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Committees - There are a number of ways to immerse yourself in our dance community as well as give back to the dance. We have several all volunteer committees that make the various OFB dances go. You don't have to be on the board to be on a committee. There are committees for the New Year's Eve Dance, Advanced Dance, Splash Dance, YMCA Dance, Family Dance, and for the newsletter, the Web site (want to help with this? design skills? database? php?), marketing, finance, booking, membership, volunteers, and dance development (band, caller, dance workshops). Contact us and let us know the areas where you can help.
Car Pooling - Thursdays, meet at the Earth Fare parking lot at the Westgate mall. Cars heading to the OFB at Warren Wilson leave at 7:30.
YMCA - The YMCA dances now have family dances preceding them. Check the Web page and schedule for details.
Schedule of OFB and other regional dances
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| Date | Dance | Band | Musicians | Caller | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 2/23 | Old Farmers Ball | Tune Scape | Jodi Austin: piano Tim Ball: fiddle Rachel Bell: accordion Peter Blue: percussion, nyckelharpa, button accordio | Anne Marie Walter | An innovative contra dance band from Western New York & Pennsylvania, Tunescape fearlessly explores the border between traditional music and modern groove. Their music is wildly varied, borrowing material from nearly every dance music tradition imaginable and fusing it spontaneously into a colorful, crazy sound that is wholly unique. Think of it as Quebecois-Irish-Swedish-French-Techno-New England original contra dance music. With a healthy dose of world beat percussion, occasional jazz licks, fleeting moments of English Country Dance-inspired elegance, and cowbell when you least expect it. |
| Sunday 2/26 | Waynesville | Out of the Woodwork | AnneMarie Walter | Beautiful wood floor ballroom at The Gateway Club, 37 Church St, downtown Waynesville; $5. | |
| Monday 2/27 | Monday Night Dance | The Boys of Buncombe | Steve Trismen, Jon Singleton, Tall Paul, Steve Burnside | Tom & Myra | |
| Thursday 3/1 | Old Farmers Ball | Community Band | Band Leaders: Laura Lengnick, Karen Gaughan | Charley Harvey | |
| Saturday 3/3 | Jonesborough | Fly By Night | Beth Magill, Laura Lengnick, Karen Gaughan, Julia Weatherford | Barbara Groh | Class for beginners at 7:00pm. Dance from 7:30-10:30pm. Waltz & Klondike Bar break at 9:00pm. |
| Sunday 3/4 | OFB English Country Dance | George & Linda Schissler, Esther Holsen, Michael Garner | AnneMarie Walter | 4:30-7pm; Homewood in Montford. Live music. Beginners welcome. No partner necessary. Dress comfortably. Fragrance free. $6/$5 for OFB Members. Directions: www.mybelovedhomewood.com, or call 828-230-8449. Beginners' session 4:15. | |
| Thursday 3/8 | Old Farmers Ball | Waxwing | Andrew Levin: fiddle, Robin Behn: flute and penny whistle ,Wayne Hitt: keyboard Shawn Webster: percussion, | Beth Molaro | Based in Huntsville and Birmingham, Alabama, and Clemson, South Carolina, Waxwing plays for dances all over the Southeast and beyond. Their music spans many styles, including Celtic, Up East, Quebequois, Old Time, and contemporary tunes with a little classical, jazz, pop, and reggae stirred into the mix. |
| Sunday 3/11 | OFB English Country Dance | Atossa Kramer, Julia Weatherford, Beth Magill | Bob Thompson | 4:30-7pm; Homewood in Montford. Live music. Beginners welcome. No partner necessary. Dress comfortably. Fragrance free. $6/$5 for OFB Members. Directions: www.mybelovedhomewood.com, or call 828-230-8449. Beginners' session 4:15. | |
| Thursday 3/15 | Old Farmers Ball | The Wooly Jumpers | Vincent Fogarty on Irish Bouzouki, Beanie Odell on Fiddle, and Jeanne Chirdon on Tenor Banjo | Myra and Tom | Based out of Asheville, NC the Woolly Jumpers are Vincent Fogarty on Irish Bouzouki and Beanie Odell on fiddle. Both formerly from the band, The Red Wellies whose 2009 recording received critical acclaim in Ireland, England and the States. Joining them on tenor banjo is Jeanne Chirdon who has spent years living in Cork City, immersed in traditional music. This group brings the authenticity of Irish dance music to the southern Appalachians. |
| Friday 3/16 | OFB Advanced Dance | Pilot Mountain Bobcats | Nancy Sluys, Bill Sluys, Jacki Spector, Allin Cottrell | Janine Smith | OFB member discount reinstated! OFB members now get in for $7. Regular admission is $8. No student discounts. |
| Saturday 3/17 | Jonesborough | Euphor | Tom Turino, Matt Turino, Michael Valliant, Sam Payne | Charley Harvey | Family Dance for big and little Leprechauns at 5:30pm. Class for beginners at 7:00pm. Dance some Irish jigs whilst wearing green from 7:30-10:30pm. Green Klondike Bars at the break. That's no blarney. |
| Thursday 3/22 | Old Farmers Ball | Euphor | Tom Turino- Banjo, Fiddle, and Guitar, Sam Payne- Guitar, Michael Valliant- Bass, Matt Turino- Fiddle, Feet, Guitar | Rob Harper | |
| Sunday 3/25 | Waynesville | Out of the Woodwork and | Laura Lengnick & Karen Gaughan | Diane Silver | Beautiful wood floor ballroom at The Gateway Club, 37 Church St, downtown Waynesville; $5. |
| Thursday 3/29 | Old Farmers Ball | Atlantic Crossing | Peter MacfarlaneFiddle,Rick Klein Guitar,Tristan Henderson Mandolins ,Viveka Fox Fiddle, | Diane Silver | For over 15 years, the Vermont band Atlantic Crossing has been thrilling concert audiences and contra-dancers with traditional songs and acoustic instrumental music from New England - music which has deep Celtic roots in the British Isles and in French & Maritime Canada - together with original compositions inspired by these traditions. |
| Friday 3/30 | OFB English Country Dance | Jacqueline Schwab | Jacqueline Schwab | SPRING EVENING BALL with the fabulous Jacqueline Schwab of The Bare Necessities from New England. Jacqueline will play and lead at the same time! Homewood in Historic Montford District. 8-11pm. $10. Elegant attire will be admired but not required. Fine refreshments at the break. For directions, visit www.mybelovedhomewood.com | |
| Sunday 4/1 | OFB English Country Dance | Paul Moore & Laura Lengnick of Land Of Sky | Paul Moore & Laura Lengnick | AnneMarie Walter | 4:30-7pm; Homewood in Montford. Live music. Beginners welcome. No partner necessary. Dress comfortably. Fragrance free. $6/$5 for OFB Members. Directions: www.mybelovedhomewood.com, or call 828-230-8449. Beginners' session 4:15. |
| Thursday 4/5 | Old Farmers Ball | Boom Chuck | Laurie Fisher, Ricky Cooper, and Nic Coker | Hank Morris | |
| Thursday 4/12 | Old Farmers Ball | Rhythm Method String Band | Cathy Mason and friends | Beverly Smith | |
| Sunday 4/15 | OFB English Country Dance | Fly By Night | Beth Magill, Julia Weatherford, Laura Lengnick, Karen Gaughan | Bob Thompson | 4:30-7pm; Homewood in Montford. Live music. Beginners welcome. No partner necessary. Dress comfortably. Fragrance free. $6/$5 for OFB Members. Directions: www.mybelovedhomewood.com, or call 828-230-8449. Beginners' session 4:15. |
| Thursday 4/19 | Old Farmers Ball | Hot Sonata | Karen Gaughan on piano, Art Shuster on mandolin and Laura Lengnick on fiddle | Terry Doyle | |
| Friday 4/20 | OFB Advanced Dance | Dancing Bears | Lew Gelfond, Mark Langner, John Culp, Skip Metheny | Barbara Groh | OFB member discount reinstated! OFB members now get in for $7. Regular admission is $8. No student discounts. |
| Sunday 4/22 | Waynesville | Boom Chuck | Nic Coker, Ricky Cooper, Laurie Fisher | Jack Mitchell | Beautiful wood floor ballroom at The Gateway Club, 37 Church St, downtown Waynesville; $5. |
| Thursday 4/26 | Old Farmers Ball | Jamie Laval with David Brown | Anne Marie Walter | “Jamie Laval deserves a medal for his exceptional musical expressivity, for beyond technique and delivery there is an embedded soul in his playing, giving off the quality of a human voice, speaking directly from the body and rising up from the particles of the earth.” -CD Baby www.cdbaby.com | |
| Sunday 5/27 | Waynesville | Beautiful wood floor ballroom at The Gateway Club, 37 Church St, downtown Waynesville; $5. | |||
| Friday 6/15 | Summer Soiree | M.J. Taylor's Summer Spectacular Dance. | |||
| Sunday 9/23 | Waynesville | Bob Dalsemer | Beautiful wood floor ballroom at The Gateway Club, 37 Church St, downtown Waynesville; $5. |
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