Kingfisher
Kingfisher is a Boston-based contra dance band, consisting of Cecilia
Vacanti (fiddle) and Jeff Kaufman (piano, mandolin, drums, synths).
More videos here.
Past gigs
| date | venue | caller | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jun 26 | MIT | Bob Peterson |
| 2018 | Aug 14 | MIT | Laura Johannes |
| 2018 | Oct 7 | BIDA
with Casey Murray | Ron Blechner |
| 2018 | Oct 11 | Portland ME | JoLaine Jones-Pokorney |
| 2018 | Oct 24 | Amherst MA | Lisa Greenleaf |
| 2018 | Oct 27 | JP MA
with Casey Murray | Ron Blechner |
| 2019 | Feb 9 | Cotuit MA | Laura Johannes |
| 2019 | Mar 1 | Deerfield NH | Luke Donforth |
| 2019 | Apr 12 | NEFFA | Don Veino |
| 2019 | May 13 | Charlotte NC | Dean Hooks Jr. |
| 2019 | May 14 | Clemmons NC | Warren Doyle |
| 2019 | May 15 | Baltimore MD | Penelope Weinberger |
| 2019 | May 16 | Rochester NY | Katy Heine |
| 2019 | May 17 | Ithaca NY | House Callers |
| 2019 | May 18 | Poughkeepsie NY | Sue Gola |
| 2019 | Jul 6 | Montpelier VT | Don Stratton |
| 2019 | Jul 7 | Cambridge MA | Yaron Shragai |
| 2019 | Jul 12 | Greenfield MA | Peter Stix |
| 2019 | Jul 30 | Boston MA | Marcie Van Cleave |
| 2019 | Aug 7 | Amherst MA | Maia McCormick |
| 2019 | Sep 1 | Cambridge MA | Tony Parkes |
| 2020 | Jan 15 | Amherst MA | Hannah Jolas |
| 2020 | Feb 1 | Peterborough NH | Hannah Jolas |
| 2020 | Feb 8 | Worcester MA | Billy Fischer |
| 2020 | Feb 14 | San Diego CA | Frannie Marr |
| 2020 | Feb 15 | South Pasadena CA | Frannie Marr |
| 2020 | Feb 16 | Santa Barbara CA | Frannie Marr |
| 2020 | Mar 19 | [cancelled] Concord MA | Andrew Stout |
| 2020 | Mar 20- Mar 22 | [cancelled] Beantown Stomp Cambridge MA | Lisa Greenleaf
Luke Donforth |
| 2020 | Mar 28 | [cancelled] Fiddlehead Frolic Ithaca NY | Bob Isaacs |
| 2020 | May 13 | [cancelled] Princeton NJ | |
| 2020 | May 14 | [cancelled] Mt Airy PA | |
| 2020 | May 15 | [cancelled] Brooklyn NY | |
| 2020 | May 16 | [cancelled] Poughkeepsie NY | Sue Gola |
| 2020 | May 17 | [cancelled] Glen Echo MD | |
| 2020 | May 18 | [cancelled] Charlotte NC | |
| 2020 | May 19 | [cancelled] Clemmons NC | |
| 2020 | May 20 | [cancelled] Mebane NC | |
| 2020 | May 21 | [cancelled] Asheville NC | AnneMarie Walter |
| 2020 | May 22 | [cancelled] Glen Echo MD | |
| 2020 | May 23 | [cancelled] New York NY | Carl Levine |
| 2020 | May 24 | [cancelled] Dawn Dance Brattleboro VT | |
| 2020 | May 29 | [cancelled] Albany NY | Bob Isaacs |
| 2020 | Jun 5 | [cancelled] Expanding the Contraverse Concord MA | |
| 2020 | Aug 1 | [cancelled] Montpelier VT | Don Veino |
| 2020 | Aug 13 | [cancelled] Portland ME | Luke Donforth |
| 2020 | Sep 12 | [cancelled] Worcester MA | |
| 2021 | Nov 13 | Worcester MA | Billy Fischer |
| 2022 | May 14 | Porchfest
Somerville MA | |
| 2022 | May 14 | [cancelled] Jamaica Plain MA | Ron Blechner |
| 2022 | Jun 4 | Northboro MA | Don Veino |
| 2022 | Jun 24 | Greenfield MA | Nils Fredland |
| 2022 | Jul 1- Jul 3 | Dancing Fish
Melrose FL | Janet Shepherd
Bob Isaacs |
| 2022 | Aug 27 | Spark in the Dark
Somerville MA | Liz Nelson |
| 2022 | Sep 10 | Wethersfield CT | Jennifer Jasenski |
| 2022 | Sep 17 | New York NY | Paul Morris |
| 2022 | Sep 30 | Albany NY | Liz Nelson |
| 2022 | Oct 29 | Montpelier VT | Don Stratton |
| 2023 | Jan 27 | Rehoboth MA | Lisa Greenleaf |
| 2023 | Feb 11 | Worcester MA | Rich Sbardella |
| 2023 | Feb 15 | Amherst MA | Liz Nelson |
| 2022 | Feb 25 | Jamaica Plain MA | Dereck Kalish |
| 2023 | Apr 15 | Chatham NJ | Michael Karcher |
| 2023 | Apr 16 | Brooklyn NY | Will Mentor |
| 2023 | Apr 21 | NEFFA | Don Veino |
| 2023 | Apr 30 | Smith College
Techno Contra | Hannah Jolas |
| 2023 | May 13 | Porchfest
Somerville MA | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2023 | May 13 | Jamaica Plain MA | Dave Eisenstadter |
| 2023 | Jun 9 | Greenfield MA | Liz Nelson |
| 2023 | Jun 10 | Wethersfield CT | Don Veino |
| 2023 | Jun 30- Jul 1 | Dancing Fish
Melrose FL | Janet Shepherd |
| 2023 | Sep 3 | Private Event | |
| 2023 | Sep 8 | Albany NY | Ben Sachs-Hamilton |
| 2023 | Sep 9 | New York NY | Ben Sachs-Hamilton |
| 2023 | Sep 29- Oct 1 | Adirondack Dance Weekend
Silver Bay NY | George Marshall
Hannah Chamberlain |
| 2023 | Oct 15 | ContraStock
Glen Echo MD | Bob Isaacs |
| 2023 | Nov 18 | Lenox MA
Mark Price filling in for Jeff | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2023 | Jan 5 | Coventry CT | Jim Gregory |
| 2024 | Jan 6 | Chatham NJ
Double Dance | Bob Isaacs |
| 2024 | Jan 26- Jan 28 | Florida Snow Ball
Gulfport FL | Janine Smith
Will Mentor |
| 2024 | Feb 11 | Portland ME | Hannah Chamberlain |
| 2024 | Feb 21 | Princeton NJ | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2024 | Feb 22 | Mt. Airy PA | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2024 | Feb 23 | Glen Echo MD | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2024 | Feb 24 | Bethlehem PA | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2024 | Feb 25 | Brooklyn NY | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2024 | Apr 19- Apr 21 | NEFFA
Marlborough MA | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2024 | May 11 | Porchfest
Somerville MA | |
| 2024 | May 11 | Wethersfield CT | Don Veino |
| 2024 | May 16 | Concord MA | Julian Blechner |
| 2024 | May 18 | Lenox MA | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2024 | Jun 8 | Worcester MA | Dereck Kalish |
| 2024 | Jun 27 | Rochester NY | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2024 | Jun 28 | Pittsburgh PA | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2024 | Jun 29 | Bloomington IN | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2024 | Jun 30 | St Louis MO | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2024 | Jul 1 | Cincinnati OH | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2024 | Jul 2 | Indianapolis IN | Harris Lapiroff |
| 2024 | Aug 2 | Newfields NH | Ezra Smith |
| 2024 | Aug 16 | Spark in the Dark
Somerville MA | Lisa Greenleaf |
| 2024 | Aug 30- Sep 2 | Dancing Fish
Melrose FL | Dereck Kalish
Terry Doyle |
| 2024 | Sep 18 | Amherst MA | Will Mentor |
| 2024 | Oct 4 | Belfast ME | Will Mentor |
| 2024 | Oct 5 | Cumberland ME | Will Mentor |
| 2024 | Oct 6 | Berwick ME | Hannah Chamberlain |
| 2024 | Oct 19 | Brooklyn NY | Julian Blechner |
| 2024 | Oct 20 | Smith College
Techno Contra | Maia McCormick |
| 2024 | Nov 23 | Fall Frolic
Techno Contra Greenfield MA | Michael Karcher |
| 2025 | Jan 10- Jan 12 | Chattaboogie
Chattanooga TN | Timothy Klein
Janet Sheperd |
| 2025 | Jan 2 | Concord MA | Don Vieno |
| 2025 | Jan 25 | Sheffield MA | Maggie McRae |
| 2025 | Feb 19 | Baltimore MD | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2025 | Feb 20 | [cancelled] Asheville NC | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2025 | Feb 21 | Glen Echo MD | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2025 | Feb 22 | Bethlehem PA | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2025 | Feb 23 | Brooklyn NY | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| date | venue | caller | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Apr 16 | Amherst MA | Julian Blechner |
| 2025 | Apr 25 | NEFFA
Marlborough MA | Maia McCormick |
| 2025 | Jun 13- Jun 15 | Summer Soirée
Asheville NC | Adina Gordon
Steve Zakon-Anderson |
| 2025 | Jul 4- Jul 6 | Dancing Fish
Melrose FL | Luke Donforth
Bob Isaacs |
| 2025 | Oct 18 | Lenox MA | |
| 2025 | Oct 24- Oct 26 | Contra NYC
NYC | Will Mentor |
| 2025 | Oct 30 | Concord MA | Andrew Stout |
| 2026 | Jan 9 | Albany NY | |
| 2026 | Jan 10 | Private Event | |
| 2026 | Feb 18 | Princeton NJ | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2026 | Feb 19 | Mt. Airy PA | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2026 | Feb 20 | Glen Echo MD | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2026 | Feb 21 | Lancaster PA | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2026 | Feb 22 | Brooklyn NY | Alex Deis-Lauby |
| 2026 | Mar 27- Mar 29 | Pigtown Fling
Cincinnatti OH | Wendy Graham
Will Mentor |