Traditional New England Barn Dances

Dudley Laufman & Jacqueline Laufman

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Schedule

 

January   February   March   April   May   June   July   August   

September   October   November   December

 

Please note:

This schedule is for only our public dances and poetry readings. Many of our engagements are private and not listed here.

 

 

   Poetry readings highlighted in purple. These are NOT dances.   

  
   
 

  January                                                                   2012   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Friday Jan 13 6:30 Carlisle, MA - Unitarian Church, Carlisle Center. Potluck supper followed by special Christmas songs and dances  8:00-10:30
 Weekend Jan 13-15   Durham NH - Ralph Page Legacy Dance Weekend, Memorial Union Bldg, UNH www.nhcountrydance.com/music/rpdlw.html 
Thursday  Jan 19 6:30 Center Sandwich - Corner House Inn  - Story telling and dinner www.cornerhouseinn.com  
Saturday Jan 28 10-2 Concord - Cole Garden's Winter Farmer's Market www.colegardens.com/upcoming_events 
 
 

  February                                                                 2012   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday Feb 11 7:00 Nottingham, NH - Community Center Valentine Family Dance 
Saturday Feb 12 7:00 Nottingham, NH - Community Center Valentine Family Dance 
Sunday Feb 12 3:00 Gilmanton, NH - Gilmanton Academy, corner Rt. 140 & 107
Saturday Feb 17-19 wknd Saratoga Springs, NY - Dance Flurry www.flurryfestival.org/ 
Saturday Feb 25 10-2 Concord, NH - Cole Garden's Winter Farmer's Market www.colegardens.com/upcoming_events 
Sunday Feb 26 3:00 Sanbornton, NH - Red Barn, Wadleigh Rd
Saturday Feb ? 6:30 Kennebunkport ME - Community Center on Temple St.
 
 

  March                                                                     2012   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Wednesday March 14 3:15 Boston, MA - Convention Center AAHPERD National Conference, teaching session
Thursday March 15 ? Boston, MA - Convention Center AAHPERD National Conference, evening social dance
 Sunday March 18 2:00 Concord, MA - Girl Scout House, Walden St
Saturday March 24 7:30 Groton, MA -  Champney St. Grange Hall
Sunday March 25 12:00 Canterbury, NH Hutchinson's Sugarin' Off Party Hackleboro Rd, family dances, singing Bubble, bubble bubble and mud
Saturday March 31 8:00 Canterbury, NH - Wind in the Timothy, Laufman's house dance, 322 Shaker Rd
 
 

  April                                                                           2012   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Tuesday April 3 7:00 Harrisville, NH  - Poetry
Saturday April   7:00 Bath, ME - The 10th Annual Maine Fiddle Camp Fiddlers Concert, Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St
 Saturday  April 22 11:00 Mansfield, MA - Middle School Auditorium, NEFFA: New England Folk Festival www.neffa.org 
 

 

   May                                                                            2012   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday May
Sunday May 6 3:00 Sanbornton, NH - Red Barn, Wadleigh Rd
Saturday May 12 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
 
 

  June                                                                            2012   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday June      
Saturday June      
Fri-Sat-Sun June 15-17 wknd Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp, dance on Sat. night  www.mainefiddle.org 
 
 

  July                                                                              2012   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday July 3   South Harpswell, ME - 
Saturday July ? 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
Saturday July 28 all day Canterbury Faire  -  Morris dancing performances
Saturday July ? 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
 
 
 

  August                                                                         2012   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday Aug 8:00 Nelson, NH - Nelson Town Hall
week Aug 5-11 7:00 Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp www.mainefiddle.org 
week Aug 12-18 7:00 Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp www.mainefiddle.org 
Saturday Aug 18 7:30 Randolph, NH - Berringer's Barn, Randolph Hill Rd.
Saturday Aug ? 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
 
 

  September                                                                   2012   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

  Sept      
Saturday Sept  22 8:00 Montpelier VT - East Montpelier Grange
 

 

  October                                                                       2012  

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday Oct ? 8:00 Nelson, NH - Old timers dance. Potluck about 6:30.
Sunday Oct 14 3:00 Sanbornton, NH - Red Barn, Wadleigh Rd
Saturday Oct      
Saturday Oct      
         
 

 

  November                                                                     2012   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 
Sunday Nov ? 2:00 Concord, MA - Girl Scout House, Walden St
Tuesday Nov 8  day Worcester, MA - dance and Morris workshops for MAHPERD Physical Education Teachers Convention
Thursday Nov 17 & 18  day Waterville Valley, NH - dance and Morris workshops for NHAHPERD Physical Education Teachers Convention
 
 

  December                                                                     2012  

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday Dec ? 5:30 Canterbury, NH - Shaker Village
Sunday Dec 7 6:30 Carlisle, MA - Unitarian Church, Carlisle Center. Potluck supper followed by special Christmas songs and dances  8:00-10:30
Saturday Dec 15 8:00 East Concord, NH - Community Center, 14 Eastman St
Saturday Dec 31 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
 

 

 

All dances are called ~ no experience needed

Families, children, teenagers and sit-ins are all welcome

We may or may not do contras or squares.

We may only do old time dances like the Virginia Reel

or Portland Fancy...depends on the crowd.

 

 

Call ahead to make sure the dance is on:

Directions

TWO FIDDLES

Jacqueline & Dudley Laufman

PO Box 61, Canterbury, NH, USA 03224

Tel: 603-783-4719   Fax: 603-783-9578 

 

New email as of January 2007: 

jdlaufman (at) comcast (dot) net

(Put the @ symbol in above address instead of the word (at) with no spaces and a . between comcast and net to deter spam.)

 

Last updated: 01/13/2012

 

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and its New Hampshire Folklife  

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