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Free Double Dances with the Knepper, Abell, & Metzgar Band
June 30, 2019 @ 2:30 am PDT
The Santa Barbara Country Dance Society (SBCDS) Announces Free Double Dances with the Knepper, Abell, & Metzgar Band on Sunday, June 30th. Contra dance is also sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation Board
The Santa Barbara Country Dance Society (SBCDS) Announces two Free Dances with the Knepper, Abell, & Metzgar Band on Sunday, June 30th: An English Country Dance from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m, and a Contra Dance from 6:30-9:30pm at the Carrillo Center with Rich Goss calling the dances. Both dances are free (sponsored by a dancer)
Sunday Dances
Where: Carrillo Recreation Center
100 E. Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara
Band: the Knepper, Abell, & Metzgar Band
Caller: Rich Goss
Free Lesson for Contra Dance: 6:10pm
Dance times: English Country Dance 2:30 to 5:00 p.m and Contra Dance 6:30- 9:30pm
FREE DANCES (sponsored by a dancer)
Band: Knepper, Abell, & Metzgar Band
The band connects both coasts: Chuck Abell and Eric Metzgar from the East Coast and Chris Knepper, considered one of the best contra musicians in the Bay Area.
Chuck Abell (guitar, vocals) Besides being a great musician from Rochester New York, Chuck is a Caller and a Singer-Songwriter. He has played contra dance music for over 20 years, in bands such as Tofu Snowshoe (w/ Rebecca McCallum), the Jolly Beggars (w/ Bill Henrie), and Corazon (w/ Max Buckholtz), and part of Tempest for many years. An eclectic musician, he also leads a swing/blues band, writes songs and calls contra dances.
Eric Metzgar (drums) also plays withTempest. He is interested in rock, blues, classical, country, jazz and folk music.
Chris Knepper- (mandolin, fiddle, guitar) a Contra and International Folk Dance Musican. Chris will bring his diverse, inventive talents, and will do so with his usual energy and inventiveness. He also plays with the Backwater Boys, Triple Play, U-Haul and wiNgNuts.
About the Santa Barbara Country Dance Society (SBCDS) and Contra Dances
Contra dances and English Country Dances are sponsored by the Santa Barbara Country Dance Society and the City of Santa Barbara Parks & Recreation Board. They brings contra dances to you almost every Sunday. Our Contra dance always has a live band and a live caller. Many moves are similar to square dancing and the caller walks the dancers through the moves before each dance. There is always a lesson at 6:10pm before the dances. See the schedule at https://www.sbcds.org/contradance/schedule/