The Flying Shoes Radio Hour is a podcast featuring music and interviews with contra dance musicians

The Flying Shoes Radio Hour was created to highlight the roots and branches of the contra dance music we love, the musicians who play it with and for others, and the dancers of all ages that it inspires. The weekly show on WBFY, Belfast Maine’s low power community radio station, usually features music from the station’s digital library. Sometimes the show features an in-studio interview with musicians, and this podcast is born from those live programs. In each episode, show host Chrissy Fowler welcomes contra dance musicians to an informal recording session, where we get to hear their sound up close and personal, as well as stories about their history and approach to playing.

• Flying Shoes Radio Hour Episode 1 – Pine Tree Flyers February 20, 2025 - Welcome to the first episode of the Flying Shoes Radio Hour Podcast! Launching this project with the Pine Tree Flyers was a natural decision. We made this recording on Mother’s Day 2024, just after the band released their first album, which is chock full of tunes from the contra dance repertoire and which pays homage to some of the greats of the trad music scene in New England. Each of the band members has deep roots in the contra dance tradition, and that plays out in their musicianship as well as their philosophical perspective. What’s more, they all live in… ➤ Audio, show notes, and more!