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NEFFA Festival 2015

April 24-26, 2015 at Mansfield High School, Mansfield MA
www.neffa.org

7:00pm EDT

Welcome to NEFFA! Contra Dance High School Dance Hall Cool & Hot English Country Dance Middle School Dance Hall Harp Guitar Concert Middle School Rm. 105/106 Balkan Music High School Rm. 176 Israeli for All Middle School Auditorium Stage Strong Sound Workshop Middle School Rm. 103/104

7:30pm EDT

Intro to Contra Dancing High School Rm. 125

8:00pm EDT

No-Circle Becket Contras High School Dance Hall English Country Dance: Here's Why! Middle School Dance Hall Ballads & Banjo Tunes Middle School Rm. 108 Celtic Folk Music Middle School Rm. 103/104 Vintage Country Music Middle School Rm. 105/106 French & Breton Music Jam High School Rm. 176 Dances from Sardinia Middle School Auditorium Stage

9:00pm EDT

Contra Medley High School Dance Hall English Music Hall Middle School Rm. 103/104 Jug Band Blues & Good Time Music Middle School Rm. 108 Songs of Harbors & Seas Middle School Rm. 105/106 Scottish Music Jam High School Rm. 176 International Folk Dance Party Middle School Dance Hall Step Dance Improv Middle School Auditorium Stage Intro to English Country Dancing High School Rm. 125

9:30pm EDT

Contra-Square Party High School Dance Hall

10:00pm EDT

Open Waltzing Middle School Auditorium Stage Soulful Balkan Dancing Middle School Dance Hall The Bottom of the Punch Bowl Middle School Rm. 105/106 Turkish Rumeli Songs Middle School Rm. 103/104 Folk Revival of the 60's Middle School Rm. 108 Lest We Forget: Songs of War High School Rm. 176

10:30pm EDT

English Country Dance: Moving Harmonies Middle School Auditorium Stage

10:45pm EDT

Balkan Gypsy Dances Middle School Dance Hall

10:00am EDT

Contra-English Blend High School Dance Hall Best Hambo Yet! Middle School Dance Hall Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance A Family Cabaret Middle School Rm. 108 Family FUN Square Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage Birds Of Passage Middle School Rm. 105/106 Bulgarian Concert High School Rm. 117 Marxophone & Beyond High School Rm. 176 South African Songs Workshop Middle School Rm. 103/104 Gospel Sing High School Rm. 177 Sing for Joy High School Auditorium Stage Intro to Waltzing High School Rm. 125 Intro to Waltzing High School Rm. 123

11:00am EDT

Creative Contras & Squares High School Dance Hall Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Fun World Dances for All Middle School Auditorium Stage Kitchen Piping High School Auditorium Stage Traditional Irish Music and Dance Middle School Rm. 103/104 World Harmony Singing Middle School Rm. 105/106 Balkan Rhythms Percussion Workshop High School Rm. 176 Dance Fiddle Techniques High School Rm. 117 French Bourrees & Beyond Middle School Dance Hall Shape Note Singing School High School Rm. 177

11:30am EDT

Intro to International Folk Dancing High School Rm. 123 Intro to International Folk Dancing High School Rm. 125

12:00pm EDT

Nifty Swing Dance Moves Middle School Dance Hall Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Stretching Dance Boundaries High School Rm. 117 English Country Dance Festival Orchestra Practice Jam High School Auditorium Stage Community Dance for All Middle School Auditorium Stage First Songs on WGBH-TV Middle School Rm. 103/104 How to Play the Bones Middle School Rm. 108 Scandi Fiddle Tunes Workshop High School Rm. 176 Ceilidh for Contra Dancers High School Dance Hall Honky Tonk Sing-A-Long Middle School Rm. 105/106 Norumbega Tunebook Singing High School Rm. 177

1:00pm EDT

English Country Dance Medley Middle School Dance Hall Magic Moments in Contra Dance High School Dance Hall Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Sound for Performers Workshop Middle School Rm. 105/106 Songs & Singing Games for Children Middle School Auditorium Stage Traditional Songs of Newfoundland High School Rm. 176 Recorder Jam! Middle School Rm. 108 Second Fiddle: Rhythm & Chords High School Rm. 117 Balkan Kefana Singalong Middle School Rm. 103/104 Child Ballads Workshop High School Rm. 177 Tribute to Pete Seeger High School Auditorium Stage Intro to English Country Dancing High School Rm. 125 Intro to Square Dance High School Rm. 123 Outdoor Drum Circle East Athletic Field

1:30pm EDT

Festival Orchestra English Country Dance Middle School Dance Hall

2:00pm EDT

Pols from Stor to Finnish - Norwegian Couple Dances Middle School Auditorium Stage Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Fomenting Moderato Jams High School Rm. 117 Singable Storybooks Middle School Rm. 108 Balkan Song Middle School Rm. 103/104 Uke Meet-up High School Rm. 177 Strong & Steady Guitar High School Rm. 176 Danse Cafe Francais: French & Breton Dances High School Dance Hall Chantey Celebration Middle School Rm. 105/106

2:15pm EDT

Dance Performances High School Auditorium Stage

2:30pm EDT

Youth Festival Orchestra Contras Middle School Dance Hall Intro to Contra Dancing High School Rm. 125 Intro to English Country Dancing High School Rm. 123

3:00pm EDT

Cajun Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance How to Start a Song Session High School Rm. 176 Rounds for Kids & Families Middle School Rm. 108 Traditional Scottish Music Concert Middle School Rm. 105/106 Relaxed Reels Jam Middle School Rm. 103/104 Macedonian Dance Party High School Dance Hall Shenandoah Shape Note Singing High School Rm. 177 Guitar 101 Workshop High School Rm. 117

3:30pm EDT

Shadows Are Partners Too Middle School Dance Hall

4:00pm EDT

Shadow Waltz Moves High School Dance Hall Caller & Leader Q&A High School Rm. 176 The ABC's of Music and Computers High School Rm. 117 Jug Band Junket Middle School Rm. 103/104 Northern Balladry Middle School Rm. 108 Nyckelharpa! Middle School Rm. 105/106 Balkan Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage Power Harmonies High School Rm. 177 Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Intro to Quebecois Step Dancing High School Rm. 125 Seated Square Dance High School Rm. 123

4:30pm EDT

O'er the Waves We Go Contras Middle School Dance Hall

4:45pm EDT

Waltz Time High School Dance Hall

5:00pm EDT

Hardanger Fiddle Middle School Rm. 108 A Garland of Songs High School Rm. 117 Turkish Folk Music Middle School Rm. 103/104 English Country Tune Jam High School Rm. 176 Mountain Dulcimer Workshop High School Rm. 177 Eastern Hungarian Line Dances Middle School Auditorium Stage Songs Old & New Middle School Rm. 105/106

5:30pm EDT

Contra Medley Middle School Dance Hall Contra Medley High School Dance Hall Singing Truth to Power High School Rm. 123 Intro to Scottish Country Dancing High School Rm. 125

6:00pm EDT

French Twist for Contras High School Rm. 176 Rum & Onions XXXV - Contra Dance High School Dance Hall Lady Sings the Blues Middle School Rm. 108 Appalachian Songs High School Rm. 177 Kitchen Junket Middle School Rm. 105/106 Lautari (Gypsy) Fiddle from Romania Middle School Rm. 103/104 Beginning Irish Whistle High School Rm. 117 Festival Orchestra International Folk Dance Middle School Dance Hall Irish Barn Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage Intro to Colonial Dance High School Auditorium Stage

6:30pm EDT

Sing it in Occitan? High School Rm. 123

7:00pm EDT

Gene Hubert Contras High School Dance Hall Swedish Couple Dancling High School Auditorium Stage English Country Dance: Impropriety Middle School Dance Hall Cafe du Jour High School Rm. 176 Mountain & Hammered Dulcimer Concert Middle School Rm. 105/106 Roots Music from Our Road High School Rm. 125 Contra Tune Slow Jam Middle School Rm. 103/104 BanjO Brother Where Art Thou? High School Rm. 177 Fiddling Without Pain Middle School Rm. 108 Balkan Joy! Middle School Auditorium Stage Pub Sing High School Rm. 117

7:30pm EDT

Jazzy, Bluesy, Squeezy High School Rm. 123

8:00pm EDT

Festival Orchestra Contras High School Dance Hall Polish Pivot Polkas High School Auditorium Stage Relativistic Mass Middle School Rm. 103/104 Potpourri! High School Rm. 176 Introduction to Blues Fiddle High School Rm. 117 Introductory Harmonica Middle School Rm. 108 Bulgarian Dancing Middle School Auditorium Stage Scottish Country Dancing Middle School Dance Hall Celtic Reflections Middle School Rm. 105/106 Round Singing Jam High School Rm. 177 Traditional Song Swap Party! High School Rm. 125

8:30pm EDT

Intermediate Irish Whistle High School Rm. 123

9:00pm EDT

Bulgarian Dance Party Middle School Dance Hall Flirtatious Contras High School Dance Hall Civil War in Song Middle School Rm. 105/106 Violin Becomes Fiddle Middle School Rm. 108 Irish Set Dancing High School Auditorium Stage Caroline's Choice: Favorite Songs & Ballads Middle School Rm. 103/104 Chorus Songs High School Rm. 117 Banjo Geopolitics High School Rm. 177 Old New England Tunes High School Rm. 176 Norwegian Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage

9:45pm EDT

More Bulgarian Dances Middle School Dance Hall

10:00pm EDT

English Country Dance: Carolan's Welcome High School Auditorium Stage Outlaws & Scoundrels Middle School Rm. 108 Scottish Songs High School Rm. 117 Folk Revival 1940s - 1960s Middle School Rm. 105/106 Sing & Yodel Along Middle School Rm. 103/104 Late Night Contra Bash High School Dance Hall

10:15pm EDT

Barrel House All Night - Blues Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage

10:30pm EDT

Romanian Dance Party Middle School Dance Hall

10:00am EDT

Zwiefachers: E-Z to Hard-Z High School Dance Hall Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Working with Seniors High School Rm. 177 Family Contra Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage Sing Along for Freedom Middle School Rm. 105/106 Ballads with Animals Middle School Rm. 103/104 Half Way Over the Pond Middle School Rm. 108 Waltz Melodies Jam High School Rm. 176 How To Play By Ear High School Rm. 117 Greek Dance Party Middle School Dance Hall Sacred Harp Singing High School Auditorium Stage

10:30am EDT

Intro to Contra Dancing High School Rm. 123 Intro to International Folk Dancing High School Rm. 125

11:00am EDT

Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Community Barn Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage Seasons & Changes Middle School Rm. 108 Scottish/Cape Breton Session High School Rm. 176 Intro to African Drumming Middle School Rm. 105/106 Klezmer Jam Middle School Rm. 103/104 Rounds of Time & Tide High School Rm. 177 West Gallery Music High School Auditorium Stage The Ultimate Parody Jam! High School Rm. 117 Sweet Contras, Spicy Squares Middle School Dance Hall Fancy & Festive English Country Dancing High School Dance Hall

12:00pm EDT

Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Beatles Sing Along High School Auditorium Stage French Music: Folk & Baroque Middle School Rm. 103/104 Music of Croatia High School Rm. 117 Terje Vigen & Songs of the North Sea High School Rm. 176 Celtic Fiddle Workshop Middle School Rm. 108 Tanz! Yiddish Dance Middle School Auditorium Stage English Music Hall Middle School Rm. 105/106 Old Time Gospel Sing High School Rm. 177 Czech & Slovak Dances High School Rm. 125 Intro to Contra Dancing High School Rm. 123

12:30pm EDT

Advanced Contra Medley High School Dance Hall Contra Medley Middle School Dance Hall

1:00pm EDT

Caribbean Contras & Quadrilles Middle School Auditorium Stage Waltz & More Across Stage High School Dance Hall Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Calling One Night Stands Middle School Rm. 108 Family Singalong Middle School Rm. 105/106 Mostly Mountain Dulcimer! High School Rm. 117 Robert Burns' Passion High School Rm. 176 Clawhammer Banjo for Contra High School Rm. 177 Old Songs in Waltz Time Middle School Rm. 103/104 NEFFA Annual Meeting High School Rm. 101 The Beat of His Drums: Celebrating Dr. Babatunde Olatunji High School Auditorium Stage Rushin' To Do Russian Middle School Dance Hall

1:30pm EDT

Intro to Flatfoot Clogging High School Rm. 125 Introduction to Rapper Sword Dancing High School Rm. 123

2:00pm EDT

Salute to Al Olson High School Dance Hall Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Civil War Songs In Full Regalia Middle School Rm. 103/104 42 Strings & More High School Rm. 177 Traditional & Original Americana High School Rm. 176 Singing With The Banjo High School Rm. 117 Rags to Riches - Rag Time Dances Middle School Auditorium Stage Tricky Balkan Dances Middle School Dance Hall Open Sea Shanty Sing Middle School Rm. 108 Rise Again Singalong Middle School Rm. 105/106

2:15pm EDT

Dance Performances High School Auditorium Stage

3:00pm EDT

Moonlight Dancing Middle School Dance Hall Climactic Contras High School Dance Hall Life Lessons High School Rm. 117 Bird Songs High School Rm. 177 Trad Songs & Tunes Middle School Rm. 105/106 Swing Guitar for Folkies High School Rm. 176 Morris & Sword Dancing Main Entrance Community Sing High School Rm. 123 Funny Song Swap Middle School Rm. 103/104 English Concertina Middle School Rm. 108 Couple Sequence Dances Middle School Auditorium Stage Intro to English Country Dancing High School Rm. 125

3:45pm EDT

Croatian Dance Party Middle School Dance Hall

4:00pm EDT

Dangerous Times Middle School Rm. 105/106 Sounds of the South High School Rm. 177 Greek Music Jam High School Rm. 176 Closing Sing-Around High School Rm. 117 Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares - Merry Go Round at 4:30pm! High School Dance Hall

4:15pm EDT

Nordic Dance Party Middle School Auditorium Stage

4:30pm EDT

Marianne's Favorite Dances Middle School Dance Hall