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last updated May 9, 2008 |
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Bill has been calling
dances for over twenty-five years, starting out in New Haven, Connecticut,
with the contra dance series that has been a fixture of the folk music and
dance scene there for nearly thirty years. In addition to contra dances in
and around the northeast, he has called at various festivals and dance camps
regionally and nationally. Bill also calls several maypole dances each year
in May. Somewhat accidentally, he has focussed on groups which include a lot of beginners- of all ages- and has done events at schools, parties, special occasions, and nursing homes including square dances for people in wheel-chairs! Additionally, every year he does several local maypole dances in the New Haven area. Besides calling, he plays several folk instruments- primarily penny whistle- and has danced in and played music for performing dance groups at many events and festivals in and around the northeast. Bill and his wife, Mickey Koth (the fiddler in the band Wild Notes) are Out On A Whim, which plays for family and contra dances as well as special events. Contact Bill: e-mail; phone: 203-393-3464 |
Bill's schedule:
| 2008 | |
| Friday May 16 | St. Patrick's Church, Farmington, CT; 7:30-10 PM; fundraiser for vallis musicae tour - $15/$25 family |
| Saturday, May 17 | Wedding, Columbia, CT; 1:00-3:00 PM; with Wild Notes |
| Friday May 23 | BMAD |
| Friday, May 30 | School dance, Greenwich, CT, 7:00-9:00 PM; with Calenda Maia |
| Saturday, May 31 | Wedding dance, Wallingford, CT, evening; with the Professors of Bluegrass |
| Saturday, June 14 | Private barn dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT, with Wild Notes |
| Sunday, June 22 | Dance, International Festival of Arts & Ideas Village of villages, New Haven Green, 1:40 PM, with Out On A Whim |
| Tuesday, June 24 | Private dance, Bloomfield, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, June 28 | Private dance, Goshen Community Care and Hospice, Goshen, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday July 26 | Mystic Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing |
| Sunday, September 7 | Wedding dance; with Wild Notes |
| Friday, September 12 | Country dance, Brooksvale Park, Hamden, CT; with the Fiddleheads |
| Saturday, September 13 | Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, October 4 | Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band |
| Saturday, October 11 | Harvest dance, Bethany, CT, 7:00 PM |
| Saturday, October 25 | Wedding dance, Old Wethersfield, CT; evening, with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, December 6 | Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band |
| Past Dances: 2008 | |
| Saturday, January 5 | Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday, January 12 | Hartford Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with Wild Notes |
| Sunday, January 13 | Westford family dance, Westford, MA, 3:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire! |
| Saturday, January 19 | Northboro Contra Dance, Northboro, MA; with the Polymorphous String Band |
| Sunday, January 20 | Berlin Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday, February 2 | Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band |
| Saturday, February 16 | Greenfield contra dance, Greenfield, MA, 8:00 PM, band TBD |
| Sunday, February 17 | Berlin Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Sunday, February 24 | Contra dance fund raiser for the Hartford Contra Dance, Wethersfield, CT, 2:00-4:30 PM; with the Sunday String Band (beginner lesson at 1:30; waltz lesson at intermission) |
| Friday, February 29 | Wedding; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, March 1 | Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Friday, March 7 | Girl scout dance, Chester, CT, 6:45-9:00 PM; with Calenda Maia |
| Saturday, March 8 | Contra dance, Newtown Bridal Lands Association, Newtown, CT, 8:00 PM, with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, March 29 | Private party contra dance, Greenwich, CT, 7:30 pm; with the Fiddleheads |
| Friday, April 4 | Dance for developmentally challenged, Bristol, CT, 6:00-8:00 pm; with Sue Hill and Linda Thomas |
| Saturday, April 5 | Contra dance, Cornwall, CT; with Homegrown Band |
| Saturday April 12 | Family country dance, USNH, Hamden, CT, potluck 6-7, dance 7-9, The fiddleheads meet ash creek string band |
| Saturday April 19 | New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Friday, April 25 | Church fundraiser dance, Greenwich, CT, 7:00-9:00 PM; with Calenda Maia |
| Thursday, May 1 | May Pole dance at the May Day International Workers Day, New Haven, CT, 4:00 PM, with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday, May 3 | Maypole dance, Manhattan, 12 noon-2:00 PM www.gcschool.org |
| Saturday, May 3 | Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Hampton, CT, 8:00 PM |
| Sunday, May 4 | Celebration of May, with May Pole dance, Out On A Whim Farm, Bethany, CT, 2:00 PM, with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday May 10 | Mystic Contra Dance, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing |
| Past Dances: 2007 | |
| Saturday January 20 | Cornwall dance, Cornwall, CT, with Homegrown Band |
| Sunday, January 21 | Berlin Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday January 27 | Danbury Contra Dance; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, February 3 | Private dance, Goshen, CT with Wild Notes |
| Saturday February 17 | New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Get Reel |
| Sunday, February 18 | Berlin Family Dance, Berlin, MA, 3:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday February 24 | Danbury Contra Dance; with The Reel Thing |
| Friday, March 2 | Pittsburgh Contra Dance, Pittsburgh, PA, 8:00 PM; with the New Lost Chicken Ramblers (Rebecca McCallum, Mickey Koth, Ned Quist, Drew Beisswenger, Alec McLane) |
| Saturday, March 3 | Contra dance, Newtown Bridal Lands Association, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown, CT with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, March 10 | Hartford Contra Dance, 7:30 PM |
| Friday, March 16 | Private dance for girl scouts, Cheshire, CT; with Calenda Maia |
| Saturday, March 31 | Private 60th Birthday dance, New Haven CT; with Wild Notes |
| Thursday, April 5 | TGIF party, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, New Haven CT; with Professors of Bluegrass |
| Saturday, April 7 | Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday, April 14 | Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing |
| Tuesday, May 1 | May Pole dance at the May Day International Workers Day, New Haven, CT, 4:00 PM; with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday, May 5 | Maypole dance, Manhattan, 12 noon-2:00 PM www.gcschool.org |
| Sunday, May 6 | May Day Festival and May Pole dance, Bethany, CT, 2:00 PM; with Out On A Whim |
| Thursday, May 17 | Camp Delaware dance, Winsted, CT, 7:30 PM; with Calenda Maia |
| Saturday, May 19 | Dudley Farm, Guilford, CT, 1:30 pm, barn dance; with Calenda Maia |
| Saturday, May 19 | Private dance, Berlin, MA, 7:00-9:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Friday, June 1 | School dance, Warren, CT, 7:00 PM; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, June 2 | Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Chaplin, CT, 8:00 PM; with Becky Miller and Norb Spencer |
| Sunday, June 3 | Shoreline Arts Showcase demo and dance, Guilford; with Calenda Maia |
| Saturday, June 9 | Girl Scout jamboree dance, 9:30 AM, East Haven; with Calenda Maia |
| Saturday, June 16 | Int'l festival arts and ideas, Village of villages, New Haven green, 1:00 pm, country dance; with Calenda Maia |
| Saturday, June 16 | Private Barn Dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT, with Wild Notes |
| Tuesday, June 26 | Dance, St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, CT, evening; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, July 7 | Community dance, Cornwall, CT, with Homegrown Band |
| Saturday, July 14 | Private party; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, August 11 | Private party, Rhinebeck, NY, with The Reel Thing |
| Thursday, August 16 | evening dance, private party, Guilford, CT; with Calenda Maia |
| Thursday, August 30 | Private dance, Cornwall, CT, with Homegrown Band |
| Sunday, September 16 | Private party, Stamford, CT, with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, September 22 | Contra dance, Westford, MA, 8:00; with Au CONTRAire! |
| Saturday, September 29 | Chorus Angelicus contra dance, Litchfield, CT, evening |
| Saturday, October 6 | Wedding, Fishkill, NY, 4:00-7:00 PM; with Homegrown Band |
| Saturday, October 6 | Contra dance, Hamden, CT, 10:00 PM, New Haven Morris and Sword Reunion |
| Saturday, October 13 | Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00 PM; with Wild Goose Nation |
| Saturday, October 20 | Private party, Goshen, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Sunday, October 21 | Harvest barn dance, Guilford, CT, 4:00-5:30 PM; with Calenda Maia |
| Sunday, October 21 | Contra dance, Falls Village, CT, 7:30, free and open to the public; location TBA |
| Tuesday, October 23 | Dance, Mansfield Middle School, Mansfield, CT, 7:00-8:30 PM |
| Saturday, November 3- Sunday, November 4 |
NOMAD: CT's festival of traditional music and dance, New Haven, CT |
| Saturday, November 3 | Falls Village contra dance, Isabella Freedman Retreat Center; 8:00 PM; with Homegrown Band |
| Saturday, November 10 | Private party, Hamden, CT, 7:00, with Calenda Maia |
| Sunday, November 11 | Private barn dance, New Pond Farm, West Redding, CT, 4:00; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, November 17 | Church family dance, Stratford, CT, 7:00; with local band |
| Saturday, December 8 | Worcester Contra Dance, Worcester, MA; with Get Reel |
| Past Dances: 2006 | |
| Friday, January 6 | Long Island contra dance, Plainview, NY; with the Lissa Schneckenburger, Corey DiMario |
| Saturday, January 7 | Long Island contra dance, Water Mill, NY; with the Lissa Schneckenburger & Friends |
| Sunday January 22 | Family Dance, Berlin, MA; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday January 28 | Danbury Contra Dance; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday February 18 | New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday March 4 | Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Chaplin, CT; with Dogtown |
| Saturday March 11 | Newtown Bridle Lands Association's Annual Contra Dance, Newtown, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Friday, March 17 | Family dance, Bethany (CT) Congregational Church |
| Saturday April 8 | Hartford Contra Dance, Wethersfield, CT; with Dogtown |
| Sunday, April 9 | Westford family dance, Westford, MA |
| Saturday April 15 | Northboro Contra Dance, Northboro, MA; with The Polymorphous String Band |
| Friday, April 28 | Long Island contra dance, Smithtown, NY |
| Monday, May 1 | May Pole Dance at the May Day Celebration, New Haven (CT) green; with Out On A Whim |
| Sunday, May 7 | A Celebration of May, Bethany, CT with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday, May 13 | Private contra dance, Rutland, MA, 3:00-6:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday, May 13 | Mystic Contra Dance, Mystic, CT, 8:00 PM; with The Reel Thing |
| Wednesday, May 17 | Private dance, Plainfield, CT, with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday, June 3 | Long Island contra dance, Watermill, NY; with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday, June 10 | Country dance on the green, 3:00-4:00, Village of Villages, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven; with Out On A Whim |
| Sunday, June 11 | Country dance on the green, 3:00-4:00, Village of Villages, International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven; with Out On A Whim |
| Thursday, June 15 | Private dance, Guilford Day Care Center; with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday, June 17 | Private dance, Wallingford, CT; with some of the Wild Notes |
| Saturday, July 1 | Private party, East Haven, CT, with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday, July 8 | CT Hospice Fireworks show, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, July 15 | Private party, West Hartford, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Thursday August 17 | Guilford Daycare Center, Guilford, CT |
| Saturday, September 9 | Private party/contra dance, Watermill, NY |
| Saturday, September 30 | Dance, West Rock Park Day, Common Ground High School, New Haven, CT |
| Sunday, October 8 | Private barn dance, Guilford CT, 5:30 PM |
| Saturday, October 14 | Private barn dance, Goshen CT, with Wild Notes |
| Sunday, October 15 | Contra dance, New England Chapter of the Music Library Association Fall Meeting, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, with The NEMLA pick-up band |
| Tuesday, October 24 | Dance, Mansfield Middle School, 7:00 PM |
| Saturday, November 3- Sunday, November 4 |
NOMAD |
| Saturday, November 11 | Hartford Contra Dance, 7:30 PM; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, November 18 | Private dance, Redding, CT, with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, November 25 | Private dance, Woodbridge, CT with Wild Notes |
| Saturday, December 2 | Berlin Contra Dance, Berlin, MA, 8:00 PM; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Sunday, December 3 | Family dance, Westford, MA, 3:00-5:00 PM; with Au CONTRAire! |
| Past Dances: 2005 | |
| Saturday, February 5 | Quiet Corner Contra Dance (Chaplin, CT); with Rambling Pitchfork |
| Saturday, February 11 | New London contra dance; with the Can Kickers |
| Saturday, February 26 | Danbury Contra Dance; with Wild Notes |
| Sunday, February 27 | Family Dance, Berlin, MA; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Thursday, March 31 | Private party, Bolton, MA |
| Saturday, April 2 | First Saturday Contra Dance, Berlin, MA |
| Saturday April 9 | Hartford Contra Dance, Wethersfield, CT; with Step It Up! |
| Wednesday April 13 | Contra dance at East Granby Middle School; with Pegasus |
| Saturday April 16 | New Haven Contra Dance, Branford, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday April 30 | Newtown Bridle Lands Association's Annual Contra Dance, Newtown, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Sunday May 1, 4PM | May Pole Dance at the May Day Celebration, New Haven green |
| Saturday May 7 | Quiet Corner Contra Dance, Chaplin, CT; with The Polymorphous String Band |
| Sunday May 8 | Maypole dance, Bethany, CT, with Out On A Whim |
| Monday May 9 | Nursing home dance, Kent, CT, with Danny Gardella |
| Thursday May 12 | Contra dance, Winsted High School, with Pegasus |
| Saturday May 28 | Contra dance (private), Norfolk, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday June 11 | Contra dance, Berlin, MA; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday June 18 | Contra dance (private), Trinity Retreat Center, West Cornwall, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Sunday June 26 | Block party and dance, Cambridge, MA; with Mickey Koth and the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Thursday July 14 | Contra dance (private), Stonington, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday July 23 | Contra dance (private), Rhinebeck, NY; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday August 6 | Contra dance at the Podunk Bluegrass Music Festival, East Hartford, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday August 20 | Contra dance (private), Bantam, CT; with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday October 8 | Hartford Contra Dance, Wethersfield, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Saturday October 15 | Contra dance (private), Goshen, CT with Out On A Whim |
| Friday October 21 | Contra dance New England Chapter of the Music Library Association meeting, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Saturday October 22 | Contra dance (private), Monroe, CT; with Wild Notes |
| Fri. November 4- Sun. November 6 |
NOMAD (NOrtheast Music and Dance festival), New Haven, CT |
| Sunday November 20 | Barn dance, Guilford, CT, with Out On A Whim |
| Saturday December 3 | Contra dance, Berlin, MA; with the Berlin Country Orchestra |
| Saturday December 10 | Mystic Contra dance, Mystic, CT; with Out On A Whim |
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