Palouse Folklore Society
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30th Anniversary dance
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December 13th and 27th - Saturday: SLOW JAMS
(Second and fourth Saturdays) from 1-3 PM. 314 East Second St. attic (up the
long driveway and up the back stairs.) For any interested folk musicians. All
experience levels welcome, including raw beginners. We may go over a piece more
than once.
Bring music or chords if you have them and share a little of what you are
working on. There will not be an audience. We just go round in a circle picking
a favorite tune, and others try to join in. Perfection not even considered!
Come join us.
December 20th: Saturday: CONTRA DANCE with
music by the Under the Wire and calling by Joseph Erhard-Hudson, at the 1912
Center (Corner of 3rd St and Van Buren in Moscow). 7:30 PM.
This month we have one of our favorite bands to
keep us moving and grooving, Under the Wire. This awesome band is made up of
John McInturff on fiddle, a long time staple of contra dance bands in this
area. You've heard is masterful fiddle playing with the Hired Hands band and
Coyote Hill; amazing multi-instrumentalist, Gretta Hodapp, will be playing
banjo, concertina and perhaps some whistle this time around; David Christian
from Captain Ludd's Rant and Barefoot Saturday will provide the rhythm guitar. Holding
down the bass duties will be Tina Hilding, whom you may have heard playing and
singing with the band Steptoe over the years. You simply can't beat a dance
with Joseph Erhard-Hudson calling and Under the Wire playing tunes for us.
There's no better way spend a portion of the longest night of the year. It’s
solstice time. See you there!
Beginner? No problem- Arrive at 7:30 and
there are free lessons.
No Partner? No worry. There are lots of dancers - many would like to dance with
you. All dances are taught. Singles, families & beginners are always welcome.
Children are always FREE
Free dance lessons at 7:30, 8-10:30 Dance. Admission: $10 for members, $12 for
non-members, students $8 and new dancers get in for $5.
Not a PFS event but kinda cool:
Extended Calendar:
December 20: Contra Dance with music by Under
the Wire and calling by Joseph Erhard-Hudson, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.
January 17: Contra Dance with music by Frogtown
and calling by Andrew Faust, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.
February 21: Contra Dance with music by the Wildgrass
String Band and calling by Joseph Erhard-Hudson, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.
March 21: Contra Dance with music by Moscow
Celtics and calling by somebody cool, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.
April 18: Contra Dance with music by River
City Ramblers and calling by somebody cool, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.
May 16: Contra Dance with music by Under the
Wire and calling by somebody cool, at the old Blaine Schoolhouse, potluck at
6:30, dancing at 7:30 PM.
June 20: Contra Dance with music by the Wildgrass
String Band and calling by somebody cool, at the old Blaine Schoolhouse, potluck
at 6:30, dancing at 7:30 PM.
July 18: Contra Dance with music by Loose
Palouse and calling by somebody cool, at the old Blaine Schoolhouse, potluck at
6:30, dancing at 7:30 PM.
August 15: Contra Dance and Pie Extravaganza with
music by Under the Wire and calling by somebody cool, at the old Blaine
Schoolhouse, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30 PM.