ELLIE NOWELS | Big Scioty Contra Dance

Big Scioty – Oct. 19 – The Big Four with Kathy Anderson calling

by ELLIE NOWELS | Oct 15, 2019 | Big Scioty

Kathy Anderson and the Big Four will once again grace our dance hall on Saturday. If you were there in May when they helped us wrap up last season, you know you’re in for an evening of contra bliss. The Louisville-based band, led by fiddler Andrew Taylor of the...

Big Scioty – Oct. 5 – Wild Rumpus w Frank Buschelmann calling

by ELLIE NOWELS | Sep 30, 2019 | Big Scioty

Come and dance with us while we celebrate the recent wedding of two of our own. And while you’re at it, enjoy a mini-preview of Winter WarmUp 2019! Saturday’s Big Scioty dance features Cincinnati caller Frank Bushchelmann and the always awesome Wild Rumpus, both of...

Sat. Sept. 28 – Clintonville Zombie Romp

by ELLIE NOWELS | Sep 26, 2019 | Big Scioty

Saturday September 28 First Ever Clintonville Zombie Romp It’s the contra dance series that just won’t die! You don’t need a zombie costume, but zombies in all states of disrepair are welcome. Band: The Old Grey Cats (Harold Cheyney on keyboard and...

Big Scioty Sept. 21 – Firefly Trace w Liz Burkhart calling

by ELLIE NOWELS | Sep 17, 2019 | Big Scioty

A new local band and an up-and-coming Cincinnati caller will take the stage at Big Scioty’s second dance of the season. (And our annual celebration of Talk Like a Pirate Day. Aaarrr!) With a calling style that has been described as clear, enthusiastic and fun, Liz...

Big Scioty – Sept. 7 – The Wild Ones w Barry Dupen calling

by ELLIE NOWELS | Sep 1, 2019 | Big Scioty

We’re back! Join us as we launch Big Scioty’s 2019-20 season with help from some good friends from Indiana and West Virginia. The caller will be Barry Dupen, who first took the mic more than two decades ago in North Carolina and now is active in the Indiana contra...