FREE CONTRA Dance! SUNDAY 6/29-LESSON 5:45pm DANCE 6-9pm, LIVE BAND! Santa Barbara Carrillo Recreation Center 100 E Carrillo in the large sprung-floor ballroom. The band: WHOLE HOG; The caller: ANDY SHORE. Sponsored by Peter Glatz and Mary Ballard as part of their Wedding Celebration! (They met at a Contra Dance many years ago.)
Whole Hog is a bluegrass band that performs timeless hits, eclectic selections from the roots of Americana music. Their sound blends traditional bluegrass repertoire with Irish, vintage jazz, yodeling, country, western swing, honky tonk, and original songwriting. Seth Andrey Oster (guitar) is a contest winning flatpicker, fingerpicker, singer, yodeler, and buckdancer. Charletta Erb“Sharleeta” is a California State Adult Division Fiddle Champion recognized for her lyrical waltzes and clear tone. She has a deep affection for Irish and Old Time music. Keith Frankel found his true passion for music as a teenager when he discovered the five-string banjo. Before moving to California, he worked with a variety of Colorado-based string bands i and currently teaches at Boulevard Music in Culver City. Corey Highberg sings and plays upright bass. He teaches, researches, composes, and performs music in a variety of styles.
Andy Shore is doing the calling honors. Andy's kindness, patience, and attention to detail, both in teaching the dance and in calling and shepherding the dancers along when they falter or stray, helps the newcomers and experienced dancers alike.
Future Contra Dances:
July 6: Honeysuckle Possums & Chris Page $10
July 20: Anvil Sky & Jacqui Grennan $10
Aug 3: Whole Hog & Jeff Spero $10
Aug 17: Chopped Liver & Kelsey Hartman $10
Aug 31: Rosin Sniffers & Jean Gorrindo $10
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE-$10-IS ALSO ON JUNE 29
Caller: SUSAN EVANS; also sponsored by SBCDS
First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara
New dancer instruction at 1:45, dancing 2:00 to 4:15 pm.
Doors open at 1:40. 21 E. Constance Ave.
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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