Creek String Band
Saturday April 19 New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes
Friday, April 25 Christ Church Greenwich fundraiser dance, Greenwich, CT, 7:00 PM; with Calenda Maia
Thursday, May 1 May Pole dance at the May Day International Workers Day, New Haven, CT, 4:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, May 3 Maypole dance, Grace Church School, Manhattan, NY, 12 noon
Saturday, May 3 Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Hampton, CT, 8:00 PM
Sunday, May 4 Celebration of May; with May Pole dance, Out On A Whim Farm, Bethany, CT, 2:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday May 10 Mystic Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing
Friday May 16 St. Patrick's Church, Farmington, CT; 7:30 PM; fundraiser for vallis musicae tour - $15/$25 family
Saturday, May 17 Wedding, Columbia, CT; 1:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Friday, May 30 School dance, Greenwich, CT, 7:00 PM; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, May 31 Wedding dance, Wallingford, CT, evening; with The Professors of Bluegrass
Saturday, June 14 Private barn dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT; with Wild Notes
Friday, June 20 Summer Solstice celebration
Sunday, June 22 Dance, International Festival of Arts & Ideas Village of villages, New Haven Green, 1:40 PM; with Out On A Whim
Tuesday, June 24 Private dance, Bloomfield, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday, June 28 Benefit dance for the Goshen Community Care and Hospice, 5:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Friday, July 18 Summer school camp dance, West Hartford, CT, 1:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, July 19 Private party, Noank, CT; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, July 26 Mystic Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing
Wednesday, August 20 Family dance; Norfolk Library, Norfolk, CT, 5:30; with Homegrown Band
Thursday, August 28 Private dance, Cornwall, CT, 7:00 PM; with Homegrown Band
Friday, August 29 Fundraiser dance, Hamden Elks Club, Hamden, CT, 7:30 PM; with Wild Notes
Sunday, September 7 Wedding dance; with Wild Notes
Friday, September 12 Country dance, Brooksvale Park, Hamden, CT; 7:00 PM; with the Fiddleheads
Saturday, September 13 Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, September 20 Private party, Woodbridge, CT, 6:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, September 20 Barn-raising contra dance at the Yale Sustainable Food Project, New Haven, CT, 8:00 PM; with The Professors of Bluegrass
Saturday, September 27 Westford contra dance, Westford, MA, 8:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire!
Friday, October 3 As Out On A Whim: music at the studio of Valerie Richardson, City-Wide Open Studios; 4:00 PM
Saturday, October 4 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band
Sunday, October 5 Friends of East Rock Park fund-raising dance, College Woods; 6:00 PM; with Jim and Willow Sirch and Ellen Cohn
Saturday, October 11 Private party, Goshen, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday, October 18 Bethany Harvest Dance, town hall gym, Bethany, CT; 5:00 PM; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, October 25 Wedding dance, Old Wethersfield, CT; evening; with Wild Notes
Saturday, November 1 Quiet Corner Contra Dance (Hampton, CT); with Neo-contras
Friday, November 7 Dance, Pomeraug Middle School, Southbury, CT 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 8 Guildford PACT "bluegrass bbq" and dance; 7:00 PM; with Calenda Maia
Sunday, November 9 Westford family dance, Westford, MA, 3:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire!
Saturday, November 15 Family dance, New Pond Farm; 6:30 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, November 22 Mystic Contra Dance, 8:00 PM, beginner lesson 7:45 PM; with Dogtown
Saturday, November 29 Private party, Woodbridge, CT, 2:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, November 29 Private party, Franklin, MA, 7:30 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, December 6 Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band
Saturday, December 13 Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with the Fiddleheads
Sunday, December 14 Wedding dance, Plantsville, CT, 1:30 PM
Wednesday, December 31 Private barn dance, Greenwich, CT, evening
Past Dances: 2007
Saturday January 20 Cornwall dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band
Sunday, January 21 Berlin Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday January 27 Danbury Contra Dance; with Wild Notes
Saturday, February 3 Private dance, Goshen, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday February 17 New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Get Reel
Sunday, February 18 Berlin Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday February 24 Danbury Contra Dance; with The Reel Thing
Friday, March 2 Pittsburgh Contra Dance, Pittsburgh, PA, 8:00 PM; with the New Lost Chicken Ramblers (Rebecca McCallum, Mickey Koth, Ned Quist, Drew Beisswenger, Alec McLane)
Saturday, March 3 Contra dance, Newtown Bridle Lands Association, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday, March 10 Hartford Contra Dance, 7:30 PM
Friday, March 16 Private dance for girl scouts, Cheshire, CT; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, March 31 Private 60th Birthday dance, New Haven CT; with Wild Notes
Thursday, April 5 TGIF party, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, New Haven CT; with Professors of Bluegrass
Saturday, April 7 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday, April 14 Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing
Tuesday, May 1 May Pole dance at the May Day International Workers Day, New Haven, CT, 4:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, May 5 Maypole dance, Grace Church School, Manhattan, NY, 12 noon
Sunday, May 6 May Day Festival and May Pole dance, Bethany, CT, 2:00 PM; with Out On A Whim
Thursday, May 17 Camp Delaware dance, Winsted, CT, 7:30 PM; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, May 19 Dudley Farm, Guilford, CT, 1:30 pm, barn dance; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, May 19 Private dance, Berlin, MA, 7:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Friday, June 1 School dance, Warren, CT, 7:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, June 2 Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Chaplin, CT, 8:00 PM; with Becky Miller and Norb Spencer
Sunday, June 3 Shoreline Arts Showcase demo and dance, Guilford; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, June 9 Girl Scout jamboree dance, 9:30 AM, East Haven; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, June 16 International Festival of Arts & Ideas Village of villages, New Haven Green, 1:00 pm, country dance; with Calenda Maia
Saturday, June 16 Private Barn Dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT; with Wild Notes
Tuesday, June 26 Dance, St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, CT, evening; with Wild Notes
Saturday, July 7 Community dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band
Saturday, July 14 Private party; with Wild Notes
Saturday, August 11 Private party, Rhinebeck, NY; with The Reel Thing
Thursday, August 16 evening dance, private party, Guilford, CT; with Calenda Maia
Thursday, August 30 Private dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band
Sunday, September 16 Private party, Stamford, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday, September 22 Contra dance, Westford, MA, 8:00; with Au CONTRAire!
Saturday, September 29 Chorus Angelicus contra dance, Litchfield, CT, evening
Saturday, October 6 Wedding, Fishkill, NY, 4:00 PM; with Homegrown Band
Saturday, October 6 Contra dance, Hamden, CT, 10:00 PM, New Haven Morris and Sword Reunion
Saturday, October 13 Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00 PM; with Wild Goose Nation
Saturday, October 20 Private party, Goshen, CT; with Wild Notes
Sunday, October 21 Harvest barn dance, Guilford, CT, 4:00 PM; with Calenda Maia
Sunday, October 21 Contra dance, Falls Village, CT, 7:30
Tuesday, October 23 Dance, Mansfield Middle School, Mansfield, CT, 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 3-
Sunday, November 4
NOMAD (NOrtheast Music and Dance festival): CT's festival of traditional music and dance, New Haven, CT
Saturday, November 3 Falls Village contra dance, Isabella Freedman Retreat Center; 8:00 PM; with Homegrown Band
Saturday, November 10 Private party, Hamden, CT, 7:00; with Calenda Maia
Sunday, November 11 Private barn dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT, 4:00 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, November 17 Church family dance, Stratford, CT, 7:00; with local band
Saturday, December 8 Worcester Contra Dance, Worcester, MA; with Get Reel
Past Dances: 2006
Friday, January 6 Long Island contra dance, Plainview, NY; with Lissa Schneckenburger, Corey DiMario
Saturday, January 7 Long Island contra dance, Water Mill, NY; with Lissa Schneckenburger & Friends
Sunday January 22 Family Dance, Berlin, MA; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday January 28 Danbury Contra Dance; with Wild Notes
Saturday February 18 New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday March 4 Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Chaplin, CT; with Dogtown
Saturday March 11 Newtown Bridle Lands Association's Annual Contra Dance, Newtown, CT; with Wild Notes
Friday, March 17 Family dance, Bethany (CT) Congregational Church
Saturday April 8 Hartford Contra Dance, Wethersfield, CT; with Dogtown
Sunday, April 9 Westford family dance, Westford, MA
Saturday April 15 Northboro Contra Dance, Northboro, MA; with The Polymorphous String Band
Friday, April 28 Long Island contra dance, Smithtown, NY
Monday, May 1 May Pole Dance at the May Day Celebration, New Haven (CT) green; with Out On A Whim
Sunday, May 7 A Celebration of May, Bethany, CT; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, May 13 Private contra dance, Rutland, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday,  May 13 Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing
Wednesday, May 17 Private dance, Plainfield, CT; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, June 3 Long Island contra dance, Watermill, NY; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, June 10 Country dance on the green, 3:00, International Festival of Arts & Ideas Village of villages, New Haven; with Out On A Whim
Sunday, June 11 Country dance on the green, 3:00, International Festival of Arts & Ideas Village of villages, New Haven; with Out On A Whim
Thursday, June 15 Private dance, Guilford Day Care Center; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, June 17 Private dance, Wallingford, CT; with some of the Wild Notes
Saturday, July 1 Private party, East Haven, CT; with Out On A Whim
Saturday, July 8 CT Hospice Fireworks show, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday, July 15 Private party, West Hartford, CT; with Wild Notes
Thursday August 17 Guilford Daycare Center, Guilford, CT
Saturday, September 9 Private party/contra dance, Watermill, NY
Saturday, September 30 Dance, West Rock Park Day, Common Ground High School, New Haven, CT
Sunday, October 8 Private barn dance, Guilford CT, 5:30 PM
Saturday, October 14 Private barn dance, Goshen CT; with Wild Notes
Sunday, October 15 Contra dance, New England Chapter of the Music Library Association Fall Meeting, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT; with The NEMLA pick-up band
Tuesday, October 24 Dance, Mansfield Middle School, 7:00 PM
Saturday, November 3-
Sunday, November 4
NOMAD (NOrtheast Music and Dance festival): CT's festival of traditional music and dance, New Haven, CT
Saturday, November 11 Hartford Contra Dance, 7:30 PM; with Wild Notes
Saturday, November 18 Private dance, Redding, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday, November 25 Private dance, Woodbridge, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday, December 2 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Sunday, December 3 Family dance, Westford, MA, 3:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire!
Past Dances: 2005
Saturday, February 5 Quiet Corner Contra Dance (Chaplin, CT); with Rambling Pitchfork
Saturday, February 11 New London contra dance; with the Can Kickers
Saturday, February 26 Danbury Contra Dance; with Wild Notes
Sunday, February 27 Family Dance, Berlin, MA; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Thursday, March 31 Private party, Bolton, MA
Saturday, April 2 Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA
Saturday April 9 Hartford Contra Dance, Wethersfield, CT; with Step It Up!
Wednesday April 13 Contra dance at East Granby Middle School; with Pegasus
Saturday April 16 New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday April 30 Newtown Bridle Lands Association's Annual Contra Dance, Newtown, CT; with Wild Notes
Sunday May 1 May Pole dance at the May Day International Workers Day, New Haven green
Saturday May 7 Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Chaplin, CT; with The Polymorphous String Band
Sunday May 8 Maypole dance, Bethany, CT; with Out On A Whim
Monday May 9 Nursing home dance, Kent, CT; with Danny Gardella
Thursday May 12 Contra dance, Winsted High School; with Pegasus
Saturday May 28 Contra dance (private), Norfolk, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday June 11 Contra dance, Berlin, MA; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday June 18 Contra dance (private), Trinity Retreat Center, West Cornwall, CT; with Wild Notes
Sunday June 26 Block party and dance, Cambridge, MA; with Mickey Koth and the Berlin Country Orchestra
Thursday July 14 Contra dance (private), Stonington, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday July 23 Contra dance (private), Rhinebeck, NY; with Wild Notes
Saturday August 6 Contra dance at the Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival, East Hartford, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday August 20 Contra dance (private), Bantam, CT; with Out On A Whim
Saturday October 8 Hartford Contra Dance, Wethersfield, CT; with Wild Notes
Saturday October 15 Contra dance (private), Goshen, CT; with Out On A Whim
Friday October 21 Contra dance New England Chapter of the Music Library Association meeting, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Saturday October 22 Contra dance (private), Monroe, CT; with Wild Notes
Friday November 4-
Sunday November 6
NOMAD (NOrtheast Music and Dance festival): CT's festival of traditional music and dance, New Haven, CT
Sunday November 20 Barn dance, Guilford, CT; with Out On A Whim
Saturday December 3 Contra dance, Berlin, MA; with the Berlin Country Orchestra
Saturday December 10 Mystic Contra dance, Mystic, CT; with Out On A Whim

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