NM Tech, Socorro, New Mexico
May 23-26,2025
It’s finally here! Welcome to FolkMADness 2025! There is a fantastic schedule, filled with dancing, singing, jamming, and more! Below are some reminders about how camp works.
Phone Numbers:
For emergencies: 911 or (575) 835-5434 for campus police
NM Tech On Call Line, (575) 418-9003 for replacement keys, lock-outs and other room issues.
The on-call number is also posted in each dorm.
Other issues/questions: Lindsay Taylor, Camp Director, (720) 431-7362 (text preferred)
Sign-up for a Volunteer Slot
We appreciate everyone’s help to make camp run smoothly, if you haven’t already stopped by the registration table to sign-up for at least one chore shift. Thank you to all our lead volunteers!
Buy Raffle Tickets!
Proceeds of the raffle support FolkMAD’s financial assistance program which makes sure our camps are accessible to everyone in the community. If you have items to contribute please drop them off at the West Gym when you register.
Bring Your Meal Tickets
Don’t forget to bring your meal ticket (provided in your registration packet). Our meals will be in the Student Union Cafeteria in the Fidel Center with their standard menus. A salad bar, vegetarian entrees and some gluten-free options will be offered daily. If you have unused meal tickets, please turn them in at registration so folks who need to purchase meals can use them.
Meals are available for purchase for those who are not staying on campus. Meal prices are $10 for breakfast, $11 for lunch, and $12 for dinner, all you can eat. All forms of payment are accepted at the cafeteria.
Check Out is by Monday at 11am. DO NOT leave your room key in your room. Please turn it in at registration before you leave. We are charged a fee for every key that is not returned.
Join the FolkMADness committee
We want to see FolkMADness continue for years to come, but in order for that to happen we need to extend our committees. If you are interested in getting more involved as an organizer, please talk to Lindsay, Tristan or Caitlin this weekend!
NOW, LET’S SING, DANCE, AND JAM!
Campus Map
Schedule
Friday, May 23, 2025
4:00pm Registration Opens: Outside Main Doors of the Gym Complex / West Gym
5:30-6:45pm Dinner: Student Union Cafeteria, Fidel Center
7:00-7:45pm Artists’ Showcase: Dance Hall/East Gym. ALL Artists – Join us for some songs, music, and more details about the great camp we have planned
8:00-11:00pm Contra Dance: Dance Hall/East Gym. Gaye calling with Jeff, Ryan, and Ness / Alexandra calling with Larry, Eric, and Emily
9:30pm till… Evening Open Jam with Eric Carlson & Friends: Find us outside!
Saturday, May 24, 2025
| Dance Hall/East Gym | West Gym/Snack & Raffle | Atrium/Cafeteria Building | Other Places | |
| 7:30-9:00 | Breakfast, Fidel Center | 7 am Bird Walk: with Robin Gurule Meet outside gym | ||
| 9:15-10:00 | Morning Waltzes & Partner Dances Jeff, Ryan, and Ness | Join the Camper Band Practice Will play the main stage on Sunday with Larry, Eric, and Emily | ||
| 10:15-11:30 | Smooth and Flowy Contras Gaye with Jeff, Ryan, and Ness | A Vocal Warm Up Workshop singing with Deirdre Murtha | Camper Callers Pick a dance to call on Sunday Alexandra Deis-Lauby Driscoll Lounge | |
| 11:30-1:00 | Lunch, Fidel Center | |||
| 1:15-2:30 | Contra Games Alexandra with Larry, Eric, and Emily | Fiddle for Dance Ryan McKasson | Maritime Songs (including chanteys) singing with Deirdre Murtha | |
| 2:45-4:00 | Square Dances Gaye with Larry, Eric, and Emily | Role Swapping Alex with Turquoise Tuners | Balkan Folk JamFun with Sevens! with Meg York | Beginner Percussion Ness Smith-Savedoff Driscoll Lounge |
| 4:15-5:15 | English for Contra Dancers Gaye with Jeff, Ryan, and Ness | Adding Counter Melodies with Turquoise Tuners | Irish Songs singing with Deirdre Murtha | |
| 5:15-6:45 | Dinner | |||
| 7:00-7:45 | Gathering: Sing with Deirdre Murtha Concert: Jeff, Ryan, and Ness | |||
| 8:00-11:00 | EVENING DANCE: THEME – THRIFT STORE PROM Alexandra with Jeff, Ryan, and Ness / Gaye with Larry, Eric, and Emily | 9:30 till…Evening Jam Hosted by Eric Carlson & Friends | ||
Sunday, May 25, 2025
| Dance Hall/East Gym | West Gym/Snack & Raffle | Atrium/Cafeteria Building | Other Places | |
| 7:30-9:00 | Breakfast, Fidel Center | 7 am Bird Walk: with Robin Gurule Meet outside gym | ||
| 9:15-10:00 | Morning Waltzes Glorieta Pines | |||
| 10:15-11:30 | English Alexandra with Jeff, Ryan, and Ness | Beginning Waltz Workshop Gaye Fifer – Larry, Eric, and Emily | Gospel Songs singing with Deirdre Murtha | Slow Jam with Eric Carlson – Driscoll Lounge |
| 11:30-1:00 | Lunch, Fidel Center | |||
| 1:15-2:30 | Unusual Formation Contras Gaye with Larry, Eric, and Emily | Music Basics for Callers Jeff Spero | On the Rocks (drinking and shipwreck songs) singing with Deirdre Murtha | Irish African fusion, a spiritual percussive journey Sunny Sampson – Driscoll Lounge |
| 2:45-4:00 | Flourishes in Contra Alexandra with Jeff, Ryan, and Ness | Intermediate Waltz Workshop Gaye and Glorieta Pines | Open Singing Circle singing with Deirdre Murtha | Clawhammer Banjo Workshop with Eric Carlson – Driscoll Lounge |
| 4:15-5:15 | Camper Callers and Band Contras Camper callers led by Alexandra and camper band led by Larry, Eric and Emily | |||
| 5:15-6:45 | Dinner, Fidel Center | |||
| 7:00-7:45 | Gathering: Song with Deirdre MurthaCallers or workshop leader announcements Concert: Larry, Eric, and Emily | |||
| 8:00-11:00 | EVENING DANCE: THEME – SOUTHWEST FLARE Alexandra with Larry, Eric, and Emily / Gaye with Jeff, Ryan, and Ness | 9:30 till…Evening Jam: Hosted by Eric Carlson & Friends | ||
Monday, May 26, 2025
7:30 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 11:30 Room Clean Up; Turn in evaluations and room key cards in the Dance Hall/East Gym
9:15-9:45 Waltzes/Partner Dances in Dance Hall/East Gym with Larry, Eric, and Emily
9:45-11:15 LAST DANCE: Gaye with Larry, Eric, and Emily; Alexandra with Jeff, Ryan, and Ness
11:15-11:30 Closing Song with Deirdre Murtha
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch; Pick up raffle items and snack food in the West Gym; Lost & Found items in the Dance Hall/East Gym
12:30 – 1:00 Feedback Loop: Cafeteria Lounge. Interested in Helping? Have an Opinion? Stop to see Lindsay Taylor, Caitlin Bannan, or Tristan Fin!
Come back again next year – Thanks! This weekend sponsored by New Mexico Folk Music and Dance Society www.folkmads.org