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| CW Abbott |
C.W. Abbott (mandolin, guitar, jug, nose flute) has been playing music for almost 40 years. His eclectic approach
has led him to pursue a variety of musical styles including honky-tonk, country and western, jug band, rhythm and blues, Appalachian,
New England, Quebecois, Klezmer, and even show tunes. CW primarily plays guitar and mandolin, but has also been known to play
gut bucket bass, fiddle, pedal steel, electric bass, jug, and kazoo. A veteran of many bands, CW currently plays with the
Groovemongers and Lift Ticket.
Larry Edelman (mandolin, fiddle, guitar, dance caller) has been playing traditional music for more than 30 years.
He plays fiddle, mandolin, and guitar in several bands including Poultry in Motion and the Soda Rock Ramblers. Larry is a
reknown tunesmith and appears on recordings on the Wildebeest, Kicking Mule, and Piggysnout labels. Larry is also the band's dance caller and teacher. He has traveled
widely throughout the United States and in Europe, delighting both novice and veteran dancers with his humor, enthusiasm,
skillful teaching, knowledge of dance history, and colorful calling. He is an avid dance researcher and teaches and calls
a variety of traditional dances from different regions of the USA including.
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David Cahn (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass, and accordion)
hails from Seattle, Washington and is a versatile instrumentalist, playing in numerous bands over the past twenty
years. He's toured with Rodney Miller, and appears on two of his CDs which include several of David's original tunes. He's
also recorded with Clyde Moody, Charlie Moore, Wade Mainer, Helen Carter, and Mark Simos, and is featured on the Rounder recording
"Young Fogies II" with his old-time band "The Queen City Bulldogs" (1st place, Clifftop, 1994). He's taught at the Puget Sound
Guitar Workshop, The Festival of American Fiddle tunes, Pinewoods, Augusta, and many other camps and festivals around the
country.
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| Joe Fallon |
Joe Fallon (guitar, banjo, bass) began his musical journey playing guitar as a teenager and listening the music of Pete
Seeger and Woody Guthrie. In the early 70s he was a staple of the Boston traditional music scene playing bass with various
bands. He was a member of the influential Backwoods Band and joined The Critton Hollow String Band in 1981. Joe sings, plays
bass, banjo, guitar, and most recently button accordion. Joe appears on four Critton Hollow recordings.
Joe Herrmann (fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar) is a talented multi-instrumentalist who has been making music for over
30 years. He is well-known in traditional music circles for his singing and instrumental prowess. He founded The Critton Holow
String Band with his wife, Sam Herrmann, in 1975, and has played at festivals, concert halls and dance camps throughout the
U.S. and Canada. He also performed with The Fiddle Puppet Dancers for 16 years and with them toured the U.S., the U.K., Canada,
and Japan. Joe has taught banjo and fiddle workshops at numerous music camps and has five Critton Hollow recordings to his
credit.
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