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Callers |
| George Marshall |
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 Beth Molaro lives
in the Asheville area of Western North Carolina and is an active part
of the vital dance community there. To date Beth has called in 25 states
as well as Denmark and Canada and at Dance Weekends and Festivals too
numerous to mention. Her energetic calling and growing reputation have
kept her on the road calling about 100 dances a year for the last few
years! Beth is known for her quick no-nonsense walk throughs and effective
teaching. She calls high energy dances specializing in "rip roaring" squares
and contras that make you go ahhhhhhhh....... website |
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 Rick Mohr website |
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Bands |
 The Avant
Gardeners are fiddler and vocalist Laura Light,
George Paul on piano and accordion, Dave Wiesler on keyboards,
guitar and mandolin and Dan Sebring on guitar. The tunes are eclectic,
original and rootsy - American hybrid variety.
The deep grooves of the band's mixture of traditional and composed
tunes have contributed to the delirium of dancers at countless dances
and concerts from coast to coast. Their range of performing styles
from traditional swing, Celtic and old time and their facile improvisation
on fiddle, piano, accordion, guitar, mandolin, and percussion have
given this group their reputation as one of the premier contra and
swing dance bands in the country.
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 Groove
music for the contradance community. The Clayfoot
Strutters, a nationally
recognized band of well-traveled musicians from the far corners of
the roots music galaxy brings you a CD's worth of contradance tunes
from New England, Appalachian, Irish, Quebecois and other traditions,
laid over a hot bed of Texas swing, Cajun, Zydeco, Afropop, Funk and
Latin grooves - just what they're known for at dance camps and festivals
from Alaska to St. Croix! website |
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 Giant
Robot Dance brings together five talented young
musicians from New York, Vermont and Maryland for a high-energy,
alter-ego, super-psychedelic contra dance experience. Two sets
of musical brothers (Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand of The Great
Bear Trio and Andrew and Aaron Marcus of The Gift Of The Marci
and Jiggermeister ) have teamed up with this other guy (the one
and only Michael Ferguson) for a wild night of blaring accordion,
shredding electric guitar, bludgeoning drums and honking trombone
solos, plus a sprinkling of very tasteful piano melodies and delicate
violin accents. If you've ever longed to balance and swing with
ELO, hey for four with Carlos Santana or petronella turn to the
music of Queen, this may very well be as close as you'll ever get! website |
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 This
incarnation of Philadelphia's own Rumpus
brings
together fiddler Nora Smith, saxman Ross Harriss, mando/banjoer
Bill Quern and guitarist Sarah Gowan. High energy driving rhythms,
swinging sax and inventive fiddling will start your ButterBall
off right! website
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