Spring into Summer 2005
photo by Joyce Miller
Fall has Sprung History
| Bands | Callers | |
| 1998 | Hillbillies from Mars Hot Potatoes Hot Cider | Erik Hoffman Susan Murphy Eric Curl |
| 1999 | Hillbillies from Mars Hot Potatoes Hot Cider | Erik Hoffman Andy Wilson Eric Curl |
| 2000 | Contrabandits Post Industrial String Band Hot Cider |
David Newitt Andy Wilson Eric Curl |
| 2001 | KGB Stumptail Dog Hot Cider | Andy Wilson Joyce Miller Eric Curl |
| 2002 (Spring) | Wild Asparagus Driving with Fergus Hot Cider | George Marshall Joyce Miller Eric Curl |
| 2002 | Jigsaw Bog an Lochan Hot Cider | Susan Michaels Joyce Miller Eric Curl |
| 2003 | Reckless Ramblers Eric Anderson & Allen Rogers Hot Cider |
Andy Wilson Joyce Miller Eric Curl Susan Petrick |
| 2004 (Spring) | Nightingale Swing Farm Hot Cider | Rick Mohr Joyce Miller Lynn Ackerson |
| 2004 | Bag 'o Tricks Chris Knepper & friends Hot Cider |
Laura Me Smith Chuck Galt Joyce Miller |
| 2005 (Spring) | Notorious Chopped Liver Hot Cider | James Hutson Joyce Miller Charlie Fenton |
| 2005 | Latter-day Lizards Sentimental Gentlemen Hot Cider |
Seth Tepfer Susan Petrick Joyce Miller |
| 2006 | Crowfoot Celtic Junket Hot Cider |
Cis Hinkle Susan Michaels Joyce Miller |
| 2007 | Notorious (quartet) Hillbillies from Mars Hot Cider |
Lynne Ackerson Susan Petrick Joyce Miller |
Fall has Sprung 2008
Saturday, November 1
noon to midnight
Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building
255 S. Auburn St.
A 12-hour contra dance festival in historic dowtown Grass Valley, a Gold-Rush-era town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, with three top bands and three great callers. Admission just $30 for a whole day of sublime dancing.
Contact Eric or Lisa for more information: 530-273-3934 or foothilldancers@aol.com
Bands
Hot Cider
FCD's own, much-loved band, a fixture at our Nevada City dances. Rudy Darling (fiddle),
Barry Angell (mandolin), Ken Nilsson (guitar), and Mark Botic (bass).
The Fiddlerats
Terrell Liedstrand (guitar & mandoline), Caroline McCaskey (fiddle), Cole Ingraham (flute and djembe), Eric Anderson (piano).
These exceptionally talented young musicians play with incredible verve and energy, and they are at their best
when anchored by veteran contra pianist Eric Anderson.
The Moving Violations
Van Kaynor (fiddle), Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin), Becky Ashenden (piano), Chuck Corman (bass)
Ask 10 well-traveled dancers from around the country to name their top three contra bands, and you
might very well hear every single one of them cite this amazing band from western Massachusetts.
Callers
Nils Fredland (New Hampshire)
Jeremy Korr (southern California)
Joyce Miller (Grass Valley)
Production credits
| Booking & planning | Dan Skeahan, Lonna Whipple, & Lisa Frankel |
| Event coordination: | Dan Skehean, Bill Ewald, Bonnie Terry, Michael Brackney, Joyce Miller, Lisa Frankel, Eric Engles, Lonna Whipple |
| Housing coordination: | Eric Engles, Michael Brackney |
| Sound: | Andy Wilson |
| Publicity: | Eric Engles |
The Moving Violations. Left to right: Ron, Chuck, Van, Becky