My Music Page

I've always enjoyed music, and do a bit of performing (mostly as a contradance pianist) as well as engage in participatory music experiences, i.e. jams, on fiddle and other miscellaneous instruments. I benefitted from some excellent formal training as I grew up, and dabbled in music school, before getting sidetracked into more nerdy pursuits.

• What is a Hosaphone(tm)
• Flanders and Swann

  "The purpose of satire, it has been rightfully said, is to strip off the veneer of comforting illusion and cozy half-truth; and our job, as I see it, is to put it back again." -- Michael Flanders on Flanders & Swan At the Drop of Another Hat

• Old Songs Festival (Annual June festival dedicated to traditional folk music)
• New England Folk Festival (Known as "NEFFA": Annual April festival dedicated to traditional folk music)
• Dance Flurry Festival (Annual February festival dedicated to dance)
• Berry College Music Program (Georgia)
• Syracuse University School of Music
• Cornell University Department of Music
• Eastman School of Music
• Grove's Dictionaries of Music
• Folk Music Links
• Andy's Front Hall, Folk Music Store (Still in business, but with select items not to be missed!)
• John Rossbach
• Folkus
• Music Instruction
  • Baltimore Fiddle Lessons: Megan Beller
    • Fiddle Studio
  • Binghamton Fiddle Lessons: Hope Grietzer
  • Ithaca Violin and Fiddle Lessons: Tim Ball
  • Ithaca Violin and Fiddle Lessons: Laurie Hart
  • Rochester Violin and Fiddle Lessons: Kanack School of Music
  • Fiddle Camp (Rochester, NY)
• Contradance
  • John Wobus's schedule
  • Megan Beller's schedule
  • Syracuse NY Dances
  • Rochester NY Dances
  • Tompkins County Country Dances
  • Hands Four Dancers (Ithaca)
  • Bands
    • Heart's Delight
    • Contranella (CD)
    • Turtle United
    • Rosie's Ready Mix
    • Thousand Steps
  • More Bands:
    • The Chicken Chokers
    • Flapjack
    • Great Bear Trio
    • The Groovemongers
    • Kitchen Chair
    • Tüq
  • More Musicians:
    • John Bromka
    • Dan Duggan
    • Curt Osgood
    • Kathy Selby
    • Rich Sobel
  • a Contradance Page
  • Contra Dance Links
  • Ted Crane's Dance Database
  • The Dance Gypsy
  • Contradance music CDs: where to get them