--- events: - name: Brighton Gender-Free Contra links: - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1345685155869599/" start: "2022-02-23T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2022-02-23T21:45:00+00:00" country: UK city: Brighton styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Linda Game Trio callers: - Louise Siddons price: £2-£10 organisation: Brighton Gender-Free Contra source: events/uk/brighton_contra.yaml - name: London Barndance with Louise Siddons and Portland Drive details: Contra dance with Louise Siddons calling and Portland Drive playing. links: - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1003910236874082/" - "https://www.plug.events/event/contra-dance-with-louise-siddons-and-portland-driv" start: "2022-03-12T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2022-03-12T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: London styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Portland Drive callers: - Louise Siddons price: £5-£14 organisation: London Barndance Company source: events/uk/london_barndance.yaml - name: Brighton Gender-Free Contra links: - "https://www.facebook.com/events/345958014099048/" start: "2022-03-23T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2022-03-23T21:45:00+00:00" country: UK city: Brighton styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - English Contra Dance Band callers: - Louise Siddons price: £2-£10 organisation: Brighton Gender-Free Contra source: events/uk/brighton_contra.yaml - name: Brighton Gender-Free Contra links: - "https://www.facebook.com/events/2752797575027240/" start: "2022-04-13T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2022-04-13T21:45:00+01:00" country: UK city: Brighton styles: - contra workshop: false social: true callers: - Louise Siddons price: £2-£10 organisation: Brighton Gender-Free Contra cancelled: true source: events/uk/brighton_contra.yaml - name: Bristol Contra Dance links: - "https://bristolcontra.wordpress.com/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/289782033109325/" start: "2022-04-22T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2022-04-22T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Bristol styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Ian & Charley Roberts callers: - Louise Siddons price: £6-£15 organisation: Bristol Contra source: events/uk/bristol_contra.yaml - name: Brighton Gender-Free Contra links: - "https://www.facebook.com/events/461084129032150/" start: "2022-05-18T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2022-05-18T21:45:00+01:00" country: UK city: Brighton styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Linda Game Band callers: - Louise Siddons price: £2-£10 organisation: Brighton Gender-Free Contra source: events/uk/brighton_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: Leeds Contra links: - "http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/specialevents.html" start: "2022-09-24T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2022-09-24T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Leeds styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - English Contra Dance Band callers: - Louise Siddons price: £10 organisation: Leeds Contra source: events/uk/leeds_contra.yaml - name: Brummie Contra links: - "http://www.brummiecontras.co.uk/" start_date: 2022-09-25 end_date: 2022-09-25 country: UK city: Birmingham styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - English Contra Dance Band callers: - Louise Siddons price: £5-£10 organisation: Brummie Contras cancelled: true source: events/uk/brummie_contra.yaml - name: London Barndance links: - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1091072018253597/" start: "2023-01-14T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2023-01-14T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: London styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Fiddlechicks callers: - Louise Siddons price: £5-£15 organisation: London Barndance Company source: events/uk/london_barndance.yaml - name: Contrabridge links: - "https://contrabridge.org/events/2023-01" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/647911067123242/" start: "2023-01-28T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2023-01-28T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Cambridge styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Ian & Charley Roberts callers: - Louise Siddons price: £7-£15 organisation: Contrabridge source: events/uk/contrabridge.yaml - name: IVFDF 2023 details: The Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival. links: - "https://ivfdf2023.wordpress.com/" - "https://www.facebook.com/IVFDF-2023-101175758757822/" start: "2023-02-03T16:30:00+00:00" end: "2023-02-05T17:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Exeter styles: - balfolk - contra - e-ceilidh - ecd workshop: true social: true bands: - Shivelight - Ygra - Jackie Oates & John Spiers - Oxford Waits callers: - Rhi Davies - Louise Siddons price: £15-£60 organisation: IVFDF source: events/uk/ivfdf.yaml - name: Nottingham Mixed Dance links: - "https://www.nfdg.org.uk/club_dances.php" start: "2023-02-04T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2023-02-04T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Nottingham styles: - contra - ecd workshop: false social: true bands: - Ali & Mollie callers: - Louise Siddons organisation: Nottingham Folk Dance Group source: events/uk/nfdg.yaml - name: Bristol Contra Dance links: - "https://bristolcontra.wordpress.com/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/776129496949466/" start: "2023-04-21T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2023-04-21T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Bristol styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Adam Rich-Griffin & Nicola McConkey callers: - Louise Siddons price: £6-£15 organisation: Bristol Contra source: events/uk/bristol_contra.yaml - name: May Heydays at Evesham links: - "http://mayheydays.org.uk/" start_date: 2023-04-28 end_date: 2023-05-01 country: UK city: Evesham styles: - contra - ecd - balfolk workshop: true social: true bands: - Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews - English Contra Dance Band - Knotted Chord - Keeping Thyme - "The Old Boys' Network" - Stradivarious callers: - Brian Stanton - Burt Hunter - Cis Hinkle - Colin Hume - Denise Devonald - Geoff Cubitt - Kathryn and David Wright - Liz Bartlett - Louise Siddons - Maureen Knight - Nicola Scott - Paula Evans price: £48-£97 organisation: May Heydays source: events/uk/heydays.yaml - name: Edinburgh Contra Dance links: - "https://www.facebook.com/events/608385620766468/" - "https://www.citizenticket.com/events/edinburgh-contra-dance/edinburgh-contra-dance-may-6th/" start: "2023-05-06T19:45:00+01:00" end: "2023-05-06T22:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: Edinburgh styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - "Edward Wallace, Heather McAslan & Tom Oakes" callers: - Louise Siddons price: £10-£20 organisation: Edinburgh Contra Dance source: events/uk/edinburgh_contra_dance.yaml - name: Friday Folk Saturday Special links: - "https://fridayfolk.org.uk/" start: "2023-06-24T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2023-06-24T22:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: St Albans styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Box of Frogs callers: - Louise Siddons price: £10 organisation: Friday Folk source: events/uk/st_albans_friday_folk.yaml - name: Leeds Contra links: - "http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/specialevents.html" start: "2023-09-23T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2023-09-23T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Leeds styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - English Contra Dance Band callers: - Louise Siddons price: £10 organisation: Leeds Contra source: events/uk/leeds_contra.yaml - name: Englefield Green contra dance links: - "https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/" start: "2024-01-14T14:30:00+00:00" end: "2024-01-14T17:30:00+00:00" country: UK city: Egham styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Box of Frogs callers: - Louise Siddons organisation: Ashford Folk Dancers source: events/uk/ashford.yaml - name: Special Solent Contra Dance links: - "https://www.facebook.com/events/282496861273600/" start: "2024-02-14T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2024-02-14T22:30:00+00:00" country: UK city: Shawford styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - WillPower callers: - Louise Siddons price: £10 organisation: Solent Contra Dances source: events/uk/solent_contra.yaml - name: London Barndance links: - "https://www.barndance.org/programme.html" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1607545456683830/" start: "2024-03-09T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2024-03-09T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: London styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Vertical Expression callers: - Louise Siddons price: £5-£15 organisation: London Barndance Company source: events/uk/london_barndance.yaml - name: Edinburgh Contra Dance links: - "https://www.citizenticket.com/events/edinburgh-contra-dance/edinburgh-contra-dance-may-4th-with-linda-game-heather-mcaslan-louise-siddons/" - "https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghContra/posts/pfbid0BadjqX5ZpeHjB1ZGQdr4fjjnhdeTvoEKRcUCubRBaojAZq3CYtyk9kage6EPAzZSl" start: "2024-05-04T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2024-05-04T22:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: Edinburgh styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Linda Game & Heather McAslan callers: - Louise Siddons price: £10-£20 organisation: Edinburgh Contra Dance source: events/uk/edinburgh_contra_dance.yaml - 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 - name: Bristol Contra Dance details: "Bristol Contra Dance is a communal-style folk dance very similar to a Ceilidh. No partner or experience is necessary. A caller leads the dancers through a series of moves. All calling is gender free.\n\nLouise Siddons will be calling with music from Fiddlechicks.\n\nWe are in the Faith Space Chapel. It's nice and close to Temple Meads and comes with free parking. Check the new Bristol Clean Air Zone information carefully, as this may effect you.\n\nWe have cheese in the break, along with tea, coffee and cordial. You are welcome to bring your own things. Please don't bring alcohol, as this is the venue rule.\n\nBristol Contra is committed to not having the cost of a dance be a hindrance to anyone attending, and have a sliding pay scale.\n\nSuggested prices available on the door:\nUnwaged £6\nWaged £10\nSupporters Ticket £15.\nThe new supporters ticket is a fair representation of what the event costs to run, and supports fair fees for the Band and Caller. It is entirely voluntary.\n\nSo bring your smiles and your joy and come join us for amazing social dancing. Absolutely all welcome of any level of experience for great dancing to some amazing gender-free calling and brilliant music!" links: - "https://bristolcontra.wordpress.com/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/865675028962690/" start: "2025-06-20T19:45:00+01:00" end: "2025-06-20T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Bristol styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Fiddlechicks callers: - Louise Siddons price: £6-£15 organisation: Bristol Contra source: events/uk/bristol_contra.yaml - name: Harrogate Contra links: - "http://harrogatecontra.org.uk/events.html" start: "2025-10-18T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2025-10-18T22:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: Harrogate styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Linda & Philip callers: - Louise Siddons price: £6-£10 organisation: Harrogate Contra source: events/uk/harrogate_contra.yaml - name: Leeds Contra links: - "http://www.leedscontra.freeuk.com/specialevents.html" start: "2025-11-01T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2025-11-01T23:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Leeds styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Box of Frogs callers: - Louise Siddons price: £12 organisation: Leeds Contra source: events/uk/leeds_contra.yaml