Chattaboogie - Contra Dance Weekend - Terry Doyle, Alex Wilder and Evan Snoey - Slapping the Wood B

Описание: Contra Dancing at Chattaboogie Dance Weekend 2026

Slapping the Wood by Don Flaherty

This is the yearly dance weekend event sponsored by the Chattanooga Traditional Dance Society. 2026 held at Old Bailey Station. Our dance venue is a large industrial building that has been repurposed as an event venue, hosting concerts, weddings, and dances. It has a nice wood floor for dancing, and is only 5 miles from downtown Chattanooga, TN.

Turnip the Beet with Christie Burns is a dance band duo from Nashville, Tennessee. Rooted in the traditions of Southern Appalachia and local contra dances, Kelsey Wells and Jeremy Lekich combine fiddle, guitar, percussion, and the occasional banjo in an innovative and jubilant musical harvest. Expect to hear an organic mix of eclectic tunes from the American South, Ireland, Cape Breton, Quebec, and Scandinavia, as well as a half-bushel of grooving, homegrown originals. Joining Kelsey and Jeremy is Christie Burns, our wonderfully talented hometown musician, playing piano and hammered dulcimer.

Terry Doyle is an delightful and experienced caller from Morganton, North Carolina. She has a deep repertoire of contradance and square dances, from the easy beginner level to mind bending contras. Come see why Terry is in demand as a caller, and be transported into dance nirvana.
More info at:   / terryddances  

Elijah Jaime is a rising star and talented caller in the American English Country Dance (ECD) and Contra Dance community, known for calling lively dances in the Southeast (like Chattanooga), transitioning from a trainee to a well-regarded caller, and even needing community help for his travel. He's recognized for his clear calling, repertoire including traditional dances, and engaging style that welcomes newcomers, making him a valued part of regional dance scenes

Cathy Hollister has been leading English Country Dances for several years. She is a regular caller in her home community in Nashville, TN and has been a guest caller for many regional dances such as Cincinnati, St. Louis, Louisville. Because she enjoys both contra dancing and English Country Dancing )ECD), she especially enjoys calling ECD sessions for contra dancers.

Evan Snoey has explored and dived into many mediums of music and art. His background in traditional styles combined with a contemporary music education allow him to not only thrive in jazz, bluegrass, old-time, rock, indie folk, chamber and improvisatory music but to push and blend them together. Evan has been playing music since he was five, first learning the fiddle. He grew up playing dance music, and has pursued many traditional styles since then. He sought out new instruments to learn, and new music to play. He has studied old-time, bluegrass, Scandinavian, Scottish, swing & jazz, and contemporary improvisational music.

​​​Alex Wilder is an audio engineer, producer, and songwriter devoted to helping artists communicate through recorded music. A graduate of Oberlin College and the Blackbird Academy, Alex's past work ranges from producing singer-songwriter recordings in Maine to audio engineering on the original songs for Disney's Encanto to writing songs based on spoken stories with Documentary Songwriters. He is from Rockport, ME, and currently lives in Nashville, TN.

The Sound of Perfection. Ed Howe is a consummate musician and professional sound engineer from Atlanta, GA. We are lucky to have Ed running sound for us once again. No one does it better!

Video by Jim Crawford. More videos at    / @43jimcr  

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