Lineup for 2025

Here’s who’s playing, calling, and teaching. For information see the Schedule.

Kit Stovepipe with Dumpster Joe & the Boys

Dumpster Joe and Taylor "The Boys" Thomas play rags, jazz, hokum, and country blues from the 20's and 30's on res-o-phonic guitar and cello. They are sometimes joined by friends on fiddle, washboard, washtub and saw. A good time is guaranteed too be had by all once they get too serenadin' and syncopatin'. dumpsterjoe.bandcamp.com

Kit Stymee Stovepipe has Played in the Crow Quill Night Owls, The Inkwell Rhythm makers, The Sour Mash Hug Band, and as part of Maria Muldaur’s jug band. He has played from coast to coast, from street corners and basements, to local bars and upscale music halls.
The group has a repertoire of pre war blues, jazz, old pop songs, hillbilly and dance music, that are all played sweet but hard. You can just listen, but it’s so much more fun to dance to.
(from https://mycityscene.com/58939-4bf092c7)

Family Show Saturday 11:30 am

Buddy Mac

Hey, I'm Buddy!

I was born and raised in Montana. Originally born in Kalispell, but moved all over the state until landing in Bellingham, WA with my family in 2012.

I have been a performer since I was 9 years old, doing ventriloquism for my church, school and various other events/venues.

It wasn't until the Covid-19 shutdown that I began to discover "Western" music. I instantly fell in love with the Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and others that defined the genre.

I learned to yodel with all the free time I gained by being laid off from work during that time, and began to steep myself in the Western genre.

The patriarchs of my family were large country and bluegrass fans, but I hadn't really paid attention to any of it until this time. My great grandfather's record collection of over 10,000 vinyl records became available to me after his passing, and my passion just continued to grow.

Now I have recently picked back up my passion for throwing my voice and do various vaudeville style ventriloquist routines where I can, while also yodeling and crooning old cowboy standards for whoever can bear to listen.

I look forward to playing for you! (from https://www.buddymacmusic.com/about)

Square Dance Friday 8:00 pm

Concert Saturday 7:00 pm

Golden Shoals

Golden Shoals is a fiddle and guitar duo with a "rousing old-time-style music that’s fueled by acerbic modern-day wit” (-No Depression Magazine). They are no strangers to traditional music, having placed in contests including Clifftop (3rd place 2023, 4th place 2022), Mount Airy, The Grand Masters Fiddlers Championship and Galax. Often switching instruments between fiddle, two guitars, and banjo, their original songs have been compared to Gillian Welch, with the added edge of instrumental prowess informed by energetic old time and bluegrass recordings.

Initially brought together by a mutual love of American folk music, Golden Shoals' sound has expanded to include country, Americana, Indie and Experimental influences, allowing them to move more freely beyond genre boundaries with their songwriting while still emanating a deep understanding of Old-Time and Bluegrass music. Ever inspired by the enduring spirit of traditional Appalachian mountain music, their songwriting comes across as simple, honest, and fresh to the ears. The listener can expect the polished technique of conservatory training, in tandem with the grit, drive, and soul of musicians like Roscoe Holcomb or Ola Belle Reed. (from their press kit: https://goldenshoals.com/press-kit)

Dance Caller Friday 8:00

Larry Adelman

Larry Edelman, from Denver, Colorado, has called dances and played music for more than 40 years. As a caller he delights both novice and veteran dancers with his humor, enthusiasm, skillful teaching, knowledge of dance history, and colorful calling. Larry travels widely and has called and played for dances and has taught hundreds of workshops at camps throughout the U.S. and in Europe, including the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Ashokan, Augusta, Pinewoods, Lady of the Lake, Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention, and many more. He has served as the coordinator of Dance Week at the Augusta Heritage Arts Workshop and the Country Dance and Song Society’s American Dance Week at Pinewoods and is a Consultant to the Square Dance History Project. As a musician, Larry plays old-time music and tunes from the southwest on the fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and plays in several bands, including the Soda Rock Ramblers, the Percolators, the Fiddle Dogs, and the Prairie Chickens.
As a video/film producer, Larry has produced several hundred works in the fields of early childhood, disabilities, music, and dance. During the 1980s while collecting traditional square dances in southwestern Pennsylvania, he was awarded a Fellowship in Folk Arts from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to study with elder square dance caller Jerry Goodwin, and produced the movie “Dance to the Music and Listen to the Calls” that documented the apprenticeship. Other films include “Yee Haw,” a quirky and informative movie of how square dancing has been portrayed in historical, non-theatrical motion pictures number and documentaries on the Lancers and couples dancing at rural square dances. Since moving to Colorado more than 20 years ago, Larry began studying the music of the southwest and produced the documentary "Eva Nuanez: Memories of My Musical Life." His most recent production is the acclaimed feature-length documentary "Dance All Night – The Highwoods Stringband Story.”
For more information on his films:
· https://www.folkstreams.net/filmmaker-detail.php?id=318
· https://www.youtube.com/user/Sparky0804/videos

https://dare-to-be-square---west.square.site/staff

Lounge Concert Friday 5:45

Honky-tonk Dance Saturday 8:00

Ryan McNally

While he’s best known for his interpretative playing of traditional acoustic blues, jazz and old timemusic, audiences can’t help but notice the influence that Northern living has had on his music. For thepast 13 years McNally has called Whitehorse, YK his home.Originally from rural southern Quebec, Ryan first discovered jazz and blues by uncovering a hugecollection of ‘78 records that belonged to his grandfather. Then, as a teen, his curiosity for the soundand history anchored his love for the genres and it’s only grown stronger since.His first album Down Home (2012), was recorded live by CBC North and received a feature on thepopular radio show Saturday Night Blues, hosted by Holgar Peterson.In 2017, his second album, Steppin’ Down Southwas nominated for Blues Artist Of The Year at theWestern Canadian Music Awards. That year Ryan and his band, also had the privilege to perform forPrince William and Princess Kate during their visit to the Yukon.McNally has become known for his diversity as a multi-instrumentalist. He plays guitar, harmonica,mandolin, violin and banjo, all in many different styles. Whether performing solo or with his band, hismusic is grounded in the legacy of the generations of players that came before him. All the while hecontinues to push the boundaries of his own signature sound. (from https://ryanmcnally.ca/)

Lounge Concert Saturday 5:45

Tradwife Stringband

Tradwife Stringband is a new quintet offering a respite from our worrisome, troublesome, modernsome world with some good old fashion fiddle tunes, songs, and values. Come lay down your burdens and kick up your heels with the old time stylings of Doreen Ditties, Muffins Debrief, Mrs. Mandy Lynn, Madge, and Moose! (from https://bubbaville.org/performers/)

Friday Concert 7:00 pm

“Get Up in the Cool” live podcast Friday 4:45

Cameron DeWhitt

Cameron DeWhitt is a clawhammer banjoist and Old Time musician living in Portland, Oregon. They play banjo and sing with Morgan Harris and George Jackson as Tall Poppy String Band, whom Country Queer dubbed “an old-timey, queer supergroup.” Cameron is the innovator behind pitchfork banjo, a three-finger clawhammer technique that allows them a unique, improvisatory approach to old time banjo music. They are also the host of Get Up in the Cool, a weekly old time music and interview podcast, featuring conversations and musical collaborations with today’s most influential traditional musicians, such as Jake Blount, Laurel Premo, Tatiana Hargreaves, Bruce Molsky, Adam Hurt, and Dirk Powell. As an interviewer, Cameron acts as audience surrogate, asking illuminating questions to Old Time's best and brightest while telling the larger story of the tradition's modern era. And with over 8 years and 400 episodes, Get Up in the Cool is one of the largest and fastest growing archives of new traditional music recordings. When they’re not performing or podcasting, they produce the online video instructional series PitchforkBanjo.com and teach private lessons and workshops online and in-person in their home. (from https://www.camerondewhitt.com/epk)

Dance Caller Saturday 12:30

Sherry Nevins

Experienced caller Sherry Nevins from Seattle has long delighted dancers throughout the Northwest with her exciting calling and fun evenings. She delights in working with all sorts of bands and making dancers happy. At Folklife, she has called contras with marimba ensembles and western swing bands. In addition to her extensive array of contras and squares, she has written many well-known dances and also specializes in calling family dances designed for the very young dancers and their parents. A mainstay of the Seattle dance scene, Sherry has organized the weekly Thursday dances for more than 25 years. (from https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/pnw-contra-dance-callers-and-bands/)