--- events: - name: Sytchampton club night links: - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html" start: "2022-02-09T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2022-02-09T22:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Sytchampton styles: - ecd - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - "Dampier's Round" callers: - Nicola Scott price: £2 organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml - name: Brummie Contra links: - "http://www.brummiecontras.co.uk/" start_date: 2022-02-20 end_date: 2022-02-20 country: UK city: Birmingham styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Brian & Mike callers: - Nicola Scott organisation: Brummie Contras source: events/uk/brummie_contra.yaml - name: Alcester Contra links: - "https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras" start: "2022-03-04T19:45:00+00:00" end: "2022-03-04T22:45:00+00:00" country: UK city: Alcester styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - The Old Boys Band callers: - Nicola Scott price: £4-£10 organisation: Alcester Contra source: events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml - name: Brummie Contra links: - "http://www.brummiecontras.co.uk/" start: "2022-04-22T20:00:00+01:00" end: "2022-04-22T22:30:00+01:00" country: UK city: Birmingham styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - "Cat's Whiskers" callers: - Nicola Scott price: £5-£10 organisation: Brummie Contras source: events/uk/brummie_contra.yaml - name: Sytchampton club night links: - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html" start: "2022-11-23T20:00:00+00:00" end: "2022-11-23T22:00:00+00:00" country: UK city: Sytchampton styles: - ecd - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Patchwork callers: - Nicola Scott price: £2 organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance links: - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html" start: "2023-01-21T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2023-01-21T22:30:00+00:00" country: UK city: Sytchampton styles: - ecd - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Nozzy callers: - Nicola Scott price: £8 organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml - name: Alcester Contra links: - "https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras" start: "2023-02-10T19:45:00+00:00" end: "2023-02-10T22:45:00+00:00" country: UK city: Alcester styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Matt Paul & Vic callers: - Nicola Scott price: £4-£10 organisation: Alcester Contra source: events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml - name: May Heydays at Evesham links: - "http://mayheydays.org.uk/" start_date: 2023-04-28 end_date: 2023-05-01 country: UK city: Evesham styles: - contra - ecd - balfolk workshop: true social: true bands: - Doug Eunson and Sarah Matthews - English Contra Dance Band - Knotted Chord - Keeping Thyme - "The Old Boys' Network" - Stradivarious callers: - 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 price: £48-£97 organisation: May Heydays source: events/uk/heydays.yaml - name: Sytchampton club night links: - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/dance_diary.html" start: "2023-06-07T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2023-06-07T22:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Sytchampton styles: - ecd - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - "Dampier's Round" callers: - Nicola Scott price: £2 organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml - name: Whitby Folk Week links: - "https://www.whitbyfolk.co.uk/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/558886106316395/" start: "2023-08-19T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2023-08-25T23:59:00+01:00" country: UK city: Whitby styles: - e-ceilidh - contra - ecd - irish-set workshop: true social: true bands: - Brown Boots Boogie Band - Narthen - Banter - "Hedgehog's Skin" - Steamchicken - Powerhouse - Melrose Ceilidh Band - Peeping Tom - "Ali, Alan & Marni" - Edward Wallace & Heather McAslan - The Falconers - Matt Norman & Gareth Kiddier - Stray Chords callers: - Emma Wooders - Jo Freya - Fi Fraser - Martin Clarke - Barry Evans - John Brown - Lisa Heywood - Martyn Harvey - Ian Nichols - Brooke Friendly - Nicola Scott - Ivan Aitken - Bernie Culkin - Mike Courthold - Rachel Shapiro-Wallace price: £70-£323 organisation: Whitby Folk Week source: events/uk/whitby.yaml - name: Edinburgh Contra Dance links: - "https://www.facebook.com/EdinburghContra/posts/pfbid036c5KATT3BvpN36nmMibnr4KjcpfvZv79UtFzgSSAEw5VJdAQiuGrC4sQjZFhTNZyl" - "https://www.citizenticket.com/events/edinburgh-contra-dance/edinburgh-contra-dance-presents-mari-black-and-heather-mcaslan/" start: "2024-02-03T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2024-02-03T22:30:00+00:00" country: UK city: Edinburgh styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Mari Black & Heather McAslan callers: - Nicola Scott price: £12-£15 organisation: Edinburgh Contra Dance source: events/uk/edinburgh_contra_dance.yaml - name: Englefield Green contra dance links: - "https://www.ashfordfolkdancers.org.uk/contra_dances/" start: "2024-02-11T14:30:00+00:00" end: "2024-02-11T17:30:00+00:00" country: UK city: Egham styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Old Time Contra Band callers: - Nicola Scott organisation: Ashford Folk Dancers source: events/uk/ashford.yaml - name: Alcester Contra links: - "https://davidfolk7.wixsite.com/alcestercontras" start: "2024-02-23T19:45:00+00:00" end: "2024-02-23T22:45:00+00:00" country: UK city: Alcester styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - WillPower callers: - Nicola Scott price: £4-£10 organisation: Alcester Contra source: events/uk/alcester_contra.yaml - name: ruffCeilidh details: "Ruff Ceilidhs – what are they? Well, we always have a live band with a caller who explains the dances. \nOther names for this kind of event include Twmpath, Barn-dance, Country dance and also sometimes e-Ceilidh. \nWhy RUFF? Well it has been described as short for ‘Roll Up For Folk’, but its really just a misspelling of Rough. Dave Parsons was once asked to create a display dance side very quickly, ‘What are you called?’ ‘Well it’s going to be rough…’ \nWhat we do is essentially traditional folk dancing. This does include new dances based on that tradition. You may have read of something like it in Jane Austen or Thomas Hardy.  Nowadays these dances are often seen at weddings, birthdays, PTA fundraisers or even at school. The reason some of these dances have survived for hundreds of years is that they are infectious and great fun. \nIt’s a wonderful way to meet people, mix the generations, get some exercise, laugh a lot and enjoy some really exciting live music." links: - "http://ruffceilidhs.org/coming/" - "https://cdss.org/event/ruffceilidh/2024-05-11/" start: "2024-05-11T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2024-05-11T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Cardiff styles: - e-ceilidh workshop: false social: true bands: - This Way Up callers: - Nicola Scott price: £5-£12 organisation: ruffCeilidhs source: events/usa/cdss.yaml - name: Lichfield Folk Festival links: - "https://www.lichfieldfolkfestival.co.uk/" start: "2024-06-21T19:00:00+01:00" end: "2024-06-23T17:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Lichfield styles: - contra - ecd workshop: true social: true bands: - 3D - "Dave, Marni & Alan" - Vertical Expression - The Falconers - John Hymas & Denise Bearon callers: - Andrew Shaw - Rhodri Davies - Rosemary Hunt - Ivan Aitken - Neil Franklin - Nicola Scott price: £100 organisation: Lichfield Folk Festival source: events/uk/lichfield.yaml - name: Contrabridge links: - "https://contrabridge.org/events/2024-09/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/3880320792224690/" start: "2024-09-28T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2024-09-28T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Cambridge styles: - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Nozzy callers: - Nicola Scott price: £7-£15 organisation: Contrabridge source: events/uk/contrabridge.yaml - name: ruffContra links: - "https://ruffceilidhs.org/ruffcontra-october-26th-2024/" - "https://www.facebook.com/events/507638955364331/" start: "2024-10-26T19:30:00+01:00" end: "2024-10-26T23:00:00+01:00" country: UK city: Cardiff styles: - contra workshop: true social: true bands: - Gareth Kiddier & Will Allen callers: - Nicola Scott price: £5-£12 organisation: ruffCeilidhs source: events/uk/cardiff.yaml - name: Sytchampton Saturday dance links: - "https://www.sytchamptondanceclub.org.uk/p/dance-diary-experiment.html" start: "2025-03-22T19:30:00+00:00" end: "2025-03-22T22:30:00+00:00" country: UK city: Sytchampton styles: - ecd - contra workshop: false social: true bands: - Nozzy callers: - Nicola Scott price: £8 organisation: Sytchampton Folk Dance Club source: events/uk/sytchampton.yaml