Country Dance & Song Society

Sea shanties, Quebecois tunes + other folk music - Seán Dagher at Valley Folk Music in Corning, NY
2026-02-08 14:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Valley Folk at the First United Methodist Church, 144 Cedar St, Corning, NY, 14830, United States
Valley Folk Music Society in Corning, NY presents:
Seán Dagher—Sea Shanties & Eclectic Music
Seán Dagher helped create music for Assassin’s Creed & Black Flag video games. But he’s a far better singer than most any ship’s crew!
Seán is an active performer, arranger and composer of music from various traditions including Celtic, Baroque, Medieval, Arabic, French-Canadian and Maritime. He sings and plays Irish Bouzouki, mandolin, oud and banjo.
He is a member of Skye Consort and is the co-artistic director of La Nef. He has played with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Caprices, Les Boréades, and Le Petit Rien among others. Seán has also provided arrangements for other ensembles and artists both across Canada and the US.
Seán’s voice is widely known from his recordings for the Assassin’s Creed video game series, including Black Flag. His renditions of sea shanties and other songs from the games have been streamed some 70 million times. His own Shanty of the Week video series receives thousands of views a week and has a loyal following the world over.
Seán’s compositions and arrangements have been performed across Canada, the United States, and Europe. He has worked with the Festival du Monde Arabe creating shows of Middle Eastern and North African music. He has arranged and composed music for audio books and been a composer and sound designer for theatre productions. He has been nominated for numerous OPUS and ADISQ awards and has won OPUS awards for Creation of the Year (Leave Her, Johnny), Album of the Year (Skye Consort & Emma Björling) and Youth Production of the Year (Le chat et le gondolier, La Nef).
Admission: $30, $25, $10, free kids 14 & under w/adult
Buy tix online in advance to save time at door. Cash/checks at door (or use QR code too pay online when you get there with a smart phone.)
Warm beverages are provided at intermission, and audience members may bring ready-to-serve snacks (sweet or savory) for the snack buffet. BYO serving utensil. (Sorry, no kitchen access.)
There is a free and optional jam & sing session 90 minutes prior to every concert in the lounge downstairs. Bring unplugged instruments and songs.
This project is made possible in part, with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.

Mini-Fest
2026-02-07 11:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Browne Academy, 5917 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA, 22310, United States
The Mini-Fest is a FREE Folk Festival featuring musical performances, dance demonstrations, singing and instrument workshops, family programing, and more! Join us Saturday, March 7th in Alexandria, VA.

Sea Shanty Singalong in New Orleans
2026-02-02 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Three Muses Faubourg House, 538 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA, 70116, United States
The No Quarter Shanty Krewe is hosting a sea shanty singalong! All ages, free, first Monday (usually), (mostly) a capella. Songbooks provided. Enthusiasm trumps talent when it comes to singing from the heart…

Indy Old Time Jam
2026-01-30 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | GoldLeaf, 1901 E 46th St #1, Indianapolis, 46205, United States
Ok party people! Here’s the announcement you’ve been waiting for… A public old-time jam at GoldLeaf Savory & Sweet on the final Friday’s of each month starting in January 5-7PM! We’ll go through March and if the turnout is good, we’ll continue. So please—plan to show up!
Each jam will have a welcoming host who will help keep the music rolling, announce keys, and make sure folks feel included. Please tip this person a few bucks for their effort.
Please patronize the business—they have a coffee counter as well as beer & wine.
And finally, bring your best jam etiquette—be inclusive and helpful to others, listen before playing, control your personal volume, and try to play together as a group. Old time jams are funnest and sound best when everyone works collaboratively.
Other bar patrons will be coming to hang out and listen, so let’s make the jam sound great so they want to come back and bring their friends!
$5 suggested donation

Indy Old Time Jam
2026-01-30 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | GoldLeaf, 1901 E 46th St #1, Indianapolis, 46205, United States
A new old time jam in Indianapolis! Everyone welcome, the venue has food, coffee, beer & wine available for purchase. Tip your jam host. $5 suggested donation.

Winter Folk Dancing In The Sun
2026-01-24 - 2026-02-03 | Hotel Alay, Av. Alay, 5, Benalmádena, Málaga, 29630, Spain
Our 6th annual Winter Folk Dance Festival in the Sun
at the Hotel Alay, Benalmadena, Costa del Sol, Spain
(overlooking the World Famous Marina and just 15 minutes from Malaga Airport)
Ten glorious days and nights of music, song, English folk dancing, including contra, square, Playford, and of course a ceilidh evening, plus tutorials and workshops daily!

Junction Song Circle
2026-01-18 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Community Room, Greater Hartford UCC, 1721 Maple St., White River Junction, VT, 05001, United States
Come sing: Bring a ballad or traditional song to share!
On the third Sunday of every month, we meet up in the community room of the Greater Hartford UCC in White River Junction to share ballads and other unaccompanied songs. Traditional British and North American ballads are our specialties: stark, spellbinding story-songs handed down orally as homespun entertainment among regular people. But traditional songs from any tradition, in any language, are welcome!
Bring your favorite ballad or folk song, memorized or not, and share it with our friendly circle—all unaccompanied voices: no instruments. Or just come to listen and immerse yourself in the world of these tales and their tunes. If a song has a chorus to join in on, we’ll learn it together by ear, and solo songs are welcome, too. It’s a participatory event, and everyone is welcome, regardless of ability, expertise, or confidence.

Stellar Days & Nights
2026-01-16 15:00 - 2026-01-19 13:00 (America/Denver) | Adventure Unlimited Ranch/100 Elk, 18325 Co Rd 366, Buena Vista, 81211, United States
You’re invited to the 17th “Annual” Stellar Days & Nights.
A 4-day, 3-night winter music and dance event in the Rocky Mountains – Buena Vista, CO. Contra, English Country, and Couples Dancing, plus workshops and music jams. Cozy accommodations. Amazing scenery. Yummy food.
Register now.
$25 off per person early bird only runs thru October 15th.
And we have our Talent Lineup:
Callers:
David Millstone
Wendy Graham
Stomp Rocket
(w/ Dave Langford, Glen Loper & Bethany Waickman)
ldlewild
(w/ Mirinisa Stewart-Tengco, Clara Byom & Jacob Chen)
Check out the website for more information.
Organized by: Arkansas Valley Music and Dance.
Put this on your calendar now and plan to attend! Join our email list here or email us at Info@RockyMountainRanchDance.com to be added.
