The Broad Street Ceili Band plays a variety of traditional Irish dance music while mixing in occassional waltzes. During their festival sets, Irish set dances will alternate with ceili dances taught by Barry and Pat Callahan. Experienced dancers will be on hand to help guide complete beginners or those new to the tradition. The Band features Bob Drouin on fiddle, Ron Lister on concertina, Chuck Papini on tenor banjo, Josh Kane on flute, Marianne Kane on bodhran and newest member Kevin O'Brien on piano. The emphasis is on fun, learning by doing! No partners are necessary and the Band will encourage festival-goers to try a dance as they listen to some great music! In between the dancing, we will showcase some of the more advanced step dance students currently being taught by instructor Terry Songini as part of BRT's Heritage Arts classes. Several students of the Blackstone River Theatre Irish step dance program, under the direction of instructor Terry Songini, will perform dances learned specifically for the festival, utilizing steps learned in BRT's dance program which runs throughout the year. Dancers include: Katie Thomas, Melissa Copeland, Keri McCarthy, Kara Brady, Alexandra MacKenzie, Tovah Bodner, Mary Roth, Kathleen Hoye, Mary Ellen Snyder, Leah Motta, Erin Hussey, Rose Morrison and Grace Morrison.