SeptembARRRRR 15th be the day n’ th’ hour to come to th’ dance dressed like a scurvy pirate! We gunna kick up our heels ’n make merry like the swashbucklers we be! ’Tis a tradition!
Sept 2: John Rogers & Wind That Shakes the Barley
Aug 18: Tom Greene & Comes When Called
Tallahassee’s own Tom Greene will be calling the dances to the music of ‘Comes When Called’ to delight dance floor denizens with their Celtic, modern and old-time tunes.
Aug 5: Jonathan L. King and Category Five
Jonathan L. King from Gainesville will be calling contra dances to the live music of Category Five
July 29, 2018: JoLaine & The Gadabouts
The Gadabouts are coming to town! Get your fix of old time music gone amok interspersed with zesty and beautiful cajun waltzes. Our caller, JoLaine Jones-Pokorney will test your mettle as a contra dancer with surprising moves and patterns.
July 21, 2018 – Vicki Morrison & Comes When Called
‘Comes When Called’ promises to “delight dance floor denizens” with their Celtic, modern and old-time tunes. Calling for ‘Comes When Called’ is Vicki Morrison in her continued work for World Peace through contra dance. So get ready to kick up your heels Saturday July 21st 2018 from 7-10 pm.
July 1, 2018: Jonathan L King & Wind That Shakes The Barley
Jonathan L. King will be calling the contra dances to the live music of “Wind That Shakes the Barley” on Sunday. Wind That Shakes the Barley are:
• Bill Dudley – guitar
• Kathie Aagaard – fiddle
• Sarah Mitchell – flute, hammered dulcimer, penny whistle, percussion
June 16, 2018: Yazoo Kickstarts & Joey Norton
Joey Norton from Tampa will be calling the contra dances this Saturday, June 16th to live music of the Yazoo Kickstarts. The Yazoo Kickstarts are:
• Mike Stapleton on fiddle;
• Bill Paine – mandolin & guitar;
• Marietta Massey – banjo; and
• Marion Lasley – guitar
June 3: Palma Sola & JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
CALLER: JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
BAND: Palma Sola
May 19, 2018: Yazoo Kickstarts & Susie Rudder
Susie Rudder will be calling the contra dances this Saturday, May 19th to live music of the Yazoo Kickstarts.
May 6, 2018: Notorious with Vicki Morrison
Notorious is:
Larry Unger on banjo and guitar;
Eden MacAdam-Somer on fiddle and vocals; and
Sam Bartlett on mandolin and jaw harp.
April 29, 2018: Possum Trot & John Rogers
John Rogers will be calling advanced contra dances to the music of Possum Trot this Sunday April 29th 2018.
Florida Wild Asparagus Weekend April 20th-22nd 2018
Wild Asparagus Weekend at the Dancing Fish of Lake Santa Fe–April 20th-22nd 2018
Contra dance to one of New England’s finest bands, Wild Asparagus, in the new covered dance barn at The Dancing Fish, on Lake Santa Fe in Melrose, Florida (18 miles east of Gainesville).