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The live band this week at the Brighton Farm Market is our old time favorites, the Wild Root String Band. At 11:00 am, Margaret Mathews will step to the microphone to call several of our favorite Contras. This is a great time to show off how much fun we have Contra dancing, and stock up on great local produce. It’s always a joy, and infectious – new dancers inevitably join us to try it out. Come on down and add to the fun.
Caller
Margaret Mathews
With more than 35 years experience as dancer, musician and caller, Margaret’s easy-going, engaging style gets everyone out on the dance floor. Her ability to smoothly adjust the dances to the experience level of the dance community make it a fun and accessible evening for everyone. In addition to contra dances, she calls for traditional Old Time square dances, Civil War reenactments, hoedowns, weddings and other joy filled occasions. Her dance calling has taken her up and down the East coast, from the Carolinas to Vermont, as well as the Northwest and Canada. When not calling, Margaret plays bass in Wild Root String Band, a Southern Old Time band.
Band
Wild Root String Band
Tom Owens, fiddle, Dan Palmer, banjo, Margaret Mathews, bass, David Frenzel, guitar
Wild Root String Band, based in Rochester, NY, plays traditional Southern Old Time music from the Appalchian region of North Carolina, the Virginias, and Tennessee. The band loves playing for dances, weddings, farmers’ markets, and other happy events.