RIVER RENDEZVOUS MEMORIES
2022: Gaye Fifer has a unique four-on-four dance sequence going for us.
From left our mighty musicians are: Bill Tomczak, Dave Langford, Stuart Kenney, and Peter Barnes. Gaye is from Pittsburgh, and the Lizards are primarily from the New England area. The tune is Coleman's March - has some convoluted history behind it.
2019: 22nd River Rendezvous features Gaye Fifer prompting a contra to Turnip the Beet music.
On fiddle - Kelsey Wells, on guitar - Jeremy Lekich. In the Lake Park Pavilion, Coshocton, Ohio. (This dance sequence is "Surfing the Set" by Bob Isaacs and Richard Allen Fischer.)
2019: B2 - 22nd River Rendezvous features Gaye Fifer prompting a contra to Turnip the Beet music.
On fiddle - Kelsey Wells, on guitar - Jeremy Lekich. In the Lake Park Pavilion, Coshocton, Ohio. Limited viewing until approved by the performers. (This dance sequence is "Diamonds Are For NEFFA" by Chris Page.)
2013: From the left - Glen Morningstar, Jr. calling.
Hotpoint Stringband • on bass - Nick Weiland, on fiddle - Mark Burhans, on percussion - "Pokey" Hellenberg, Plus One on mandolin is TJ Johnson, Hilarie Burhans on banjo, and Marlene Shostak on piano.
Prompter - Glen Morningstar Jr. has got a double ricochet hey going.
2013: Kevin Carr treats us to a Galician bagpipe tune whilst he sings the melody.
He is joined by band mates - Paul Kotapish on mandolin, Ray Bierl on violin, and Daniel Steinberg on piano. We are in The Pavilion at Lake Park, Coshocton, Ohio.
2011: This dance weekend is sponsored by the Cleveland area contra dancers. Three Ohio rivers meet in Coshocton - hence - the moniker. More specifically - the dance is held at the beautiful Lake Park Pavilion. Fourteenth Anniversary of these dance weekends.
2011: Saturday morning - and Nils is already tying the dancers in knots. Groups of three couples, and one couple somehow gets to travel. Hotpoint holds their level of superb musicianship. Coshocton, Ohio.
2011: Made a slight improvement in this video from this past summer.
On stage are folks at the top of their field - namely - Dance Prompting, and Dance Musicians. The dance is "Friday Night Fever" by Tony Parkes.