---
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
    details: "Join us for our contra dance with Contrasaurus with calling from Charlotte Rich-Griffin.\n\nContrasaurus (Benjamin Rowe — fiddle, Alan Brunier — accordion, Adam Rich-Griffin — guitar, David Ledsam — double bass) play an exciting range of energetic and dino-soaring tunes for American contra dancing. They enjoy playing fresh and exciting tunes for contra dances, workshops, folk clubs and festivals throughout England. Not technically dinosaurs.\n\nCharlotte Rich-Griffin is a friendly contra dance caller from Oxford. She loves sharing the joy of contra dances with everyone from absolute beginners right through to die-hard fans. You may have seen her calling at Chippenham, Sidmouth or Whitby Folk Festivals."
    links:
      - "https://contrabridge.org/events/2023-03"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/868180151103238"
    start: "2023-03-25T19:45:00+00:00"
    end: "2023-03-25T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Cambridge
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    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
  - name: London Barndance
    links:
      - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/694573996190388/"
    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:
      - Mark Elvins
    price: £5-£15
    organisation: London Barndance Company
    source: events/uk/london_barndance.yaml
  - name: Alcester Contra
    links:
      - "https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1838753006659525/"
    start: "2025-02-07T19:45:00+00:00"
    end: "2025-02-07T22:45:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: Alcester
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
    callers:
      - Jack Kanutin
    price: £4-£10
    organisation: Alcester Contra
    source: events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml
  - name: Contra Holiday in Medieval England
    details: Week long contra dance camp.
    links:
      - "https://contraholiday.net/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/280190711768402/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1696157717611200/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/contra-holiday-in-medieval-england/"
    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
  - name: Contrabridge
    details: "Join us for our contra dance with Contrasaurus with calling from Rob Humphrey.\n\nContrasaurus (Benjamin Rowe — fiddle, Alan Brunier — accordion, Adam Rich-Griffin — guitar, David Ledsam — double bass) play an exciting range of energetic and dino-soaring tunes for American contra dancing. They enjoy playing fresh and exciting tunes for contra dances, workshops, folk clubs and festivals throughout England. Not technically dinosaurs.\n\nRob Humphrey has been attending folk dance events his whole life, but only discovered Contra dances in 2015 when one happened to follow a handstand class he was attending.  He was hooked pretty much immediately, and started calling shortly afterwards.  Based in Cambridge, Rob enjoys contra dances with pleasing patterns and unusual geometry that flow and provide opportunities for embellishments."
    links:
      - "https://contrabridge.org/events/2025-05/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/973681191602556/"
    start: "2025-05-31T19:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2025-05-31T23:00:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Cambridge
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
    callers:
      - Rob Humphrey
    price: £7-£15
    organisation: Contrabridge
    source: events/uk/contrabridge.yaml
  - name: Stegastomp
    links:
      - "https://www.stegastomp.co.uk/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1697234160875967/"
    start: "2025-07-04T18:30:00+01:00"
    end: "2025-07-06T16:30:00+01:00"
    country: UK
    city: Harbury
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
    callers:
      - Charlotte Rich-Griffin
      - Louise Siddons
    price: £50-£65
    organisation: Contrasaurus
    source: events/uk/harbury.yaml
  - name: Sidmouth Folk Festival
    links:
      - "https://sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/"
    start_date: 2025-08-01
    end_date: 2025-08-08
    country: UK
    city: Sidmouth
    styles:
      - e-ceilidh
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scd
      - balfolk
      - scandi
      - irish-set
      - ceili
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Alex Cumming & Audrey Jaber
      - Box of Frogs
      - Confluence
      - Contrasaurus
      - Paul Hutchinson & Matt Norman
      - Oscina
      - WillPower
    callers:
      - Brian Stanton
      - Carol Monaghan
      - Kevin Monaghan
      - Louise Siddons
      - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace
      - Rhodri Davies
    price: £320-£495
    organisation: Sidmouth Folk Festival
    source: events/uk/sidmouth.yaml
  - name: London Barndance
    links:
      - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html"
    start: "2025-12-13T20:00:00+00:00"
    end: "2025-12-13T23:00:00+00:00"
    country: UK
    city: London
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Contrasaurus
    callers:
      - Nicola Scott
    price: £5-£15
    organisation: London Barndance Company
    source: events/uk/london_barndance.yaml