Past Dates
2026:
January 2, 2026 - Greenfield Mostly Waltz (FB group)
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Mary Cay Brass (piano)
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
January 3, 2026 - Brattleboro Winter Farmers Market
with Rose Jackson (fiddle)
11 am - 1:30 pm with an intermission
Brattleboro, VT
January 10, 2026 - Norwich Waltz & Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Mary Cay Brass (piano)
Norwich, VT
January 17, 2026 - Cornucopias of Color: The Quilts of Ann Feitelson Reception
with Randy Miller (fiddle, accordion)
1:30 - 3 pm
The Grubbs Gallery
Williston Northampton School
Easthampton, MA
January 18, 2026 - BIDA Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Cambridge, MA
February 25, 2026 - Princeton Country Dancers Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by open mic callers!
Princeton, NJ
February 26, 2026 - Mt. Airy Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by John Krumm
Philadelphia, PA
February 27, 2026 - Friday Night Dance at Glen Echo
with Joy Factor
Calling by Gabe Popkin
Glen Echo, MD
February 28, 2026 - Concert
with Joy Factor
March 1, 2026 - Brooklyn Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by Sunny Lawerence
Brooklyn, NY
March 6, 2026 - Leverett Village Co-op Pizza Night
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano) & Friends
6 - 7:30 pm
Leverett, MA
March 7, 2026 - Hartsbrook Hootenanny Family Dance & Potluck
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano) and the Hartsbrook Hoot Band
Calling by Andy Davis
Dancing 2 - 4:30 pm
Potluck (nut-free) 4:30 - 5:30
Munson Library
Contact me for the ticket link!
March 8, 2026 - Contra Dance at Mt. Holyoke
with Roundtuit: Charlie Pilzer (piano) and Marko Packard (saxophone, flute)
Calling by Hannah Johlas
Lesson 7 pm, dance 7:30 - 10 pm
Free to Mount Holyoke students, public admission $10-20 sliding scale
Blanchard Campus Center Great Room
South Hadley, MA
March 14, 2026 - North Berkshire Community Dance
co-anchor open band with Seamus Connors (mandolin, guitar)
Calling by Maggie McRae
Williamstown, MA
March 18, 2026 - Amherst Area English Country Dance
with Karen Axelrod (piano) and Doug Creighton (flute, melodeon)
Calling by Brad Foster
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
March 21, 2026 - House Concert
with Joy Factor
Contact me for the ticket link!
Buckland, MA
April 7, 2026 - Building Bridges Showcase
4:15 pm or so
Amherst, MA
April 8, 2026 - Amherst Area English Country Dance
with Kristen Planeaux (piano) and Joanna Morse (fiddle)
Calling by Imogen Mills
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
April 11, 2026 - Montague Open Mic Featured Artists
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Van Kaynor (fiddle) and friends
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Montague Common Hall
Montague, MA
April 12, 2026 - Brattleboro Area Contra Dance
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano)
6:30 - 9 pm
Broad Brook Community Center
Guilford, VT
April 17, 2026 - Greenfield Balance the Wave Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by Hannah Johlas
a fundraiser for the Guiding Star Grange
and a special invitation to musicians to join the band for a few sets!
in honor of what would have been David A. Kaynor's 78th birthday
Tea at 7, lesson 7:30, dancing 8 - 10:30 pm and a bake sale!
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
April 19, 2026 - Fundraiser contra dance for the Montague Common Hall
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano), and the Monday Night Session Band
Calling by Mo Brachfeld
For hall accessibility renovations!
3 - 5 pm
Montague Common Hall
Montague, MA
April 24-26, 2026 - New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
April 24:
Joyful Fiddle Tunes and Songs Concert with Joy Factor, 8 - 8:50 pm, Seminar Hotel East
April 25:
Intro to Contra with Joy Factor & Sue Gola, 10 - 10:50 am, Marlborough
Festival Orchestra co-anchoring with Charlie Pilzer, calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson, 12 - 12:50 pm, Trade Center West
Classic NEFFA Squares with Roundtuit & Jeremy Korr, 2:30 - 3:20 pm, Ballroom CDE
Contra Medley with Tory Horner, Aaron Marcus, & the medley callers, waltzing 4 pm, medley 4:30 pm, Trade Center West
Contradance Music of the Pioneer Valley jam with Roundtuit, 6 - 6:50 pm, Duchess
April 26:
Festival Orchestra Contras & Squares with Jeremy Korr & Sue Rosen, 4 pm, Trade Center West
April 29, 2026 - Rhythm and Rails
with the Red Skies Music Ensemble
a historical show by Trudy Williams
in partnership with Historic Northampton
7:00 pm
Northampton Center for the Arts
33 Hawley St
Northampton, MA
May 9, 2026 - Norwich Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by Chloe Levine
Norwich, VT
May 21, 2026 - NEFFA Thursday Contras at the Scout House
with Joy Factor
Calling by Dereck Kalish
Concord, MA
May 22, 2026 - Rehoboth Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by Chloe Levine
Rehoboth, MA
May 23, 2026 - Mystic Pie Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by Don Veino
Groton, CT
May 25, 2026 - Monday Night at the Scout House
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) & Alex Cumming (piano & accordion)
Calling by Julian Blechner
Concord, MA
May 29, 2026 - Chesterfield Contra Dance
with George Wilson (fiddle), Marko Packard (saxophone, flute, guitar), and Becky Hollingsworth (piano)
Calling by Steve Howland
Chesterfield, MA
May 30, 2026 - Concert set at Good Music Makes Good Neighbors- Montague Music Festival
with Rose Jackson at "Montague Square Garden"
12 - 12:45 pm
Montague, MA
May 30, 2026 - Montpelier Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by Ben Sachs-Hamilton
Montpelier, VT
June 3, 2026 - Amherst Area English Country Dance
with Susan Conger (fiddle) and Alex Cumming (piano)
Calling by Jill Delaney
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
June 5, 2026 - Tinmouth Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle)
Calling by Will Mentor
Lesson 6:45, dance 7 - 10 pm
573 VT-140
Tinmouth, VT
June 6, 2026 - Brattleboro Area Farmers Market
with Rose Jackson (fiddle)
11 am - 1 pm
Brattleboro, VT
June 7, 2026 - Fundraiser contra dance for the Montague Common Hall
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano), and the Monday Night Session Band
Calling by Will Mentor
For hall accessibility renovations!
7 - 9 pm
Montague Common Hall
Montague, MA
June 13, 2026 - Greenfield TopHill Contra Dance
with Roundtuit: Charlie Pilzer (piano) and Marko Packard (flute, saxophone)
Calling by Liz Nelson
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
June 14, 2026 - Brattleboro Area Contra Dance
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano) and Susan Conger (fiddle) and special guests!
Calling by TBD
Guilford, VT
June 20, 2026 - Northfield Creamie music
Northfield, MA
July 2, 2026 - Northfield Creamie music
with Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle)
Northfield, MA
July 8, 2026 - Amherst Area English Country Dance
with Joanna Morse (fiddle) and Karen Axelrod (piano)
Calling by Brad Foster and Steve Zakon-Anderson
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA