Past Dates
2024:
January 5, 2024 - Contra dance at private event
Montague, MA
(Want a dance or music at your next event? Let me know!)
January 14, 2024 - Brattleboro Area Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Mary Cay Brass (piano)
Calling by Andy Davis
Dancing 6:30 - 9 pm
Broad Brook Community Center
Guilford, VT
April 4, 2024 - Concord Contra Dance - Cancelled due to snow
with Joy Factor: Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle) and Henry Yoshimura (guitar)
Calling by Will Mentor
Concord, MA
April 13, 2024 - Montague Common Hall Open Mic Night featured group- David A. Kaynor tunes
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Susan Conger (fiddle), and Mike Reddig (mandolin) as well as the assorted company
6:30 - 9:30 pm, we play in the middle
Montague, MA
April 13, 2024 - Quick guest harmony appearance at the Fiddle Hell Online Zoom hosts and tech support staff concert
accompanying Rose Jackson (fiddle)
10 pm
Your computer
April 18, 2024 - The Power to Persevere 2024: Contra dance and dinner to benefit NELCWIT
with All Over the Map: Becky Hollingsworth (piano) and Steve Howland (calling and fiddle)
5 - 8 pm
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
April 20-21, 2024 - The New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
April 20:
Contra medley, 5:00 - 5:20 pm with Not Enough Fiddles and 6 rockstar callers
Contra Chestnuts Plus, 5:30 - 6:20 pm with Not Enough Fiddles and Jeremy Korr
April 21:
David Kaynor Tunes and Contras, 3:00 - 3:50 pm with Joy Factor, calling by Don Veino
Festival Orchestra, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Marlboro, MA
April 28, 2024 - Fireside Orchestra Community Dance
with Becky Ashenden (piano), Addie Rose Holland (clarinet), and George Wilson (fiddle) as well as the participants in the Fabric of Life Fireside Orchestra
Calling by Steve Howland
7 - 9 pm
Buckland, MA
May 17, 2024 - Third Friday Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
anchored by Annika Amstutz (fiddle), Susan Conger (fiddle), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Joe Blumenthal (bass) and the Back Row Band of all comers! Bring your acoustic instrument and join us for the last regular dance in this legendary series.
Calling by Hannah Johlas
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
May 19, 2024 - Mixer Band Contra Dance
Calling all dancers, musicians and callers! Sign up to be put in a band or calling rotation and play or call some sets in a supportive environment. Dancers, it's an opportunity to dance to never-before-heard groups and callers!
Contact Rebecca to sign up
3:30 - 6:30 pm
Williamsburg Grange
Williamsburg, MA
June 1, 2024 - Northfield Creamie
Ice cream music
2 - 3:30 pm ish
Northfield, MA
June 8, 2024 - Good Music Makes Good Neighbors- Montague Music Festival
Community Contra Dance, Montague Common Hall
with Becky Hollingsworth (piano) and sit-ins
Calling by Liz Nelson
11:30 am - 12:50 pm
Concert set, The Barn (2 North St)
with Rose Jackson (fiddle)
2:05 - 2:40 pm
Montague, MA
June 8, 2024 - Tophill Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Amy Englesberg (piano)
Calling by Hannah Johlas
8 - 11 pm
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
June 9, 2024 - Brattleboro Area Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Mary Cay Brass (piano)
Calling by Luke Donforth
6:30 - 9 pm
Broad Brook Community Center
Guilford, VT
June 16, 2024 - Fiddle Orchestra of Western MA Concert
12:30 pm
Northampton, MA
June 16, 2024 - Common Hall Fundraiser Community Contra Dance
To help fund the Montague Common Hall's accessibility renovations
with George Wilson (fiddle), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), and sit-ins
Calling by Andy Davis
7-9 pm
Montague Common Hall
Montague, MA
June 18, 2024 - Private event
Contra dance at a summer camp! Does your summer camp want a contra dance? Let me know!
June 28 - 29, 2024 - Corn Stalk Fiddles: Soundscape and Place in 19th Century Hadley
Part of the music ensemble!
Doors at 7, shows 7:30 pm
Hadley Public Library
Hadley, MA
July 12, 2024 - Glen Echo Open Band at the Friday Night Contra Dance
I'm coming to visit the Glen Echo Open Band!
8 - 10 pm
Glen Echo, MD
July 14, 2024 - FSGW Barndance as part of the annual picnic
with Steve Hickman (fiddle) and Charlie Pilzer (piano)
Calling by Lucia Schaefer and Caroline Barnes
Glen Echo, MD
July 26, 2024 - Rehoboth Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by TBD
Goff Hall
Rehoboth, MA
July 27, 2024 - Mystic Pie Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by Rich Sbardella
Groton, CT
July 28, 2024 - Java Madness
with Joy Factor
music on the deck 11 am - 2 pm ish
Wakefield, RI
August 1, 2024 - Private event
Contra dance at a summer camp! Does your summer camp want a contra dance? Let me know!
August 3, 2024 - Brattleboro Farmers Market
with Mary Cay Brass (accordion)
11 am - 1 pm
Brattleboro, VT
August 4, 2024 - Putney Farmers Market
with Mary Cay Brass (accordion)
2 hours between 11 - 3, specific timing TBD
Putney, VT
August 16, 2024 - Leverett Village Co-op Pizza Night
with cynthia thomas (fiddle) and Becky Hollingsworth (piano)
6 - 7:30 pm
Leverett, MA
August 17, 2024 - Montague Mug Race
with Montague musicians
9:15 - 10:15 am
Montague Center, MA
August 31, 2024 - Northfield Creamie
Ice cream music
2 - 3:30 pm ish
Northfield, MA
September 6, 2024 - Northfield Creamie
Ice cream music
5-6:15 pm ish
Northfield, MA
September 8, 2024 - Danse Café Presents Festibal
French & Breton music & dance party
with Danse Café: cynthia, Doug, and Jim
Polish American Citizens Club
46 South Main St
South Deerfield, MA 01373
September 25, 2024 - Princeton Country Dancers Contra Dance
with Joy Factor:
Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle) and Henry Yoshimura (guitar)
Calling by Sue Gola
Princeton, NJ
September 26, 2024 - Mt. Airy Contra Dance
with Joy Factor
Calling by Penelope Weinberger
Philadelphia, PA
September 27, 2024 - Friday Night Dance at Glen Echo
with Joy Factor
Calling by Liz Nelson
Glen Echo, MD
September 28-29, 2024 - Concerts
with Joy Factor
Details TBD
October 27, 2024 - Montague Common Hall Benefit Dance
4 - 6 pm
Montague, MA
October 29, 2024 - Mt. Grace Land Trust Bats & Barns Halloween Bash
6 - 7:30 pm
Athol, MA
2023:
January 20, 2023 - Third Friday Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
with George Wilson (fiddle), Andy Davis (accordion), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Joe Blumenthal (bass) and the Back Row Band of all comers! Bring your acoustic instrument and join us.
Calling by Liz Nelson.
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Covid policies in place, write for details.
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
February 17, 2023 - Third Friday Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
with Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Joe Blumenthal (bass), and the Back Row Band of all comers! Bring your acoustic instrument and join us.
Calling by Andy Davis.
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
N95, KN95, or KF94 required as well as covid vax plus booster.
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
February 19, 2023 - Contra Tunes Concert & Playalong with Rebecca on Zoom
7 - 7:45 pm Eastern
It has been a while since a Zoom concert! Come hang out and listen or play along to some contra tunes. At least half of the tunes in this concert will be common repertoire, and the other half will be whatever else I'm playing lately.
Here are some tunes that may make an appearance:
Old time: Waynesboro, Johnny Don't Get Drunk, Cumberland Gap, Golden Ticket
New England: Lady of the Lake in G, Music in the Glen, Richard's Jig
Irish: Bea May's, Road to Glountane, Wissahickon Drive
Have any requests? Let me know! And write to me for the Zoom link, too.
Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/2BUiEmSkn
March 4, 2023 - Montpelier Contra Dance
with Four Musicians Walked into 32 Bars: George Wilson (fiddle), Andy Davis (accordion), Becky Hollingsworth (piano)
Calling by Liz Nelson.
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Covid policies in place.
Capital City Grange
Montpelier, VT
March 10, 2023 - Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
with David Cantieni (winds), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), and sit ins!
Calling by George Marshall.
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
N95, KN95, or KF94 required as well as covid vax plus booster.
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
March 17, 2023 - Third Friday Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
with Mo Brachfeld (fiddle), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Joe Blumenthal (bass), and the Back Row Band of all comers! Bring your acoustic instrument and join us.
Calling by TBD.
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
N95, KN95, or KF94 required as well as covid vax plus booster.
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
March 26, 2023 - Mini Livestream Concert/ Playalong
7 pm Eastern
Relax and listen to some tunes while enjoying the later sunset, or play along!
Tunes that will make an appearance: Music in the Glen, Ross' #4, Lady of the Lake in D, Meeting of the Waters, Richard's Jig
On Zoom- contact me for the link
March 31, 2023 - Friday Night Dance at Glen Echo
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Charlie Pilzer (piano)
Calling by Caroline Barnes
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Covid policies in place.
Glen Echo, MD
April 1, 2023 - Shepherdstown Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Charlie Pilzer (piano)
Calling by Caroline Barnes
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Covid policies in place.
Shepherdstown, WV
April 2, 2023 - Family Dance at Glen Echo
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Charlie Pilzer (piano)
Calling by TBD.
3 - 5 pm
Covid policies in place.
Glen Echo, MD
April 8, 2023 - Featured band at the Montague Open Mic
with Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle) & Becky Hollingsworth (piano)
"Echoes of David Kaynor"
6:30 - 9:30 pm
Montague, MA
April 13, 2023 - Fiddle Hell Online Workshop: "Learn an Excellent David Kaynor Tune"
8:30 - 9:30 pm Eastern and available via replay
Rebecca will teach an excellent David Kaynor tune as part of Fiddle Hell Online:
Fiddle Hell Online will have 170 live workshops to learn from, 30 live concerts to enjoy, and 30 live jam sessions to join on Zoom, for fiddle, mandolin, cello, guitar, banjo, & singing. Info and registration (and discounts and giveaways) at https://FiddleHell.org.
April 14, 2023 - Burlington English Country Dance
with Aaron Marcus (piano) and Will Patton (mandolin)
Dance 7 - 9:30 pm.
Colchester, VT
April 23, 2023 - New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
Evolutionary Contras with Not Enough Fiddles, calling by Carl Levine, 12:30 - 1:20 pm
Contra medley with Charlie Pilzer (piano) & Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle), 6(!) callers, 1:30 - 1:50 pm
Cracking Chestnuts with Sugar River Band (Jane & Francis Orzechowski), calling by Ben Sachs-Hamilton, 2 - 2:50 pm
Festival Orchestra contras and squares, calling by Dereck Kalish & Bob Isaacs, 4 - 5:30 pm
Marlborough, MA
April 26, 2023 - Family Dance, private event
Hadley, MA
(Contact me to schedule a family dance for your next celebration!)
April 27, 2023 - art show accompaniment, private event
Pelham, MA
May 12, 2023 - Greenfield Contra Dance
with Peter Siegel (guitar and mandolin), Garrett Sawyer (bass), and Stefan Amidon (drums)
Calling by Quena Crain
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
May 13, 2023 - Worcester Contra Dance
with Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle) and Henry Yoshimura (guitar)
Calling by Don Veino
Worcester, MA
June 3, 2023 - Rainbow Contra Dance - CANCELLED due to covid
with Susan Conger and Susan Creighton
Calling by Dave Eisenstadter
Northampton, MA
June 4, 2023 - BIDA Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Amy Englesberg (piano)
Calling by Chloe Levine
Cambridge, MA
June 15, 2023 - Concord Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Charlie Pilzer (piano)
Calling by Will Mentor
Concord, MA
June 17, 2023 - Montpelier Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Charlie Pilzer (piano)
Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Covid policies in place.
Capital City Grange
Montpelier, VT
June 19-21, 2023 - Northeast Heritage Music Camp
Teaching a 3-day harmony workshop with Gianna Marzilli Ericson
July 21, 2023 - Third Friday Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
coanchoring with Becca Bosworth-Clemens (clarinet), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Joe Blumenthal (bass) and the Back Row Band of all comers! Bring your acoustic instrument and join us.
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
July 26, 2023 - private contra dance
Green Mountain Camp
Dummerston, VT
July 29, 2023 - Contra Dance, Cabot Arts and Music Festival - CANCELLED due to flood damage
with Oliver Scanlon (fiddle, mandolin, etc) and Tristan Henderson (guitar, etc)
Calling by Luke Donforth
3:00, Wiley Building Auditorium
Cabot, VT
July 30, 2023 - Common Floor Contra Dance
with Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle) and Henry Yoshimura (guitar)
Calling by Harris Lapiroff
Portland, ME
August 18, 2023 - Third Friday Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
coanchoring with Susan Conger (fiddle), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Joe Blumenthal (bass) and the Back Row Band of all comers! Bring your acoustic instrument and join us.
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
August 24, 2023 - private contra dance
Greenwood Camp
Cummington, MA
September 1, 2023 - Flying Shoes Contra Dance
with Rose Jackson (fiddle) and Benjamin Foss (guitar)
Calling by Lisa Greenleaf
6:30 pm all-comers band
8:00 contra dance
Belfast, ME
October 7, 2023 - Rainbow Contra Dance
with Susan Conger (fiddle) and Becky Hollingsworth (piano)
Calling by Liz Nelson
Northampton, MA
October 14, 2023 - North Berkshire Community Dance
with Three Potatoes Four: Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle) and Becky Hollingsworth (piano)
Calling by Quena Crain
Williamstown, MA
November 11, 2023 - North Berkshire Community Dance
co-anchor the Williamstown Open Band with Becky Hollingsworth (piano)
Calling by Andy Davis
Williamstown, MA
November 15, 2023 - Downtown Amherst Contra Dance
with Sarah Hadley Yakir (fiddle) and Larry Unger (guitar etc)
Lesson 7 pm
Dancing 7:30 - 10 pm
Amherst, MA
December 3, 2023 - Worcester Holiday Market
with VT friends - listen to tunes while you shop for local goods and crafts.
10 am - 12 pm
Worcester Town Hall
Worcester, VT
December 15, 2023 - Third Friday Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
Coanchoring with Susan Conger (fiddle), Gianna Marzilli Ericson (fiddle), Becky Hollingsworth (piano), Joe Blumenthal (bass) and the Back Row Band of all comers! Bring your acoustic instrument and join us.
Lesson at 7:45, dance 8 - 11 pm.
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
December 20, 2023 - Stories of Light
Local authors gather to share stories, poems, and songs
6 - 7 pm
Montague Center Library
Montague, MA
December 31, 2023 / Jan 1, 2024 - New Year's Eve Contra Dance at the Guiding Star Grange
Honored to join a (very large) few local musicians to send the old year out and welcome the new one in - details listed on Facebook and the Grange website.
Calling by George Marshall and special guests
7:30 pm - 12:30 am
Guiding Star Grange
Greenfield, MA
Ongoing March 2020-May 2023:
2nd & 4th Thursdays - Virtual Contra Dance Tunes Jam
7 - 8 pm Eastern time
Drop in to play along with common contra dance tunes over Zoom and more easily and comfortably connect with other people through music. Tunes played slowly and then up to dance tempo. Some practice so you can jump in with your local Open Band or jam!
Email Rebecca for the link: rebeccaroseweiss@gmail.com
Pay what you can. Suggested amount $25-30 per class.
Ongoing- Private Lessons, over Zoom and in-person in Western MA
Choose your focus- such as fiddle styles from New England, Appalachia, and more; dance playing, composing, harmonizing, playing with others, making arrangements, and technique. Having fun is a given!!
Email rebeccaroseweiss@gmail.com to schedule a lesson.
(Note: The regular tunes jam is on hiatus as of May 2023.)