• Music for Vermont Weddings
  • Music of Lake Champlain
  • Musical presentations of Vermont history
  • Music for contra dance
  • Traditional New England Music
  • Music for Folk Festivals
  • Music for contra dance weekends
  • Traditional music for Vermont Weddings
  • Concerts of New England music
  • Concerts of traditional New England music
  • Music for Vermont celebrations
  • Traditional music for Vermont celebrations
  • Concerts, Weddings & Contra dances in VT
We saw you last week … and thought you were excellent. Bought new cd and cannot stop listening – wow, great stuff … hope to see you again soon.
Don Mace - VT
About us, in brief:
For over 15 years, the Vermont band Atlantic Crossing has been thrilling concert audiences and contra-dancers with traditional songs and acoustic instrumental music from New England - music which has deep Celtic roots in the British Isles and in French & Maritime Canada - together with original compositions inspired by these traditions.

Performances we offer:
Concerts - theaters, town greens, coffee houses, Arts Council events, folk clubs, college series, school presentations etc;
Festivals - folk festivals, expositions, agricultural fairs and more;
Contra Dances - major and local dance series, festival dances, dance weekends, wedding dances etc;
Celebrations - weddings, anniversaries, civil unions, you name it;
Corporate Events - acoustic music for background, for listening or for dancing;
and more besides - not being listed here doesn't exclude your event. Let us know what you have in mind!

News
This Saturday (19 May) we will not only be giving a concert at 2.00 pm as part of the
Lake Champlain Bridge celebrations,
but also be unveiling a new song, written by Viveka, during the opening ceremony at 9.00 am.

See our Facebook page for many photos of our spring tour.
 
For those who couldn't make the Flurry Festival, here's a link to a video of one of our main stage sets.

We're still working on being able to accept PayPal payments for CDs. It should be easy, but ......!
 We'll let you know when it all works.

More about us:
For many years, Atlantic Crossing have been accepted to the Vermont Arts Council's juried artists register, a selection of the state's best artists, and, in recognition of our contribution to the cultural heritage of the state, were designated "American Masterpiece" artists in a joint (now discontinued) program of the Vermont Arts Council & Vermont Folklife Center. Some of Atlantic Crossing's performances are eligible for grant aid through the Arts Council.

Rich harmonies and compelling rhythms imbued with a deep love of the tradition, high levels of creativity and emotional expression, and a healthy dose of fun are the hallmarks of an Atlantic Crossing performance. The band is bringing to life the music of the Helen Hartness Flanders Collection of traditional New England songs, and we research, write and perform material relating to local history.

Atlantic Crossing have appeared at numerous festivals, concert series, and on Public Radio. We have toured frequently in the USA and in the UK and, as a high energy contradance band, have played at many of the major US dance series as well as dance weekends. We now have five recordings to our name on CD, as well as a compilation of sets of dance tunes available on CD and by digital download.


Any problems with this website - please email Peter