DanceFlurry Organization
Albany, NY
Participating in online diversity, equity, and inclusion training
Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts
Northampton, MA
Providing online lessons with New England musicians
Bloomington Old-Time Music and Dance Group
Bloomington, IN
Hosting a workshop for new contra dance callers
Funded by the Mary Kay Friday Leadership Training Fund
Stars in the Rafters
Brattleboro, VT
Creating a podcast to provide comfort and community connections through traditional music, song, and poetry
Madison Contra Collective
Madison, WI
Hosting an open band workshop for the Madison Contra Collective Band
Funded by the Mary Kay Friday Leadership Training Fund
New England Carousel Museum
Bristol, CT
Hosting a family dance
Funded by the May Gadd/Phil Merrill Fund
Starring Your Recorder is a free educational video series from GEMS NY. The recorder has been an important instrument worldwide for hundreds of years. It has often been played along with other beautiful instruments that are still played today. With these six videos, students can experience playing easy tunes on recorder accompanied by a Renaissance band.
From Gotham Early Music Scene, Inc.
Reference Contra Dance Sound System
In this series of blog posts, Jeff Kaufman describes various aspects of sound engineering at a contra dance, from the system itself to mic placement and more.
How Should BIDA Finance a Sound System?
Contra Dance Sound: Microphones
Simple Contra Speaker Placement
Fiddle Clip-on Microphone Placement
This resource outlines some basic considerations for doing sound at a dance event.
From CDSS
All Mixed Up: A Guide to Sound Production for Folk and Dance Music
All Mixed Up is a comprehensive guide to doing sound for both traditional dance and folk music events. Bob’s guide covers a wide range of topics that are useful to both beginner and experienced sound technicians. The printed version of All Mixed Up is available for sale through CDSS’s online store.
From Bob Mills
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.