Traditional & Original
Fiddle Tunes
We've picked, strummed and bowed our way through 30 years of music and dance in coffeehouses, churches, dance halls, barns, camps and homes, for private and community events. We've played in livingrooms, backyards, town parks,
grange halls, country stores, barns (w/horses, cows and chickens!), be it on a stage, porch, living room, hay wagon, or the back of a pickup truck.
Why? We both grew up with music in our lives, and . . . well, we just enjoy playing together! And watching music we play affect people is a kick! If one person cracks a smile, dances a jig, or just moves a toe to the beat -- it's worth the moment. There's nothing like waching people react to live music -- react to something we've just created. It gets into their feet, then works its way up to a smile.
From Duo to full Band . . .
(Gordon Creek - St Patrick's Day)
With the addition of other musicians on fiddle, flute, pennywhistle, bass, bodhran or banjo -- we can adjust to the needs of an event, or the whim of the mood -- as background music, concert or contra dance band.
We play with local dance band, Tamarack, The FireFlies Band, and the inter-generational family (sit-in) dance band, Tame Rutabaga. And then there's Gordon Creek (above), with a more Celtic/folk flavor. Occasionally, we join other musiciasn to create "period" groups for local Revolutionary / Colonial and Civil War events.
If you've a hankering for dance -- contra, squares, circles, or folk dances from around the world (and for all ages) -- we know a few good callers who can walk you through the moves, step-by-step, for a really fun night you, your family and your friends won't forget. You don't even have to know how to dance - caller and band will lead you through it all.
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Charlton Dances
We appreciate everyone coming to the fall Harvest Barn Dance - at Harmony Hall in Charlton, NY. What a great time! Keep an eye on our website for information regarding more dances at Harmony Hall -- Fall and Spring!
See DANCE PHOTOS, by Howie Eskin.
Check our Schedule for more dances in the Capital District area.
Planning a reunion, barbacue, party? A community or private social event?
A little toe-tapping fiddle music in the background brightens any gathering and
sets the mood:
"Your music was just what this event needed. It really made the day."
"We enjoyed the fiddle tunes. A nice break from the usual recorded music."
TuneFolk Sightings -
So Where Have We Been?
We love to pull out instruments whenever and wherever, no matter where we travel, and we often hear, "Hey, didn't we see you at...?"
Well, maybe you did if you were were visiting . . .
- Charlton General Store - Charlton, NY
- Strawberry & Pie Festivals - Charlton, NY
- Carney's Restaurant - Ballston Lake, NY
- Charlton Founder's Day - Charlton, NY
- Glens Falls Contra Dance, Glens Falls, NY
- Saratoga Contra, Saratoga Springs, NY
- Barn Dance Series, Delmar/Albany, NY
- Albany History Fair - Albany, NY
- Saratoga National Battlefield - Stillwater, NY
- Keitly's Emerald Isle - Waterford, NY
- City Squire - Schenectady, NY
- Carney's Tavern - Ballston Lake, NY
- Conkling Hall - Rensselaerville, NY
- Burnt Hills Methodist Church - Burnt Hills, NY
- Fox Creek Run - Berne, NY
- Altmont 5K Run - Altamont, NY
- Schoolcraft Trail Run - Guliderland, NY
- Wildwood's Fiddlers' Walk, Loudonville, NY
- Burnt Hills Farmer's Market - Burnt Hills, NY
- Troy Farmer's Market - Troy, NY
- Saratoga Farmer's Market - Saratoga, NY
- Schenectady Greenmarket - Schen., NY
- Waterford Farmer's Market - Waterford, NY
- Lakeside Farms - Ballston Lake, NY
- Barn Dance - Greenfield Center, NY
- Family Dance - Keene, NY
- Knox Octagon Barn, Knox, NY
- Thacher Park Harvest Fair, Voorheesville, NY
- Camp Little Notch - Ft. Ann, NY
- Various Block Parties in the Capital Region
- Holiday Music, Albany Airport - Colonie, NY
- . . . and various spots here and there throughout VT, MA, CT.
We get around.
Top Photo: "Morning Mist" taken the morning after a contra dance at Barkeater Inn, Keene, NY |