AUBURN — The Mighty Folquemeister will perform an afternoon of old-time fiddle music and dancing on Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Danville Junction Grange, 15 Grange St.
The Mighty Folquemeisters range in age from 6 to 60-plus and perform on fiddles, guitars, mandolin, banjo, Scottish smallpipes, bodhran (Irish hand drum) and spoons. The program will kick off at 2 p.m., with a 40-minute concert of lively Celtic jigs and reels, as well as some French Canadian favorites. Caller Cindy Larock will then invite attendees up onto the floor to try out some traditional New England and Quebecois contra and square dances.
“I plan to start off with some fun-and-easy dances that are guaranteed to be user-friendly for everyone, even if they’ve never danced before,” said Larock, who was designated several years ago by the Maine Arts Commission as a master artist in folk dancing.
Admission to the concert and dance is $6, or $20 for a family of four, with children under age 10 admitted free of charge
Grange members will have a table of home-baked goods available for purchase, as well as coffee and cold drinks. There will also be a plant sale, with an array of colorful cyclamens and, in anticipation of the Christmas holidays, a special “Bible Collection,” featuring angel-wing begonias, prayer plants, wandering Jews and Moses-in-the-Bullrushes. Also offered will be an assortment of vintage house plants, such as Swedish ivy, beefsteak begonias and spider plants. Proceeds from the plant sale are earmarked to benefit Whiting Farm/John F. Murphy Homes and the youth music program of the Maine Folque Co-op, which provides mentoring for the Mighty Folquemeisters.
The event is cosponsored by the Danville Junction Grange and the Maine Folque Co-op. For information, call 207-782-0386.
PHOTO: The Mighty Folquemeisters will perform at Danville Junction Grange in Auburn Nov. 17. (Submitted photo)
