Our repertoire includes a broad variety of folk-dance music from many countries and cultures, including the British Isles, France, Austria, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and the Balkans (including Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, and Serbia), Turkey, and Israel, along with tunes from Canada, Mexico, South America, and the U.S.
We play regularly for several folk-dance clubs and classes in the San Francisco peninsula area, and are also available for dance parties, weddings, Bar Mitzvas and other occasions.
Who we are
- Dave Bogdanoff (leader; bass, guitar, percussion, vocals),
- Sue Ellen Porter (flute),
- Meryl-Lee Corcoran (clarinet),
- Pete Showman (fiddle, mandolin, vocals),
- Ned Gault (autoharp, Austrian harmonika (button accordion), vocals, percussion),
- Chiara Bos (accordion—and maybe nyckelharpa too),
- Bruce Davis (fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals),
- Gary Breitbard (accordion, fiddle, vocals),
- Jena Rauti (vocals, accordion, percussion).
Where to Hear Us
- Friday March 21, 2008, 8 pm:
Chang's International Folk Dancers
at their new location: Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, 417 31st Ave, San Francisco (north of Golden Gate Park, between Clement and Geary; map and directions from 19th Ave.)
Schedule: First four Fridays every month, 8 pm until (at least) 10:30 - CANCELLED:
May 1, 2008: Loui Tucker's Saratoga international folk dance class at the St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church, 18870 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga. - Friday May 16, 2008: Berkeley Folk Dancers, Berkeley
- Saturday June 21, 2008:
San Francisco Free Folk Festival (SFFFF)
New Building at City College of San Francisco (The Ocean Avenue Campus, 50 Phelan Ave., near the I-280 Ocean Ave exit).
Schedule: Festival is Saturday and Sunday June 21-22, noon to approx. 10 pm both days.
Vecernica usually plays for the Saturday evening folk dance,
but as of March 5, the 2008 schedule has not yet been published. - Friday June 27 2008, 8pm:
Chang's International Folk Dancers' 70th anniversary party
Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, 417 31st Ave, San Francisco (north of Golden Gate Park, between Clement and Geary; map and directions from 19th Ave.)
Recent years:
- Sat. Jan 13, 2007: Heritage Festival Folk Dance Party, San Carlos.
- Sat. Feb 24, 2007: Marcel Vinokur's folkdance party, Menlo Park
- Fri. Mar 16, 2007: Chang's International Folk Dancers, San Francisco
- Thu. Apr 26, 2007: Saratoga International Folk Dancers (Loui Tucker)
- Fri. June 8, 2007: Berkeley Folk Dancers, Berkeley
- Sat. Jun 15, 2007: San Francisco Free Folk Festival (at SF City College; evening folk dance).
- Sat. Oct 27, 2007: Marcel Vinokur's folkdance party, Menlo Park
- Fri. Dec 7, 2007: Stanford International Dancers, Mountain View
- Sat. Jan 14, 2006: Heritage Festival Folk Dance Party, San Carlos.
- Fri. Mar 17, 2006: Chang's International Folk Dancers, San Francisco
- Fri. Feb 7, 2006: Stanford International Dancers, Mountain View.
- Thu. Apr 20, 2006: Saratoga International Folk Dancers (Loui Tucker).
- Sun. Jun 3, 2006: Triton Museum, Santa Clara
- Sat. Jun 24, 2006: San Francisco Free Folk Festival (evening folk dance).
- Sat. Dec 2, 2006: Gail Barton's Folk and Ballroom Dance Concert (City College of San Francisco).
- Sat. Jan 22, 2005: Heritage Festival Folk Dance Party, San Carlos.
- Fri. Feb 4, 2005: Stanford International Dancers, Mountain View.
- Fri. Mar 18, 2005: Chang's International Folk Dancers, San Francisco
- Thu. Apr 21, 2005: Saratoga International Folk Dancers (Loui Tucker).
- Sat. May 21, 2005: Marcel Vinokur's folkdance party, Menlo Park
- Sat. Jun 18, 2005: San Francisco Free Folk Festival (evening folk dance).
- Sat. Oct 15, 2005: Marcel Vinokur's folkdance party, Menlo Park
- Sat. Jan 10, 2004: Heritage Festival Folk Dance Party, San Carlos.
- Sat. Feb 21, 2004: Marcel Vinokur's folkdance party, Menlo Park
- Fri. Mar 19, 2004: Chang's International Folk Dancers, San Francisco
- Fri. Apr 2, 2004: Stanford International Dancers, Mountain View.
- Thu. Apr 22, 2004: Saratoga International Folk Dancers (Loui Tucker).
- Sun. Jun 6, 2004: Triton Museum, Santa Clara
- Sat. Jun 26, 2004: San Francisco Free Folk Festival (evening folk dance).
- Sun. Sep 19, 2004: Private anniversary party, Sunnyvale Rec. Center.
- Sat. Nov 6, 2004: Gail Barton's Folk and Ballroom Dance Concert (City College of San Francisco).
Contact Information
* Večernica?
What's that?
Večernica means "Evening Star" in Serbo-Croation.
It's pronounced something like "veh-CHAIR-neet-sah."
(In Serbo-Croation, the character č (c-hachek or c-caron,
which should look like this in your browser:
)
is pronounced like English "ch" or "tch",
while a plain "c" is pronounced like English "ts" or "tz".)
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