Details
Mountain music tonight with Clinton’s Folly, a string band with Clara, Dan, and Allegra.
Our caller Nancy Spero from Ithaca will lead us through an exciting selection of dances.
We offer a beginners tutorial before the dance at 7:00 or so. Admission fees are sliding scale with a suggested price of $10.
Caller
Nancy Spero
Nancy Spero lives in Ithaca NY. She has been calling contra dances, square dances, and community/family dances in the Northeast since 1988. Her dances provide high energy fun for participants of all ages, whether they are newcomers or seasoned dancers. She will have you movin’ and groovin’ to the music in no time!
Band
Clinton’s Folly
Dan Lynch (banjo, guitar, fiddle), Clara Riedlinger (fiddle), Allegra Whiting (cello)
Clinton’s Folly is a three-piece string band from Rochester, NY, blending the sounds of the Erie Canal, Adirondacks, and Genesee Valley regions with the mountain music tradition of Appalachia. Dan Lynch is a music teacher and historian with deep roots in the New York State music tradition. Clara Riedlinger is a fiddle player and ballad singer who travels throughout the mountain region soaking up tunes from elders and tradition-bearers. Allegra Whiting is an Eastman School of Music and Juilliard trained cellist who caught the old time bug and discovered that there is no cure!