Bands and callers from our region that you are likely to see performing at our dances.
Regional Callers
| Syracuse Carmen Giunta Keith Hunt Bob Nicholson David Smukler Sarah VanNorstrand |
Binghamton Hilton Baxter |
Rochester Bob Fabinski Yana Malysheva Margaret Mathews Sharon Perry Richard Sauvain Dan Seppeler |
Regional Bands
Arugula
Mike Hoeschele (fiddle), Chris DeGolyer (piano), Silvia Sörensen (flute), Fred Filbrich (bass)
August Wheat
Hope Grietzer (fiddle), Eileen Nicholson (fiddle), and Tom Hodgson (guitar)
Contrapasso
Tim Ball (fiddle), Roberta Truscello (piano)
The Black Squirrels
Annabel Hine (fiddle), Jonathan Watterson (flute, penny-whistle, harmonica), Paul Morris (guitar), Mike Bullock (stand-up bass)
Confluence
Nadine Dyskant-Miller (flute, foot percussion), Barbara Dyskant (keyboards)
Crooked Sixpence
Kathy Selby (fiddle), Gordon Bonnet (flute), John Wobus (piano)
Doc and the Snake Oil String Band
Dick Bolt, Marie Brate, Dan Palmer, Ted Sherwood
Eileen Nicholson and Tom Hodgson
Eileen Nicholson (fiddle) and Tom Hodgson (guitar)
Eric Rounds and Friends
Eric Rounds, Mark Henry, Bob Henrie and Friends
Esteemed Clams
Kathy Vandemortel (fiddle), Stephen Bland (banjo), Fred Filbrich (bass)
Frivolity
Jane Knoeck (piano), Rachel Bell (accordion), and Tim Ball (fiddle)
Gad-zekes!
Don Hughes (piano), Keith Hunt (fiddle), Judy Hunt (concertina), Zeke Smukler (mandolin, banjo), Bill Wilson (bass, bones), Jonathon Watterson (whistle, harmonica), Jenna Weitzel (fiddle)
Geneseo String Band
Jim Kimball and Friends
Good Fortune
Margaret Ball (fiddle), Laurel Sharp (winds), and Barb Seppeler (piano)
The Great Bear Trio
Andrew VanNorstrand (guitar), Noah VanNorstrand (fiddle), Kim Yerton (piano)
Groovemongers
Rebecca McCallum (fiddle), Jane Knoeck (piano, accordion), CW Abbott (mandolin, guitar), Mark Hellenberg (percussion)
Happy Endings
Jane Knoeck (piano), Eileen Nicholson (fiddle), Rachel Bell (accordion)
Jessi Howard Gang
Howard Blumenthal and friends
Kitchen Chair
Jennifer Dotson and Gail Blake
Mad Goat String Band
Peter Fraissinet (fiddle), Joe Hayward (banjo), Marianne Marsh (guitar), Tom Ruscitti, (mandolin), and Nancy Spero (bass)
Miss Marty and SGB
Marty Blodgett, Charlie Mayer, Tod Sukontarak, Jess Youngquest
Montage
Jane Knoeck (piano, accordion), Rachel Bell (accordion, flute), Tom Santarsiero (guitar, mandolin, banjo)
Notes Inégales
Andrea Katz (fiddle), Ethan Jodziewicz (guitar), Michael Ludgate (mandolin)
O’Shanigans
Tim Ball (fiddle), Michael Ludgate (mandolin), Phil Robinson (guitar)
Over and Under
Roger Cass, Jack DeVuyst, and Friends
Oxymorons
Mark Dumont (flute), Chris Degolyer (piano), Jeff Folkins (hammered dulcimer, concertina, bodhran), Jane Knoeck (piano)
Persuasion
Rebecca McCallum (fiddle), Jane Knoeck (piano), and Rachel Bell (accordion)
Rakes of Rochester
Roger Cass (piano), Sue Duvall (violin), Bill Hulfish (whistles), Mary Fraser (cello)
Rochester English Country Dance Ensemble
Lisa Hoffman, Pat Hanley, Chris DeGolyer, Fred Filbrich, and Dick Bolt
Salt Potatoes
Tom Fay (fiddle), Ted Curtis (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), Harvey Nusbaum (guitar, banjo), Bob Elfenbein (fiddle, guitar, bass)
Tempest
Chuck Abell (guitar), Tim Ball (fiddle), Geoff Saunders (bass), Jamie Kubala (percussion), Barbara Dyskant (piano)
Tim Ball & Tom Hodgson
Tim Ball (fiddle), Tom Hodgson (guitar)
Tunescape
Rachel Bell (accordion), Jodi Austin (piano), Nadine Dyskant-Miller (flute), Tim Ball (fiddle), Peter Blue (percussion, nyckelharpa, button accordion)
Wildroot String Band
Tom Owens, Michelle Burack, Dave Frenzel, Bruce Brown