Program archive

Previous Gigs

A record of nights called.

2026

Mar 28

Olympia Contra Dance ↗

Olympia, WA

Riffraff

Evo Toney (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Alex Sturbaum (guitar, accordion, bodhrán), and Jesse Partridge (fiddle, piano)

1 Easy Peasy Diana Silver
2 Easy Street Bob Isaacs
3 I'll Hold You in My Arms Maia McCormick
4 Columbia Contra Gene Hubert
5 Pizza Shop Yoyo Zhou
Break
6 Neighbor, Neighbor on the Wall Maia McCormick
7 Zig it Right Caitlin Bannan
8 Love and Twirls James Hutson
9 Hume Foggg Reel Susan Kevra

Feb 20

Emerald City Contra ↗

Seattle, WA

Fortified

Steve Blum-Anderson (Fiddle), Brad Reynolds (Accordion), and Jay Finkelstein (Guitar)

1 Get Me Going Lisa Greenleaf
2 Back to Back Variation Isaac Banner
3 The Erik Effect Ben Werner and Danielle Boudreau
4 Friday at the Fool Seth Tepfer
5 Diana's Delight Yoyo Zhou
6 Charismatic Megafauna Linda Leslie
Break
7 Rory O'Most Isaac Banner
8 Tangled Yarns Isaac Banner
9 Cupid's Clout Susan Petrick
10 And Thinking about Coffee Cups Variant Michael Furst

Marshall Gould did 2 guest caller slots. He called dances 3 and 4.

2025

Dec 4

Lake City Contra Dance ↗

Seattle, WA

Beregovski's All Stars

Laurie Andres (accordion), Jimmy Austin (trombone), W.B. Reid (banjo guitar), and Carl Shutoff (clarinet)

1 The Nice Combination Gene Hubert
2 Becket in the Kitchen Becky Hill
3 A Dance for Dan Bill Olson
4 The 24th of May Yoyo Zhou
5 All the Way Over & All the Way Back Jacqui Grennan Watch video ↗
6 Train Delay Maia McCormick Watch video ↗
Break
7 The Carousel Tom Hinds
8 Shadows of St. Louis Nicholas Rockstroh
9 Marshmallows in Flight Rich Goss
10 A Stroll in the Hey Jacqui Grennan

Aug 21

Lake City Contra Dance ↗

Seattle, WA

Countercurrent

Alex Sturbaum (guitar, vocals) and Brian Lindsay (fiddle, foot percussion, vocals)

1 Simplicity Swing Becky Hill
2 Saturday Night Line Joseph Pimentel
3 The Erik Effect Ben Werner and Danielle Boudreau
4 Chinese New Year Chris Page Watch video ↗
5 And Another Thing Chris Page
6 Mary Cay's Reel David Kaynor Watch video ↗
Break
7 Flurry 2020 Vision Committee Group
8 Winter in Summerland Jeff Spero and James Hutson
9 Leftovers (Contra Connection) Ben Werner
10 On the Third Hand Caitlin Bannan

Split the night, I called the first half, Abigail Golden called everything after the break.

Jul 18

Emerald City Contra Dance ↗

Seattle, WA

Snail Haven

Hayden Stern (fiddle), Vienna Scheyer (fiddle), and Sam Vogt (guitar)

1 Foxglove Tom Thoureau
2 Tika Tika Timing Dean Snipes
3 Solstice Special Tony Parkes
4 32 Seconds Tom Calwell
5 Read Between the Lines Bob Isaacs
Break
6 Devious Don Flaherty
7 The Second Time Around Jim Kitch
8 Apples and Caramel Seth Tepfer
9 Hi Honey, How was your Hey Bob Isaacs
10 A-1 Reel Chris Weiler

Split the night, Ali Webb called the dances before the break, I called the second half.

2024

Nov 23

Santa Fe Contra Dance ↗

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Megaband

1 The Baby Rose David Kaynor
2 Back to Back Isaac Banner
3 La Bastringue Traditional
4 The Nice Combination Gene Hubert
5 Delphiniums and Daisies Tanya Rotenberg
Break
6 Blackbird in the Night Don Flaherty
7 On the Third Hand Caitlin Bannan
8 The Boys from Urbana John Coffman
9 Folklife Frolic Lindsey Dono

Sep 29

1 La Bastringue Traditional
2 (New World) Festival Reel Will Mentor
3 Tika Tika Timing Dean Snipes
4 The Nice Combination Gene Hubert

Albuquerque Folk Festival is a family friendly event highlighting all sorts of different folk traditions. There is no beginner lesson and the dances need to be approachable to any attendee.

Jul 12

Santa Fe Contra Dance ↗

Santa Fe, NM

Turquoise Tuners

Nick Kunz (guitar and banjo), Sofia Kunz (fiddle), Liliana Reid (fiddle), Eric Carlson (banjo, fiddle, and guitar), and Sam Carlson (fiddle)

1 The Nice Combination Gene Hubert
2 Contracordians Mixer Jan Larsen
3 I'll Hold You In My Arms Maia McCormick
4 The Erik Effect Ben Werner and Danielle Boudreau
5 Rick and Sara's Reel Ted Hodapp
6 United We Dance Bob Isaacs
Break
7 Rock Creek Reel David Harris
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9 2nd Hannover Triplet Heiner Fischle

Mar 24

Santa Fe Contra Dance ↗

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Megaband

1 Airpants Lisa Greenleaf
2 Salmonella Evening Steve Zakon-Anderson
3 Butter Gene Hubert
4 Training Wheels Yoyo Zhou
5 Blackbird in the Night Don Flaherty
6 A-1 Reel Chris Weiler
Break
7 I Think I Can Barry Dupen
8 Right and Left Triplet Chris Page

Many dancers left after the break leaving us with mixers and a triplet in the second half.

Mar 1

Albuquerque Contra Dance ↗

Albuquerque, NM

The Parson Sisters

Mirinisa Stewart-Tengco (fiddle) and Clara Byom (piano and accordion)

1 Easy Peasy Diane Silver
2 Salmonella Evening Steve Zakon-Anderson
3 Training Wheels Yoyo Zhou
4 Blackbird in the Night Don Flaherty
5 Delphiniums and Daisies Tanya Rotenberg
Break
6 Neighbor, Neighbor On the Wall Maia McCormick
7 The 24th of May Yoyo Zhou
8 The Boys from Urbana John Coffman
9 A-1 Reel Chris Weiler

Jan 6

Albuquerque Contra Dance ↗

Albuquerque, NM

Adobe Brothers

1 Get Me Going Lisa Greenleaf
2 Salmonella Evening Steve Zakon-Anderson
3 The Zen of Dance Chris Page
4 Meshach's March Tony Parkes
5 Mary Cay's Reel David Kaynor
Break
6 Berkeley Bind Erik Hoffman
7 Homeward Bound Andrea Nettleton
8 Butter Gene Hubert
9 Square Affair Becky Hill

2023

Dec 2

Albuquerque Contra Dance ↗

Albuquerque, NM

Cheap Shots

Erika Gerety (bass and vocals), Peter Esherick (hammered dulcimer and mandolin), John Brinduse (piano), Bill Balassi (guitar and mandolin), and Pat Aruffo (fiddle)

1 Airpants Lisa Greenleaf
2 Old Time Elixir #2 Linda Leslie
3 Rainbow Snake Jan Larsen
4 Rock Creek Reel David Harris
5 Leftovers (Contra Connection) Ben Werner
6 Train Delay Maia McCormick
Break
7 A-1 Reel Chris Weiler
8 Apples and Chocolate Sue Rosen
9 Columbia Contra Gene Hubert
10 Neighbor, Neighbor On the Wall Maia McCormick

Jul 8

Santa Fe Contra Dance ↗

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Megaband

1 Thanks to the Gene Tom Hinds
2 Travels with Rick and Kim Shari Miller-Johnson
3 Meshach's March Tony Parkes
4 Neighbor, Neighbor On the Wall Maia McCormick

Open caller night in Santa Fe.