The first festival I went to and always brilliant! Including #ContraDancing with music from @alexcummingmusic.bsky.social
If you are new to the festival or just a bit confused by the number of venues and tickets then have a look at our FAQs page which might be helpful: sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/faqs/
March 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The first festival I went to and always brilliant! Including #ContraDancing with music from @alexcummingmusic.bsky.social
#MusicalAdvent day 14 Audrey Leigh Jaber (Knuth). Great dance music lifts your feet and your spirit. It connects you to your neighbours and to tradition. And can also make you laugh out loud for joy 1/2 * my first video on BlueSky
December 14, 2024 at 1:13 PM
@cecilsharphouse.bsky.social for London Barndance tonight! Andrew Swaine calling with Contrasaurus #contradancing
April 11, 2026 at 10:51 PM
@cecilsharphouse.bsky.social for London Barndance tonight! Andrew Swaine calling with Contrasaurus #contradancing
Going contradancing!
April 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Going contradancing!
Iran-contradancing
EXCLUSIVE: In a secret deal, the United States will sell missiles to Iran with proceeds used to covertly fund the White House ballroom.
June 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Iran-contradancing
Contrabridge with Adam Hughes and Fiddlechicks #ContraDancing
November 30, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Contrabridge with Adam Hughes and Fiddlechicks #ContraDancing
#ContraDancing in Portugal linktr.ee/Freereed59 with Box of Frogs Linda Game and Ali Messer tune by Dave Richardson video by @lsiddons.bsky.social
January 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#ContraDancing in Portugal linktr.ee/Freereed59 with Box of Frogs Linda Game and Ali Messer tune by Dave Richardson video by @lsiddons.bsky.social
#ContraDancing friends will love this
'What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow' is finally here! 20 years of living went into this one, and I'm very proud of it. So glad Justin Robinson could join me, and that we got to showcase where it all began: North Carolina.
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April 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#ContraDancing friends will love this
#ContraDancing at Contrabridge with Contrasaurus and Rob Humphreys. See them @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social this summer. Dancing you can do!
June 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#ContraDancing at Contrabridge with Contrasaurus and Rob Humphreys. See them @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social this summer. Dancing you can do!
#ContraDancing tunes
A few more tunes are up from the March Contra Tune Session: contratunes.org/tunes-by-ses...
Tunes by Session
Seattle Contra Tune Repertoire Builder Sessions are free teaching workshops where Hayden Stern and Sarah Comer teach some contra tunes by ear to anyone who would like to attend. Sessions are open to...
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March 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#ContraDancing tunes
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#ContraDancing @Audrey Leigh Jaber See Audrey @SidmouthFolkFestival this summer
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May 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
vm.tiktok.com/ZNdhTFo7f/ #ContraDancing at Chippenham Folk Festival. Hear Audrey @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social this summer
sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/2025lineup/
● CONTRA DANCE
● BALFOLK
● SCANDI
● EARLY MUSIC & DANCE
● IRISH SET
● PLAYFORD & ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE
● REGENCY
● STEP CEILIDH
Dancing you can do! Plus a cornucopia of concerts and displays
Time to buy a ticket!
@sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social
● CONTRA DANCE
● BALFOLK
● SCANDI
● EARLY MUSIC & DANCE
● IRISH SET
● PLAYFORD & ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE
● REGENCY
● STEP CEILIDH
Dancing you can do! Plus a cornucopia of concerts and displays
Time to buy a ticket!
@sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social
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April 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
#contradancing #livemusic join in!
First artists announced and tickets now on sale! Come join us 31 July - 7 August 2026.
Line-up so far: sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/lineup/
Tickets: sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/tickets/
Line-up so far: sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/lineup/
Tickets: sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/tickets/
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
#contradancing #livemusic join in!
Last night at Glen Echo with Kingfisher and caller Alex Deis-Lauby! #contradance #glenechoparkmd #contradancing
February 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Last night at Glen Echo with Kingfisher and caller Alex Deis-Lauby! #contradance #glenechoparkmd #contradancing
This Friday and every Friday at Glen Echo Park near DC!
#contradancing #dcdance #dcculture #washingtondc
#contradancing #dcdance #dcculture #washingtondc
November 28, 2024 at 3:41 PM
This Friday and every Friday at Glen Echo Park near DC!
#contradancing #dcdance #dcculture #washingtondc
#contradancing #dcdance #dcculture #washingtondc
Looking back over the biggest changes to BIDA as I step down from the board after fifteen years. Big ones are becoming Boston's main dance, going gender-free, starting BTS, going to 3x/month, average age decreasing, and generally becoming more organizationally mature.
Fifteen Years Aboard
I was so excited about the first BIDA dance that I arrived two weeks early. I biked over from Medford to the Park Av Church in Arlington and was really disappointed to find the hall was empty. But I ...
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April 19, 2026 at 10:52 PM
#ContraDancing callers @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social this summer. With music from @alexcummingmusic.bsky.social and Audrey Jaber, Contrasaurus, Box of Frogs. sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/tickets/
May 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#ContraDancing callers @sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social this summer. With music from @alexcummingmusic.bsky.social and Audrey Jaber, Contrasaurus, Box of Frogs. sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk/tickets/
Terpsichore nailing the transition to "Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap" at the Friday Night Contra dance Jan 31st at Glen Echo! #contradance #glenechoparkmd #dcDance #dcEvents #contradancing
February 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Terpsichore nailing the transition to "Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap" at the Friday Night Contra dance Jan 31st at Glen Echo! #contradance #glenechoparkmd #dcDance #dcEvents #contradancing
Try #ContraDancing! Good for you and your neighbours.
looking forward to kicking off tour with @helengracekuhar.bsky.social and @caseymurraymusic.bsky.social today in Rehoboth!
We're honored to have Nobody's Business starting their tour with us at the Rehoboth Contra Dance tomorrow night! See you there.
February 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Try #ContraDancing! Good for you and your neighbours.
Hands Four Contra :: O'Shanigans & Nancy Spero Friday March 27 at LACS Ithaca 6:30-10pm. Come dance! Celebrate the start of the weekend 🙂
March 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
www.youtube.com/live/qONEeRP... just got my copy of the book, bringing history and participatory music and dance together.
#HistoryEducation #Contradancing
#HistoryEducation #Contradancing
September 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
www.youtube.com/live/qONEeRP... just got my copy of the book, bringing history and participatory music and dance together.
#HistoryEducation #Contradancing
#HistoryEducation #Contradancing
Every #ContraDancing event has a waltz right?? This is a lovely tune we learned via Leveret.
Here is a waltz from the event. Tune by Andy Cutting called Ricer. youtu.be/Sbq4HY-AIII?...
Fiddlechicks at Contrabridge play Ricer (Andy Cutting)
YouTube video by freereed1959
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December 4, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Every #ContraDancing event has a waltz right?? This is a lovely tune we learned via Leveret.
The view from down the hall with Kingfisher playing Glen Echo and Alex Deis-Lauby calling the dances! #contradance #glenechoparkmd #dcdance #contradancing
February 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The view from down the hall with Kingfisher playing Glen Echo and Alex Deis-Lauby calling the dances! #contradance #glenechoparkmd #dcdance #contradancing
Are you going? Are you a performer? #TraditionalMusic #ContraDancing #Morris #Stepdancing #Song #SeaShanties #Folklore
sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk tickets now on sale for August 2025. Song, dance, tradition in a lovely seaside town.
Homepage - The Sidmouth Folk Festival
The 71st Sidmouth Folk Festival, 1-8th August 2025, brings an irresistible feast of world-class folk music, song and dance to the Devon seaside town.
sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Are you going? Are you a performer? #TraditionalMusic #ContraDancing #Morris #Stepdancing #Song #SeaShanties #Folklore