Dover Trad Festival

Dover Trad Festival Bringing Irish music and culture, arts, food and fun to Dover, NH!

Cara, as a house of Irish tradition, culture and community wanted to share their traditions with the people of Dover. On...
07/14/2023

Cara, as a house of Irish tradition, culture and community wanted to share their traditions with the people of Dover.
Once that effort was started, the reality that there are many fantastic and wonderful cultures that make up the community of Dover in addition to the Irish influence was realized.
And so- The Dover Trad Festival was born!
This Festival is Cara’s way to create, plan and organize an event for the Dover community that in future years will try to showcase all the cultures represented in Dover.
A fun way to see the spectacular food, art, music and dance that are parts of each traditional culture represented in our fair city.

What Is Dabke Dance?The name “Dabke” is thought to have been derived from the Levantine Arabic word dabaka, which can be...
07/10/2023

What Is Dabke Dance?

The name “Dabke” is thought to have been derived from the Levantine Arabic word dabaka, which can be roughly translated to “stamping of the feet”. It perfectly describes the essence of the dance.

Dabke is characterized by people stamping their feet rhythmically in lines or circles. The dancers’ arms will often be interlocked with one another. They will usually sing or chant along with the dabke music in the background, too.

The formation of dancers will form from left to right. At the head of the formation is the leader (called raas or lawweeh), who sets the rhythm and the steps for the rest. The lawweeh mustn’t just be an expert at dabke, but he must also be accurate, quick, and capable of improvisations. The leader will continuously alternate between facing the dancers and the audience.

Dabke is an incredibly joyous and energetic kind of communal dance. Like we mentioned at the beginning of the article, dabke is only ever performed on happy occasions.

Come see the Dabke performed at the Dover Trad Festival on Saturday! Click the link below to get tickets. Hope to see you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dover-trad-festival-tickets-664018646647?aff=esfb

What's Happening in (or to) Dover NH Dover NH Seacoastonline.com

Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United S...
07/01/2023

Bluegrass music is a genre of American roots music that developed in the 1940s in the Appalachian region of the United States. The genre derives its name from the band Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys. Like mainstream country music, it largely
developed out of old-time string music, though in contrast, bluegrass is traditionally played exclusively on acoustic instruments and also has roots in traditional English, Scottish, and Irish ballads and dance tunes as well as in blues and jazz.

So, while an American cultural music, Bluegrass has roots in multiple other cultures!

Come hear some fantastic Bluegrass music on July 15th at the Dover Trad Festival!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dover-trad-festival-tickets-664018646647?aff=esfb

What's Happening in (or to) Dover NH Dover NH Seacoastonline.com Art at Cara Irish Pub Michael Lee Art

Steve Roy and Friends.Steve Roy has been leading the Thursday night bluegrass jam at Cara Irish Pub for nearly a decade,...
06/28/2023

Steve Roy and Friends.
Steve Roy has been leading the Thursday night bluegrass jam at Cara Irish Pub for nearly a decade, and he's assembled some of the Seacoast's finest pickers for the Dover Trad Fest.
Come give a listen on July 15th!

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