2025
March 21-23 – Pigtown Fling, Cincinnati, OH, with the Engine Room
March 24 – Louisville Contra Dance, Louisville, KY, with the Engine Room
March 29-30 – Hashdance, Glen Echo, MD, with Bowrider (Brian Lindsay, Alex Sturbaum)
April 4-6 – Epicenter, Mill Valley, CA, with the Engine Room
April 7 – Palo Alto Contra Dance, Palo Alto, CA, with the Engine Room
April 15 – Trevecca Urban Farm Barn Dance, Nashville, TN, with Turnip the Beet
May 30-June 1 – Chain Reaction, Surry, ME, with the Engine Room
June 4 – Atlantic Stampede Contra Dance (at World Pride), Washington, DC, with Helen Kuhar
June 5 – Atlantic Stampede Square Dance (at World Pride), Washington, DC, with Helen Kuhar and David Knight
June 6 – Friday Night Dance, Glen Echo, MD, with Helen Kuhar
June 7 – Triangle Country Dancers, Carrboro, NC, with Helen Kuhar
June 27 – Experienced Contra Dance, Greenfield, MA, with the Ice Cream Truckers (Noah VanNorstrand, Helen Kuhar)
August 15-17 – Mentone Dance Weekend, Mentone, AL, with Turnip the Beet
October 17-19 – LEAF, Black Mountain, NC, with the Engine Room
October 24-26 – Music City Masquerade, Nashville, TN, with the Engine Room
November 14-16 – Dance-a-Rama, Portland, OR, with the Engine Room
Turnip the Beet
Turnip the Beet is a contra dance band based in Middle Tennessee. Since its inception in 2013, the band has played for more than 100 dances throughout the Eastern U.S. and beyond. Inspired by traditional dance fiddling of Southern Appalachia (Kelsey) and rhythm guitar playing of New England and Quebec (Jeremy), Turnip’s unique brand of dance music inspires dancers to move their feet all night long.
The Engine Room
The Engine Room is a brand new contra dance band hailing from both coasts and places in between. Featuring Noah VanNorstrand (fiddle, mandolin, foot percussion), Kelsey Wells (fiddle, banjo), and Alex Sturbaum (guitar, button accordion), the Engine Room will lay down a driving, nonstop groove that is sure to get you moving.