| February 2023 |
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Sat 4 5:00 pm–Sat 11 2:00 pm
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Winter Workshop Folk & Tango
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(Facebook)
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€635-€715
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Glandage,
France
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S
W
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balfolk
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Fri 10–Sun 12
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Bayou Bedlam
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$40
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Houston,
USA
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S
W
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contra
|
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Stomp Rocket
Mary Wesley
|
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Fri 10 5:00 pm–Mon 13 12:00 am
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Winterlüt 2023
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(Facebook)
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Strasbourg,
France
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Bresier
Les Conteuses de Pas
Aniez Eta Zeina
La Guêpe
Planchée
|
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Fri 10 7:00 pm–Sun 12 3:00 pm
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XIII Bailando Entre Montañas
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Cercedilla,
Spain
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S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Duo l'Hêtre Heureux
Dadu
Dos
Duo Laigle-Chiapello
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Sat 11 6:00 pm–Sun 12 March 2:00 am
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Balfolk Lenzburg
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(Facebook)
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Lenzburg,
Switzerland
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S
W
|
balfolk
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CaraƆ Trio
Filippo Gambetta
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Fri 17–Sun 19
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Flurry Festival
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Saratoga Springs,
USA
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S
W
|
contra
Playford
scandi
balfolk
|
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Fri 17 7:00 pm–Sat 18 11:00 pm
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Deepening into Balfolk
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(Facebook)
(Facebook)
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€18-€30
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Vilnius,
Lithuania
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Ignas
Guoda
ŠakarMakar
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Thu 23–Sun 26
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Peakdance
|
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Kinnersley,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
scandi
|
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Emily & Simon
En Attendant Godot
Jess Ward
|
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Fri 24 10:00 pm–Sun 26 4:00 pm
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Balfolk Dansstage
|
(Facebook)
(…)
(…)
(…)
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Enschede,
Netherlands
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S
W
|
balfolk
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Ballsy Swing
Cam&Léo
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| March 2023 |
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Fri 3–Sun 5
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Festival Folkestoltes 2023
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€50
|
Girona,
Spain
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Les Zéoles
Le Bal de l'Ephémère
La Gravetat de Coulomb
Ball Devot
|
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Mon 6 4:00 pm–Fri 10 10:00 am
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Contra & Square Dance Week
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£225-£400
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
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English Contra Dance Band
Geoff Cubitt
|
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Mon 13 4:00 pm–Fri 17 10:00 am
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French & Breton Dance Week
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(…)
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£6-£400
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Richard Heacock & Paul Hutchinson
Nigel Eaton
|
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Thu 23 9:00 pm–Sun 26 11:59 pm
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XXXI FEST-i-BALL
|
(Facebook)
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Lisbon,
Portugal
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Thu 30 5:00 pm–Sun 2 April 2:00 pm
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Balfolk Ratisbonne
|
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€25-€130
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Regensburg,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Zéphyr Combo
Wouter en de Draak
Plume
Tradtöchter
L'hêtre heureux
Gwyntrawen
|
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Fri 31 4:00 pm–Sun 2 April 4:00 pm
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Irish Set Dance Weekend
|
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£175-£285
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
Irish set
|
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Rise the Dust
Maggie Daniel
Lucy Slemmings
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| April 2023 |
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Sat 1–Sun 2
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Loano Folk 2023
|
(Facebook)
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Loano,
Italy
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Topette
|
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Fri 7–Sun 9
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ComSibal
|
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Leuven,
Belgium
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Fri 14 4:00 pm–Sun 16 4:00 pm
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Halsway Contra Dance Weekend
|
|
£175-£285
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Nozzy
Rhi Davies
Charlotte Rich-Griffin
|
|
Fri 14 5:30 pm–Sun 16 4:15 pm
|
Tanz & Folk Festival Berlin
|
(Facebook)
|
€10-€100
|
Berlin,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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TFFB Festivalband
Knopfgemurmel
L'Air Inconnu
Fior
Rémi Geffroy
Duo Moore & Moss
Lottes Flausen
Stefano Baldan
|
|
Mon 17 4:00 pm–Fri 21 10:00 am
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English & Scottish Dance Week
|
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£225-£400
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
Playford
SCD
|
|
Chris & Julie Dewhurst
Frances Richardson
|
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Fri 21–Sun 23
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NEFFA
|
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Marlborough,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
scandi
balfolk
|
|
Fri 21 6:30 pm–Sun 23 3:00 pm
|
Hands Four Spring Dance Weekend
|
(Facebook)
|
$88-$99
|
Berea,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Wild Asparagus
George Marshall
|
|
Fri 28–Mon 1 May
|
May Heydays at Evesham
|
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£48-£97
|
Evesham,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
balfolk
|
|
Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews
English Contra Dance Band
Knotted Chord
Keeping Thyme
The Old Boys' Network
Stradivarious
Brian Stanton
Burt Hunter
Cis Hinkle
Colin Hume
Denise Devonald
Geoff Cubitt
Kathryn and David Wright
Liz Bartlett
Louise Siddons
Maureen Knight
Nicola Scott
Paula Evans
|
|
Fri 28 6:00 pm–Sun 30 11:55 pm
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BalMostFolk 2023
|
(Facebook)
|
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Krakow,
Poland
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Fri 28 7:00 pm–Mon 1 May 6:00 pm
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Festival Balilas
|
(Facebook)
|
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Rennes,
France
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fahrenheit
Peldrut
Bal O'Gadjo
Duo Artense
NIJ
Trencadit
Zlabya
Planchée
KV Express
Petit Piment
|
| May 2023 |
|
Fri 5 4:00 pm–Sun 7 5:00 pm
|
Halsway Playford Assembly
|
|
£175-£285
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
Playford
|
|
Warleggan Village Band
Andrew Swaine
|
|
Fri 5 6:00 pm–Tue 9 1:00 am
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Funambals
|
(Facebook)
|
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Rillieux-la-Pape,
France
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Fri 12–Fri 19
|
Spring CDH
|
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Kingsport,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 12–Sun 14
|
Hadleigh French Music & Dance Weekend
|
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£70
|
Hadleigh,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Skolvan
Dave Shepherd & Simon Gielen
BOF!
|
|
Mon 15 4:00 pm–Fri 19 10:00 am
|
American Contra Dance Week
|
|
£225-£400
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
English Contra Dance Band
Cis Hinkle
|
|
Thu 18–Sun 21
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37th Leipziger Tanzhausfest
|
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Leipzig,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
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Fri 26–Mon 29
|
Chippenham Folk Festival
|
(Facebook)
|
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Chippenham,
UK
|
S
W
|
English ceilidh
contra
balfolk
Irish set
scandi
SCD
Playford
|
|
Albireo
Banter
Chris Dyer & Tom Evans
Coldharbour
Dave Yeomans, Matt Norman & Marni Rachmiel
Emily & The Simons
English Contra Dance Band
Folk Camps Party Band
Joshua & Benjamin Rowe, Ali Messer & David Ledsam
Old Spot
Stradivarious
Vertical Expression
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
Will Allen
WillPower
Andrew Swaine
Bob Morgan
David Wright
Frances Richardson
Jake Wood
Kathryn Wright
Rhi Davies
Rhodri Davies
Victoria Yeomans
|
|
Fri 26 6:00 pm–Sun 28 6:00 pm
|
Woodfolk Festival 2023
|
(Facebook)
|
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Taipana,
Italy
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
| June 2023 |
|
Mon 5 4:00 pm–Fri 9 10:00 am
|
French Music & Dance Week
|
(…)
|
£6-£400
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Didier Oliver & Emmanuel Pariselle
|
|
Thu 8–Sat 10
|
RenoFolk Festival
|
|
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Bologna,
Italy
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 9–Sun 11
|
LCFD Spring Camp
|
|
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
|
Mon 12 4:00 pm–Fri 16 10:00 am
|
Summer Country Dance Week
|
|
£225-£400
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
|
Ali, Jane & Meg
Mark Elvins
|
|
Fri 16–Sun 18
|
Lichfield Folk Festival
|
|
|
Lichfield,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
|
Sat 17–Sat 24
|
Dance, Music & Spice
|
|
$950
|
Lexington,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
|
Thu 29 3:00 pm–Tue 4 July 10:00 am
|
July 4th Session
|
|
$383-$393
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
|
Alchemy
Night Watch
|
|
Fri 30–Sun 2 July
|
Stegastomp
|
|
£40-£100
|
Ashbourne,
UK
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Contrasaurus
|
|
Fri 30–Sun 2 July
|
Bals et Roses
|
|
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Florenville,
Belgium
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
| July 2023 |
|
Mon 3–Fri 7
|
English-Scottish-Contra session
|
|
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
SCD
contra
Playford
|
|
Mon 3–Sat 8
|
Gran Bal Trad (Vialfre)
|
|
|
Vialfre,
Italy
|
S
W
|
balfolk
Italian
Irish set
Playford
|
|
Fri 7–Mon 10
|
Scottish Session I
|
|
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
SCD
|
|
Mon 10–Sat 15
|
Scottish Session II
|
|
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
SCD
|
|
Sat 15–Sat 22
|
Family Week at Pinewoods
|
|
$67-$950
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
|
Sat 22–Sat 29
|
American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods
|
|
$950
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Sat 29–Sat 5 August
|
Harmony of Song & Dance
|
|
$950
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
| August 2023 |
|
Sat 5–Sat 12
|
English Dance Week
|
|
$950
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
Playford
|
|
Sat 12–Sat 19
|
Early Music Week
|
|
$990
|
Plymouth,
USA
|
S
W
|
Playford
|
|
Sun 13–Sat 19
|
Family Week
|
|
|
Poland,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
|
Mon 14–Sun 20
|
Casdade of Music and Dance
|
|
$63-$915
|
Cascade,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
Playford
|
|
Mon 14 4:00 pm–Mon 21 10:00 am
|
Halsway Folk Dance Holiday
|
|
£355-£570
|
Halsway,
UK
|
S
W
|
Playford
|
|
Richard Jones & Chris Jewell
Geoff Cubitt
|
|
Thu 24 10:30 am–Sun 27 11:59 pm
|
Boombalfestival
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Lovendegem,
Belgium
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
| September 2023 |
|
Thu 7–Sun 10
|
Numinosum Festival 2023
|
|
|
Warsaw,
Poland
|
S
W
|
balfolk
Polish
|
| October 2023 |
|
Thu 26 6:00 pm–Sun 29 7:00 pm
|
CaDansa
|
|
|
Steenwijk,
Netherlands
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Fri 27 8:30 pm–Sun 29 5:30 pm
|
Blowzabella workshop festival
|
(FBB)
(…)
|
|
Dranouter,
Belgium
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|
|
Blowzabella
|
| November 2023 |
|
Fri 3–Sun 5
|
Foggy Moon Dance Weekend
|
|
|
Monterey,
USA
|
S
W
|
contra
|
|
Fri 3 5:00 pm–Sun 5 5:00 pm
|
Skint
|
(Facebook)
|
|
Ashover,
UK
|
S
W
|
balfolk
scandi
contra
|
| December 2023 |
|
Wed 27 4:00 pm–Mon 1 January 1:00 pm
|
Silvester*Folk Festival
|
|
|
Leipzig,
Germany
|
S
W
|
balfolk
|