Caitlin Bannan

2026

Oct 10

Bellingham Country Dance Society ↗

Bellingham, WA

Springtide

Willy Clemetson (fiddle and foot percussion), Elsie Gawler (cello and fiddle), and Ethan Tischler (guitar)

1 Festival Reel 2 Will Mentor

2 Festival Chains - Star Variation Will Mentor and my Variation

3 Salmonella Evening Steve Zakon-Anderson

4 Laura's March Isaac Banner

5 Trust Chris Page

6 Peace Thru Dance Perry Shafran

Break

7 Foxglove Tom Thoureau

8 Amble on East Angela DeCarlis

9 Love and Twirls James Hutson

This event will be held during the Bellingham Celtic Festival https://bellinghamcelticfestival.com/

Sep 19

Ottawa Contra Dance ↗

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

TBA

1 The Baby Rose David Kaynor

2 Love and Twirls James Hutson

3 Suzie's Favorite Julian Clechner

4 Salmonella Evening Steve Zakon-Anderson

5 Amble on East Angela DeCarlis

6 Mary Cay's Reel David Kaynor

Break

7 First Dance Don Flaherty

8 I Can't Believe Its Not Butter Maia McCormick

9 Earl and Squirrel Chris Weiler

10 The Morning Commute Cis Hinkle Variation Bob Isaacs and Check Abell

11 So It Might Be Luke Donforth

12 Homeward Bound Andrea Nettleton

Jul 24

Emerald City Contra ↗

Seattle, WA

Heliotrope

Robin Brown (fiddle), Michael Hobart (guitar), Paul Englesberg (flute and concertina), and Greg Sherman (bass)

1 Foxglove Tom Thoureau

2 Saturday Night Line Joseph Pimentel

3 Five Minute Warning (Isaac) Nicholas Rockstroh

4 Stir Crazy Erik Weberg

5 Harmony Hey Tom Lehman

6 Back to Front Luke Donforth

Break

7 Barack Me, Obamadeus Maia McCormick

8 Diana's Delight Yoyo Zhou

9 Three Thirty-three Steve Zakon-Anderson

10 Winter Storm Linda Leslie

Jul 2

Lake City Contra Dance ↗

Seattle, WA

John Parejko (fiddle and foot percussion), Koren Wake (fiddle), Anita Anderson (piano)

1 Get Me Going Lisa Greenleaf

2 Pigeon-hey Principle Isaac Banner

3 Shadow Slide Caitlin Bannan Watch video ↗

4 Laura's March Isaac Banner

5 The Scenic Route Chris Page Watch video ↗

6 Click Your Heels Bob Isaacs Watch video ↗

Break

7 A Last Hurrah Erik Hoffman

8 To Mike, from Jennifer Luke Donforth

9 Trip to Peterborough Rick Mohr

10 Zig It Right Caitlin Bannan Watch video ↗

May 16

Corvallis Folklore Society ↗

Corvallis, OR

Peter and the Wolf Tones

George Penk (fiddle), Jesse Shafer (cello, guitar, vocals), Heather Pinney (fiddle, piano)

1 Get Me Going Lisa Greenleaf

2 Salmonella Evening Steve Zakon-Anderson

3 Still Deciding David Smukler

4 The Carousel Tom Hinds

5 United We Dance Bob Isaacs

6 Vote With Your Feet Bob Isaacs

Break

7 The Button Push Gene Hubert

8 I Can't Believe Its Not Butter Maia McCormick

9 Read Between the Lines Bob Isaacs

10 The Zen of Dance Chris Page

11 Pizza Shop Yoyo Zhou

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 Diane 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 Fogg 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 Variant 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 Fuerst

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 James Hutson and Jeff Spero

9 Leftovers 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 ↗

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Megaband

1 The Baby Rose David Kaynor

2 Back to Back Isaac Banner

3 La Bastringue Traditional French Canadian

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

Albuquerque Folk Festival - Contra Dance Workshop ↗

Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque Megaband

1 La Bastringue Traditional French Canadian

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 ↗

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

8 Medley Accretion Reel Chris Page Petronella Milkshake Deanna Rubin

9 2nd Hanover Triplet Heiner Fischle

Mar 23

Santa Fe Contra ↗

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 Variation 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 ↗

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 ↗

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

First full night on my own.

2023

Dec 2

Albuquerque Contra ↗

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 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

Split the night with Ben Werner, I called the first half.

Jul 8

Santa Fe Contra ↗

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.

May 6

Albuquerque Contra ↗

Albuquerque, NM

Albuquerque Megaband

1 Berkeley Bind Erik Hoffman

2 Hypnosis Melanie Axel-Lute

3 Suzie's Favorite Julian Clechner

4 Wrinkled Ribbon Melanie Axel-Lute

5 Star Trek Mike Richardson

Break

6 Tika Tika Timing Dean Snipes

7 Cows Are Watching Bill Pope and Judy Goldsmith

8 Chinese New Year Chris Page

9 The Erik Effect Ben Werner and Danielle Boudreau

First public night calling split with Ben Werner and Tristan Fin. I called dances 2, 4, and 6.

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