Klezmer Contraband
There's a long-standing tradition among klezmer musicians
of infiltrating all sorts of other dance styles and subverting
the music with the high-energy Eastern European sound.
There is a lot of contra dancing areound Boston, and we play
for assorted dances in the area.
Most of the music we play is online
in the ABC music notation.
Other musicians are welcome to look at our tune medleys and use any of the
tunes that they like.
Here are some of the dances we've play at recently or will play at in the future:
- Spring 2001
- Mar 31, 8 pm, Yarmouth, Maine
- Caller: Chris Ricciotti
Falmouth Congregational Church Hall
267 Falmouth Rd, Falmouth, ME
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- May 12, 7:30 pm, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
- Callers: Rick Mohr, Valarie Rosen, Jennifer Rose
1st Church of Jamaica Plain
at the intersection of Centre & Eliot Streets.
(Actually, this dance will be done jointly by the Klezniks
and the a few Klezmer Contraband members.
But there's overlap between the groups anyway.)
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- May 22, 8 pm, MIT Contra Dance
- Caller: Tamara Golden
MIT Student Center,
Lobdell Dining Hall, 2nd floor
This is an "open band" series, and anyone is welcome to join us.
The Klezmer Contraband will be there as leaders this evening.
Other evenings will have other lead musicians.
- Fall 2001
- Dec 22, 2001, 8 pm, Cranston RI
- Caller: Chris Ricciotti
Place: Oaklawn Grange
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