Caller Susan Michaels
 Dry wit, impassioned, laughing, observant, smart, Susan comes to camp
from the sunny climes of southern California. She has been calling
contras, squares and family dances for 20 years. Touring throughout the
western US and Canada, Susan offers contemporary and traditional
dances that are fluid and intriguing. Her insightful and encouraging
teaching will boost dancers to new heights of skill and enthusiasm.
Caller David Kaynor
 With a resume that reads like an itinerant performer, David Kaynor is
grounded in the traditions of New England and Scandinavian music and
dance. As the impresario of the weekly Greenfield, MA dance, he is a
teacher and facilitator with a light hearted and eclectic style which
brings joy to dancers and listeners alike. His calling and fiddling
brings good times, deep respect for tradition and occasionally,
playful irreverence. There's never a dull moment when David is at the
helm.
More about David:
www.davidkaynor.com, and yet more:
www.greatmeadowmusic.com/kaynor.html
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George Wilson - Fiddle
 A multi-instrumental virtuoso and singer and teacher, George Wilson's
repertoire samples a wide variety of traditional and folk styles. As a
fiddler, he has hundreds of tunes from New England, Quebec, Cape
Breton, Scotland, Ireland and Shetland. His dynamic fiddling, strongly
influenced by Cape Breton and French Canadian styles, has been popular
with contra cancers and concertgoers since the late 1970s. George is a
mainstay of the New York and New England fiddling and dance
communities.
More about George:
www.oldsongs.org/georgewilson.html
Laurie Andres - Piano and Accordian
 Laurie Andres has delighted audiences all over the U.S., Canada and
Europe with his extraordinary, versatile and distinctive playing on
piano accordion and piano. Laurie plays with wit, color, emotion and
compelling danceability. He plays contra, square, English country,
klezmer, Greek and classical music, performing with The Rhythm Rollers
and Kesselgarden.
More about Laurie:
www.hankandcathie.com/rhythm-rollers.html, and more: http://kesselgarden.googlepages.com/home
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Tom Sauber - Fiddle
 Tom Sauber does it all and you won't hear anyone do it better. He's a
master musician in a variety of styles, a multi-instrumentalist
(banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin) and singer, well-grounded in
tradition, with a comprehensive grasp of style and an exceptional
ability to teach. In the nearly 40 years Tom has devoted to playing
traditional music, the cast of characters with whom he has associated
reads like a who's who in old-time, bluegrass and Cajun music. Old-
time fans have heard Tom's music most recently as one-third of Tom,
Brad, and Alice, with Brad Leftwich and Alice Gerrard, or as One-Eyed
Dog with Dirk Powell and John Herrmann.
More about Tom:
www.tombradalice.com/tom.html
Mark Graham - Harmonica
 Musician - singer-songwriter-humorist-satirist Mark Graham brings his
considerable talents the harmonica and singing to camp, joining forces
with Tom, Patrick and Molly. Playing traditional southern stringband
tunes, blues, or his own songs, Mark’s skill on the mouth harp are
unsurpassed and lend an edge and unique rhythm to the dance music.
More about Mark:
www.myspace.com/markgrahamophone, and
http://www.mongrelfolk.com/mark.html, and
http://www.acousticmusic.com/fame/p01550.htm
Molly Tenenbaum - Banjo
 Teacher of English and accomplished poet by day, banjo player
extraordinaire by night, Molly Tenenbaum has graced the stage with
many old time fiddlers and bands, including The Queen City Bulldogs
and Dram County. A lover of the old time stringband traditions, she
also teaches old-time banjo and reviews music for The Old-Time Herald
magazine. In recognition of Molly’s free-spirited wordsmithing and her
deep connections to Seattle’s poetry and folk music communities, she
was nominated for Seattle’s 2008 Poet Populist.
More about Molly:
www.squeakyfiddle.com/mollyt/, and more:
www.myspace.com/dramcounty
Patrick Sauber - Guitar
 First influenced musically by his dad. Patrick Sauber is a talented
musician with a keen harmony sense and a passion for early bluegrass.
While he may only be in his early twenties, he is already a veteran
performer in old-time, bluegrass, folk, western, and other musical
genres. Exceptionally gifted on the Cajun accordion, mandolin, guitar
and banjo, you may have seen and heard his playing in the cast of folk-
music satire movie, A Mighty Wind.
More about Patrick:
www.thunderation.com/Artists/Thunderation, and more:
www.thebrombies.com/music/bios/home.html
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Warren Argo - indomitable and steadfast sound.
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