Palouse Folklore Society

Palouse Folklore Society

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June 13th - Saturday: SLOW JAM (Second Saturday) from 1-3 PM. 314 East Second St. attic (up the long driveway and up the back stairs.) For any interested folk musicians. All experience levels welcome, including raw beginners. We may go over a piece more than once.

Bring music or chords if you have them and share a little of what you are working on. There will not be an audience. We just go round in a circle picking a favorite tune, and others try to join in. Perfection not even considered! Come join us.

June 20th: Saturday: CONTRA DANCE with music by the Frogtown and calling by Nora Scott, at the Old Blaine Schoolhouse (Corner of Eid and Blaine Roads). Potluck dinner 6:30, dancing at 7:30 PM.

Nora Scott will be back to call for us with the local band, Frogtown! This band plays a variety of music from around the world, so we're in for a treat. The band features Janet Anders on penny whistle, Rita McAdoo on fiddle, Cleve Yocum with his concertinas carrying the melodies and Bruce Grimoldy on guitar, Richard Crookston on bass and Bob Chenoweth on bodhran, bones and assorted percussion holding down the rhythm section. The name Frogtown is a nod to an old Moscow neighborhood at the bottom of Morton street near Hogg Creek. This part of town was known for its sawmill and the cacophony of frogs that emanated from the creek on a warm summer's evening. It'll be a lively dance. We'll see you there!

You can find a map to the schoolhouse at our website, palousefolk.org, or in one of our newsletters in the bin on the Moscow Coop bulletin board. Remember that if you are taking highway 95, you must leave the highway just south of moscow if you're coming from the north, or near Thorn Creek if you are coming from the south and take the old road, now called Reisenauer road. The new highway does not connect to Eid road! We just discovered that when coming from the south, there are no signs for the turn off to Reisenauer road, however, there is a large cell phone tower visible at the top of the hill just beyond the turn off. Watch for that and the center turn lane. Eid road comes up shortly after the turn off onto Reisenauer road.

Beginner? No problem- Arrive at 7:30 and there are free lessons.

No Partner? No worry. There are lots of dancers - many would like to dance with you. All dances are taught. Singles, families & beginners are always welcome. Children are always FREE

Free dance lessons at 7:30, 8-10:30 Dance. Admission: $10 for members, $12 for non-members, students $8 and new dancers get in for $5.

Extended Calendar:

June 20: Contra Dance with music by Frogtown and calling by Nora Scott, at the old Blaine Schoolhouse, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30 PM.

July 18: Contra Dance with music by Loose Palouse and calling by Joseph Erhard-Hudson, at the old Blaine Schoolhouse, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30 PM.

August 15: Contra Dance and Pie Extravaganza with music by Under the Wire and calling by Emily Faulkner, at the old Blaine Schoolhouse, potluck at 6:30, dancing at 7:30 PM.

September 19: Contra Dance with music by Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots and calling by Nancy Staub, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.

October 17: Contra Dance with music by Loose Palouse and calling by Nora Scott, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.

October 31: Contra Dance with music by the Acrasians and calling by Pat Blatter, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.

November 21: Contra Dance with music by the Wildgrass String Band and calling by Joseph Erhard-Hudson, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.

December 19: Contra Dance with music by Under the Wire and calling by somebody cool, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.