The Ice Cream Truckers is a new contra dance band collective featuring veteran dance musicians from across the country. This weekend's band is Noah VanNorstrand (Great Bear, the Faux Paws, Engine Room) on fiddle, mandolin, and feet; Kelsey Wells (Turnip the Beet, Engine Room) on fiddle and banjo; and Helen Kuhar (Good Company, Tim Ball & Helen Kuhar) on guitar.
Spintuition is a thriving New England based contra-band that has played everywhere on the east coast from Atlanta, Georgia to Montreal. Silas Hamilton (Guitar, Piano, Fiddle, Feet), Willy Clemetson (Fiddle, Feet), and Samuel Foucher (Accordion, Piano) present a compelling mixture of spicy new tunes and glorious old ones in the styles of trad-Irish, French-Canadian, and Old Time. Spintuition has cultivated a high energy, vital sound that will leave you hungry for more.
Claire Takemori has many years of experience bringing Americana and International folk dance and song to a wide range of events. She is well known for teaching dances at weddings, community gatherings, and school events as well as contra dances, English County dances, Square dances, Waltzes, and private dance lessons. She has taught dances from Hawaii to the West coast, Idaho, Texas, and up & down the East coast. Claire brings the joy of dance, no matter the age range or occasion.
JAMIE PLATT has been running sound for dances and concerts, mostly in the Washington, DC area, for many years. He is a regular at Glen Echo Park and specializes in all types of traditional music. He has also been running sound for a number of dance weekends and other events from Gulfport, FL to Columbus, OH. He has been a happy member of the Cabin Fever staff since 2008. Jamie’s approach has been to make each instrument and voice sound as close to natural as possible, work hard to make the musicians happy, and let them carry the show.
Volunteer: We need volunteers! If you can help, please fill out this form.
Housing: We are no longer arrange housing with local dancers as most of our locals live 30min or more from the venue. There are many reasonable hotel accommodations nearby. Most of the booking sites offer discounted room prices.
If you prefer to register by mail, print out and return this form.
COVID Policy: Based on current CDC recommendations we are not requiring specific covid precautions. We do ask that if you are not feeling well or are running a fever, that you do not attend.
We are doing our best to protect you, with extra hand sanitizer and individually packaged snacks. We encourage people to bring a personal water bottle. We will have a refill station available.