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GIGs

  • January 18, 2025
  • 7pm Waltzing, 7:45pm beginner lesson, 8pm-11pm contra dance

Montpelier Contra Dance

Capital City Grange Hall

6612 Rte 12, Berlin, VT

With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile.
Come dance
  • January 25th, 2025
  • 7pm - 9:30pm

UVM Contra Dance

Mann Hall, University of Vermont Campus

208 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT

With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
Find the hall
  • April 13, 2025
  • 3pm - 4:30pm

Dance, Sing & Jump Around

Capital City Grange Hall

6612 VT Rte. 12, Berlin, VT

With students and friends.
Join the Family Dance
  • June 22-28, 2025

Northeast Heritage Music Camp

Camp Common Ground

473 Tatro Road, Starksboro, VT

Scottish fiddle and dance instructor at a fantastic overnight camp.
Learn more about camp
  • June 30 - July 4, 2025

ESCape Week Dance Camp

Pinewoods Camp

80 Cornish Field Road, Plymouth, MA

English, Scottish, and Contra dance musician, Scottish step dance teacher
Learn about camp

Past Gigs (since December 2018)

  • September 20, 2024
  • 7pm - 10pm, beginner lesson at 6:45pm

Queen City Contra Dance

Shelburne Town Hall
5374 Shelburne Rd, Shelburne, VT 05482
With musical friends from years gone by!
  • Sundays, September 22 - Oct. 27, 2024
  • Youth Intermediate at 4:15pm, All Ages Int/Adv at 5:30pm

Youth and All Ages Trad Band Classes

Center for Arts & Learning
46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT
  • October 11, 2024
  • 3pm-6pm

Hardwick Farmers Market

Atkins Field
140 Granite Street, Hardwick, VT
With Liam Moore as “Joanne Garton & Son”.
  • July 13-20, 2024

Pinewoods Family Camp

Pinewoods Camp
Plymouth, MA
Teaching community band for all ages and playing with Aaron Marcus for social dancing.
  • April 13, 2024
  • 2:30pm - 9pm

The Summit School Mud Season Spectacular

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 VT Rte 12, Berlin, VT
Swedish-themed with Heidi Wilson, Jeremy Butler Gordon and Aaron Marcus. Workshop, community meal, and evening youth showcase.
  • March 9, 2024
  • 8pm, beginner lesson at 7:45pm

Norwich Contra Dance

Tracy Hall
300 Main Street, Norwich, VT
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • Feb. 24, 2024
  • 7:00pm

Brownington Ceilidh Club

Brownington Ceilidh Club
Brownington, VT - RSVP to get the specific address
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • Jan. 19, 2024
  • 7:00pm

Whammy Bar Spectacular – Part II

Whammy Bar
Maple Corner Store, 31 West County Road, Calais, VT
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • November 25, 2023
  • 7pm

Whammy Bar Spectacular

Whammy Bar
Maple Corner Store, 31 West County Road, Calais, VT
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • Sundays, March 10, 2024 - April 14, 2024
  • Intermediate Trad Band at 4:15pm, Advanced Trad Band at 5:30pm

Summit School Trad Band Classes

Monteverdi Music School
46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT
Leading two weekly youth trad band classes for all acoustic instruments, intermediate and advanced levels.
  • February 11, 2024
  • 3pm - 4:30pm

Dance, Sing & Jump Around Family Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 VT Rte. 12, Berlin, VT
With youth fiddlers and students of all ages.
  • January 6, 2024
  • 8pm, beginner lesson at 7:40pm

Montpelier Contra Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 VT Rte 12, Berlin, VT
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • July 3, 2023
  • 3PM

Montpelier State House Lawn Family Dance

Montpelier State House Lawn
115 State Street, Montpelier, VT
Joanne Garton & Company play the July 3rd celebration and family dance.
  • July 28 - 30, 2023

Summit School Trad Camp for Kids and Their Adults!

Orchard Valley Waldorf School Campus
Co-director, fiddle and trad band teacher.
  • October 19-22

Boston States Fiddle Camp

Potash Hill Campus
2582 South Road, Marlboro, VT
Session leader on Scottish fiddle.
  • September 23-25

Michigan Dance Heritage Fall Weekend

Camp Cavel
Lake Huron, Michigan
with Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • June 25, 2023
  • 4pm-6:00pm

English Country Dance

Mills River Park
338 Vt-15, Jericho, VT
With the Burlington Country Dancers and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile.
  • May 6, 2023
  • 6pm

Young Tradition Vermont Showcase

Burlington City Hall
149 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401
Young Tradition Vermont Student-Teacher Showcase.
  • April 29, 2023
  • 8pm, beginner lesson at 7:45pm

Montpelier Contra Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 VT Rte 12, Berlin, VT
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile.
  • May 14, 2023
  • 4pm-6pm

House Concert in Montreal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile. Contact concertsjarry@gmail.com for more details.
  • Thursdays, March 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2023
  • 5pm - 6:15 pm

MUSIC THEORY FOR TRAD KIDS with the Summit School of Traditional Music & Culture

Center for Arts and Learning
46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT
For kids and their adults!
  • Sundays April 8, 16 & 30
  • 4:30pm-5:45pm

YOUTH TRAD BAND CLASSES WITH THE SUMMIT SCHOOL OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC & CULTURE

CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING
46 BARRE STREET, MONTPELIER, VT
  • June 15 , 2024
  • 10am - 5pm

Stravaigin at the Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts Highland games

Highland Center for the Arts
2875 Hardwick Street, Greensboro, VT
With Prydein (Celtic Rock), the Catamount Pipe Band, and the Andersons (fiddle-cello duo). Clan tents, highland dancing, step dance demos, Gaellic language stories, and more.
  • May 13, 2023
  • 8pm

House Concert with Trad City House Concerts, Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • Sundays January 15 - February 12, 2023
  • 4:30pm-5:45pm

Youth Trad Band Classes with the Summit School of Traditional Music & Culture

Center for Arts and Learning
46 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT
  • January 20, 2023
  • 7pm-9:30pm

English Country Dance

Elley-Long Music Center
223 Ethan Allen Ave, Colchester, VT
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • January 28, 2023
  • 7:30pm

Robbie Burns Supper and Concert

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
273 Vt Rte. 15, Jericho, VT
With Fiona Stowell and the Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts
  • January 8, 2023
  • 3pm - 4:30pm

Montpelier Family Dance – Dance, Sing, and Jump Around

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 Vt Rte. 12, Berlin, VT 05602
With the Trad Kids of Central Vermont
  • October 30, 2022
  • 4pm - 6:30pm

Montpelier English Country Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 Vt Rte. 12, Berlin, VT 05602
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • October 15, 2022
  • 8pm - 11pm

Montpelier Contra Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 Vt Rte. 12, Berlin, VT 05602
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • September 25, 2022
  • 11am - 2pm

Bees Knees Week – Queen Bee Day Brunch and Sip

Barr Hill Distillery
116 Gin Lane, Montpelier, VT 05602
With Brendan Taaffe, brendantaaffe.com
  • September 16 - 18, 2022
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Adirondack Dance Weekend

Silver Bay, New York
Joanne Garton, Aaron Marcus, and McKinley James as The Turning Stile With callers Scott Higgs and Joanna Reiner.
  • Sept. 11, Oct. 9, & Nov. 6, 2022
  • 1pm - 2pm

Fiddleheads Residency

Vermont Violins,
South Burlington, VT
To register, contact mark.sustic@gmail.com Fiddle instructor for intermediate to advanced fiddlers, kids and adults. Final performance Nov. 6th, 2022 at 3pm at the Children’s Memorial Service, UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel.
  • September 4, 2022
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New World Festival

Randolph, VT
Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 North Main Street
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • August 24, 2022
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FEAST Farmstand

Montpelier Senior Activity Center
58 Barre Street, Montpelier, VT
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • August 5-7, 2022

Summit School Trad Camp for kids and their adults!

Orchard Valley Waldorf School Campus
2290 VT Rte. 14, East Montpelier, VT
Fiddle, chops & grooves, and ukulele (?!) instructor
  • June 26-30, 2022
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Ogontz Family Camp

Lyman, New Hampshire
Fiddle, trad band, and dance instructor.
  • June 11, 2022

Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts Highland Games

Fort #4, Charlestown
NH
With Stravaigin and a in solo workshop
  • June 3, 2022
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Camp Meade Summer Concert Series

Camp Meade Arts Hub
962 VT Rte. 2, Middlesex, VT 05602
With Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • May 7, 2022
  • -

Montpelier Contra Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 Vt Rte. 12, Berlin, VT 05602
With Aaron Marcus and Alex Kehler as The Turning Stile +
  • April 2- May 14, 2022 - Five Saturdays

Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture

Instructor of Teen Trad Band and Youth Fiddle Club
Registration opens soon
  • January 22, 2022

Highland Center for the Arts and online

Greensboro, Vermont
Scottish music mega-group Stravaigin in a Tribute to Robert Burns. See the recorded show anytime via the HCA website.
  • November 6 - December 11, 2021
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Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture

Instructor of Teen Trad Band and Youth Fiddle Club
Register here.
  • Oct. 29-30, 2021
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Enchanted Forest

Hubbard Park, Montpelier, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • October 3, 2021
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English Country Dance, Virtual for Albany

NY
Joanne Garton and Ana Ruesink With caller Val Medve.
  • October 3, 2021

English Country Dance

Jericho,
VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile With callers Martha Kent and Val Medve.
  • September 11, 2021
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Macomb Ball, Plattsburgh

NY
Joanne Garton, Aaron Marcus, and McKinley James as The Turning Stile With caller Wendy Gilchrist.
  • August 29, 2021
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English Country Dance

Jericho, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile With callers Martha Kent and Val Medve.
  • August 8, 2021
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English Country Dance

Jericho, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile With callers Martha Kent and Val Medve.
  • August 7-8, 2021

Young Tradition Vermont Fiddleheads Residency,

Montpelier and Waterbury, VT
Instructor.
  • July 30 - August 1, 2021
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Summit School Trad Camp

East Montpelier, VT
Instructor and organizer.
  • July 19, 2021
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Kilton Public Library Summer Series

Kilton, NH
Joanne Garton and Jeremiah McLane.
  • September 15, 2024
  • 6pm - midnight

Rockfire Fire Walk

Millstone Hill
59 Little John Road, Websterville (Barre), VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile.
  • March 19-21, 2021

Celtic Equinox

Cabot Arts -
Virtual
Performance and workshop leader
  • January 23, 2021

Friends of the Capital City Grange

Thank You Concert - Virtual
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • January 10, 2021
  • 1pm

Workshop for The Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire

Joanne Garton on solo fiddle For SRSNH members only.
  • October 24, 2020
  • 8pm

Norwich Contra Dance

Tracy Hall,
300 Main Street, Norwich, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile – postponed… we’ll dance again another time
  • September 10, 2020
  • 6pm

Feast and Field Market

Fable Farm Orchard
1544 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard, VT
with Jeremiah McLane, advanced tickets required
  • August 29, 2020.
  • 8pm - 11pm

Montpelier Contra Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 Vt Rte. 12, Berlin, VT 05602
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile . – postponed… we’ll dance again another time
  • August 13-16, 2020
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Sutton Fiddle Festival

Sutton, Quebec
Joanne Garton with Peter Senn. – postponed… we’ll play music together another time
  • June 27, 2020
  • 8pm - 11pm

Rockfire: The Elemental Experience

Millstone Hill
Little John Road, Websterville, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile. – till next year, I hope!
  • May 15, 2020
  • 7:00pm - 9:30pm

Tinmouth Contra Dance

Elley-Long Music Center
573 VT-Rte 140, Tinmouth, VT
Joanne Garton and Brendan Taaffe. – postponed… we’ll dance together another time
  • May 1, 2020
  • 7:00pm-9:30pm

English Country Dance

Elley-Long Music Center
223 Ethan Allen Ave, Colchester, VT
Joanne Garton and Pat McPherson. – postponed… we’ll dance together another time
  • April 4, 2020
  • 8pm - 11pm

Montpelier Contra Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 Vt Rte. 12, Berlin, VT 05602
Joanne Garton and Brendan Taaffe. . – postponed… we’ll dance together another time
  • March 29, 2020
  • 4:30pm

English-Scottish Dance

The Champlain Club
20 Crowley Street, Burlington, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile. – postponed… we’ll dance together another time
  • March 13, 2020
  • 8pm - 11pm

Queen City Contra Dance

North End Studios
294 Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile – postponed… we’ll dance together another time
  • March 7, 2020
  • 6pm, doors open at 5:30pm

The Bee’s Knees” album launch concert

The Garage Cultural Center
58 State Street, Montpelier, VT
The Joanne Garton Band
  • February 21, 2020
  • 7:00pm-9:30pm

English Country Dance, Richmond Free Library

201 Bridge St., Richmond
VT
Joanne Garton, Aaron Marcus and Chris Rua
  • February 9, 2020
  • 3pm - 4:30pm

Dance, Sing, Jump Around Family Dance

Capital City Grange Hall
6612 Vt Rte. 12, Berlin, VT 05602
Joanne Garton & students
  • January 24, 2020
  • 6pm - 7:30pm

Spice on Snow Concert

Rabble Rouser
, Main Street, Montpelier, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • December 7, 2019
  • 3:30-5pm - 8pm -11pm

Ottawa Contra Dance

Churchill Recreation Center
345 Richmond Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile 3:30-5pm family dance. 8pm -11pm contra dance.
  • October 25, 2019
  • 8pm.

North Whitfield Contra Dance

St. Denis Parish Hall, Rte
126, North Whitefield, ME
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • October 24, 2019
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Portland Contra Dance

State Street Church,
159 State Street, Portland, ME
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • October 18-20, 2019

Lavender Country and Folk Dance 30th Anniversary Celebration Dance Weekend

YMCA Chimney Corners Camp
Becket, MA
Joanne Garton, Aaron Marcus and Alex Kehler as The Turning Stile
  • September 13, 2019
  • 8pm - 11pm

Queen City Contra Dance

North End Studios
294 Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile
  • September 7, 2019
  • 8pm - 11pm

Montpelier Contra Dance

6612 Vt Rte. 12, Berlin
VT 05602
Joanne Garton, Aaron Marcus, Hollis Easter and Simeon Chapin as The Turning Stile++
  • July 24, 2019

Young Tradition Vermont Trad Camp 2019

Lake Champlain Waldorf High School,
Shelburne, VT
Concert and Master Class in Scottish fiddle
  • July 15-19, 2019
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Summit School Trad Camp

Orchard Valley Waldorf School, East Montpelier, VT
Fiddle and dance instruction
  • June 23, 2019
  • 10am - 1pm

Waterbury Breakfast Club

Waterbury
18 Elm Street,
Joanne Garton and Friends
  • April 3, 2019
  • 8pm

Amherst Contra Dance

99 Main Street, Amherst, MA
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile Calling by the Mad Robin Callers Collective
  • Sunday, March 10, 2019
  • 3pm - 4:30pm

Dance, Sing, Jump Around Family Dance

Plainfield Opera House and Town Hall, VT
Joanne Garton and students
  • February 24, 2019
  • 6pm

Screening of The Groove is Not Trivial and trad session to follow

Savoy Theater
26 Main Street, Montpelier, VT
Secure your spot at the theater
  • February 16
  • February 16

Montpelier Contra Dance

Capital City Grange Hall,
6612 VT Rte. 12, Berlin, VT
Joanne Garton and Brendan Taaffe (a.k.a. The Tartan Raiders)
  • February 8, 2019
  • -

Queen City Contra Dance

North End Studios, 294 N Winooski Ave.
Burlington, VT
Joanne Garton and Aaron Marcus as The Turning Stile Calling by Luke Donforth
  • January 26, 2019
  • 8pm

Norwich Contra Dance

Tracy Hall, 300 Main Street
Norwich, VT
Joanne Garton, Aaron Marcus and Alex Kehler as The Turning Stile
  • January 12, 2019
  • 8am -noon

Celtic Winter Gathering

Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center
60 Lake Street, Burlington, VT
Solo music for Irish dance
  • December 12, 2018
  • 7:30pm

English-Scottish Dance

The Champlain Club
20 Crowley St., Burlington, VT (upstairs)
Quick and dirty lesson at 7:15 Live music by Joanne Garton and Peter Macfarlane Calling by Adina Gordon and Connie Kent Admission: $9-15 sliding scale

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