---
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: 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
  - 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