Tamarack Band

(Take TuneFolk and add in Patricia Kernan on flute, whistle, fiddle and harp, and you have -- Tamarack!)

Tamarack  brings the joyous touch of traditional fiddle music to any event; from wedding receptions and reunions, to birthdays and barn dances and community events. Fiddle, flute, tenor banjo and guitar weave their way through smooth waltzes, foot-tapping reels and lively jigs. Traditional Celtic, early American, Old-Time, French-Canadian and International tunes -- melodies handed down through the years -- are mixed with original creations to round out the group's repertoire.  Tamarack has played for events in the NY Capital District region (Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Troy) for over 20 years, as well as in the Adirondack north country, central and downstate NY and western New England. 

Meet the band:

We often work with local dance caller, Paul Rosenberg for community dances and private events. Band members also play in other groups:  TuneFolk, Fireflies, and the family dance, sit-in band -- Tame Rutabaga.

Patricia Kernan -- an artist and musician, Patricia adds the brightness of Irish penny whistle and the smoothness of flute to the music of Tamarack, as well as fiddle, light percussion and occasional Irish Harp. 

Jim Mead -- backs the music with strong "boom-chuck" guitar rhythm and occasional foot percussion. A punster with an upbeat attitude, Jim is married to band mate, Sue Mead. They perform together as the duo TuneFolk.

Sue Mead -- plays fiddle, mandolin, tenor banjo, guitar and djembe. Singer, writer and avid gardener, her joy has always been music and nature. She and her husband Jim host a barn dance as "TuneFolk & Friends," twice a year at Harmony Hall in Charlton, NY, and help organize The Flurry, a winter music and dance festival in Saratoga Springs, NY.