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Sue
Dupré In addition to her work as a caller, Sue is passionately devoted to the promotion and performance of historic English ritual and ceremonial dances in American communities. She is the founder and foreman of a molly dance team, Handsome Molly, as well as a sword and garland dance team, Shandygaff Longsword. She's also a former member of the rapper team Griggstown Lock, and for many years has directed mummers plays in central New Jersey.
Joseph Pimentel Several of Joseph's own dances are avid travelers, too, and are published in "The Cardinal Collection." When not calling or dancing, Joseph is often chasing birds in his adopted home of Texas.
Goldcrest Namely, fiddler Daron Douglas, pianist Dave Wiesler, and multi-instrumentalist Paul Oorts—three seasoned musicians of national reputation, steeped in the dance traditions of Appalachia, New England, and the British Isles. Daron Douglas combines the precision and tone of a classical violinist with the energy and soul of an Appalachian fiddler. She grew up in the Appalachian hills, learning traditional ballads from her grandmother and studying classical music through college. Daron has been on the staff of numerous CDSS dance camps and at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. She also plays with the dance bands Foxfire and Misbehavin', various pit orchestras, and blues bands. She now lives and plays music in New Orleans. Dave Wiesler has built a national reputation for his rhythmic and innovative piano playing. At home in a huge range of styles, Dave plays for concerts and dances of many sorts: contra, swing, vintage, couple dance, English and Scottish country dance. He has performed at the Kennedy Center, the Washington Folk-Life Festival, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the Smithsonian Museum, and he has played at festivals and dance camps across the country as well as in Canada, Scotland, and England. Dave has over a dozen recordings to his credit, many featuring tunes and songs he wrote, and is also a capable guitarist and singer. His other bands include Laura and the Lava Lamps, Cabaret Sauvignon, The Avant Gardeners, The Gigmeisters, Green Light Karma, and Thistle House. Dave presently lives in Newark, Delaware. Paul Oorts is much in demand on the dance circuit for his driving world rhythms, improvisations and stylistic versatility. Paul plays an astonishing array of instruments, including mandolin, tenor and five-string banjos, cittern, musette accordion, dulcimers, and guitars in many different tunings and styles. A native of Belgium, he is well versed in Flemish and continental European music and performs regularly at the Belgian Embassy with his wife, Karen Ashbrook. Paul is an adjunct professor of French and Italian at the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, and teaches fretted instruments privately. He also founded, conducts and arranges music for Carillon, a hammered dulcimer orchestra. His recordings include Celtic Café with Karen Ashbrook, Momentum with Steve Schneider, and numerous appearances on albums released by the Azalea City label.
Night
Watch Night Watch's recent debut album, Splendid Isolation, was a long time in the making. The three musicians are childhood friends who developed a dynamic musical chemistry playing together as teenagers at Pinewoods Camp. Through the succeeding years the trio repeatedly found ways to make music together, despite geographical distance and busy schedules, ever eager to continue their musical conversation. Beyond the early classical training and deep traditional music roots they all share, each member of Night Watch brings unique musical depth to the band. Elvie spent a year as a Watson fellow dedicating herself to the accordion and the musics of northern Europe. Naomi has immersed herself in a myriad of vocal styles from eastern European music, with the choral group Northern Harmony, to Renaissance singing with the ensemble Uncloistered. Owen received a performance degree from Guilford College where he studied classical guitar, flamenco and jazz. |



