A real old-time Gainesville band, The Fish Camp Cutups, are returning to the stage to play for contra dancers and Gainesville caller Jonathan King on May 18th 2019. The Fish Camp Cutups are:* Lloyd Baldwin on fiddle* Brent Baldwin on banjo* Inslee Baldwin on
Feb 16, 2019: Tom Greene & The Mourning Glories. The Mourning Glories are:
• Chelsea Carnes – vocals, mandolin
• Tony Dickens – banjo, guitar
• Katrina Dickens – fiddle, vocals
• Chris Nielubowicz – 12-string, backup vocals
• John David Eriksen – Cello
Joe De Paolo from New York will be calling contra dances
to the live music of The Dunehoppers from St Augustine
Laine teams up with local favorite band Possum Trot on Saturday, Dec 15th, 2018 at the Thelma Boltin Center in Gainesville.
Possum Trot is:
* Pete Sucsy, banjo and guitar;
* Laura Price, fiddle;
* Benny McDowell, piano;
* Eleta Sucsy, penny whistle; and
* Kai Sucsy, percussion.
Veteran caller Alice Raibourn teams up with veteran band Comes When Called.on Saturday Nov 17th, 2018 at the Thelma Boltin Center in Gainesville.
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.
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
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.
‘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.
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
Susie Rudder will be calling the contra dances this Saturday, May 19th to live music of the Yazoo Kickstarts.
