Bands
   
Crowfoot


Crowfoot weaves musical influences from England, Ireland, Quebec, and the Appalachian Mountains into a captivating fusion that delights dancers and listeners alike. Into this meeting ground of traditions, they incorporate their own distinctive original compositions and songs.

Adam Broome [guitar, cittern]
Jaige Trudel [fiddle, cello]
Nicholas Williams [flutes, accordion, piano]

   
Elixir
  Elixir performs tightly crafted dance music drawing on a wide range of styles and evoking a variety of moods. Elegant melodies evolve into raucous dixieland horn riffs; transcendent harmonies, playful improvisations, and rock, swing and reggae-inspired rhythms weave in and out of traditional and original Irish, French Canadian and New England tunes.

Nils Fredland [trombone, foot percussion]
Anna Patton [clarinet]
Jesse Hazzard-Watkins [trumpet]
Ethan Hazzard-Watkins [fiddle]
Guitar accompaniment by:
Owen Morrison, Nashville, TN
Peter Siegel, Northfield, MA
or Roger Kahle, Saxtons River, VT
   
Black River Ironworks

Formed at Oberlin College in 2006, they play a lively variety of Irish and old-time dance music. Their sound is full and energetic with a swing that makes them a joy to dance to.

Jonah Sidman - fiddle
Michael Friedman - fiddle, keyboard
Elyse Underhill - cello, keyboard, accordian
Corey Walters - flute, mandolin


Callers
   

Rick Mohr

Rick Mohr brings 20 years of experience calling dances throughout New England. Rick says “Every roomful of dancers is different, some dancing all their lives and some walking in for the first time. I enjoy pulling out the right dances so the hall really heats up and we become a roomful of friends.”
   


Adina Gordon

Adina is a caller and contra dancer based in Ashville, NC. She is on the road half of the time, so it is accurate to say that she lives in her car. She teaches dances quickly to maximize dance time. "As a conduit betwen the music and the dancers' feet, my goal is to get you dancing and get out of the way." She has called dances in five time zones, from Maine to Florida to Hawaii.

   

Updated: 2008: 01.02