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Twin fiddlin' with Hope Grietzer Kathy loves to join fiddle forces with Hope Grietzer, a wonderful fiddle player from Owego, NY. Together, Kathy and Hope create a rich synergy of driving rhythm and soaring harmonies. Sound clip - The Faraway Waltz (by Pete Jung). Originally from Johnson City, NY, Hope fell in love with fiddle music in college, playing in the Geneseo String Band under the leadership of ethnomusicologist Jim Kimball. She now keeps a busy schedule performing, teaching and leading jam sessions. Hope is a Rocky Mountain Region Fiddler of the Year and an inductee to the New York Fiddlers' Hall of Fame. [Visit Hope's web site] |
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John Wobus is an accomplished pianist who has developed his contradance and English style over nearly twenty years of playing for dances in the Central New York region. He currently plays in a variety of ensembles, including Contranella with his daughter and son-in-law Megan and Charley Beller, Heart's Delight with David Smukler, Laurel Sharp, Eileen Nicholson and Zeke Smukler, and in Rosie's Ready Mix with Hope Grietzer and Curt Osgood. John can often be found with his fiddle at jam sessions in the Ithaca vicinity. [Visit John's site.] Gordon Bonnet grew up in Louisiana in a French-Acadian family. He has over thirty years of experience playing flute, bagpipes and other winds in a wide variety of styles. Some of his current musical passions include performing French and Breton music with the band Alizé, and playing Galician, Balkan and Klezmer music. Gordon's talent and enthusiasm for music in demented time signatures has led to his publication of two books of Balkan tunes. He is in demand as a teacher of flute, pennywhistle and bagpipes, both at music camps and for private lessons. [Visit Gordon's site.] |
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Tom Hodgson Tom is an excellent guitarist renowned in NY State and beyond for his outstanding musicianship. He has worked with many acclaimed fiddle players, including Martin Hayes, George Wilson and Lissa Schneckenburger. Tom is in high demand as an accompanist at contra dances and other events in the Central NY region, playing with a variety of musicians including fiddlers Laurie Hart and Eileen Nicholson. When Hope, Kathy and Tom get together, the musical sparks - and the dancers' feet - really fly! "Three
great musicians—dual fiddles and a super rhythm guitar—prove
that the whole is more than the sum of its parts!" - Ted Crane,
Tompkins County Country Dances organizer and dance caller. |
features Kathy on fiddle with flutist Gordon Bonnet and pianist John Wobus. Our high-octane trio specializes in music for contradance and English dance. We will get you out of your seat and up on your feet!
Kathy and John at
Smart Monkey Cafe, Ithaca
With Hope and Tom at the Syracuse contradanceSeidaiko Kathy has had the good fortune to play with many fine musicians from the Ithaca area and beyond, including caller and fiddler David Kaynor, fiddler Lissa Schneckenburger, fiddler Laurie Hart, hammer dulcimer player Curt Osgood, Rochester bands Arugula and The Contrabandits, Ithaca duo Kitchen Chair, and Ithaca callers and musicians Ted Crane, Pamela Goddard and Nancy Spero. When she can get back to California, Kathy loves to play with her old friends in the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers. |
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