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Regional Callers | Hot New Bands | Circuit Bands

SE Regional Callers I am often asked about other local callers in the SouthEast region who are available for gigs and willing to travel. All of the following callers are great for one night stands, weddings, parties, funerals, and dances of a local nature.
Area	Name	Email	Phone
AL: Huntsville	Gary Nelson	pialamode18@yahoo.com	931.732.4293/931.652.4479.
FL: Orlando	Alice Milmoe	Contradans@aol.com	407-884-9514
GA: Atlanta	Janet Shepherd	hands4@bellsouth.net	770-939-8646
GA: Atlanta	Rob Harper	rah@mindspring.com	404-525-6858 / 404-307-3444
GA: Atlanta	Doug Singleton	dougsing@mindspring.com	404-373-7861
NC: Asheville	Diane Silver	diane@diane-silver.com	828-298-7084
NC: Asheville	Adina Gordon	emailadina@yahoo.com	404.396.8514
NC: Asheville	Margaret Matthews	margaretmathews@bellsouth.net
NC: Charlotte	Dean Snipes		704-361-6387 / 704-784-9847
NC: Triangle area	Bree Kalb	bree@mindspring.com
SC: Columbia	Lesly Bowers	leslybowers@hotmail.com	803-727-3363
TN: Chattanooga	Vicki Herndon	vblifeisgood@catt.com
TN: Memphis	Martha Kelly	Martha1kelly@aol.com	901-278-1216
VA: Blacksburg	Shawn Brenneman	sbrenneman@gmail.com	540-239-4086

Bands not on the Circuit

Exciting bands suitable for dance weekends Seth's favorite bands you might not have heard of but should be hiring: (in no particular order)
Name	Members	Phone	Email
Perpetual e-Motion (Maine)	Ed Howe: electric 5-string violin, BOSS RC-50 loop station Jone Cote': guitar, didgeridoo, mandolin, fiddle, foot percussion	(207) 592-4488	jessiemae@fastmail.fm
Contrazz (Chapel Hill, NC)	David DiGuiseppe: Accordion Rodney Marsh: sax, flute Bernie Petteway: guitar (lead and rhythm) Diane Petteway: piano Sometimes: Ed Butler: percussion Sara Romweber: percussion	919-968-9600	daviddg@mindspring.com
Burning Gods (cross-country)	Tom Burning God of Iron Troszak: 6-string guitar, baritone guitar, ashiko drum Rex Burning God of Music McGee: fiddle, banjo T.J. Burning God of Love Johnson: mandolin, fiddle Stuart Burning God of Thunder Kenney: bass, banjo and sometimes Forrest Burning God of Drums Kelly: percussion	828-251-0041 828-301-3394	info@phoenixhammer.com
Funhouse (Seattle, WA)	Ruthie Dornfeld: fiddle Ginny Snowe: bass Forrest Gibson: guitar	(206) 568-2441 (360) 738-2248	ruthied@eskimo.com
Rocket Boys (Asheville, NC)	Tom Troszak: 6-string guitar, baritone guitar, ashiko drum Tim Higgins: fiddle Forrest Kelly: percussion T.J. Johnson: mandolin, fiddle	828-251-0041 828-301-3394	info@phoenixhammer.com
Moving Violations (Western Mass)	Van Kaynor: fiddle Ron Grosslein: fiddle, mandolin Becky Ashenden: piano, accordion, feet Chuck Corman: bass, guitar, percussion		rose@themovingviolations.com
Comes When Called (Florida)	Kathie Aagaard: fiddle Susan Marynowski: piano Rich Crew: fiddle, pennywhistle John McEwen: banjo, percussion	813-234-0500 352-481-9922	kjaagaard@earthlink.net sumar@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
The Synchopaths (Los Angeles, CA)	Ryan McKasson: fiddle Jeff Spero: keyboard Christa Burch: bodhrán and vocals Bill Flores: mandolin, banjo and guitar	310-396-3322	mail@jeffandgigi.com
Wild Goose Chase (North Carolina)	Bob Kogut: fiddle Karen Gaughan: piano Skip Metheny: percussion Art Shuster: Mandolin, banjo		karendg@mindspring.com
Abracadabra (Seattle, WA)	Dave Bartley: mando, guitar Anita Andersen: piano Deb Kirkland: fiddle	(Also check out the band KGB!)	kgb@kgbmole.com

National Talent

Seth's favorite bands you probably have heard of, and are worth hearing again and again!

(in no particular order)

Big Table (NY & New England)	Jeremiah McLane: accordion Judy Hyman: fiddle June Drucker: bass Larry Unger: guitar Jeff Claus: banjo uke	781-259-4484	larry@larryunger.net
The Groovemongers (NY, & RI)	Rebecca McCallum: fiddle CW Abbot: mandolin Jane Knoeck: piano & accordion Mark Hellenberg: percussion	(585) 426-1332	janeknoeck@juno.com
KGB (Seattle)	Julie King: piano Claude Ginsburg: violin, concertina, viola Dave Bartley: mandolin, guitar, cittern, etc.		kgb@kgbmole.com
Lift Ticket (nee: New Balance) (cross-country)	Rex Blazer: fiddle, mandolin Seth Houston: guitar, piano Brian Perkins: bouzouki, tenor banjo, mandolin, feet, vocals	907-321-4076	rexb@alaska.com
Notorious (New England, WA, OH, & IA)	Eden Macadam-Somer : fiddle, guitar Larry Unger: guitar, banjo Sometimes: Sam Bartlett: mandolin, jaw harp Mark "Pokey" Hellenburg: percussion, banjo uke Also: Ralph Gordon, bass Bill Tomczek: sax, clarinet, other	781-259-4484	larry@larryunger.net