Contra Dance Band Referral List |
Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots
Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots play Scandinavian music hambos, schottisches, waltzes, and polkas.
Contact Arvid Lundin at (509) 994-4894 or lundinsviolins@hotmail.com.
Banna Damhsa (pronounced BONna DOWsa) means Dance Band.
Jan Clizer, Dave Beach, and Char Beach have come together from various musical backgrounds to bring you energetic and fun music for your dancing pleasure. A professional fine artist (janclizerpainting.com), Jan Clizer’s passion for Celtic culture and music has been lifelong and is the focus of her paintings and music. She has stayed extensively in Scotland and explored frequently in the UK. In January and February 2019, she toured Scotland with Alasdair Fraser and the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers. The husband and wife team, Dave and Char Beach, rounds out the trio. Dave Beach, a veteran of many bands in the inland northwest, plays hard-driving guitar and fast-moving mandolin. Among his many talents is instrument making, and you will see him playing his own “Howling Dog” brand instruments. Char Beach plays guitar, harp, and bodhran; singing is her passion.
Contact David Beach at (208) 784-3436 or dbeach72@gmail.com.
Crooked Kilt
Crooked Kilt consists of three multi-instrumentalist and vocalist band members who have produced four CDs. Some instruments featured are fiddle, accordion, guitar, bouzouki, piano, highland pipes, bodhran, djembe, assorted hand percussion instruments, and three-part vocals. The band has been around for 30 years and has played festivals, weddings, wakes, parties, and contra dances.
Contact Carla Carnegie at (509) 592-7875 or Carla.carnegie@gmail.com.
Website: www.crookedkilt.net
Dog Paw
Dog Paw is a bi-musical family contradance band that plays both kinds of music - Northern and Southern. Members include Sally Jablonsky, fiddler extraordinaire; Eugene Jablonsky, on guitar; and Liz Dreisbach, on clarinet, whistle, and banjo-uke—additional family members ex tempore.
Contact Liz Dresibach at (509) 536-1126 or liz.dreisbach@gmail.com.
Floating Crowbar
Floating Crowbar plays traditional Irish music.
Contact James Hunter at (509) 844-2785.
Reel Friends
Reel Friends plays lively contradance music featuring Tashie Dial on accordion, Brendan Biele on guitar, and Ken Raymond on mandolin.
Contact Brendan at (509) 869-5997 or bielebrendan@icloud.com.
River City Ramblers (Spokane, WA)
The River City Ramblers perform as an old-time string band featuring fiddler Judy Lungren, Bill Siems on mandolin, and Dawn Holladay on guitar. They play lively dance music for contras, squares, and just listening.
Contact Judy Lungren at (509) 209-7182 or judylungren@gmail.com for booking.
If you would like us to add you to our referral list or you would like to modify your listing, please email Director@SpokaneFolkFestival.org or call the Fall Folk Festival message phone at (509) 828-3683.
Arvid Lundin & Deep Roots play Scandinavian music hambos, schottisches, waltzes, and polkas.
Contact Arvid Lundin at (509) 994-4894 or lundinsviolins@hotmail.com.
Banna Damhsa (pronounced BONna DOWsa) means Dance Band.
Jan Clizer, Dave Beach, and Char Beach have come together from various musical backgrounds to bring you energetic and fun music for your dancing pleasure. A professional fine artist (janclizerpainting.com), Jan Clizer’s passion for Celtic culture and music has been lifelong and is the focus of her paintings and music. She has stayed extensively in Scotland and explored frequently in the UK. In January and February 2019, she toured Scotland with Alasdair Fraser and the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers. The husband and wife team, Dave and Char Beach, rounds out the trio. Dave Beach, a veteran of many bands in the inland northwest, plays hard-driving guitar and fast-moving mandolin. Among his many talents is instrument making, and you will see him playing his own “Howling Dog” brand instruments. Char Beach plays guitar, harp, and bodhran; singing is her passion.
Contact David Beach at (208) 784-3436 or dbeach72@gmail.com.
Crooked Kilt
Crooked Kilt consists of three multi-instrumentalist and vocalist band members who have produced four CDs. Some instruments featured are fiddle, accordion, guitar, bouzouki, piano, highland pipes, bodhran, djembe, assorted hand percussion instruments, and three-part vocals. The band has been around for 30 years and has played festivals, weddings, wakes, parties, and contra dances.
Contact Carla Carnegie at (509) 592-7875 or Carla.carnegie@gmail.com.
Website: www.crookedkilt.net
Dog Paw
Dog Paw is a bi-musical family contradance band that plays both kinds of music - Northern and Southern. Members include Sally Jablonsky, fiddler extraordinaire; Eugene Jablonsky, on guitar; and Liz Dreisbach, on clarinet, whistle, and banjo-uke—additional family members ex tempore.
Contact Liz Dresibach at (509) 536-1126 or liz.dreisbach@gmail.com.
Floating Crowbar
Floating Crowbar plays traditional Irish music.
Contact James Hunter at (509) 844-2785.
Reel Friends
Reel Friends plays lively contradance music featuring Tashie Dial on accordion, Brendan Biele on guitar, and Ken Raymond on mandolin.
Contact Brendan at (509) 869-5997 or bielebrendan@icloud.com.
River City Ramblers (Spokane, WA)
The River City Ramblers perform as an old-time string band featuring fiddler Judy Lungren, Bill Siems on mandolin, and Dawn Holladay on guitar. They play lively dance music for contras, squares, and just listening.
Contact Judy Lungren at (509) 209-7182 or judylungren@gmail.com for booking.
If you would like us to add you to our referral list or you would like to modify your listing, please email Director@SpokaneFolkFestival.org or call the Fall Folk Festival message phone at (509) 828-3683.