Bands and callers from our region that you might see performing at our dances.
Regional Callers
| Syracuse Carmen Giunta Bob Nicholson David Smukler Sarah VanNorstrand |
Ithaca Ted Crane Pamela Goddard Katy Heine Nancy Spero |
Rochester Bob Fabinski Margaret Mathews Richard Sauvain Dan Seppeler |
Regional Bands
Band combinations change often, and some of this information may not be up to date…
Arugula
Mike Hoeschele (fiddle), Chris DeGolyer (piano), Silvia Sörensen (flute), Fred Filbrich (bass)
Contrapasso
Tim Ball (fiddle), Roberta Truscello (piano)
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
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), Susanne Farrington (accordion), Ralph Loomis (whistle, Northumbrian small pipes)
Geneseo String Band
Jim Kimball and Friends
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) Kalfass (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)
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
Seaglass
Eileen (Nicholson) Kalfass (fiddle), Rachel Bell (accordion), Andrew VanNorstrand (guitar)
Salt Potatoes
Tom Fay (fiddle), Ted Curtis (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), Harvey Nusbaum (guitar, banjo), Bob Elfenbein (fiddle, guitar, bass)
Serendipity
Barb Seppeler (piano), Laurie Williams (flute)
Tempest
Chuck Abell (guitar), Tim Ball (fiddle), Eric Metzger (percussion)
Wildroot String Band
Tom Owens, Michelle Burack, Dave Frenzel, Bruce Brown