Palouse Folklore Society

Palouse Folklore Society

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note, there will be no slow jam on october 11th.

October 25th - 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. Sorry, there will be no slow jam on October 11th.

October 11th: Saturday: CONTRA DANCE with music by Under the Wire and calling by Nora Scott, at the 1912 Center (Corner of 3rd St and Van Buren in Moscow). 7:30 PM. NOTE this is a second Saturday.

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 Nora Scott calling and Under the Wire playing tunes for us. There's no better way while away an early autumn evening, cool people and some great dancing! 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.

October 25th: Saturday: HALLOWEEN CONTRA DANCE with music by the Acrasians and calling by Pat Blatter, at the 1912 Center (Corner of 3rd St and Van Buren in Moscow). 7:30 PM. NOTE this is a FOURTH SATURDAY.

The Halloween dance is always one of our favorite dances during the year. Here’s our chance to dress up and whoop it up! We’re in for a treat as this band and caller make their way to Moscow all the way from Boise. The Acrasians are currently a 5-piece band and feature Tim Sommer on guitar, Monica Pollard on piano, and Ken Pollard, Barb Clickner and Lea Ann Bateman King on fiddles. They play a delightful mix of Scottish and American folk music. They are regulars at the Boise Contra Dance Society dances and they'll be joined by caller Pat Blatter, who is also a regular at the Boise dances. By way of expanding our vocabulary, Acrasia: the state of mind in which one behaves contrary to their own better judgment, possibly through a weakness of will. Socrates thought such behavior was impossible. Some of us have found it is not. We’ll be doing photos again during the mid-dance break. So plan to come on out and join us!

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.

Extended Calendar:

October 11: Contra Dance with music by Under the Wire and calling by Nora Scott, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM. Note: this is a second Saturday.

October 25: Halloween Contra Dance with music by the Acrasians and calling by Pat Blatter, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM. Note: this is a fourth Saturday.

November 15: Contra Dance with music by the Wildgrass and calling by Emily Faulkner, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.

December 20: Contra Dance with music by Under the Wire and calling by somebody cool, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.

January 17: Contra Dance with music by Frogtown and calling by somebody cool, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.

February 21: Contra Dance with music by Wildgrass and calling by somebody cool, 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.