--- events: - name: Bristol Contra Dance details: "Contrasaurus: \nJake Wood:\n\nPA provided by Contrasaurus" links: - "https://bristolcontra.wordpress.com/" start: "2018-03-30T18:30:00+01:00" end: "2018-03-30T23:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: Bristol styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Jake Wood organisation: Bristol Contra source: events/uk/bristol_contra.yaml - name: Saturday Special Contra Dance organised by Friday Folk details: "Dancing for everyone. Come on your own or with a partner. Beginners welcome.\n" links: - "https://fridayfolk.org.uk/" - "http://www.contrasaurus.com/diary.html" start: "2022-05-21T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2022-05-21T22:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: St Albans styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Geoff Cubitt price: £10 organisation: Friday Folk source: events/uk/st_albans_friday_folk.yaml - name: Halsway Contra Dance Weekend links: - "https://halswaymanor.org.uk/event/contra-weekend/" start_date: 2022-06-03 end_date: 2022-06-05 country: UK city: Halsway styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Jake Wood - Charlie Turner price: £165-£270 organisation: Halsway Manor source: events/uk/halsway.yaml - name: "London Barndance with Charlotte Rich-Griffin, Mark Elvins and Contrasaurus" details: "Contra dance with Charlotte Rich-Griffin and Mark Elvins calling, and Contrasaurus playing." links: - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/406778071367115/" start: "2022-06-11T20:00:00+01:00" end: "2022-06-11T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: London styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Charlotte Rich-Griffin - Mark Elvins price: £5-£14 organisation: London Barndance Company source: events/uk/london_barndance.yaml - name: Contra Dance in Sheffield with Contrasaurus details: This special one-off event is being organised by Contrasaurus in partnership with our friends at Sheffield Scratch Contra. links: - "https://www.contrasaurus.com/super-special-contra-dance-in-sheffield-2-july-2022.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/624541988872392/" start_date: 2022-07-02 end_date: 2022-07-02 country: UK city: Sheffield styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Charlotte Rich-Griffin - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace price: £10 organisation: Sheffield Scratch Contra source: events/uk/sheffield_scratch_contra.yaml - name: Sidmouth Folk Festival links: - "https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/" start_date: 2022-07-29 end_date: 2022-08-05 country: UK city: Sidmouth styles: - e-ceilidh - contra - ecd - scd - balfolk - scandi workshop: true social: true bands: - Contrasaurus - Nozzy - "Belshazzar's Feast" - Mollie & Richard - Will Allen - De Små Grå - Joshua Rowe - CentralBal - Kirkophany - Cock and Bull Band - Melrose Ceilidh Band - Urban Folk Theory - Diatonics - Out of Hand - Threepenny Bit - Lasair - Jigfoot - Bosun Higgs - Random - "Mrs Midnight's" - Frog on a Bike - The Barber Band callers: - Louise Siddons - Bob Morgan - Charlie Turner - Charlotte Rich-Griffin - Daisy Black - Jake Wood - Rhi Davies - Rhodri Davies price: £64-£340 organisation: Sidmouth Folk Festival source: events/uk/sidmouth.yaml - name: Alcester Contra links: - "https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/633181881684044/" start: "2022-11-04T19:45:00+00:00" end: "2022-11-04T22:45:00+00:00" country: UK city: Alcester styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Liam Binley price: £4-£15 organisation: Alcester Contra source: events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml - name: Leeds Contra links: - "http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/specialevents.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/672760884416914/" start: "2022-12-03T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2022-12-03T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Leeds styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Andrew Swaine price: £10 organisation: Leeds Contra source: events/uk/leeds_contra.yaml - name: London Barndance details: Contra dance with Geoff Cubitt calling and Contrasaurus playing. links: - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1174817286452570/" start: "2022-12-10T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2022-12-10T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: London styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Geoff Cubitt price: £5-£14 organisation: London Barndance Company source: events/uk/london_barndance.yaml - name: Oxfolk Contra-Ceilidh links: - "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/oxfolkceilidhs/785360/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/2374461839424305/" start: "2023-01-14T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2023-01-14T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Oxford styles: - e-ceilidh - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Charlotte Rich-Griffin price: £3-£14 organisation: Oxfolk source: events/uk/oxfolk.yaml - name: London Barndance links: - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/561781525377872/" start: "2023-02-11T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2023-02-11T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: London styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Mark Elvins price: £5-£15 organisation: London Barndance Company source: events/uk/london_barndance.yaml - name: Contrabridge links: - "https://contrabridge.org/events/2023-03" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/868180151103238" start: "2023-03-25T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2023-03-25T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Cambridge styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Charlotte Rich-Griffin price: £7-£15 organisation: Contrabridge source: events/uk/contrabridge.yaml - name: Contra Holiday in Medieval England links: - "https://contraholiday.net/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/406729176663068/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1214059852544096/" start: "2023-03-31T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2023-04-07T22:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: Ely styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Stringrays - Contrasaurus callers: - Lisa Greenleaf - Rhi Davies price: $1400 organisation: Contra Holiday source: events/uk/ely.yaml - name: Stegastomp links: - "https://www.contrasaurus.com/stegastomp.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/715739530085807/" start: "2023-06-30T19:00:00+01:00" end: "2023-07-02T16:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: Harbury styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Bob Morgan - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace price: £45-£90 organisation: Contrasaurus source: events/uk/harbury.yaml - name: London Barndance links: - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1006637640349414/" start: "2023-09-09T20:00:00+01:00" end: "2023-09-09T23:00:00+01:00" 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 - name: Alcester Contra links: - "https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras" start: "2023-10-06T19:45:00+01:00" end: "2023-10-06T22:45:00+01:00" country: UK city: Alcester styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Seth Tepfer price: £4-£10 organisation: Alcester Contra source: events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml - name: Alcester Contra links: - "https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras" start: "2024-01-05T19:45:00+00:00" end: "2024-01-05T22:45:00+00:00" country: UK city: Alcester styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Contrasaurus callers: - Charlie Turner price: £4-£10 organisation: Alcester Contra source: events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml - name: May Heydays at Evesham links: - "http://mayheydays.org.uk/" start_date: 2024-05-03 end_date: 2024-05-06 country: UK city: Evesham styles: - contra - ecd - balfolk workshop: true social: true bands: - Contrasaurus - Emily & Simon - Eclectic Regency - Mollie & Dave - Keeping Thyme - Lighthouse - Momentum - Faren - Ygra callers: - Andrew Swaine - Brian Stanton - Burt Hunter - Charlie Turner - Daisy Black - Frances Richardson - Jeannie Byron-Williams - Kathryn Wright - David Wright - Keith Wood - Lynne Render - Maureen Knight - Paula Evans - Rhodri Davies - Trevor Monson - Will Mentor organisation: May Heydays source: events/uk/heydays.yaml - name: Stegastomp links: - "https://www.stegastomp.co.uk/" - "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 - name: Whitby Folk Week links: - "https://www.whitbyfolk.co.uk/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1106457830699953/" start: "2024-08-17T15:00:00+01:00" end: "2024-08-23T23:59:00+01:00" country: UK city: Whitby styles: - e-ceilidh - contra - ecd - irish-set workshop: true social: true bands: - Whapweasel - Bedlam - No Lazy Dancing Dance Band - Relentless - Steamchicken - Bellamira - Melrose Ceilidh Band - "The Hedgehog's Skin" - Frog on a Bike - Contrasaurus - Contrary Faeries - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer - Albireo - The Falconers - Stradivarious - Tina Morris & Graham Lee callers: - Erin Mansfield - Nick Walden - Pete Coe - Martyn Harvey - Bob Morgan - Alison Rowley - Joey Oliver - Sue Coe - Andrew Swaine - Daisy Black - Charlotte Rich-Griffin - Rhodri Davies - Orly Krasner - "Jerry O'Reilly" - Annabel Sharp - Nigel Sharp price: £70-£365 organisation: Whitby Folk Week source: events/uk/whitby.yaml