SUPPORT OUR “5 THINGS” WEB CHATS Make a general donation to SUPPORT OUR WEB CHAT and other online events we host. ~ ~ ~ ~ A limited time Fundraiser 5 THINGS COMMEMORATIVE PIN! ~ ~ ~ ~ Become a monthly donor to our group ($5 or more) and RECEIVE a 5 THINGS COLLECTIBLE PIN (until supply runs out) along with placement on a weekly list to receive the links for our web show! JOIN US AT UPCOMING WEB CHATS: Tuesday, April 6th 5 THINGS WEB CHAT JIM MORRISON Tuesday, April 13th 5 THINGS WEB CHAT MARY DEVLIN ~ 3rd SATURDAYS ARE BACK! ~ Saturday, April 17th 5 THINGS WEB CHAT TBA Tuesday, April 20th 5 THINGS WEB CHAT ROSEMARY LACH Tuesday, April 27th 5 THINGS WEB CHAT DAVE BARTLEY ~~~ Watch our past guests’ 5 Things Web Chats HERE Please click HERE to contact us about joining our mailing list.

SUPPORT OUR GUESTS ~ LINKS to support our guests and their requests ~ along with links for purchasing their books, CDs, and more. With the cancellation of gigs and the current state of affairs many in our community have had their living severely reduced. We encourage all things that support our English Country dance community. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ AUDREY KNUTH ~ Support Audrey’s music and other work she does in our community by donating directly via: PayPal: paypal.me/audreyknuth Venmo: @Audrey-Knuth ~~~~~~~~~ ~ GRAHAM CHRISTIAN ~ Support his work in historical research via PayPal HERE. (PayPal locator: graham.christian (at) gmail.com) Graham also encourages folks to support their local callers and musicians who lost most of their work due to the pandemic. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ DAN BLIM ~ recommends you donate to: Society for American Music Judith McCulloh Fellowship for traditional music studies CLICK HERE To support research on a folk-based music culture of the Americas. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ JACQUELINE SCHWAB ~ Support Jacqueline in the music and work she does by sending a tip to PAYPAL or VENMO OR MAIL: PO Box 745, Chatham, MA 02633 ~~~~~~~~~ ~ ALISA DODSON ~ KAREN AXELROD ~ ~ BARBARA FINNEY ~ DARLENE HAMILTON ~ ~ MARTHA GRIFFIN ~ ANNA RAIN ~ ~ GARY ROODMAN ~ PAUL ROSS ~ Recommend you donate to our group THE HISTORICAL TEA & DANCE SOCIETY to support the work we are doing on our 5 Things web series program. (Donation button in our sidebar at top of this page.) ~~~~~~~~~ ~ ALISA DODSON ~ BARBARA FINNEY ~ ~ DANIEL J WALKOWITZ ~ recommends you consider donating to YOUR local dance community! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ KAREN AXELROD ~ BARBARA FINNEY ~ ~ LIZ GOOSSEN ~ GAYE FIFER ~ Recommend you donate to the Country Dance & Song’s CIRCLE OF FRIENDS CLICK HERE TO JOIN Circle of Friends is a monthly and quarterly donation plan, with amounts as low as $5 per month. Circle of Friends members receive all the perks of CDSS membership: copies of the CDSS News, a 10% store discount, and more! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ ALEX CUMMING ~ Support the work Alex is doing in the community by donating directly to Alex directly. CLICK HERE ~~~~~~~~~ ~ JEFF SPERO ~ recommends you consider donating to: North Bay Country Dance Society (NBCDS) CLICK HERE TO DONATE and Bay Area Country Dance Society (BACDS) CLICK HERE TO DONATE Support the work they do to bring music and dance to us and giving our fabulous musicians a place to play during the pandemic! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ WAYNE HANKIN ~ JuboED CLICK HERE TO DONATE Make a contribution of $10 or more, and receive a free instrument.   Wayne believes music is a lifestyle chosen by family, friends and community who want to strengthen their positive relationships further. He offers discounts as needed to our community as he would like to spread the joy of Jubo to all! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ ALAN WINSTON ~ recommends you consider donating to: Bay Area Country Dance Society (BACDS) BACDS hosts online “virtual” music, dance, and workshop events giving our ECD/Contra musicians a place to work and perform during the pandemic. They also help to provide leadership and support for developing technical and operational practices for online events. CLICK HERE TO DONATE ~~~~~~~~~ ~ DR. HEATHER CLARKE ~ Support Heather’s research by purchasing Captain Cook’s Country Dances the Book and CD CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK It’s also available in USA through Bruce Hamilton, acting US distributor (email us for contact info) For UK distribution contact FolkSales.com ~~~~~~~~~ ~ DAVE WIESLER ~ recommends you consider donating to: DANCING WELL - The Soldiers Project Their mission is to restore the well-being of veterans and families affected by PTSD and brain injury through community dance. CLICK HERE TO DONATE ~~~~~~~~~ ~ JENNY BEER ~ There is so much need out there. Please remember to contribute wherever you are finding pandemic relief through online music and dance. Give the gift of your attention and affection – get in touch with a dancer or musician you haven’t talked with since June or before and simply enjoy their company for a bit. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ CHRIS SACKETT ~ JONATHAN JENSEN ~ ~ DAVID SMUKLER ~ GENE MURROW ~ ~ BEVERLY FRANCIS ~ BRIDGET WHITEHEAD ~ ~ DAVE WIESLER ~ ~ JAMES HUTSON ~ BRAD FOSTER ~ ~ JENNA SIMPSON ~ SCOTT HIGGS ~ ~ DAVID MILLSTONE ~ ORLY KRASNER ~ ~ BROOKE FRIENDLY ~ BRUCE HAMILTON ~ ~ SHARON GREEN ~ JOANNA REINER ~ All recommend: Support The Country Dance & Song Society! AND SEND LOVE TO OUR ECD FREELANCERS HERE through CDSS.org AND Reach out in YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES and support YOUR LOCAL DANCE GROUPS and musicians to make sure they are surviving and will be here once we start dancing again! > > > BECOME A CDSS MEMBER < < < and help support dance and song communities in the US and Canada all year round, go to: www.cdss.org/join ~ KATY GERMAN, exec director of CDSS ~ Recommends you find out more about CDSS by visiting the website: www.cdss.org/ ~~~~~~~~~ ~ WALTER NELSON ~ Suggests you donate to The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy DONATE BY CLICKING HERE ~~~~~~~~~ ~ RACHEL BELL & SUSAN KEVRA ~ Support the work Rachel and Susan do by donating at: RachelBellmusic.com A portion of all proceeds will go to Ashokan Northern Week Fiddle and Dance Camp “We're forever grateful for all that place has meant to us over the years, and we want to support the future of music and dance at Ashokan in any way we can.” ~~~~~~~~~ ~ LISA GREENLEAF ~ The Concord Scout House Make sure the Scout House is around for another 100 years by donating CLICK HERE! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ LOUISE SIDDONS ~ Scissortail Traditional Dance Society They continue to pay their rent during this time to help their halls survive. Extra funds are used to support community members in need, and to sponsor member projects related to their mission. All donations are tax deductible. To help support Scissortail by donating CLICK HERE! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ CHIP PRINCE ~ Support “Food for Thought” in Sonoma County. To donate CLICK HERE. If some people really want to donate to *me*, I won’t say no. To PayPal.me/ChipPrince  CLICK HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ Anna Rain also recommends a project we are greatly anticipating... JENNA SIMPSON’s GoFundMe to create a CD of tunes for her dances!  Musicians are Naomi Morse, Paul Oorts, and Dave Wiesler. CLICK HERE to support this much anticipated project! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ SHIRA KAMMEN ~ Support the “Playing with Phantoms” project (phantomplayers.com). All donations will go to this wonderful resource for English Country musicians! Send via PayPal to Shira Kammen CLICK HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ OLIVIA BARRY ~ The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. The school's “fund-a-need” page allows you to donate directly to the music, song, and dance programs CLICK HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ DAVE WIESLER ~ CDs and music books available directly from Dave HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ JENNA SIMPSON ~ Under the Influence - 18 Dances by Jenna Simpson book Available on the CDSS site or directly from Jenna HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ SCOTT HIGGS ~ Key to the Cellar - Dances by Jenny Beer & Scott Higgs book Available on the CDSS site or directly from Scott HERE. Also THINK LOCAL. Reach out to local folks in need. Your show of concern & caring can be a huge boost during this time. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ SUSAN de GUARDIOLA ~ Historical Dance Historian Support her work via PayPal HERE. (locator: susan (at) sle.org) ~~~~~~~~~ ~ BRUCE HAMILTON ~ "Companions in Waiting" Pet Rescue and Adoption Nonprofit Donate HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ KATE BARNES ~ Purchase Barnes Books HERE (Email for Latterday Lizards CDs.) Purchase Bare Necessities CDs HERE at CDSS.org ~~~~~~~~~ ~ CÉCILE LAYE ~ Purchase Books and CDS HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ REBECCA KING ~ Purchase Books and CDs HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ KALIA KLIBAN ~ Buy Dance Books & Music from choreographers and musicians OR support YOUR local dance groups