Missing Lynx unites Oliver, a soulful fiddler, mandolinist and spellbinding tunesmith, with Alex, a rocking keys man covering an amazing breadth of styles in depth. For this dance, Oliver and Alex are joined by Noah VanNorstrand, a contra fiddler force of nature. Noah’s intuitive feel for dance music is wide ranging and a constant deligh…. Read more »
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Missing Lynx
Missing Lynx unites Oliver, a soulful fiddler, mandolinist and spellbinding tunesmith, with Alex, a rocking keys man covering an amazing breadth of styles in depth. Together, they rock the dance hall. Both have been studying American music since they were small and have attracted the mentorship of great figures in traditional music.
Life of Their Own
Tim Ball and Sophie Orzechowski play traditional dance music from New England, Ireland, Quebec, Sweden, and France. Switching fluidly between fiddles, guitar, and piano, their music is in turns lively, earnest, and evocative, and brings the best out of the living tradition.
Oliver Scanlon
A soulful fiddler, mandolinist and spellbinding tunesmith, Oliver Scanlon co-founded in 2013 Pete’s Posse with Pete Sutherland and Tristan Henderson. Oliver played with Pete’s Posse for hundreds of contradances, concerts and festivals for their nine years as a trio, releasing eight recording projects along the way! Now based in Syracuse, NY, Oliver plays with Stove… Read more »
Jean, Scott & Henry Smith
A trio that plays for both Irish step dancing and English country dance.
Ballingarry
Ballingarry, based in Rochester NY’s vibrant Irish music community, brings high-energy dance music to contra with a foot-stomping blend of improvisation and tradition. They include veterans of The Bobbens, Rós Gorm, Foxtown, and the Tom Finucane, An gCarraig, and Drumlin Ceili Bands. They’re always excited to play for dance! Performs for: Contra, Irish, Scottish
The Bobbens
Rochester’s newest Contra dance band came together through playing at the local trad Irish music sessions and ceilidh dances. The core repertoire is thus Irish and for contra some Scottish, Canadian, and Old-time tunes have been added. Leader Bob Berch is a long time dancer and musician, so you know they’ll play great tunes in… Read more »
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Eileen Kalfass with musical friends from Syracuse.
Eileen Kalfass and John Wobus
Longtime friends Eileen Kalfass and John Wobus get together to play beloved tunes with lift and joy.
Eloise & Co.
Eloise & Co. features the combined creative force of two of the country’s most sought-after dance musicians, Becky Tracy and Rachel Bell. These two, sometimes playing as a duo and other times joined by various guest guitarists including Owen Morrison, Owen Marshall, and Andrew VanNorstrand, crank out dance music with unbridled energy and soaring beauty…. Read more »
Tempest
Dynamic music from Tim Ball on fiddle, Chuck Abell on guitar, and Eric Metzgar on percussion. A variation of this band is “Tempest with Horns” which ramps up the already full sound with amazing brass instrumentalists.