Texas Contra Dance Weekends
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| Year | Houston | Dallas | Austin | Lost Pines |
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| 1991 | Fresh Fish; Steve Zakon |
10/11-13 ECD with George Fogg |
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| 1992 | Ruthie Dornfeld, Sam Bartlett, Carol Hamm; Penn Fix |
11/6-8: Caller: Tod Whittemore Music: Erin Shrader |
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| 1993 | Hillbillies from Mars; Kathy Anderson |
English. 2/6. Callers: Various local. Music: Contraflow Contra: 3/19-21. 10/2-3. 11/12-14 |
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| 1994 | Amy Richardson, Allison Hicks Dan Pearl |
Clayfoot Strutters; Mary DesRosiers |
3/18-20. Callers: Ted Sannella. Music: Becky Tracy, Allison Hicks. 11/11-13. |
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| 1995 | Andy Wolfe, Debbie Knight; Tony Parkes |
Wild Asparagus; George Marshall |
2/24-26. ECD Caller and Music: Jacqueline Schwab. 3/17-19. 10/13-15 (ECD) 11/10-12. |
| Year | Houston | Dallas | Austin | Lost Pines |
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| 1996 | Laurie Andres, Cathie Whitesides, Sandy
Bradley; Mary Devlin |
Peter Barnes, Steve Hickman, Bill Tomczak, Claudio
Buchwald; Susan Kevra |
3/22-24. Caller: Mike Richardson. Music: ? |
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| 1997 | Nightingale; Erna-Lynne Bogue |
Bruce Molsky, et al; Frank Hall |
Rodney Miller, David Cahn, Bill Meyer; Cis Hinkle |
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| 1998 | Band Named Bob; Mike Richardson |
Footloose; Lisa Greenleaf |
Nightingale; Becky Hill |
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| 1999 | The Lundberg Brothers; Marian Rose |
Greenfield Dance Band; David Kaynor |
Rex Blazer, Anita Anderson; Robert Cromartie |
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| 2000 | (Leap Frog Frenzy) Au Contraire, various CDSS callers | Popcorn Behavior; Peter Amidon |
Red Mountain White Trash; Larry Edelman |
| Year | Houston | Dallas | Austin | |
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| 2001 | Last Gaspé; Carol Ormand |
Clayfoot Strutters; Kathy Anderson |
Groovemongers; Cis Hinkle |
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| 2002 | Bag o’ Tricks; Scott Higgs |
String Beings; Beth Molaro |
Reckless Ramblers; Steve Zakon-Anderson |
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| 2003 | Hotpoint; Lisa Greenleaf |
KGB; Mary Devlin |
Wild Asparagus; George Marshall |
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| 2004 | Rhythm Method; Jim Kitch |
Domino; Susan Kevra |
Airdance; Merri Rudd |
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| 2005 | Nightingale; Ron Buchanan |
Avant Gardeners; Jim X. Borzym |
Hotpoint; Carol Ormand |
| Year | Houston | Dallas | Austin | San Antonio |
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| 2006 | Footloose; Nils Fredland |
Great Bear Trio; Gaye Fifer |
Crowfoot, Phantom Power; Rick Mohr, Sue Rosen |
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| 2007 | Lift Ticket; Robert Cromartie |
Latter Day Lizards; Joseph Pimentel |
Syncopaths, The Contraptions; Susan Michaels, Joseph Pimentel |
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| 2008 | KGB; Carol Ormand. +Perfect 5th & Joseph Pimentel |
Footloose; Nils Fredland |
Out Of The Wood; Ray Polhemus |
Bob Dalsemer; local bands |
| 2009 | Notorious; Shawn Brenneman +Evil Genius & Peter Lamborghini |
Moving Violations; Lynn Ackerman |
Avant Gardeners; Seth Tepfer |
Tony and Beth Parkes, local bands |
| 2010 | Latter Day Lizards; Erik Weberg. |
Evening Star; Bob Dalsemer. |
Elixir; Nils Fredland |
Sue Rosen; Rodney Miller, Bruce Rosen |
| Year | Houston | Dallas | Austin | San Antonio |
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| 2011 | House Red; Scott Higgs |
Magic Foot; Bev Bernbaum |
Giant Robot Dance; Beth Molaro |
Groovemongers; Keith Tuxhorn, Marc Airhart |
| 2012 | The Retrospectacles; David Kaynor |
Elixir; Nils Fredland |
Wild Asparagus; George Marshall |
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| 2013 | Crowfoot; Adina Gordon |
Rodney Miller Band; Adina Gordon |
Contrazz; Diane Silver |
Rodney Miller, Max Newman; Keith Tuxhorn |
| 2014 | Perpetual e-Motion; Will Mentor |
Ladies at Play; Steve Zakon-Anderson |
Uncle Farmer, The Free Raisins; Cary Ravitz, Lauren Peckman |
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| 2015 | Bayou Bedlam: Accordion Knot; Sarah VanNorstrand December 12 Workshop and Holiday Ball: George Marshall; Ladies at Play |
Coracree; Cis Hinkle |
Coffee Zombies; Gaye Fifer |
| Year | Houston | Dallas | Austin | |
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| 2016 | Nor'easter; Susan Kevra | Syncopaths; Susan Michaels |
Jamie Laval and Owen Morrison; Susan Petrick |
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| 2017 | Alchemy; Susan Kevra | Maivish; Joseph Pimentel |
Notorious; Will Mentor |
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| 2018 | The Ripples; Dugan Murphy | Stringfire; Seth Tepfer |
Wake Up Robin; Sarah VanNorstrand |
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| 2019 | Nova; Dana Parkinson |
Tempest; Bob Isaacs | Toss the Possum; Lindsey Dono | |
| 2020 | Pete's Posse; Susan Michaels |
The Gaslight Tinkers; Wendy Graham (cancelled due to COVID-19) |
Virtual event with Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand and Seth Tepfer |
| Year | Houston | Dallas | Austin | |
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| 2021 | Online: Kendall Rogers & Katie Geringer (concert); Louise Siddons (calling to recorded music) | |||
| 2022 | One day event with musicians Audrey Knuth & Kendall Rogers, caller Rebekah Valencia | |||
| 2023 | Stomp Rocket; Mary Wesley | Playing with Fyre; Bob Isaacs | ||
| 2024 | The Dam Beavers; Gaye Fifer | The Gaslight Tinkers; Wendy Graham | Lake Effect with Larry Unger; Koren Wake & Rich Goss | |
| 2025 | Stringrays; Lisa Greenleaf | STEAM!; Jeremy Korr | Northwoods; Steve Zakon-Anderson |
| Year | Houston | Dallas | Austin | |
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| 2026 | Eloise & Co. with Bethany Waickman; Jackie Grennan | The Figments; Will Mentor |