Band Members

Elizabeth Lovelace – Violin, Elizabeth has taught Suzuki violin and traditional folk fiddle to adults and children since 1990. She performed for three years with Orchestra Seattle directed by George Shangrow and trained and taught at the Suzuki Institute of Seattle for six years. In 1994 she traveled to Matsumoto, Japan to take teacher training from Dr. Suzuki. She loves the traditional folk fiddle and has played in numerous dance bands over the past fifteen years.

Troels Oxenvaud – Guitar, Has composed and recorded music for a number of TV programs, some of which have sold to various TV stations around the globe. “Indigenous Peoples” , “Godt h�ndv�rk og gamle huse”, “Making a difference”, and “Defending diversity” are examples. Troels brings his prestidigous guitar skills, as well as recording and arranging skills to our group.

James Lux – Trumpet, F Mellophone, Trombone, Baritone, and Accordian. With a background of choral, madrigal, brass band, jazz, and rock music, James provides the unique accents of Gypsy brass instruments plus the American and European traditions of the accordion.

Ron Rossel – Acoustic Guitar. Ron has played guitar and bass for nearly 40 years, and has taught all styles for the last 10 years. Originally inspired by Blues and Rock, he has played in bands performing everything from Jazz, Country, Latin to African rhythms. Currently, Ron loves the sounds of acoustic instruments, and continues to try to keep learning.

Eric Witherspoon – Violin, Flute, Harmonica. Eric started playing fiddle for dances in 1979. And has played various genres and in different contexts since then. Including old time, blue grass, country, celtic sessions and blues. He has had the pleasure of playing with Bruce Greene fiddle folkorist and ethnographer. With two violins some of the Balkan harmonies can be established, the flute helps round out some of the Jazz standards, and the harmonica provides variation.

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