Links
Groups and performers
Always on Sunday International Folk Dance Group (West Hartford, CT)
Amherst International Folk Dancing (Amherst, MA)
Anatolia – folk music of Turkey & the Arab world (western MA)
Beth Bahia Cohen – folk music from Greece, Turkey, East Europe, Middle East
Boston Lykeion Ellinidon – preserving Hellenic folklore and traditions
Cambridge Folk Orchestra – international folk dance orchestra
Childsplay – Fiddlers, Fiddles & Fiddlemaker
Collage – Ahmet Lüleci’s dance ensemble
Country Dance Society, Boston Centre – English & New England country dancing
Divi Zheni – Bulgarian Women’s Chorus & Orchestra
Framingham Folk Dancers – international folk dancing (Framingham, MA)
Gogofski Trio – music from Macedonia & neighboring countries
Great Meadows Morris and Sword (Sudbury, MA)
Great Plain Squares – round & Western square dancing (Needham, MA)
Island Folk Dance and Song Society (Jamestown, RI)
Just Plain Folks – New England barn dance band (Boston, MA)
Libana – world music & dance from women’s traditions
Ludo Mlado – Bulgarian folk dance troupe
MIT Folk Dance Club – international, contra, & Israeli dancing (Cambridge, MA)
Mladost Folk Ensemble – international folk dance performers
Mostly Waltz for Boston – Sunday afternoon waltzing with live music (Medford, MA)
Pajdashi – Croatian folk band
Pinewoods Band – international folk dance orchestra
Rakiya – performing electric, very danceable Balkan Romani music
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch
Scottish Fiddling – Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School (Boston, MA)
Shining Moon – folk dance music from the Balkans & beyond
Speledans, Boston’s Scandinavian Dance Group
Tatiana Sarbinska – Bulgarian singing & teaching
Tuesday Night Revival Balkan Dancing (Arlington, MA)
Thursday Contras (Concord, MA)
Village Harmony – choruses performing traditional & modern music (VT)
Westford Barn Dances (Westford, MA)
Yankee Ingenuity contras (Concord, MA)
Zdravets, Boston’s Friendly Neighborhood Bulgarian Band
Zlatne Uste – Balkan Brass Band (NYC)
Zornitsa – Bulgarian men’s singing group
Event sponsors
Music for Robin – concerts, folk & Celtic resources
NEFFA (New England Folk Festival Association)
Springstep – a center for traditional & contemporary arts (Medford, MA)
Festivals
BCMFest – Boston Celtic Music Festival (Cambridge, MA)
Dance Flurry Festival (Saratoga, NY)
DownEast Country Dance Festival (Topsham, ME)
Golden Festival – Zlatne Uste’s Balkan music festival (NYC)
NEFFA – New England Folk Festival (Mansfield, MA)
Dance and music camps
Balkan Music & Dance Workshop, Iroquois Springs (Rock Hill, NY)
CDS-Boston/FAC Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods (Plymouth, MA)
FAC Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle School (Boston, MA)
FAC Oktoberfest Weekend (Fairlee, VT)
FAC Pinewoods Weekend & FolkDays (Plymouth, MA)
Mainewoods Dance Camp (Fryeburg, ME)
Pinewoods Camp, Inc. (Plymouth, MA)
Calendar listings
Boston area contra dances – Folk Dancing ’Round Boston listings
Folk and Contra Dancing and Music In and Around Rhode Island
Folk Dancing ’Round Boston – participatory folk dancing within Route 495 (MA)
The Dance Gypsy – traditional dancing throughout the US & Canada
Organization links
Boston Dance Alliance
Boston Intergenerational Dance Advocates
Country Dance and Song Society
Country Dance Society, Boston Centre
DEFFA – Downeast Friends of the Folk Arts (Maine & coastal NH)
East European Folklife Center
League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling
Massachusetts Cultural Council
National Folk Organization
Revels – building tradition through music, dance, and drama
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Boston Branch
Other resources
Bourque-Moreau Associates – Yves Moreau & France Bourque-Moreau’s site
California Dance Federation (North) – dance descriptions online
Dick Oakes’ International Folk Dance Resources – dance notes, teacher bios
International-NewEngland – listserv about New England cultural events
Miami Valley Folk Dancers – dance syllabus collection for sale
MIT Songbook – lyrics & translations for over 100 classic folk dance songs
More links
NEFFA LinkFest – more than 3,000 links!
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