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Contra Dance Musicians in Connecticut
accordion
banjo
bass
bass guitar
bodhran
bouzouki
button accordion
cello

concertina
dobro
fiddle
fife
flute
guitar
hammered dulcimer
harmonica
harp

mandolin
percussion
piano
piccolo
recorder
viola
viola da gamba
violin
whistle

Alphabetical list of CT contra dance
musicians and what instrument(s) they play
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Accordion:
-
Craig Edwards (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Fran Hendrickson
(The Reel
Thing)
-
John Kalinowski (Wild
Notes)
-
Norb Spencer
(Dogtown)
-
Linda Thomas (Step
It Up!)
-
Banjo:
-
Mark Bobman (Heart's
Ease)
-
Howie Bursen (Get
Reel)
-
Bill Campbell (The
Reel Thing)
-
Craig Edwards (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Mike Fischman (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Jeffrey Friedman
(Celtic Knots)
-
Tom Randall
(Dogtown)
-
Jim Rusling (Rambling
Pitchfork)
-
Jim Sirch
(Fiddleheads)
-
Dirck Westervelt (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Bass:
-
Dan Hocott (Wild
Notes)
-
Mike Fischman (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
John Soltys (Thread
City String Band)
-
Dirck Westervelt (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Bass guitar:
-
Ed Dale
(Neo-Contras,
Rambling Pitchfork)
-
Bodhran: (See also
percussion)
-
Jim Sirch
(Fiddleheads)
-
Julie Sorcek (The
Reel Thing)
-
Andy Weiner (Woodkerne)
e-mail
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Bouzouki:
-
Howie Levine
(Neo-Contras,
Rambling Pitchfork)
-
Button
accordion:
-
Jim Rusling (Rambling
Pitchfork)
-
Cello:
-
Ken Mitchell (Step
It Up!)
-
Concertina:
-
John Kalinowski (Wild
Notes)
-
Britt Goodman (Step
It Up!)
-
Linne Landgraf (Heart's
Ease)
-
Tim St. Jean
(Neo-Contras)
-
Dobro:
-
Howie Levine
(Neo-Contras)
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Fiddle:
-
June Bisantz-Evans
(Thread City String Band)
-
Mark Bobman (Heart's
Ease)
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Craig Edwards (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Jan Farrar-Royce
e-mail
-
Gwen Glasser (The
Reel Thing)
-
Keith Harvey (Rambling
Pitchfork)
-
Colin Healey
(Fiddleheads)
-
Nancy Murphy Kalinowski
(Heart's Ease)
-
Chris Keenan (Heart's
Ease)
-
Mickey Koth (Wild
Notes)
-
Becky Miller
(Dogtown)
-
Chuck Morgan (Thread
City String Band)
e-mail
-
Louise Muller
(Neo-Contras)
-
Stacy Phillips (The
Swivets)
e-mail
-
Willow Sirch
(Fiddleheads)
-
Tim St. Jean
(Neo-Contras)
-
Dan Tressler (Jackson
Pike Skifflers)
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Fife:
-
John Kalinowski (Wild
Notes)
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Flute:
-
Mickey Koth (Wild
Notes)
-
Linne Landgraf (Heart's
Ease)
-
Dana Placzek (Celtic
Knots)
-
Jim Sirch
(Fiddleheads)
-
Julie Sorcek (The
Reel Thing)
-
Nat Woodruff (Heart's
Ease)
-
Guitar:
-
Bill Campbell (The
Reel Thing)
-
Peter Delaney (Wild
Notes)
-
Craig Edwards (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Mike Fischman (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Jeffrey Friedman
(Celtic Knots)
-
Dave Howard (Please &
Thank-You Stringband)
-
Howie Levine (Rambling
Pitchfork)
-
Dave Mazur
e-mail
-
Laura Mazza-Dixon
(Heart's Ease)
-
Noreen Morgan (Thread
City String Band)
-
Norm Plankey
(Fiddleheads)
-
Tom Randall
(Dogtown)
-
Bill Shevin
(Neo-Contras,
Rambling Pitchfork)
-
Dan Tressler (Jackson
Pike Skifflers)
-
Dirck Westervelt (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Hammered
dulcimer:
-
Britt Goodman (Step
It Up!)
-
Harmonica:
-
Larry Boisvert (Thread
City String Band)
-
Bill Campbell (The
Reel Thing)
-
Jim Rusling (Rambling
Pitchfork)
-
Harp:
-
Kasha Breau (Wild
Notes)
-
Mandolin:
-
Peter Delaney (Wild
Notes)
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Cynthia Eller (Celtic
Knots)
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Mike Fischman (Wild
Goose Nation)
-
Colin Healey
(Fiddleheads)
-
Howie Levine
(Neo-Contras,
Rambling Pitchfork)
-
Gary Mitchell (Step
It Up!)
-
Dana Placzek (Celtic
Knots)
-
Tom Randall
(Dogtown)
-
Tim St. Jean
(Neo-Contras)
-
Linda Thomas (Step
It Up!)
-
Dan Tressler (Jackson
Pike Skifflers)
-
Bill Wallach (Please &
Thank-You Stringband)
-
Gary Wickfors
(Fiddleheads)
-
Percussion: (See also
bodhran)
-
Baba David Coleman (conga)
(The Swivets)
-
Piano:
-
Ellen Cohn (The
Swivets)
-
Fran Hendrickson (The
Reel Thing)
-
Becky Miller
(Dogtown)
-
Tom Randall
(Dogtown)
-
Beth Reichert
-
Linda Thomas (Step
It Up!)
-
Piccolo:
-
Julie Sorcek (The
Reel Thing)
-
Recorder:
-
Deborah Forest Hart
e-mail
-
Mickey Koth (Wild
Notes)
-
Linne Landgraf (Heart's
Ease)
-
Nat Woodruff (Heart's
Ease)
-
Viola:
-
Cynthia Eller (Celtic
Knots)
-
Mickey Koth (Wild
Notes)
-
Casie Runkle (Celtic
Knots)
-
Viola da
gamba:
-
Laura Mazza-Dixon
(Heart's Ease)
-
Violin:
-
Cynthia Eller (Celtic
Knots)
-
Robert Reichert
-
Casie Runkle (Celtic
Knots)
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Whistle:
-
Mickey Koth (Wild
Notes)
-
Linne Landgraf (Heart's
Ease)
-
Dana Placzek (Celtic
Knots)
-
Jim Sirch
(Fiddleheads)
-
Nat Woodruff (Heart's
Ease)
-
Contra dance musicians by name:
-
June Bisantz-Evans
(Thread City String Band): fiddle
-
Mark Bobman
(Heart's Ease): fiddle, banjo
-
Larry Boisvert
(Thread City String Band):
harmonica
-
Kasha Breau (Wild
Notes): harp
-
Howie Bursen (Get
Reel): banjo
-
Bill Campbell
(The Reel Thing): banjo, guitar,
harmonica
-
Ellen Cohn (The Swivets): piano
Baba David Coleman (The Swivets):
conga
Ed Dale
(Neo-Contras,
Rambling Pitchfork): bass guitar
-
Peter Delaney
(Wild Notes): guitar, mandolin
-
Craig Edwards
(Wild Goose Nation): accordion, banjo,
fiddle, guitar
-
Cynthia Eller
(Celtic Knots): violin, viola
-
Jan Farrar-Royce: fiddle
-
Mike Fischman
(Wild Goose Nation): banjo, bass, guitar,
mandolin
-
Deborah Forest Hart: recorder
-
Jeffrey Friedman
(Celtic Knots): banjo, guitar
-
Gwen Glasser (The
Reel Thing): fiddle
-
Britt Goodman
(Step It Up!): hammered dulcimer, English
concertina
-
Keith Harvey
(Rambling Pitchfork): fiddle
-
Colin Healey
(Fiddleheads): fiddle, mandolin
-
Fran Hendrickson
(The Reel Thing): accordion, piano
-
Dan Hocott (Wild
Notes): bass
-
Dave Howard (Please
& Thank-You Stringband): guitar
-
John Kalinowski
(Wild Notes): accordion, concertina,
fife
-
Nancy Murphy Kalinowski
(Heart's Ease): fiddle
-
Chris Keenan
(Heart's Ease): fiddle
-
Mickey Koth (Wild
Notes): fiddle, viola, whistle, flute, recorder
-
Linne Landgraf
(Heart's Ease): flute, recorder, whistle,
concertina
-
Howie Levine
(Neo-Contras,
Rambling Pitchfork): bouzouki, dobro,
guitar, mandolin
-
Dave Mazur: guitar
-
Laura Mazza-Dixon
(Heart's Ease): guitar, viola da
gamba
-
Becky Miller
(Dogtown): fiddle, piano
-
Gary Mitchell
(Step It Up!): mandolin
-
Ken Mitchell (Step
It Up!): cello
-
Chuck Morgan
(Thread City String Band): fiddle
-
Noreen Morgan
(Thread City String Band): guitar
-
Louise Muller
(Neo-Contras): fiddle
-
Stacy Phillips (The
Swivets): fiddle
-
Dana Placzek
(Celtic Knots): flute, octave mandolin,
whistle
-
Norm Plankey
(Fiddleheads): guitar
-
Tom Randall
(Dogtown): banjo, guitar, mandolin,
piano
-
Beth Reichert: piano
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Robert Reichert: fiddle, octave violin
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Casie Runkle
(Celtic Knots): violin, viola
-
Jim Rusling
(Rambling Pitchfork): banjo, button
accordion, harmonica
-
Bill Shevin
(Neo-Contras,
Rambling Pitchfork): guitar
-
Jim Sirch
(Fiddleheads): banjo, bodhran, flute,
whistle
-
Willow Sirch
(Fiddleheads): fiddle
-
John Soltys (Thread
City String Band): bass
-
Julie Sorcek (The
Reel Thing): flute, piccolo, bodhran
-
Norb Spencer
(Dogtown): accordion
-
Tim St Jean
(Neo-Contras): concertina, fiddle,
mandolin
-
Linda Thomas (Step
It Up!): accordion, piano, mandolin
-
Dan Tressler
(Jackson Pike Skifflers): fiddle,
guitar, mandolin
-
Bill Wallach (Please
& Thank-You Stringband): mandolin
-
Andy Weiner (Woodkerne): bodhran
-
Dirck Westervelt
(Wild Goose Nation): banjo, bass,
guitar
-
Gary Wickfors
(Fiddleheads): mandolin
-
Nat Woodruff
(Heart's Ease): flute, recorder,
whistle
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Last modified: November 21, 2007.