[[events]] name = "Solent Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.facebook.com/events/5515342375255987/"] start = "2024-05-08T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-08T22:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Shawford" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "£5" organisation = "Solent Contra Dances" source = "events/uk/solent_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring" links = ["https://theleaf.org/"] start_date = "2024-05-10" end_date = "2024-05-11" country = "USA" state = "NC" city = "Black Mountain" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Playing with Fyre"] callers = ["Claire Takemori"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Alcester Contra" links = ["https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras"] start = "2024-05-10T19:45:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-10T22:45:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Alcester" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Lighthouse"] callers = ["Will Mentor"] price = "£4-£10" organisation = "Alcester Contra" source = "events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contradancers Delight Holiday" links = ["https://www.contradancersdelight.com/"] start = "2024-05-10T20:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-05-17T12:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "TN" city = "Mountain City" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Toss the Possum", "Drive Train", "Buzz Band", "George Paul", "DJ TacoShel"] callers = ["Bob Isaacs", "Terry Doyle", "Devin Pohly", "Warren Doyle"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "London Barndance" links = ["https://www.barndance.org/programme.html", "https://www.facebook.com/events/928920231733427/"] start = "2024-05-11T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-11T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "London" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Lighthouse"] callers = ["Will Mentor"] price = "£5-£15" organisation = "London Barndance Company" source = "events/uk/london_barndance.yaml" [[events]] name = "CFOOTMAD Zesty Contra Dance" details = """ Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (CFOOTMAD) present a Zesty Contra dance the 2nd Saturday of each month. 7:00 p.m.- 10:00p.m. $12 always live music.  The Zesty contra dance series is for dancers with some experience with contra dance.  There is no lesson before the dance, and walk-throughs may be abbreviated, or for simpler dances, eliminated entirely.""" links = ["https://boulderdance.org/event/colorado-friends-of-old-time-music-dance-dance-zesty-contra-dance-2022-12-10-2024-05-11/"] start = "2024-05-11T19:00:00-06:00" end = "2024-05-11T22:00:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Boulder" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "$12" organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance" source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml" [[events]] name = "Englefield Green contra dance" links = ["https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/"] start = "2024-05-12T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-12T17:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Egham" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Lighthouse"] callers = ["Will Mentor"] organisation = "Ashford Folk Dancers" source = "events/uk/ashford.yaml" [[events]] name = "American Contra Dance Week" links = ["https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/american-contra-dance-week/"] start = "2024-05-13T16:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-17T10:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Halsway" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Lighthouse"] callers = ["Will Mentor"] price = "£240-£430" organisation = "Halsway Manor" source = "events/uk/halsway.yaml" [[events]] name = "Bristol Contra Dance" links = ["https://bristolcontra.wordpress.com/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/7026575714093023/"] start = "2024-05-17T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-17T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Bristol" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Lighthouse"] callers = ["Will Mentor"] price = "£6-£15" organisation = "Bristol Contra" source = "events/uk/bristol_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cambridge Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/", "https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/programme.html"] start = "2024-05-17T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-17T22:15:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "£2" organisation = "Cambridge Contra Dance" source = "events/uk/cambridge_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance" details = """ CFOOTMAD Community Contra Dance, first and third Fridays each month. 7:00 p.m. lesson, 7:30-10:30 p.m. dance. $15/general $12/members $19 students. CFOOTMAD events at The Avalon are mask optional and no longer require proof of vaccine or boosters. Vaccines are recommended, but not required.""" links = ["https://boulderdance.org/event/community-contra-dance-2020-12-04-2022-03-18/2024-05-17/"] start = "2024-05-17T19:30:00-06:00" end = "2024-05-17T22:30:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Boulder" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "$12-$19" organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance" source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contrabridge" links = ["https://contrabridge.org/events/2024-05/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/3662336994003909/"] start = "2024-05-18T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-18T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Audrey Jaber, Alan Brunier & Adam Rich-Griffin"] callers = ["Daisy Black"] price = "£7-£15" organisation = "Contrabridge" source = "events/uk/contrabridge.yaml" [[events]] name = "FolkMADness Music & Dance Camp" links = ["http://folkmads.org/events/camps/folkmadness/"] start_date = "2024-05-24" end_date = "2024-05-27" country = "USA" state = "NM" city = "Socorro" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Toss the Possum"] callers = ["Jeremy Korr", "Lo Peckman"] price = "$175-$460" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dancing Bear Dance Camp" links = ["http://www.thedancingbears.com/Dance-Camp.html"] start_date = "2024-05-24" end_date = "2024-05-27" country = "USA" state = "AK" city = "Wasilla" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Stringrays", "The Sail Away Ladies"] callers = ["George Marshall", "Louise Siddons"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Spring Dance Romance" links = ["https://tcdancers.org/sdr"] start_date = "2024-05-24" end_date = "2024-05-26" country = "USA" state = "NC" city = "Carrboro" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Mean Lids", "River Road"] callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Alex Deis-Lauby"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Northwest Folklife" links = ["https://nwfolklife.org/festival/home.html"] start_date = "2024-05-24" end_date = "2024-05-27" country = "USA" state = "WA" city = "Seattle" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Chippenham Folk Festival" links = ["https://www.chippfolk.co.uk/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/887594332750059/"] start = "2024-05-24T11:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-27T23:45:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Chippenham" styles = ["e-ceilidh", "contra", "balfolk", "irish-set", "scandi", "scd", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Bearded Dragons", "Chaotic Good", "Confluence", "Contra Sutra", "Portmanteau", "The Falconers", "WillPower"] callers = ["Bob Morgan", "Bruce Hamilton", "Charlie Turner", "Colin Hume", "Daisy Black", "Fee Lock", "Lynne Render", "Rachel Shapiro-Wallace"] organisation = "Chippenham Folk Festival" source = "events/uk/chippenham.yaml" [[events]] name = "Moulin d'Andé Weekend" links = ["https://sites.google.com/site/americancontradanceinparis/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/1889585761472902/"] start = "2024-05-24T19:00:00+02:00" end = "2024-05-26T18:00:00+02:00" country = "France" city = "Val-de-Reuil" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Nozzy"] callers = ["Kappy Lanning", "Janine Smith"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Meet Me in St Louis" links = ["https://childgrove.org/stl-dance-weekends/meetmeinstlouis", "https://www.facebook.com/events/871111018094385/"] start = "2024-05-24T18:00:00-05:00" end = "2024-05-27T15:00:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "MO" city = "Webster Groves" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Audacious", "Roger Wilco"] callers = ["Bob Isaacs"] price = "$50-$110" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cambridge Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/", "https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/programme.html"] start = "2024-05-28T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-05-28T22:15:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "£2" organisation = "Cambridge Contra Dance" source = "events/uk/cambridge_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Hands Across Contra" details = "Lesson at 7; Dance 7:30 to 10:30. Admission sliding scale $5 to $15." links = ["https://boulderdance.org/event/hands-across-contra-7/"] start = "2024-05-31T19:30:00-06:00" end = "2024-05-31T22:30:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Boulder" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "$5-$15" organisation = "Colorado Friends of Old Time Music and Dance" source = "events/usa/boulder.yaml" [[events]] name = "AberACED" links = ["https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"] start = "2024-06-01T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-01T16:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Aberystwyth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "£3" organisation = "AberACED" source = "events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dancing Fish" links = ["https://dancingfish.dance/"] start_date = "2024-06-07" end_date = "2024-06-08" country = "USA" state = "FL" city = "Melrose" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Eloise & Co."] callers = ["Steve Zakon-Anderson"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Flamingo Fling Weekend" links = ["http://scissortail.org/special-events/flamingo-fling/"] start_date = "2024-06-07" end_date = "2024-06-09" country = "USA" state = "OK" city = "Oklahoma City" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Playing with Fyre"] callers = ["Seth Tepfer"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Alcester Contra" links = ["https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras"] start = "2024-06-07T19:45:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-07T22:45:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Alcester" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Contra Sutra"] callers = ["Adam Hughes"] price = "£4-£10" organisation = "Alcester Contra" source = "events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Gender-Free Dance Camp" links = ["https://www.lcfd.org/spring-camp-2024.html"] start = "2024-06-07T15:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-09T16:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Maia McCormick", "Scott Higgs"] price = "$150-$400" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dance Trance Weekend" links = ["https://www.dancetrance.ltda.us/"] start = "2024-06-07T20:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-06-09T15:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "KY" city = "Lexington" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Hot Coffee Breakdown", "Dreamdance"] callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Joe Wilkie"] price = "$50-$115" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "London Barndance" links = ["https://www.barndance.org/programme.html"] start = "2024-06-08T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-08T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "London" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Contra Sutra"] callers = ["Charlie Turner"] price = "£5-£15" organisation = "London Barndance Company" source = "events/uk/london_barndance.yaml" [[events]] name = "Englefield Green contra dance" links = ["https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/"] start = "2024-06-09T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-09T17:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Egham" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Box of Frogs"] callers = ["Victoria Yeomans"] organisation = "Ashford Folk Dancers" source = "events/uk/ashford.yaml" [[events]] name = "Solent Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.facebook.com/events/396223679743611/"] start = "2024-06-12T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-12T22:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Shawford" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "£5" organisation = "Solent Contra Dances" source = "events/uk/solent_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Summer Soiree" links = ["https://ashevillecontra.wixsite.com/summer-soiree-2024"] start_date = "2024-06-14" end_date = "2024-06-16" country = "USA" state = "NC" city = "Asheville" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Supertrad", "The Ice Cream Truckers", "Rushfest", "Playing with Fyre"] callers = ["Nils Fredland", "Cis Hinkle", "Emily Rush"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Swing into Summer" links = ["http://www.swingintosummer.org/"] start_date = "2024-06-14" end_date = "2024-06-16" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Countercurrent", "Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose"] callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Adina Gordon"] price = "$100-$260" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Bristol Contra Dance" links = ["https://bristolcontra.wordpress.com/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/2495238980635894/"] start = "2024-06-14T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-14T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Bristol" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Joshua & Benjamin Rowe"] callers = ["Lousie Siddons"] price = "£6-£15" organisation = "Bristol Contra" source = "events/uk/bristol_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cambridge Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/", "https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/programme.html"] start = "2024-06-14T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-14T22:15:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "£2" organisation = "Cambridge Contra Dance" source = "events/uk/cambridge_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dance, Music & Spice" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/dance-music-spice-at-cavell/"] start_date = "2024-06-15" end_date = "2024-06-22" country = "USA" state = "MI" city = "Lexington" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Will Mentor"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lancaster Contra" details = """ Behind the mic: Rhodri Davies Musicians: Chris Dixon and Philip Rowe""" links = ["http://lancastercontra.org.uk/events/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/945970620251518/"] start = "2024-06-15T13:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-15T16:45:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Lancaster" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Chris Dixon & Philip Rowe"] callers = ["Rhodri Davies"] price = "£10-£15" organisation = "Lancaster Contra" source = "events/uk/lancaster.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contrabridge" links = ["https://contrabridge.org/events/2024-06/"] start = "2024-06-22T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-22T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Contrary Faeries"] callers = ["Charlie Turner"] price = "£7-£15" organisation = "Contrabridge" source = "events/uk/contrabridge.yaml" [[events]] name = "BACDS Family Week" links = ["https://www.bacds.org/familyweek/"] start_date = "2024-06-23" end_date = "2024-06-29" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "La Honda" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Yoyo Zhou"] price = "$300-$975" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lady of the Lake June Week" links = ["http://www.ladyofthelake.org/june-week/"] start = "2024-06-23T15:00:00-07:00" end = "2024-06-29T11:00:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "ID" city = "Harrison" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Constellation", "Countercurrent", "The Canote Brothers"] callers = ["Susan Petrick", "Wendy Graham"] price = "$595-$995" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "July Fourth" links = ["https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/"] start_date = "2024-06-27" end_date = "2024-07-01" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Old Songs Festival" links = ["http://festival.oldsongs.org/"] start_date = "2024-06-28" end_date = "2024-06-30" country = "USA" state = "NY" city = "Voorheesville" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Moving Violations", "Stove Dragon"] callers = ["Dave Eisenstadter", "Adina Gordon"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Stegastomp" links = ["https://www.contrasaurus.com/stegastomp.html", "https://www.facebook.com/events/406274311921417/"] start = "2024-06-28T18:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-30T16:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Harbury" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Contrasaurus"] callers = ["Charlie Turner", "Andrew Swaine"] price = "£50-£110" organisation = "Contrasaurus" source = "events/uk/harbury.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cambridge Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/", "https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/programme.html"] start = "2024-06-28T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-06-28T22:15:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "£2" organisation = "Cambridge Contra Dance" source = "events/uk/cambridge_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Portland Duo in Worcester" links = ["http://portland-drive.co.uk/events/"] start_date = "2024-06-29" end_date = "2024-06-29" country = "UK" city = "Worcester" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Portland Duo"] callers = ["Brian Stanton"] organisation = "Webfeet" source = "events/uk/webfeet.yaml" [[events]] name = "AmWeek" links = ["https://amweek.camp/"] start_date = "2024-06-30" end_date = "2024-07-05" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Ben Lomond" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Potent Brew"] callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby", "Chris Page"] price = "$320-$800" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cumberland Dance Week" links = ["https://camp.cumberlanddanceweek.org/"] start_date = "2024-06-30" end_date = "2024-07-05" country = "USA" state = "TN" city = "Pleasantville" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Cosmic Otters"] callers = ["Seth Tepfer", "Wendy Graham Settle"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra" links = ["https://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-esc.html"] start_date = "2024-07-01" end_date = "2024-07-05" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd", "scd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["River Road"] callers = ["Michael Karcher"] price = "$335-$453" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dancing Fish" links = ["https://dancingfish.dance/"] start_date = "2024-07-04" end_date = "2024-07-06" country = "USA" state = "FL" city = "Melrose" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Dam Beavers", "Wind that Shakes the Barley"] callers = ["Bob Isaacs", "Katie Zanders"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Roanoke Railroader" links = ["http://www.roanokerailroader.com/"] start_date = "2024-07-04" end_date = "2024-07-07" country = "USA" state = "VA" city = "Salem" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Toss the Possum", "The Latter Day Lizards"] callers = ["Will Mentor", "Gaye Fifer"] price = "$95-$160" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "AberACED" links = ["https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"] start = "2024-07-06T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-07-06T16:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Aberystwyth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "£3" organisation = "AberACED" source = "events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml" [[events]] name = "River Rendezvous" links = ["http://www.riverrendezvous.com/"] start_date = "2024-07-12" end_date = "2024-07-14" country = "USA" state = "OH" city = "Coshocton" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Toss the Possum", "Drive Train"] callers = ["Terry Doyle", "Devin Pohly"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cambridge Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/", "https://www.cambridgefolk.org.uk/contra/programme.html"] start = "2024-07-12T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-07-12T22:15:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "£2" organisation = "Cambridge Contra Dance" source = "events/uk/cambridge_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "London Barndance" links = ["https://www.barndance.org/programme.html"] start = "2024-07-13T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-07-13T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "London" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["WillPower"] callers = ["Rhodri Davies"] price = "£5-£15" organisation = "London Barndance Company" source = "events/uk/london_barndance.yaml" [[events]] name = "Ashokan Northern Week" links = ["https://ashokancenter.org/product/northern-week-2024/"] start_date = "2024-07-14" end_date = "2024-07-20" country = "USA" state = "NY" city = "Olivebridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Will Mentor", "Susan Kevra", "John Krumm"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Englefield Green contra dance" links = ["https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/"] start = "2024-07-14T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-07-14T17:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Egham" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Linda Game Band"] callers = ["Rhodri Davies"] organisation = "Ashford Folk Dancers" source = "events/uk/ashford.yaml" [[events]] name = "Summergreen" links = ["https://bozemanfolklore.org/summergreen/"] start_date = "2024-07-19" end_date = "2024-07-21" country = "USA" state = "MT" city = "Livingston" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Dam Beavers", "Drovers Grove"] callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby", "Rab Cummings"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "American Dance & Music Week" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/american-dance-music-week-2/"] start_date = "2024-07-20" end_date = "2024-07-27" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "Will Mentor"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Edinburgh Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.citizenticket.com/events/edinburgh-contra-dance/edinburgh-contra-dance-july-20th-with-alan-brunier-tom-oakes-edward-wallace-and-charlie-turner/", "https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghContra/posts/pfbid0BadjqX5ZpeHjB1ZGQdr4fjjnhdeTvoEKRcUCubRBaojAZq3CYtyk9kage6EPAzZSl"] start = "2024-07-20T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-07-20T22:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Edinburgh" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Hoik"] callers = ["Charlie Turner"] price = "£10-£20" organisation = "Edinburgh Contra Dance" source = "events/uk/edinburgh_contra_dance.yaml" [[events]] name = "Summer Country Dancing" links = ["https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/summer-country-dance-week/"] start = "2024-07-22T16:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-07-26T10:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Halsway" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Ali, Jane & Meg"] callers = ["Mark Elvins"] price = "£240-£430" organisation = "Halsway Manor" source = "events/uk/halsway.yaml" [[events]] name = "Falcon Ridge Folk Festival" links = ["http://falconridgefolk.com/"] start_date = "2024-07-26" end_date = "2024-07-28" country = "USA" state = "CT" city = "Goshen" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Harmony of Song & Dance" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/harmony-of-song-dance-at-pinewoods/"] start_date = "2024-07-27" end_date = "2024-08-05" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "Brooke Friendly"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "AberACED" links = ["https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"] start = "2024-08-03T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-08-03T16:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Aberystwyth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "£3" organisation = "AberACED" source = "events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml" [[events]] name = "Broadstairs Folk Week" links = ["https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/"] start_date = "2024-08-09" end_date = "2024-08-16" country = "UK" city = "Broadstairs" styles = ["e-ceilidh", "contra"] workshop = true social = true price = "£164-£330" organisation = "Broadstairs Folk Week" source = "events/uk/broadstairs.yaml" [[events]] name = "Family Week" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/family-week-at-agassiz-village-2/"] start_date = "2024-08-11" end_date = "2024-08-17" country = "USA" state = "ME" city = "Poland" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Mary Wesley"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cascade of Music & Dance" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/cascade-of-music-dance-at-louise/"] start_date = "2024-08-12" end_date = "2024-08-18" country = "USA" state = "MD" city = "Cascade" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Wendy Graham Settle", "Gaye Fifer"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Mentone" links = ["http://www.footmadbirmingham.org/mentone.html"] start_date = "2024-08-16" end_date = "2024-08-18" country = "USA" state = "AL" city = "Mentone" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Mean Lids", "The Yellow Dandies"] callers = ["Cis Hinkle"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Balance the Bay" links = ["https://www.bacds.org/camps/btb/"] start_date = "2024-08-16" end_date = "2024-08-18" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "San Francisco" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Riptide", "Countercurrent"] callers = ["Jacqui Grennan", "Maia McCormick"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Balance the Bay" links = ["https://bacds.org/camps/btb2024/"] start_date = "2024-08-16" end_date = "2024-08-18" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "San Francisco" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Riptide", "Countercurrent"] callers = ["Jacqui Grennan", "Maia McCormick"] organisation = "Bay Area Country Dance Society" source = "events/usa/california.yaml" [[events]] name = "Campers’ Week" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/campers-week-at-pinewoods/"] start_date = "2024-08-17" end_date = "2024-08-24" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Sue Rosen"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Sugar Hill Dance Weekend" links = ["http://bloomingtoncontra.org/sugar-hill/"] start_date = "2024-08-23" end_date = "2024-08-25" country = "USA" state = "IN" city = "Bloomington" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Shrewsbury Folk Festival" links = ["https://shrewsburyfolkfestival.co.uk/line-up/dance/"] start = "2024-08-23T14:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-08-26T18:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Shrewsbury" styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "e-ceilidh"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Banter", "Club Débris", "Cri du Canard", "Crowdy-Kit", "EFDSS Workshop Ceilidh Band", "James Delarre, Saul Rose & Dave Delarre", "Monster Ceilidh Band", "Spiers & Boden", "Moore & Moss", "Steamchicken", "Oakstone Trio"] callers = ["Sheena Masson", "Rhodri Davies", "Tom Kitching", "Prue Reilly", "Annie Bolt", "Phil Bassindale", "Ian Nichols", "Daisy Black", "Andrew Swaine"] price = "£116-£222.53" organisation = "Shrewsbury Folk Festival" source = "events/uk/shrewsbury.yaml" [[events]] name = "TradMaD" links = ["http://minstrelrecords.com/tradmad/"] start = "2024-08-24T15:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-08-30T10:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Alex Cumming"] price = "$980" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Rendezvous Dance Weekend" links = ["https://cfootmad.org/rendezvous"] start_date = "2024-08-30" end_date = "2024-09-02" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Boulder" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Nova", "The Dam Beavers"] callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Will Mentor"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend" links = ["https://facone.org/labor-day-weekend/labor-day-weekend.html"] start_date = "2024-08-30" end_date = "2024-09-02" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Ben Sachs-Hamilton"] price = "$365-$415" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contrabridge" links = ["https://contrabridge.org/events/2024-08/"] start = "2024-08-31T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-08-31T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Box of Frogs"] callers = ["Lauren Catlin", "Sally Vernon"] price = "£7-£15" organisation = "Contrabridge" source = "events/uk/contrabridge.yaml" [[events]] name = "Bromyard Folk Festival" details = "Folk dance and music festival with a 'day' of dance" links = ["https://bromyardfolkfestival.co.uk/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/1776143232854976/"] start_date = "2024-09-05" end_date = "2024-09-08" country = "UK" city = "Bromyard" styles = ["contra", "e-ceilidh"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "Bromyard Folk Festival" source = "events/uk/bromyard.yaml" [[events]] name = "Youth Dance Weekend" links = ["http://youthdanceweekend.org/"] start_date = "2024-09-06" end_date = "2024-09-08" country = "USA" state = "VT" city = "Weston" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Calico"] callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby", "Lindsey Dono"] price = "$105-$285" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dancing Fish" links = ["https://dancingfish.dance/event/sept-6-7-2024-kingfisher/"] start = "2024-09-06T19:00:00-04:00" end = "2024-09-07T21:00:00-04:00" country = "USA" state = "FL" city = "Melrose" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Kingfisher"] callers = ["Dereck Kalish"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Bear Hug Dance Camp" links = ["https://www.missoulafolk.org/bearhug"] start = "2024-09-06T18:00:00-06:00" end = "2024-09-08T12:45:00-06:00" country = "USA" state = "MT" city = "Rollins" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Contra Sutra", "Swiftcurrent"] callers = ["Susan Petrick", "Christa Torrens"] price = "$130-$295" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "AberACED" links = ["https://aberaced.wordpress.com/"] start = "2024-09-07T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-07T16:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Aberystwyth" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "£3" organisation = "AberACED" source = "events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml" [[events]] name = "Englefield Green contra dance" links = ["https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/"] start = "2024-09-08T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-08T17:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Egham" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Linda Game Band"] callers = ["Ivan Aitken"] organisation = "Ashford Folk Dancers" source = "events/uk/ashford.yaml" [[events]] name = "Echo Summit" links = ["https://sactocds.wordpress.com/echo-summit-dance-camp-2024/"] start_date = "2024-09-13" end_date = "2024-09-15" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Sacramento" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Figments", "Toss the Possum"] callers = ["Jesse Edgerton", "Wendy Graham"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Alcester Contra" links = ["https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras"] start = "2024-09-13T19:45:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-13T22:45:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Alcester" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Bearded Dragons"] callers = ["Louise Siddons"] price = "£4-£10" organisation = "Alcester Contra" source = "events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Harrogate Contra" links = ["http://harrogatecontra.org.uk/events.html", "https://www.facebook.com/events/1435301960414231/"] start = "2024-09-14T19:45:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-14T22:45:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Harrogate" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Philip & Benjamin"] callers = ["Charlie Turner"] price = "£6-10" organisation = "Harrogate Contra" source = "events/uk/harrogate_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "London Barndance" links = ["https://www.barndance.org/programme.html"] start = "2024-09-14T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-14T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "London" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Linda Game Band"] callers = ["Adam Hughes"] price = "£5-£15" organisation = "London Barndance Company" source = "events/uk/london_barndance.yaml" [[events]] name = "Squirrel Moon Contra Dance weekend" links = ["http://www.squirrelmoon.org/"] start_date = "2024-09-20" end_date = "2024-09-22" country = "USA" state = "WI" city = "Dodgeville" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Hillbilly Diaspora"] callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Chehalis Dance Weekend" links = ["http://www.vcn.bc.ca/vcountry/chehalis/"] start_date = "2024-09-20" end_date = "2024-09-22" country = "Canada" state = "BC" city = "Surrey" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Syncopaths", "Countercurrent"] callers = ["Will Mentor", "Koren Wake"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Michigan Dance Heritage Fall Weekend" links = ["https://michigandanceheritage.org/fall/"] start_date = "2024-09-27" end_date = "2024-09-29" country = "USA" state = "MI" city = "Lexington" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Susan Kevra"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Adirondack Dance Weekend" links = ["https://www.danceflurry.org/adirondack-dance-weekend/"] start_date = "2024-09-27" end_date = "2024-09-29" country = "USA" state = "NY" city = "Silver Bay" styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "DanceFlurry" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Cascade Contras Dance Camp" links = ["https://eugenefolklore.org/cascade-contras/"] start_date = "2024-09-27" end_date = "2024-09-29" country = "USA" state = "OR" city = "Springfield" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Engine Room", "Contra Sutra"] callers = ["Cis Hinkle", "Laurel Thomas"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Sytchampton Saturday dance" links = ["https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html"] start = "2024-09-28T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-28T22:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Sytchampton" styles = ["ecd", "contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer"] callers = ["Mike Courthold"] price = "£8" organisation = "Sytchampton Folk Dance Club" source = "events/uk/sytchampton.yaml" [[events]] name = "Leeds Contra" links = ["http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/specialevents.html"] start = "2024-09-28T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-28T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Leeds" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Philip & Joshua Rowe"] callers = ["Diane Silver"] price = "£10" organisation = "Leeds Contra" source = "events/uk/leeds_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Nottingham Contra Dance" links = ["https://www.nfdg.org.uk/club_dances.php"] start = "2024-09-28T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-28T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Nottingham" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true price = "£10" organisation = "Nottingham Folk Dance Group" source = "events/uk/nfdg.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contrabridge" links = ["https://contrabridge.org/events/2024-09/"] start = "2024-09-28T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-09-28T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Nozzy"] callers = ["Nicola Scott"] price = "£7-£15" organisation = "Contrabridge" source = "events/uk/contrabridge.yaml" [[events]] name = "Autumn American Contra Dance Week" links = ["https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/autumn-american-contra-dance-week2024/"] start = "2024-09-30T16:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-10-04T10:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Halsway" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Will Allen, Rowan Pigott & Gareth Kiddier"] callers = ["Diane Silver"] price = "£240-£430" organisation = "Halsway Manor" source = "events/uk/halsway.yaml" [[events]] name = "Moondance Dance Weekend" links = ["https://moondancesc.weebly.com/"] start_date = "2024-10-04" end_date = "2024-10-06" country = "USA" state = "SC" city = "Pickens" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Lighthouse", "Good & Plenty"] callers = ["Bob Isaacs", "Seth Tepfer"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lady of the Lake Fall Camp" links = ["http://www.ladyofthelake.org/fallwend/"] start_date = "2024-10-04" end_date = "2024-10-06" country = "USA" state = "ID" city = "Harrison" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["3 Wheel Drive"] callers = ["Jesse Partridge"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Harvest Moon Dance Festival" links = ["http://www.sbcds.org/hm/"] start_date = "2024-10-04" end_date = "2024-10-06" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Santa Barbara" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Latter Day Lizards", "Wild Asparagus"] callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "George Marshall"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Alcester Contra" links = ["https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras"] start = "2024-10-04T19:45:00+01:00" end = "2024-10-04T22:45:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Alcester" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Old Time Contra Band"] callers = ["Diane Silver"] price = "£4-£10" organisation = "Alcester Contra" source = "events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Harvest Moon" links = ["https://www.sbcds.org/hm/"] start = "2024-10-04T18:30:00-07:00" end = "2024-10-06T21:30:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Santa Barbara" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["The Latter Day Lizards", "Wild Asparagus"] callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "George Marshall"] price = "$70-$185" organisation = "Santa Barbara Contra Dance Society" source = "events/usa/sbcds.yaml" [[events]] name = "Jasan Bonuš Country Dance Weekend" links = ["https://dvorana.cz/uvod/uvod/country-dance-festival/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/787819049454004/"] start = "2024-10-11T18:00:00+02:00" end = "2024-10-13T12:30:00+02:00" country = "Czechia" city = "Prague" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Bev Bernbaum", "Carol David-Blackman", "Meike Beyen", "Marcus Igla", "Gerhard Kamm", "Jörg Mehlhase", "David Dvořák", "Jitka Bonušová", "Jan Pumpr"] price = "890 CZK" organisation = "Dvorana Dance" source = "events/czechia/prague.yaml" [[events]] name = "London Barndance" links = ["https://www.barndance.org/programme.html"] start = "2024-10-12T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-10-12T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "London" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Old Time Contra Band"] callers = ["Diane Silver"] price = "£5-£15" organisation = "London Barndance Company" source = "events/uk/london_barndance.yaml" [[events]] name = "Englefield Green contra dance" links = ["https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/"] start = "2024-10-13T14:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-10-13T17:30:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Egham" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Old Time Contra Band"] callers = ["Diane Silver"] organisation = "Ashford Folk Dancers" source = "events/uk/ashford.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lake Eden Arts Festival - Fall" links = ["https://theleaf.org/"] start_date = "2024-10-17" end_date = "2024-10-20" country = "USA" state = "NC" city = "Black Mountain" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Red Dog", "Spintuition"] callers = ["Bob Isaacs", "Sarah Kaiser"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Gender-Free Dance Camp" links = ["https://www.lcfd.org/lcfd/"] start_date = "2024-10-18" end_date = "2024-10-20" country = "USA" state = "NY" city = "Olivebridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Electric Folk Dance Party" links = ["https://electricfolkdance.party/"] start_date = "2024-10-19" end_date = "2024-10-19" country = "UK" city = "Hope" styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "e-ceilidh"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Bearded Dragons", "Apolkalypse", "Portmanteau"] callers = ["Charlie Turner"] organisation = "Electric Folk Dance Party" source = "events/uk/hope.yaml" [[events]] name = "Exeter Contra" links = ["https://barndancecaller.net/exetercontra.html"] start = "2024-10-19T20:00:00+01:00" end = "2024-10-19T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Exeter" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true organisation = "Exeter Ceilidhs" source = "events/uk/exeter_ceilidhs.yaml" [[events]] name = "ContraStock" links = ["https://fsgw.org/contrastock"] start_date = "2024-10-20" end_date = "2024-10-20" country = "USA" state = "MD" city = "Glen Echo" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Boo Camp" links = ["https://folkmads.org/2023/10/31/boo-camp/"] start_date = "2024-10-25" end_date = "2024-10-27" country = "USA" state = "NM" city = "Jemez Springs" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Panda Stomp", "The Cheap Shots"] callers = ["Jacqui Grennan"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Music City Masquerade" links = ["http://nashvillecountrydancers.org/music-city-masquerade/"] start_date = "2024-10-25" end_date = "2024-10-27" country = "USA" state = "TN" city = "Nashville" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Eloise & Co."] callers = ["Cis Hinkle"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Pittsburgh Fall Dance Weekend" links = ["http://pittsburghcontra.org/fdw/"] start_date = "2024-10-25" end_date = "2024-10-27" country = "USA" state = "PA" city = "Pittsburgh" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Engine Room", "Hot Coffee Breakdown"] callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "River Rainbowface Abel"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Leeds Contra" links = ["http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/specialevents.html"] start = "2024-10-26T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-10-26T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Leeds" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Linda Game Band"] callers = ["Andrew Swaine"] price = "£10" organisation = "Leeds Contra" source = "events/uk/leeds_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contrabridge" links = ["https://contrabridge.org/events/2024-10/"] start = "2024-10-26T19:30:00+01:00" end = "2024-10-26T23:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["King Kontra"] callers = ["Rob Humphrey"] price = "£7-£15" organisation = "Contrabridge" source = "events/uk/contrabridge.yaml" [[events]] name = "Foggy Moon Dance Weekend" links = ["http://montereycontradance.org/foggy-moon.html"] start_date = "2024-11-01" end_date = "2024-11-03" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Monterey" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Joyride", "Stomp Rocket"] callers = ["Will Mentor", "Jacqui Grennan"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Hey Fever Dance Weekend" links = ["http://www.ottawacontra.ca/heyFever/"] start_date = "2024-11-01" end_date = "2024-11-03" country = "Canada" state = "Ontario" city = "Ottawa" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Elixir", "Peach Jam"] callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby", "Nils Fredland"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dance in the Desert" links = ["https://tucsoncontradancers.org/tucson-contra-dancers/dance-in-the-desert-2023/"] start_date = "2024-11-08" end_date = "2024-11-10" country = "USA" state = "AZ" city = "Oracle" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Playing with Fyre", "Stomp Rocket"] callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "Susan Petrick"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Head for the Hills Dance Weekend" links = ["http://www.princetoncountrydancers.org/about-hfth"] start_date = "2024-11-08" end_date = "2024-11-11" country = "USA" state = "PA" city = "Kresgeville" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = true social = true price = "$140-$240" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Atlanta Dance Weekend" links = ["https://adw.contradance.org/"] start_date = "2024-11-08" end_date = "2024-11-10" country = "USA" state = "GA" city = "Atlanta" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["The Faux Paws", "Drive Train"] callers = ["Will Mentor", "Seth Tepfer"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Nottingham Mixed Dance" links = ["https://www.nfdg.org.uk/club_dances.php"] start = "2024-11-09T19:30:00+00:00" end = "2024-11-09T23:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Nottingham" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = false social = true callers = ["Colin Hume"] price = "£10" organisation = "Nottingham Folk Dance Group" source = "events/uk/nfdg.yaml" [[events]] name = "London Barndance" links = ["https://www.barndance.org/programme.html"] start = "2024-11-09T20:00:00+00:00" end = "2024-11-09T23:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "London" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Contrasaurus"] callers = ["Jake Wood"] price = "£5-£15" organisation = "London Barndance Company" source = "events/uk/london_barndance.yaml" [[events]] name = "Englefield Green contra dance" links = ["https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/"] start = "2024-11-10T14:30:00+00:00" end = "2024-11-10T17:30:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Egham" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Box of Frogs"] callers = ["Mark Elvins"] organisation = "Ashford Folk Dancers" source = "events/uk/ashford.yaml" [[events]] name = "ContraShock" links = ["http://contrashock.org/"] start_date = "2024-11-15" end_date = "2024-11-17" country = "USA" state = "NY" city = "New York" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Catalina Dance Weekend" links = ["https://www.catalinadanceweekend.com/"] start_date = "2024-11-15" end_date = "2024-11-17" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Catalina Island" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Nova", "The Offbeats"] callers = ["Will Mentor", "Terry Doyle"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Zesty Contra Weekend" links = ["https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/zesty-contra-2024/"] start = "2024-11-15T16:00:00+00:00" end = "2024-11-17T16:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Halsway" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Ali & Mollie"] callers = ["Rhodri Davies", "Mark Elvins"] price = "£190-£310" organisation = "Halsway Manor" source = "events/uk/halsway.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lancaster Contra" details = """ Behind the mic: Lisa Heywood Musicians: Heather McAslan and Edward Wallace""" links = ["http://lancastercontra.org.uk/events/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/710205900947385/"] start = "2024-11-16T13:30:00+00:00" end = "2024-11-16T16:45:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Lancaster" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Edward Wallace & Heather McAslan"] callers = ["Lisa Heywood"] price = "£10-£15" organisation = "Lancaster Contra" source = "events/uk/lancaster.yaml" [[events]] name = "Alcester Contra" links = ["https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras"] start = "2024-11-22T19:45:00+00:00" end = "2024-11-22T22:45:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Alcester" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Vertical Expression"] callers = ["Liam Binley"] price = "£4-£10" organisation = "Alcester Contra" source = "events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Breaking Up Thanksgiving" links = ["https://www.breakingupthanksgiving.com/"] start_date = "2024-11-29" end_date = "2024-12-01" country = "USA" state = "IL" city = "Evanston" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Leeds Contra" links = ["http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/specialevents.html"] start = "2024-11-30T19:30:00+00:00" end = "2024-11-30T23:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Leeds" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Vertical Expression"] callers = ["Rhodri Davies"] price = "£10" organisation = "Leeds Contra" source = "events/uk/leeds_contra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contrabridge" links = ["https://contrabridge.org/events/2024-11/"] start = "2024-11-30T19:30:00+00:00" end = "2024-11-30T23:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Cambridge" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Fiddlechicks"] callers = ["Adam Hughes"] price = "£7-£15" organisation = "Contrabridge" source = "events/uk/contrabridge.yaml" [[events]] name = "Winter Warmup Dance Weekend" links = ["https://bigscioty.com/winterwarmup/"] start_date = "2024-12-06" end_date = "2024-12-08" country = "USA" state = "OH" city = "Worthington" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Notorious", "The Hollertones"] callers = ["Will Mentor", "Liz Burkhart"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Portland Duo in St. Ippolyts" links = ["http://portland-drive.co.uk/events/"] start_date = "2024-12-07" end_date = "2024-12-07" country = "UK" city = "St. Ippolyts" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Portland Duo"] callers = ["Lynne Render"] organisation = "Webfeet" source = "events/uk/webfeet.yaml" [[events]] name = "Englefield Green contra dance" links = ["https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/"] start = "2024-12-08T14:30:00+00:00" end = "2024-12-08T17:30:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Egham" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Linda Game Band"] callers = ["Charlie Turner"] organisation = "Ashford Folk Dancers" source = "events/uk/ashford.yaml" [[events]] name = "Sytchampton Saturday dance" links = ["https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html"] start = "2024-12-14T19:30:00+00:00" end = "2024-12-14T22:30:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Sytchampton" styles = ["ecd", "contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["The Falconers"] callers = ["Geoff Cubitt"] price = "£8" organisation = "Sytchampton Folk Dance Club" source = "events/uk/sytchampton.yaml" [[events]] name = "London Barndance" links = ["https://www.barndance.org/programme.html"] start = "2024-12-14T20:00:00+00:00" end = "2024-12-14T23:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "London" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["King Kontra String Band"] callers = ["Lynne Render"] price = "£5-£15" organisation = "London Barndance Company" source = "events/uk/london_barndance.yaml" [[events]] name = "Joint Christmas Twmp" links = ["https://aberaced.wordpress.com/calendar/"] start = "2024-12-20T19:00:00+00:00" end = "2024-12-20T23:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Aberystwyth" styles = ["irish-set", "balfolk", "ecd", "contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Hywel Jones", "Nigel Hardy", "Keith Ffloyd", "Ian Hughes", "John Blanchfield"] price = "£2" organisation = "AberACED" source = "events/uk/aberystwyth.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contradancers Delight Holiday" links = ["http://www.contradancersdelight.com/about-winter-cdh"] start_date = "2024-12-26" end_date = "2025-01-01" country = "USA" state = "WV" city = "Morgantown" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Toss the Possum", "Buzz Band", "George Paul"] callers = ["Terry Doyle", "Warren Doyle"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Bash on Vashon" links = ["https://bashonvashon.org/"] start_date = "2024-12-29" end_date = "2025-01-01" country = "USA" state = "WA" city = "Vashon Island" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Rocky Mountain Ranch Dance" details = "Stellar Days & Nights" links = ["https://www.facebook.com/events/2506311286238510/"] start = "2025-01-17T13:00:00-07:00" end = "2025-01-20T13:00:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "CO" city = "Buena Vista" styles = ["contra", "ecd"] workshop = false social = true organisation = "Rocky Mountain Ranch Dance" source = "events/usa/buena_vista.yaml" [[events]] name = "Exeter Contra" links = ["https://barndancecaller.net/exetercontra.html"] start = "2025-01-18T20:00:00+00:00" end = "2025-01-18T23:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Exeter" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true organisation = "Exeter Ceilidhs" source = "events/uk/exeter_ceilidhs.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lancaster Contra" details = """ Behind the mic: Rhodri Davies Musicians: Chris Dixon and Arthur Capelier-Mourguy""" links = ["http://lancastercontra.org.uk/events/"] start = "2025-02-01T13:30:00+00:00" end = "2025-02-01T16:45:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Lancaster" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy"] callers = ["Rhodri Davies"] price = "£10-£15" organisation = "Lancaster Contra" source = "events/uk/lancaster.yaml" [[events]] name = "IVFDF 2025" links = ["https://sheffield-ivfdf.org.uk/", "https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Leq1eMKDNDjcN3gCWJYP85NiybMTMXjsQ4xmtFoGHHoAZuMj4nJDXANz3dZVWTRyl&id=61556458347712"] start_date = "2025-02-28" end_date = "2025-03-02" country = "UK" city = "Sheffield" styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "e-ceilidh", "ecd", "s-ceilidh", "scd"] workshop = true social = true organisation = "IVFDF" source = "events/uk/ivfdf.yaml" [[events]] name = "Exeter Contra" links = ["https://barndancecaller.net/exetercontra.html"] start = "2025-03-22T20:00:00+00:00" end = "2025-03-22T23:00:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Exeter" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true organisation = "Exeter Ceilidhs" source = "events/uk/exeter_ceilidhs.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contra Holiday in Medieval England" details = "Week long contra dance camp." links = ["https://contraholiday.net", "https://www.facebook.com/events/280190711768402/"] start = "2025-04-02T10:00:00+01:00" end = "2025-04-09T08:00:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Ely" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Wild Asparagus", "Contrasaurus"] callers = ["George Marshall", "Janet Shepherd", "Terry Doyle", "Charlie Turner"] price = "$1450" organisation = "Contra Holiday" source = "events/uk/ely.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lancaster Contra" details = """ Behind the mic: Andrew Swaine Musicians: Contrary Faeries""" links = ["http://lancastercontra.org.uk/events/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/323906443504326/"] start = "2025-07-05T13:30:00+01:00" end = "2025-07-05T16:45:00+01:00" country = "UK" city = "Lancaster" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Contrary Faeries"] callers = ["Andrew Swaine"] price = "£10-£15" organisation = "Lancaster Contra" source = "events/uk/lancaster.yaml" [[events]] name = "Lancaster Contra" details = """ Behind the mic: Rhodri Davies Musicians: Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon, and Arthur Capelier-Mourguy""" links = ["http://lancastercontra.org.uk/events/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/3356256961340365/"] start = "2025-11-01T13:30:00+00:00" end = "2025-11-01T16:45:00+00:00" country = "UK" city = "Lancaster" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Ben Farmer, Chris Dixon & Arthur Capelier-Mourguy"] callers = ["Rhodri Davies"] price = "£10-£15" organisation = "Lancaster Contra" source = "events/uk/lancaster.yaml"