S5E5 Dancing Fiddler Hillary Klug!

Mike and Hillary explore the unusual and interesting origin story of The Dancing Fiddler … and thank goodness for overpriced Nashville parking garages! She presents an very personal and revealing glimpse into her world – everything from the physical demands of dancing and fiddling, to the joy of learning new skills, to dealing with internet trolls. Then Dana Miller and Joe Rinehart of Brooklyn Contra to delve into the deep connection between our favorite music and the dancing it serves. Enjoy!

Mentioned in this Episode: Hillary Klug / @hillaryklug Grand Ole Opry / @opry Don Flemons Keith Secor Beast Games Brooklyn Contra / @brooklyncontradance Camp Friendship, Brooklyn

Events of Note: Jam Jersey – March 20th to 22nd at Mahwah NJ Brooklyn Contra Dance twice-monthly dance – next on March 22nd in Brooklyn NY The 5 Borough Fling Annual Dance Festival – November 6th – 8th in Manhattan NY Music in this Episode: Music is from Hillary’s upcoming album “The Dancing Fiddler” “Le Petit Chat Gris (The Little Grey Cat)” “Crawdad Song”- with Don Flemons and Keith Secor

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