2026 Bands & Callers

Washington-based caller Lindsey Dono is a mainstay on the national contra circuit, and has been on staff at camps, weeks, and festivals for over a decade. Known for precise teaching and welcoming stage presence, Lindsey crafts programs with rich narrative arcs. Both on stage and off, Lindsey is committed to building inclusive, intergenerational folk communities.

Imogen Mills is an English and family dance caller from Southern Vermont, whose goal as a caller is to bring playfulness and a sense of belonging to everyone in the room. Originally from New Jersey, she began dancing and playing for dances as a child, and has grown up in the folk dancing community. Her training as a singer and instrumentalist has fostered a strong and intentional connection with the music, and as a former music educator, she brings humor and thoughtful instruction that encourages and involves dancers at all levels.

Northwoods is a contra dance band based in Boston MA. Northwoods also plays for English Country Dance occasionally. Casey Murray on guitar and cello, Molly Tucker on fiddle, Sam Zakon-Anderson on piano.

Joanna Morse (fiddle), Carrie Rose (flute, alto flute, piccolo), and Aaron Marcus (piano, concertina) join us to play for ECD at SiS 2026. Joanna brings a lifetime of traditional music and dance to the bandstand.  She grew up  in the traditions of English and American traditional music and dance, from morris to contra to English country.  Carrie is equally at home shimmering silver in an orchestra, grooving like Jethro Tull, composing and performing avant-garde new music, and puzzling goats with Old Joe Clark. Aaron is best known throughout the country for their performances with Frost & Fire, The Turning Stile, Cedar Waxwing, and formerly Giant Robot Dance. Aaron also brings exuberant energy, danceability, subtle lyricism, deep emotion, and whimsy to any band arrangement, whether as an accompanist on piano or as a percussive dancer while playing the concertina.