New England Folk Festival

Friday, Apr 25, 2025 at 7:00pm

Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel and Trade Center
181 Boston Post Rd W
617-299-1590

Schedule:

Trade Center West
7:00 p.m: Contra Classics DSMelanie Axel-Lute, Roaring Jelly
8:00 p.m: Movin' Groovin' Contras DSDonna Hunt, Joy Factor
9:00 p.m: Friday Contra Medley NXVarious Callers, Kingfisher
9:30 p.m: May the 4-Face-4s Be with You DSMaia McCormick, Kingfisher
10:30 p.m: Contemporary Classic Contras DSDereck Kalish, Torrent

Trade Center Tent
7:00 p.m: FSSGB Song Swap GBFolk Song Society of Greater Boston
8:00 p.m: Chorus Singaround GBMike Gibson
9:00 p.m: Pub Sing GBJeff Keller, Mike Gibson

Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
7:00 p.m: Israeli Dancing for All DBJoan & Jim Savitt
8:00 p.m: Beranche: Basic and Bodacious Balkan TSTom Roby, No Borders Beranche Band
9:00 p.m: Bulgarian Line Dances NSDivi Zheni, Zornitsa
10:30 p.m: International Dancing with the CFO NSCambridge Folk Orchestra

Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
7:00 p.m: Welcome to NEFFA ECD DSMargaret Bary, Alias
8:00 p.m: Tasty Triple Minors (ECD) DSLinda Nelson, Tisane
9:00 p.m: Afterwaltzes NSBob Pasquarello
10:00 p.m: ACE: Advanced Challenging English DXTom Roby, Pandora

Marlborough (Hotel West)
7:00 p.m: Intro to Contra DBHannah Johlas, Charlie Pilzer, Zachary Mills
8:00 p.m: Intro to International Folk Dance TBYaron Shragai, The Mad Katters
9:00 p.m: Intro to Casino Rueda (Cuban Dance) TBLauren Ingram
10:00 p.m: Jookin' Blues Dance Lesson TBBlues Dance Boston

Sterling (Hotel West)
7:00 p.m: Keeping our Bodies Dancing as We Age GBAnna Rain
8:00 p.m: Scottish Slow Jam GSBarbara McOwen, Robert McOwen
9:00 p.m: Available for jamming

Sudbury (Hotel West)
7:30 p.m: A Cappella Coachfest 2 TSColleyospin
8:30 p.m: Performing for Senior Audiences CAllen Hopkins, Jan Maier
9:30 p.m: Nautical Poems Adapted for Singing GBCharlie Ipcar
10:30 p.m: Available for jamming

Southborough (Hotel West)
7:30 p.m: New England Topical Folk EJonathan Jay Babcock and Friends, Deborah Wade
8:30 p.m: Whistling Whorkshop TSJonathan Danforth, Ari Erlbaum
9:30 p.m: English Tunes TSTim Cunningham
10:30 p.m: Down In The Coal Mine EErgo Canto

Westborough (Hotel West)
7:00 p.m: Fiddling Without Pain CCarol Kycia
8:00 p.m: Ballads for the Pub Singer ECate Clifford
9:00 p.m: Songs Old and New EDawn Watch
10:00 p.m: R?ga dimd! Latvian Folk Songs TBEJ Barnes

Princess (Hotel East)
7:00 p.m: Waltzing Through Time PTim Lamm, Martha Griffin
8:00 p.m: World Rhythm Journey EThe Drum Nomads
9:00 p.m: Waltz Melodies Jam GSThree Quarter Time
10:00 p.m: Available for jamming

Duchess (Hotel East)
7:00 p.m: Forty Years of New England Fiddler's Repertoire GXBerlin Jam Friends
8:00 p.m: Quebecois Slow Jam GSLes Quatre Patates
9:00 p.m: Slow Jam: The Pulse of a Reel GSDavid Titus, Debby Knight
10:00 p.m: Renaissance Music Jam GBThe Mad Katters

Seminar (Hotel East)
7:00 p.m: Sound Basics CNick Loy
8:00 p.m: Homemade Music GBBob and Jeanne Zentz, Jeanne Zentz
9:00 p.m: Heartfelt Songwriting and Insightful Storytelling ECorey Lewin


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