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2017
​Dates        Location                    Musicians
Jan 4               Amherst, MA .                           Bacon Avenue 
Jan 5               Concord Scout House .            Bacon Avenue
Jan 13             Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend .   Various Musicians
Feb 24-25       IVFDF - Cambridge, England .   Bacon Avenue
Mar 1               Edinburgh, Scotland                  Bacon Avenue
Mar 3               Alcester, England                       Bacon Avenue
Mar 4               Sheffield, England                     Bacon Avenue
Jun 24              Edinburgh, Scotland                 Grace Emery and Sam DePasquale
Aug 26             Shrewsbury Folk Festival .        Contrasaurus
Sep 16             Edinburgh, Scotland .                Freeland Barbour, Edward Wallace



2016
Jan 1                Pittsburgh, PA                         The Cosmic Otters
Jul 27               Edinburgh, Scotland               The Cosmic Otters
Sep 24             Paris, France                           Robbie Thomas, Holly Norton, Edward Wallace
Oct 2                Birmingham, England              The Night Before
Oct 22​              Edinburgh, Scotland                Various Musicians
                            Scottish Universities Folk Festival

​Nov 11             Edinburgh, Scotland                 Contra-Alt-Delete



2015
Jan 2                 Pittsburgh, PA                              Jonathan Whitall, Meg Dedolph
Jan 10               Chicago, IL - Wilson Abbey         Edward Wallace, Jay Desrosiers, Anne Beal
Jan 26               Chicago Barn Dance                    The Cosmic Otters

Jan 31               University of Chicago                   DJ Bob Walser
Feb 20               Lopez Island, WA                         Sassafras Stomp
Feb 21               San Juan Island, WA                   Sassafras Stomp
Feb 26               Seattle, WA                                  Sassafras Stomp
Feb 27              Seattle, WA                                   Sassafras Stomp
Feb 28              Eugene, OR                                  Sassafras Stomp
Mar 4                Berkeley, CA                                 Sassafras Stomp
Mar 5                San Rafael, CA                             Sassafras Stomp
Mar 7                Oakland, CA                                 Sassafras Stomp
Mar 8                Petaluma, CA                               Sassafras Stomp
April 4               University of Chicago                   Les Z Boys, Various Musicians
                                 Dance Weekend

May 9               Chicago, IL - Wilson Abbey         Anne Beal, Jay Desrosiers, Peter Martin
May 18             Chicago Barn Dance                   Hillbilly Diaspora
​June 5              Private Event                               The Cosmic Otters
June 7             Old Town School of Folk Music    The Cosmic Otters
June 19-21      Pinewoods - Swing into Summer  The Free Raisins, Gallimaufry, and More!
June 22           Concord Scout House                  Jack O'Connor, Edward Wallace, Larry Unger
Aug 8              Chicago, IL - Wilson Abbey           Edward Wallace and Friends
Sept 25           Chicago Waldorf School               The Cosmic Otters
Sept 26           Chicago Queer Contra                 Patrick Ahlberg, Chris Kimmons
​Sept 28           Chicago Barn Dance                    Audrey Knuth, Larry Unger
​Oct 15             Concord Scout House                  Agnostic Fiddle Insurgency
Oct 17             Peterboro Fall Ball                       Agnostic Fiddle Insurgency
​Nov 6              Urbana Folk and Roots Festival   Allos Musica Ensemble
Dec 2              Berkeley, CA - University Co-Op  Tunestone
Dec 5              San Francisco, CA                       Maivish
Dec 6              Alameda, CA - No Snow Ball       Tunestone
​Dec 11            Oakland, CA - Circle Left              Tunestone


2014                                
Jan 4                 Old Town School of Folk           The Cosmic Otters
Jan 11               DePauw University                    Edward Wallace, Grey Larsen, Jonathan Whitall       
Jan 24               University of Chicago                The Cosmic Otters
Apr 13               Fermilab Village Barn                
The Cosmic Otters
Apr 21               Chicago Barn Dance               Roger Diggle, Jennifer Jeffries
May 31              Bloomington, IN                        The Cosmic Otters
June 20             Urbana, IL                                 The Cosmic Otters
June 21             Louisville, KY                            The Cosmic Otters
June 23             Chicago Barn Dance               Roger Netherton, Fred Campeau, Steve Rosen, Tony Scarimbolo
July 21              Chicago Barn Dance                Chicago Open Band
Aug 8                Glen Echo, MD                          The Glen Echo Open Band
Sept 18             Concord, MA                             The Cosmic Otters
Sept 26-28        Youth Dance Weekend             The Free Raisins, Phoenix
Oct 6                 Chicago Barn Dance                 Open band
Oct 17               Boulder, CO                              Edward Wallace, Josh Van Vliet                    

Oct 18               Fort Collins, CO                        Edward Wallace, Josh Van Vliet
Nov 7                Urbana, IL                                 Champaign - Urbana Folk and Roots Festival
Dec 15             Chicago Barn Dance                 Sassafras Stomp
Dec 27-Jan 1   Roanoke, WV                            Terpsichore Dance Holiday


2013

Jan 2
Jan 4
Jan 10
Feb 4
Feb 8
Feb 23
Mar 22
Mar 24
Mar 25
Apr 12
Apr 13
May 10
May 11-12
June 8
June 15
Aug 1
Aug 2
Aug 4
Aug 7
Aug 15
Aug 30
Sept 9
Nov 2
Nov 9
Nov 11
Dec 9
Dec 27-Jan1
2012
Jan 7
Jan 23
Jan 25
Jan 28
Feb 9
Feb 18
Feb 19
Feb 20
Mar 8
Mar 9
Mar 10
Mar 17
Apr 13
Apr 14
Apr 20
May 25-28
Sept 2
Sept 8
Sept 10
Oct 6
Oct 13
Dec 1
Dec 3
Dec 7, 8
Amherst, MA
Providence, RI
Concord, MA
Concord, MA
Carlisle, MA
Mystic, CT
Cambridge, MA
Brattleboro, VT
Concord, MA
Greenfield, MA
Wethersfield, CT
Lexington, KY
Cincinnati, OH
Cotuit, MA
Concord, NH
Glenside, PA
Glen Echo, MD
Glen Echo, MD
Amherst, MA
Concord, MA
Rutland, MA
Concord, MA
Storrs, CT
Wethersfield, CT
Concord, MA
Chicago, IL
Roanoke WV


Jan Jam, Urbana, IL
Concord, MA
Amherst, MA
Kingston, NH
Concord, MA
Concord, NH
Cambridge MA - BIDA
Concord, MA
Bard College
Albany, NY
Worcester, MA
Lenox, MA
Lexington, KY
Cincinnati, OH
NEFFA
Catapult Showcase
Cambridge, MA - BIDA
Hartford, CT
Cambridge MA - BIDA
Deerfield, NH
Worcester, MA Woods Hole, MA
Concord, MA
Tampa, FL
La Banane Enchantée
La Banane Enchantée
Stuart Kenney and Friends
Julie Metcalf, Larry Unger, Cal Howard, Jack O'Connor
Carlisle House Band
Edward Wallace and Friends
Julie Vallimont, Jon Cannon
Julie Vallimont, Randy Miller, Roger Khale, David Cantieni
Bethany Waickman, Emily Troll, Jack O'Connor
Julie Metcalf, Peter Siegel
Edward Wallace and Friends
Buzzstep
The Cosmic Otters
Free Raisins
Free Raisins
The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
DJ Improper
The Dead Sea Squirrels
Julie Metcalf, Larry Unger
Agnostic Fiddle Insurgency
Allemande North
The Fiddleheads
Firecloud
Edward Wallace and Friends
Terpsichore Dance Holiday 


The Cosmic Otters
Nor'easter
La Banane Enchantée
Caribou and Reed
The Free Raisins
The Free Raisins
Jon Cannon, Bennett Konesni, Eric McDonald
Agnostic Fiddle Insurgency
Dueling Whiskey Factory
Dueling Whiskey Factory
Dueling Whiskey Factory
Agnsostic Fiddle Insurgency
The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
Larry Unger, Julie Metcalf, Edward Wallace
Various bands
Emily Troll, Glen Loper, Josh Van Vliet
Edward Wallace and Friends
Debby Knight, Audrey Knuth, Cal Howard
Edward Wallace, Eric Eid-Reiner, Sylvia Miskoe
Agnostic Fiddle Insurgency
Woods Hole House Band
Jack Devereux, Larry Unger, Jack O'Connor
On The Fly

2011

Jan 22
Jan 25
Feb 7
Feb 12
Feb 26
Mar 5
Mar 12
Mar 26
Mar 27
Apr 16-18
May 12
May 14
Jun 20
Jun 24-26
July 23
Sept 12
Sept 24
Sept 30
Oct 8
Nov 17
Nov 27
Concord, MA
Cambridge, MA (MIT)
Concord, MA
Cotuit, MA
Mystic, CT
Medway, MA
Concord, MA
Easty Putney, VT
Brattleboro, VT
Mansfield, MA
Concord, MA
Wethersfield, CT
Concord, MA
Delafield, WI
Jamaica Plain, MA
Concord, MA
Mystic, CT
Greenfield, MA
Jamaica Plain, MA
Concord, MA
Concord, MA



Edward Wallace,Mark Roberts, Andrea Cooper
Edward Wallace, Josh Van Vliet
Edward Wallace, Jeff Kaufman, Rick Kaufman, Debby Knight
Glen Loper, Bethany Waickman, Ceder Stanistreet
Randy Miller, Edward Wallace, Roger Kahle
Randy Miller, Edward Wallace, Gordon Peery
NEFFA
Glen Loper, Bethany Waickman, Ellie Marshall
Dueling Whiskey Factory 

Edward Wallace, Max Newman, Steve Hartley


Edward Wallace, Josh Van Vliet
David Kaynor, Lissa Schneckenberger, Corey DiMario, Peter Siegal
Julie Metcalf, Larry Unger, Edward Wallace
Stuart Kenney, Edward Wallace, Matt Kenney, Max Newman
Free Association

2010

Jan 25
Feb 5
FEb 6
Feb 20
Feb 28
Mar 8
Mar 20
Mar 22
Mar 23
Mar 25
Mar 27
Apr 10
Apr 17
Apr 22
May 23
May 29
Jun 19
Jul 31
Sept 13
Sept 17-19
Oct 9
Oct 16
Oct 17
Nov 20
Dec 7
Evanston, IL
Urbana, IL
Indianapolis, IN
Valparaiso, IN
Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL
Jonesboro, TN
Knoxville, TN
Winston Salem, NC
Warren Wilson, NC
River Falls, SC
Chicago, IL
Fort Wayne, IN
Evanston, IL
St. Louis, MO
Bloomington, IN
Lansing, MI
Urbana, IL
Chicago, IL
Port Huron, MI
Concord, MA
Concord, MA
Cambridge, MA (BIDA)
Waltham, MA
Cambridge, MA (MIT)

The Tune Hounds (E. Wallace, B. Smith, M. Shapiro, E. Schedler)
The Tune Hounds
Roar Sharks


The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
University of Chicago Dance Weekend with Nils Fredland and Elixir, The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
The Syncopaths
The Tune Hounds
The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters
The Cosmic Otters

Fall Dance Heritage Weekend with The Cosmic Otters


Julie Vallimont, Brendan Carey Block, Eric McDonald
Brandeis University Dance with The Free Raisins

2009

Jan 11
Jan 19
Jan 22
Feb 9
Feb 26
Mar 9
Mar 29
Mar 30
Jun 29
Jul 13
Jul 14
July 15
Aug 3
Aug 21
Sept 11
Sept 12
Oct 12
Nov 28
Dec 5
Warrenville, IL
Evanston, IL
Oak Park, IL
Chicago, IL
Oak Park, IL
Kimmswick, MO
Urbana, IL
Bloomington, IN
Chicago, IL
Louisville, KY
Indianapolis, IN
Bloomington, IN
Chicago, IL
Bloomington, IN
Urbana, IL
St. Louis, MO
Chicago, IL
Lake Geneva, WI
Chciago, IL
The Cosmic Otters




Kimmswick Dance Weekend, multiple bands and callers



The Fingerlings (E. Wallace, E. Schedler)
The Fingerlings
The Fingerlings with Sam Bartlett

Sugar Hill Dance Weekend, multiple bands and callers
The Tune Hounds
The Tune Hounds

Breaking Up Thanksgiving dance weekend, multiple bands and callers
University of Chicago Dance Weekend with Cocks o' the North (Sam Bartlett, Claudio Buchwald, Eric Schedler).

2008

Aug 23
Dec 6
Bloomington, IN
Chicago, IL
Sugar Hill Dance Weekend, multiple bands and callers
The Trouser Weasels (E. Wallace, J. Whitall, H. Cole-Mullen
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