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.

  Towns are in New Hampshire unless otherwise indicated. 

 

   Poetry readings highlighted in purple. These are NOT dances.   

 
  
 

   May                                                                            2008   

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

 

 Thursday May  8 8:00  New York City - Hungarian House, 82nd St,  www.nycbarndance.com
 Friday May 9  7:00 New York City - All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave, between 79th and 80th Streets
 Saturday May 17 7:00 Groton, MA - Groton Grange, Champney St
  May      
  May      
  May             note: NO Wind in the Timothy dance this month                        

 

Directions
 
 

  June                                                                            2008   

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

 

Sunday June 15 7:30 Star Island, Rye off the NH coast - ARTS Conference www.starisland.org 
Monday June     Star Island, Rye off the NH coast - Natural History Conference www.starisland.org 
 
Directions
 
 

  July                                                                              2008   

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

 

         
Friday July 18 7:00 Southwest Harbor, ME - Causeway Club
Saturday July 26 all day Canterbury Faire 50th Year - MORE Morris dancing performances
Saturday July 26 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
         
 
Directions
 
 

  August                                                                         2008   

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

 

Saturday Aug 2 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
Wednesday Aug 6 7:00 Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp http://home.gwi.net/fiddle
Saturday Aug 16 8:00 Nelson, NH - Nelson Town Hall
Wednesday Aug 13 7:00 Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp http://home.gwi.net/fiddle
Saturday Aug 16 7:30 Randolph, NH - Berringer's Barn, Randolph Hill Rd
Saturday Aug 23 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
Saturday Aug 30 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center

 

 

 

  September                                                                   2008   

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

 

Wednesday Sept      
Saturday Sept      
Saturday Sept   12-2ish Canterbury, NH - Harvest Day at Shaker Village (not a dance, more of a music session  with many friend fiddlers, etc, may be some Morris dancers) www.shakers.org 
Sat Sept 27 8:00 Nelson, NH - Town Hall, old time dance, potluck at 6:00

 

Directions
 

  October                                                                       2008  

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

 

Friday Oct      
Saturday Oct      
Friday Oct      
Saturday Oct    7:30 Willemantic, ME - Canoe Barn, potluck 6:00
Saturday Oct 7:00 Dartmouth, MA - Grange
Saturday Oct      
         

 

Directions
  
 

 November                                                                     2008   

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

 
         
Sunday Nov 2:00 Concord, MA - Girl Scout House, Walden St
Thursday Nov 20  10:00 Waterville Valley, NH - dance workshop for NHAHPERD Physical Education Teachers Convention
Saturday Nov 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall
Saturday Nov 29 8:00 Canterbury, NH - Kitchen Junket at Wind In The Timothy, 322 Shaker Road, $5, $3, $15 family. Bring instruments, snacks, flashlight, sit-ins welcomed 
       
 
Directions
 

  December                                                                     2008   

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

 

Friday Dec 12 6:30 Carlisle, MA - Unitarian Church, Carlisle Center. Potluck supper and special Christmas song and dances  8:00-10:30
Saturday Dec 20 8:00 East Concord, NH - Community Center, 14 Eastman St
Sunday Dec 31 4:00

Wolfeboro, NH - First Night, Carpenter School Gym, Main St

Sunday Dec 31 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center
 
Directions
 

  January                                                                   2009   

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

 

Jan
Jan
Jan
 
Directions
 
   

  February                                                                 2009   

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

 

Feb   7:00 Nottingham, NH - Community Center Valentine Family Dance 
  Feb      
Feb
  Feb      
  Feb      
 
Directions
 
 

  March                                                                     2009   

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

 

  March      
  March      
Saturday March 28   Boston, MA - Massachusetts Music Educators Assoc. Conference with sessions for string teachers and general music
Sunday March 29 1:00 Canterbury, NH  Hutchinson's Sugarin' Off Party Hackleboro Rd, family dances, singing Bubble, bubble bubble and mud
  March      
  March      

 

Directions 
 
 
 

  April                                                                           2009   

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

 

April
  April      
April
April
 
Directions 

 

 

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:

 

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: 05/08/2008

 

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