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Dec 2: Vicki Morrison and The Gadabouts

Dec 2: Vicki Morrison and The Gadabouts

CALLER: Vicki Morrison
BAND: The Gadabouts
The Gadabouts are:
• David Massey – vocals, guitar, fiddle, piano
• Marietta Massey – percussion, vocals, banjo
• Bill Paine – mandolin, guitar, tenor guitar
• Kathie Aagaard – fiddle, vocals
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Patrick Harrigan November 24, 2018September 5, 2019 First Sunday No Comments Read more

Nov 17: Caller Alice Raibourn and Comes When Called

Nov 17: Caller Alice Raibourn and Comes When Called

Veteran caller Alice Raibourn teams up with veteran band Comes When Called.on Saturday Nov 17th, 2018 at the Thelma Boltin Center in Gainesville.

Patrick Harrigan November 5, 2018September 5, 2019 Third Saturday No Comments Read more

Nov 4: JoLaine and The Kumquats

Nov 4: JoLaine and The Kumquats

The Kumquats are:
* Bill Dudley on guitar;
* Rich Crew on fiddle and recorder; and
* Sarah Mitchell on penny whistle, flute, drum, foot percussion and hammered dulcimer.

Patrick Harrigan October 25, 2018September 5, 2019 First Sunday No Comments Read more

Oct 20: Celebrate Samhain with Stan Prince and the Florida Mountaineers

Oct 20: Celebrate Samhain with Stan Prince and the Florida Mountaineers

Join us this Saturday, October 20th for a Samhain (modern Halloween) themed dress up and dance party at your favorite Swing-era dance hall, the Thelma Boltin Center of Gainesville.

Patrick Harrigan October 5, 2018September 5, 2019 Third Saturday No Comments Read more

Oct 7: Dana Parkinson and Category Five

Oct 7: Dana Parkinson and Category Five

Dana Parkinson will be calling to the music of Category Five. So get ready for some rip-snorting good music and dance!

Patrick Harrigan September 27, 2018September 5, 2019 First Sunday No Comments Read more

Sept 30: Advanced contra with Roni Wiener & The Stepping Stones

Sept 30: Advanced contra with Roni Wiener & The Stepping Stones

After several years as a traveling dancer, Roni Wiener has finally decided she can skip a few dances and share the joy of contra from the stage. Roni loves using what she learned on the dance floor to craft engaging programs that

Patrick Harrigan September 21, 2018September 5, 2019 Advanced Contra No Comments Read more

Sept 15: Dance Like A Pirate with Cis Hinkle and The Red Mountain Yellowhammers

Sept 15: Dance Like A Pirate with Cis Hinkle and The Red Mountain Yellowhammers

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! International Talk Like A Pirate

Patrick Harrigan September 7, 2018September 5, 2019 Third Saturday No Comments Read more

Sept 2: John Rogers & Wind That Shakes the Barley

Sept 2: John Rogers & Wind That Shakes the Barley

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!

Patrick Harrigan August 24, 2018December 14, 2019 First Sunday No Comments Read more

Aug 18: Tom Greene & Comes When Called

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.

Patrick Harrigan August 6, 2018December 14, 2019 Third Saturday No Comments Read more

Aug 5: Jonathan L. King and Category Five

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

Patrick Harrigan July 24, 2018December 14, 2019 First Sunday No Comments Read more

July 29, 2018: JoLaine & The Gadabouts

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.

Patrick Harrigan July 22, 2018December 16, 2019 Advanced Contra No Comments Read more

July 21, 2018 – Vicki Morrison & Comes When Called

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.

Patrick Harrigan July 11, 2018December 16, 2019 Third Saturday No Comments Read more
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