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A “NOT NEW YEAR’S EVE” contra dance. Regular place, regular time but with some pre-New Year’s Eve festivity. Margaret Mathews calling fun dances to the energetic music of the popular young band, Ginger Majority.
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
Ginger Majority
Casey Murray - Cello, Guitar, Daphne Pickens - Fiddle, Liza Sommers - Fiddle, Audrey Potter - Fiddle
Casey Murray, Daphne Pickens, Liza Sommers, and Audrey Potter are back with that high energy fiddle and cello dance music. They formed at the Kanack School of Music, an outstanding resource in Brighton. Now Casey is attending the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and Daphne is attending Oberlin. Liza and Audrey are in high school. These blazing kids warm our traditional music hearts.