PAST GIGS - 2009

January 2009:
Sat 3rd: 2:00pm-until Washington Welcome the New Year Scottish Country Dance
with Dave Wiesler, piano
sponsored by RSCDS Washington DC Branch
Kensington Town Hall (Armory)
Kensington, MD
Sun 4th: 3:30-6:00pm Couples Dance
with Green Light Karma: Andrew Marcus, accordion; Dave Wiesler, piano
sponsored by Waltz Time
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD
Wed 21st: 8:00pm-until Burns Night Scottish Country Dance
with Melissa Running, piano
sponsored by RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch
Durant Center
Alexandria, VA
Fri 23rd Contra Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano; Ralph Gordon, Bass; with Anna Rain, caller
sponsored by Friday Night Dance
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD
Sat 24th: 1:00pm-until Robert Burns Scottish Country Dance
with Thistle House: Dan Emery, pipes and flute; Dave Wiesler, piano
sponsored by Monroe Highlands Scottish Country Dancers
Odd Fellows Hall
114 4th Street NE
Charlottesville, VA

February 2009:
Sat 7th: between 12:00-6:00pm FSGW's Mid-Winter Festival
with Dread Pirate Rapper: Chris Bracken, Julia Friend, Sarah Leach, Leonard Lu, Andrew Marcus, Anna Rain, and Liberty Rucker
sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Tacoma Park Middle School
Tacoma, MD
Tue 10th: 8:00pm-until St. Columba's Valentine's Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by RSCDS Washington DC Branch
Greenbelt Community Center
Greenbelt, MD
Wed 11th: 8:00-10:30pm English Country Dance
with Anna Rain, recorder; and Liz Donaldson, piano; with Stephanie Smith, caller
sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Town Hall
Glen Echo, MD
Sat 21st: evening Swarthmore English/Scottish Ball
with Karen Axelrod, piano
sponsored by Swarthmore College Folk Dance Club
Tarble-in-Clothier
Swarthmore, PA

March 2009:
Sat 14th: 2:00-5:30pm (practice) and 8:00pm-until Regency English Country Dance Ball
with Waverley Station: Ralph Gordon, cello and bass; Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by Piedmont Regency Dancers
Ayrshire Farm
Upperville, VA
Fri 27th: 8:00pm-until Square Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by Tuesday Night Squares
Washington, DC

April 2009:
Sat 4th: evening I think English Country Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by Germantown Country Dancers
Summit Presbyterian Church
Greene and Westview Streets
Mt Airy, PA
Fri 17th: 8:00pm-until Capital Weekend Welcome Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by RSCDS Washington DC Branch
Kensington Armory
Kensington Parkway
Old Town Kensington, MD
Sat 18th: 9:00am-12:00pm Capital Weekend Classes
with Liz Donaldson, piano; and Marjorie McLaughlin, teacher
sponsored by RSCDS Washington DC Branch
Kensington Armory
Kensington Parkway
Old Town Kensington, MD
Wed 22nd: 8:00-10:30pm Contra Dance
with Green Light Karma: Andrew Marcus, accordion; Dave Wiesler, piano
sponsored by Baltimore Folk Music Society
Lovely Lane
Baltimore, MD
Fri 24th: 8:30pm-until University of Maryland Scottish Ball
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by UMBC Student Scottish Country Dancers
Colony Ballroom
University of Maryland Stamp Student Union
College Park, MD
Sun 26th: 7:30-10:30pm Contra Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano; Ralph Gordon, bass
sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD

May 2009:
Wed 6th: 8:00-10:30pm English Country Dance
with Karin Loya, cello; and Liz Donaldson, piano; with Michael Barraclough, caller
sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Town Hall
Glen Echo, MD
14th - 23rd Sailing along the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia for Scottish Dancers
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano; Ken McFarland, trip organizer and Master of Ceremonies
Dalmatian Coast, Croatia

June 2009:
Sat 6th: afternoon Scottish Country Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by Monroe Highlands Scottish Country Dancers
Sherando Lake
Lyndhurst, VA
Sun 7th: 3:30-6:00pm Couples Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano; Ralph Gordon, bass
sponsored by Waltz Time
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD

July 2009:
Fri 24th: 8:30-11:30pm Contra Dance
with Waverley Station: Ralph Gordon, cello and bass; Liz Donaldson, piano, piano
sponsored by Friday Night Dance
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD
Sun 26th: 3:30pm-until Mostly Waltz
with Green Light Karma: Andrew Marcus, accordion; Dave Wiesler, piano
Felinton Hall
715 Paxon Hollow Road
Broomall, PA
Fri 31st: 8:30-11:30pm Contra Dance
with Green Light Karma: Andrew Marcus, accordion; Dave Wiesler, piano
sponsored by Friday Night Dance
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD

August 2009:
Thurs 6th: 7:00pm Scottish Country Dance Demonstration
with Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch
Fort Ward
Alexandria, VA
Wed 12th: 8:00-10:30pm Contra Dance
with The Evil Twins: Laurie Fisher , piano, fiddle, and whatever else she can reach
sponsored by Baltimore Folk Music Society
Lovely Lane
Baltimore, MD
Thu 13th: 8:00-11:00pm Contra Dance
with The Evil Twins: Laurie Fisher , piano, fiddle, and whatever else she can reach
sponsored by Thursday Contra
Glenside Memorial Hall
Glenside, PA
Fri 14th: 8:00-11:00pm Contra Dance
with The Evil Twins: Laurie Fisher , piano, fiddle, and whatever else she can reach
sponsored by
sponsored by The New York Lesbian & Gay Contradance Series
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY
Sat 15th: 8:00-11:00pm Contra Dance
with The Evil Twins: Laurie Fisher , piano, fiddle, and whatever else she can reach; with Tori Barone, caller
sponsored by Swingin' Tern Dances
Ogden Memorial Church
Chatham, NJ
Sun 16th: 7:30-10:30pm Contra Dance
with The Evil Twins: Laurie Fisher , piano, fiddle, and whatever else she can reach
sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
Glen Echo, MD

September 2009:
Fri 25th - Sun 27th Scottish Weekend
with Josh Burdick, fiddle; Hanneke Cassel, fiddle; Liz Donaldson, piano; Dan Emery, pipes; Earl Gaddis, fiddle; Ralph Gordon, cello and bass; Ellen Gozion, piano; Etienne Ozorak, accordion; and Dave Wiesler, piano
with Scottish Country Dance teachers Rebecca Blackhall-Peters, Mel Briscoe, and Graham Donald
sponsored by Scottish Weekend
Camp Timber Ridge
High View, WV

October 2009:
Sat 3rd: evening Regency English Country Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano; with Anna Rain, caller
sponsored by Piedmont Regency Dancers
Upperville, VA
Sat 10th: 7:30pm-until Scarlet Pimpernel Ball - Regency English Country Dancing
guest fiddler with Hot Toddy: Edith Coakley, fiddle; Anna Rain, recorders; and Melissa Running, piano and Brad Sayler, caller
sponsored by Piedmont Regency Dancers
Buchanan Hall
8549 John Mosby Highway
Upperville, VA

November 2009:
Fri 13th: evening Argyle XXVI Welcome Scottish Country Dance
with Waverley Station: Ralph Gordon, cello and bass; Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch
St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School
Middle School
Lower Gym
Alexandria, VA
Sun 15th: afternoon Argyle XXVI Specialty Class
with Liz Donaldson, piano; and Ann Dix, teacher
sponsored by RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch
The Durant Center
1605 Cameron Street
Alexandria, VA

December 2009:
Sat 5th: 2:00pm-until Christmas Walk Scottish Country Dance
with Pete Campbell, piano
sponsored by RSCDS Northern Virginia Branch
The Durant Center
1605 Cameron Street
Alexandria, VA
Tues 8th: evening Square Dance
with Waverley Station: Liz Donaldson, piano
sponsored by Tuesday Night Squares
Washington, DC
Sat 12th: evening Regency English Country Dance Christmas Party
with Andrea Hoag, fiddle; Ralph Gordon, cello
sponsored by Piedmont Regency Dancers
Upperville, VA
Wed 16th: 8:00-10:30pm English Country Dance
with Paul Oortz, mandolin and concertina; and Liz Donaldson, piano; with Stephanie Smith, caller
sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Town Hall
Glen Echo, MD
Sat 19th: evening Private Birthday Party
with Ellen Gozion, piano; and Gaye Pfifer, caller
Pittsburgh, PA
Thursday 31st: 9:00 until Hogmannay New Year's Ball
with Thistle House: Dan Emery, pipes and flute; Dave Wiesler, piano; and Josh Burdick, guest fiddler
sponsored by Delaware Valley Branch, RSCDS
Swarthmore College
Philadelphia, PA