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Enjoy a tradition of community dancing passed down from generation to generation at barn dances throughout the country. Dance contras and squares to live music on Sundays from early May through end of September in the Buhrmaster Barn at the historic Pruyn House in Colonie, New York, 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Colonie (Albany), NY Potluck Dinner: 5:00 p.m Admission: $9 DFO Members, $10 Non-members, $5 “Limited Income” Contact: kwedderburn@nycap.rr.com Directions: see below Flyer (pdfd format) |
May 4 Paul Rosenberg with George Wilson (fiddle) and Selma Kaplan (keyboard)
May 18 Rich Futyma with Spare Parts (Bill Matthiesen (piano) & Liz Stell (flute) with Eric Buddington on fiddle)
June 1 Steve Holland with the Beverwyck String Band (Britany Orlebeke, fiddle;Kristen Brunner Hislop, keyboard; and Peter Siegel, guitar, banjo, & mandolin)
June 15 Kathryn Wedderburn with the Eclectic Dance Orchestra (Mark Vincent, bass;
Howard Hamm, guitar; Joe DePaolo, drums; Paul Rice, fiddle & dobro;
Charlie Tokarz, saxes, flute, and clarinet)
July 6 Katy Heine with Alan Thomson (keyboard) and Friends
July 20 Peter Stix with Celticladda (Randy Miller, fiddle; Eric Anderson, piano; Tom Hodgson, guitar)
August 3 Lucia Watson with Sleight of Hand (Annie Teigen, fiddle; Trish Davis, keyboard/spoons; Loraine Machlin, fiddle; and Joe DePaolo, percussion)
August 17 Jon Greene with the Russet Trio (Aldo Lavaggi, fiddle/viola; Peter Madsen, 6 & 12 string guitars; and Seth Travens, upright bass)
Sept. 7 Steve Howland with The Zillionaires (Andy Davis, guitar; Dave Danks, mandolins, uke; Billy Drislane, fiddle; Dave Ray, fiddle; Frank Stettner, bass)
Sept. 21 Eric Hollman with the Stillhouse Rounders (Mark Schmidt, fiddle; Michael Fleck, banjo; Geoff Harden, bass; David Zeigler, guitar)
The dances are held in the Buhrmaster Barn at Pruyn House, 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Colonie (Newtonville), NY. Map to Pruyn House.
Directions to the Buhrmaster Barn, from northbound I-87 (Northway): at exit 5, go right onto NY route 155 (Watervliet-Shaker Rd.); turn left onto Old Niskayuna Road (just before the overpass); the barn is 0.5 mile on the left, behind the Pruyn House.
Directions to the Buhrmaster Barn, from southbound I-87 (Northway): at exit 5, go left onto NY route 155 (Watervliet-Shaker Rd.); go under overpass, and immediately turn right onto Old Niskayuna Road; the barn is 0.5 mile on the left, behind the Pruyn House.
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