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Les Jours de France

Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29
French folk dance and singing workshops and dance parties

Friday, April 28, 2006
Church of Our Saviour, 21 Marathon Street
off Massachusetts Avenue, East Arlington, MA

7:00 pm: Lecture/demo of the Vielle Roue (French wheeled fiddle) with Matt Szostak • Admission $5
7:30 pm: Lecture/demo of the Veuze (Breton bagpipe) with Ray Price • Admission $5
8:00-11:00 pm: Breton dance workshop with Ray Price • Admission $7 / FAC members $5

Saturday, April 29, 2006
Trinity Episcopal Church, 11 Homer Street (entrance on Furber Lane)
Newton Centre, MA

3:30-4:30 pm Singing workshop with Lynn Noel - French dance-songs • Admission $10 4:30-6:00 pm • Bourees and Beyond with Marianne Taylor - dance workshop
• Admission $14 / FAC members $12
8:00-11:00 pm Dance party - Bal Folk • Admission $15 / FAC members $12
All Saturday events $35 / FAC members $30

Musicians:

Pichona Troç:
Tom Pixton, accordeon diatonique (accordion)
Mike MacNintch, cornemuse (French bagpipe)
Matt Szostak, vielle a roue (wheeled fiddle)

Trouz Bras:
Ray Price, veuze (Breton bagpipe)
Mance Grady, percussion
Barry Hall, vielle (fiddle)
Brian Rost, bass
Lynn Noel, vocals

Illustration adapted by Jim Meloche from a cover illustration by David Hall for
The Breton Dance & Tune Book, compiled by Dave Shepherd / Dragonfly Music

Download a printable PDF* version of the flier.

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