We are fortunate to have a bountiful supply of talent in our area. Among the nationally known ECD musicians who call this area home are 3/4 of Bare Necessities and 3/3 of Alchemy. They’re presented here in random order for maximum serendipity; use the handy search box if you’re looking for someone specific by name or instrument, or search ‘website’ to see who has one listed.
(This list includes everyone who’s played or called for us in recent years; let us know if we’ve missed you or you want your info changed.)
Kristen Planeaux
musician
piano
Jean Monroe
musician
piano
Barbara Morrison
volunteer
Rebecca McCallum
musician
violin
Katherine Whitcomb
caller
Alex Cumming
musician
piano, accordion
website:
Imogen Mills
caller
Laura Keeler
apprentice caller
Kate Barnes
musician
piano, woodwinds, dance tune book editor
website:
Graham Christian
caller
dance organizer, dance historian
Brad Foster
caller
dance organizer
Molly Tucker
musician
violin
website:
Karen Axelrod
musician
piano, accordion, musician organizer
website:
Carol Compton
musician
piano
Mary Jones
caller
dance organizer
Pat MacPherson
musician
piano
Susan Creighton
musician
piano
Micah Walter
musician
violin
Susan Conger
musician
violin
website:
Robin Hayden
founder
dance organizer and caller emerita, founder of Amherst Area ECD
Rachel Bell
musician
accordion, composer
website:
Katie Olmstead
volunteer
volunteer coordinator
Mary Lea
musician
violin, viola
Joanna Morse
musician
violin
Amy Springer
volunteer
Doug Creighton
musician
flute, melodeon, concertina
Gary Roodman
choreographer
creator of Calculated Figures
website:
Cedar Stanistreet
musician
violin
Earl Gaddis
musician
violin, viola
Amy Engelsberg
musician
piano
website:
Joyce Crouch
musician
piano (emerita)
Aldo Fabrizi
musician
mandolin
Corey Walters
musician,
apprentice caller
melodeon, flute
Laurie Tupper
musician
flute
Bob Mills
volunteer
sound engineer
website:
Eleanor Lincoln
musician
violin, viola
Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin
musician
piano, accordion
website:
Anna Patton
musician
clarinet
website:
Jill Delaney
caller
lydia ievins
musician, webmaster
5-string violin, nyckelharpa
website: