upcoming gigs
I am a versatile contra, ceilidh, and English country dance caller, equally at home teaching a room full of new dancers and running a specialist historical workshop at a festival.
The events listed below reflect the range of my practice as a caller and teacher. Public events have links; why not join us for a dance?
Photograph by Benjamin Potton, 2023.
2026
16 January: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
22 January: Burns Night at the Tichborne Arms, Winchester
6 February: Rant Ceilidh, Brighton
7 February: private ceilidh
8 February: Ashford contra, Egham, with Box of Frogs
11 February: Banwood Folk Dance Club, with Linda Game
14 February: Squares workshop, Oxford
27 February: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
28 February and 1 March: Inter-Varsity Folk Dance Festival, York, with Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, and Linda Game
13 March: private ceilidh
14 March: London Barndance, with Vertical Expression
27 March: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
10-12 April: Contra Camp, with Will Power, Linda Game, and Tim Brewis
18 April: RuffContra, Cardiff, with Matt Norman and Christina Brock
24 April: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
1-3 May: May Heydays, Evesham
9 May: Edinburgh Contra, with Linda Game and Heather McAslan
22 May: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
22-25 May: Chippenham Folk Festival, with John Hymas and Denise Bearon, and others
29 May: Friday Folk, St. Albans
30 May: private ceilidh
12-14 June: Lavender Country and Folk Dancers Spring Camp, Pinewoods, Massachusetts (USA)
24 July: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
31 July - 7 August: Sidmouth Folk Festival
22 - 27 August: Whitby Folk Week
12 September: private ceilidh
18 September: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
19 September: private ceilidh
14 October: Solent Contra, with Linda Game
21 October: Banwood Folk Dance Club, with Linda Game
30 October: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
6 November: Rant Ceilidh, Brighton
20 November: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
23 November: Eastleigh Folk Dance Club, with the house band
2027
10 January: Folk Association of South Hants workshop day, “From the Stage to the Social Dance Floor,” with Pete and Sue Hall
15 January: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
17 February: Banwood Folk Dance Club, with Linda Game
26 February: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
19 March: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
16-18 April: Contra Camp, with WillPower, Linda Game, and Heather McAslan
23 April: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
21 May: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
11 June: WinQeilidh, with The WinQeilidh Band
12 June: London Barndance, with WillPower
18-20 June: Lichfield Folk Festival, with WillPower and others