Donal Sheets is a musician, dancer, and graduate student from Connecticut. He first got involved with organizing contra dances during his time at Oberlin College and is excited to join a committee of other enthusiastic dance organizers to continue the tradition of Swing into Summer.

Emma Schneider was hauled along to a contra dance at Oberlin College and fell headlong into a world of song swaps, roll-switching swings, hankie waves, and circling swords. She also worked in the kitchen at Pinewoods for a couple summers, where she developed a deep love for star gazing in Long Pond. Emma is delighted to be part of continuing this world of well-fed musicians, dancers, and silly olympians.Description goes here

Mary was raised in the cradle of Vermont’s green mountains where she still lives. As a caller she loves to share her infectious joy for traditional dancing with dancers of all ages and she has something to offer every crowd. She calls family and community dances with great joy and finds “chestnuts” absolutely irresistible. When not calling, Mary works for Vermont Folklife. She’s also the host and producer of a podcast for CDSS about dance callers: From the Mic!

Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin is a dancer and member of the band Nova. An accordionist, pianist and vocalists he performs across New England in various configurations. His first experience at Pinewoods was Swing into Summer in 2011 and has been attending whenever possible since. He lives in Southern Vermont with his partner and works as a software developer.

Eileen began playing fiddle music at age 12 under the guidance of folk legend Pete Sutherland. Growing up in Vermont, she was a founding member of The Irregulars, a six-piece teen trad band. She has experimented with and been influenced by many fiddle styles over the years, including Irish, Quebecois, Cape Breton and Old Time. While a student at Mount Holyoke College, she founded the Mount Holyoke Folk Music and Dance Society. She is a member of Calluna, a Massachusetts-based trad trio that plays driving dance tunes from an Irish contemporary repertoire. She is also on the committee for Youth Dance Weekend and you can often find her dancing at BIDA or playing at a session in Boston.