October 5th Contradance

Our October contradance will be held Friday October 5^th at the Presbyterian Church in Cooperstown. The band Rosetree will provide the music and Ted Crane will be the caller.

Rosetree consists of Amy Shapiro on fiddle and nyckelharpa (a Swedish folk instrument) and Allen Lutins on guitar. Both are well-known musicians playing with various groups in New York's central and southern tier areas. 
Playing together since 2003, their duo performances feature European folk music (especially Celtic, Eastern European and Scandinavian) as well as Old Time, Bluegrass and other 'Americana' classics..

Ted Crane has been a contradance caller in the Ithaca area since 1979 as well as playing bodhra (a Celtic frame drum) with several bands during that time. In addition to organizing many contradance events, he is well known for his dance database, a main Internet reference for national dance scheduling. 
Ted calls a lively program of traditional, contemporary, and original contras and an occasion square or circle dance.

Now that the summer is over and the weather has cooled off, hope to see you on the 5th!