Folk School Events
These rosters list recordings made during my intertwined tenures at
the David Adler Cultural Center in Libertyville, Illinois, and at
the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. At Adler, I was
Program Folklorist from 1989 to 1992 and Program Director
for Folk & Ethnic Music from 1993 to 1997. At the Old
Town School, I was Curator for Collections & Exhibitions
from 1988 to 1992, stayed on as a teacher for the next 30 years, and
programed two special series: the Midwest Fiddle Championship (and
Battle of the Bands) from 2003 to 2016, and the Fiddle Club of the
World (Chicago Chapter) from 2008 to 2018. By 2013, the Fiddle Club
was independent.
Highlighted names link to selected recordings by that artist
from one or more events.
Highlighted IDs link to stories or field notes.
Adler Cultural Center Concerts
NB Events included in this roster were selected solely on the basis of DrDosido's interests and involvement.
ID# | Year | Event/Artist | Hometown | Instrument/ Style | Ethnicity |
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AF438 | 1984 | Harvey "Pappy" Taylor Illinois Traditional Music Award concert w/ Garry Harrison & the Indian Creek Delta Boys | Effingham, Illinois | fiddle | Anglo-American |
EF181 | 1987 | John McGreey & Joe Shannon. Illinois Traditional Music Award & tribute concert w/ Liz Carroll, Jimmie Keane, & others | Chicago | fiddle, uillean pipes | Irish |
EF140 | 1990 | Marty Fahey, Arvid Anderson & J.C. Cote. Accordion Masters concert. | Effingham, Illinois | accordion | Irish, Norwegian, Quebecois |
GL145 | 1995 | Pete Tsouklis Macedonian Orchestra & Slavic Projection Folk Ensemble "On the Move" concert. [Original tape of latter has been misplaced.] | Merrilville, Indiana; Chicago | clarinet; vocals | Macedonian; Slavic |
GL159 | 1997 | John Campbell from Festival of the Arts [Recorded on VHS. Not yet digitized.] | Zion, Illinois | piano; vocals | Afro-American/ Blues |
Adler House In the Tradition Events
ID# | Date | Event/Artist | Hometown | Instrument/ Style | Ethnicity |
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GL126 | 2/03/1989 | Taylor McBaine w/ Cathy Barton & Dave Para | Boone County, Missouri | fiddle | Anglo-American |
GL127 | 3/03/1989 | Taksim West; Chicago Slovene Button Box Club | Waukegan, Illinois | oud & clarinet; accordion | Armenian; Slovenian |
GL128 | 3/18/1989 | John McGreevy & Pat Cloonan; Liz Carroll & Kevin Carroll | Chicago | fiddle & accordion | Irish |
GL129 | 4/07/1989 | Rev. Jim Howie; Lotus Dickey & Friends | Randolph County, Illinois; Paoli, Indiana | folksongs & autoharp; original songs & guitar | Anglo-American |
GL130 | 5/05/1989 | K. Wendell "Wendy" Whitford w/ Robert & Becky Wernerehl | Albion, Wisconsin | folksongs w/ fiddle & guitar | Anglo-American, Norwegian |
GL131 | 6/02/1989 | David "Honeyboy" Edwards; Sunnyland Slim [Albert Luandrew] | Chicago | blues w/ guitar; piano | Afro-American |
GL133 | 2/09/1991 | Trini Esparza & Los Ecos del Norte | Waukegan, Illinois | Norteña | Tejano |
GL134 | 3/01/1991 | Vesta Johnson; Ji Qiu Min | St. Louis, Missouri; Oak Park, Illinois | fiddle; erhu | Anglo-American; Chinese |
** | 3/16/1991 | Polish Highlanders | Chicago | fiddle | Polish |
GL135 | 4/05/1991 | Yank Rachell w/ Peter Roller; John Campbell | Indianapolis, Indiana; Zion, Illinois | blues w/ mandolin & piano | Afro-American |
** | 4/20/1991 | Karl & the Country Dutchmen | Trembeleau, Wisconsin | concertina / polka | German |
GL136 | 5/03/1991 | Jimmie Keane; Andando Solo | Chicago; Madison, Wisconsin | piano accordion; Nueva Canción | Irish; Latino |
GL137 | 3/19/1992 | Liz Carroll, John Williams & Jim Dewan | Chicago | fiddle, concertina & guitar | Irish |
GL138 | 6/20/1992 | Kevin & Maggie Henry; Pauline Conneely; &c. | Chicago | flute, fiddle & tenor banjo | Irish |
GL139 | 9/19/1992 | Verble Brothers; Chirps Smith | Ana, Illinois; Grayslake; Illinois | old-time country w/ fiddle & guitar | Anglo-American |
GL140 | 2/19/1994 | Nicolae Feraru; Kiu Haghighi | Detroit; Chicago | cimbalom; santur | Romani; Persian |
GL144 | 6/10/1994 | World Music Fest: featuring Polish Highlanders; John Williams & the Irish All-Stars; Junior Daugherty with Colin McCoy; & Mario Zuleta y los Vallenatos de Colombia | |||
GL150 | 9/09/1995 | World Music Fest: Pickled Herring with Trollriked Spelmans (Swedish); Los Sones de Mexico; George Jubran & Sargon Mirza (Arabic) |
The last of the "In the Tradition" concerts were a series of Fiddlers Reunions.
GL142 | 6/03/1994 | Les Raber; Francis Geels | Hastings, Michigan; Decatur, Indiana | fiddle w/ piano & guitar | Anglo-American |
GL147 | 5/05/1995 | Lloyd Lalumondier & Jim Nelson; Tim Stokes & Ed Fravell | Festus, Missouri; Buncombe, Illinois | fiddle & guitar | French; Anglo-American |
GL152 | 9/27/1996 | Garry Harrison & Chris German; Bruce Greene | Charleston, Illinois; Burnesville, North Carolina |
fiddle & guitar; banjo | Anglo-American |
GL162 | 11/11/1997 | Lynn "Chirps" Smith & Friends | Grayslake, Illinois | fiddle, guitar; banjo &c. | Anglo-American |
GL169 | 3/27/1999 | Jim Lansford with Kim Lansford; Paul Dahlin with Chicago Spelmanslag | Galena, Missouri; St. Paul, Minnesota | fiddle, guitar, piano &c. | Anglo-American; Swedish |
Old Town School of Folk Music Concerts, Workshops, &c.
NB Events included in this roster were selected solely on the basis of DrDosido's involvement.
ID# | Year | Artist | Event | Instrument/Style | Ethnicity |
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GL041 | 1988 | Alex Udvary; Jim Stoynoff; Polish Highlanders | Festival of East European Music | cimbalom; clarinet; fiddle | Romani; Greek; Polish |
HT006 | 1989 | Santiago Jimenez, Jr.; Los Reyes de Albuquerque; & others. | Festival of Latin Music: Raices Musicales | accordion; fiddle | Mexican |
Curator of Collections & ExhibitionsFiestas of San Juan Nuevo: Ceremonial Art from Michoacan MexicoTraveling exhibit from Maxwell Museum of Anthropology,
University of New Mexico, 1988. |
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The Making of the 5-String Banjo: From Hollowed Gourds
to Silvered Rims
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Weaving an Identity: Folk Art from Guatemala
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Traditional and Contemporary Indian Art from the Shores of Lake MichiganCo-curated by Okeechee (Wild Horse), aka Sharon Sklar (Fort Sill Apache), 1992. |
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HT203 | 2003 | Los Camperos de Valles | Festival of Mexican Son | fiddle/Son Huasteca | Mexican |
GL210 | 2003 | Paul Tyler & Friends | Tribute to the WLS National Barn Dance | fiddle; guitar; vocals | Anglo-American |
HT204 | 2005 | Serafin Ibarra | Festival of Mexican Son | fiddle/Son Caletano | Mexican |
HT206 | 2007 | Dirk Powell | workshop | fiddle/Cajun | Anglo-American |
GL235 | 2008-09 | Simbolo Norteña | Folk & Roots Festival | Conjunto | Mexican |
GL239 | 2009 | Dan & Rayna Gellert | Folk & Roots Festival | fiddle & banjo | Anglo-American |
HT229 | 2010 | Red Stick Ramblers | Folk & Roots Festival jam session | fiddle & accordion | Cajun |
HT225 | 2010 | Osiris Caballero | class visit | fiddle/Son Huasteco | Mexican |
HT226 | 2010 | Rudi Pietsch | class visit | fiddle | Austrian |
HT233 | 2010 | Trio Ollín | residency | fiddle; songs; rituals | Mexican |
HT239 | 2010 | Felipe Valle | workshop | fiddle/Son Huasteco | Mexican |
GL250 | 2009-15 | Lanialoha Lee; Mary Allsopp; Dena El Saffar; & others | miscellaneous workshops | drums; fiddle | Polynesian; Nordic; Arabic |
HT250 | 2009-14 | Anders & Maria Larsson; De Temps Antan; Oisin Mac Diarmada; Mono Blanco; & others | miscellaneous workshops | fiddle; Son Jarocho | Swedish; Quebecois; Irish; Mexican |
GL258 | 2014 | Folkestra (a youth band from Sage Gatehead arts center in Newcastle-on-Tyne). | exchange visit, Global Dance Party | fiddle, accordion; &c | British |
GL293 | 2015 | Nicolae Fereru; Jim Stoynoff; Liz Carroll; Juan Rivera | Iron Heart | cimbalom; clarinet; fiddle | Romani; Greek; Irish; Mexican |
HT287 | 2016 | Neil & Terri Rosenberg &c. | invitational jam | bluegrass; fiddle | Anglo-American; Canadian |
Midwest Fiddle Championship
Sponsored by the Old Town School of Folk Music
ID# | Date | No/Divisions | Winner | Participants | Ethnicity | |
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GL211 | 07/12/2003 | 1st - Invitational | Charlie Walden | Chirps Smith; Chuck Horneman | Anglo-American | |
GL212 | 07/11/2004 | 2nd - Fiddle Team | Stephanie Coleman & Steve Rosen | Mary Allsopp w/ Tuuletargad; Renato Cerón; Polish Highlanders; Sean Colledge | Estonian; Mexican |
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GL220 | 07/10/2005 | 3rd - Fiddle Team | Chirps Smith & Fred Campeau | Elizabeth Lamberti & Chris Petrakos; Maria McCullough & Yahvi Pichardo; Steve Rosen & Paul Tyler; | Mexican; Anglo-American | |
GL221 | 07/09/2006 | 4th - Fiddle Teams | Genevieve Harrison
& Smith Koester |
Will & Holly Whedbee; Kristen Bern & Maggie Danaher; Jordan Wankoff & Michell Utzerath; Katie Bern & Matt Danaher | Cajun; Irish; Anglo-American | |
GL222 | 07/15/2007 | 5th - Fiddle Teams | Chirps Smith & Fred Campeau | Katie Bern & Matt Danaher; Maggie Danaher & Kristen Bern; Genevieve Harrison & Smith Koester; Maria McCullough & Yahvi Pichardo | Irish; Mexican; Anglo-American | |
GL238 | 07/13/2008 | 6th - Fiddle Teams 6th - Fiddle Bands |
Katie Bern & Matt Danaher Tarima Son |
Chicago Spelmanslag; Genevieve Koester; Irekani Fereya w/ Tarima Son; Polish Highlanders | Nordic; Mexican; Anglo-American | |
GL244 | 07/9/2009 | 7th - Fiddle Bands | Juan Rivera with Los Pichardo | Rick Veras & Reggio McLaughlin; Hatfield Sisters; Izaki Metropoulos w/ Orpheus Hellenic Ensemble | Mexican; Irish; Greek |
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GL251 | 07/10/2010 | 8th - Open Division 8th - Fiddle Bands |
Rachel Baiman & Eva Walsh Dorian Gehring & the Cajun Vagabonds |
Moravian
Cimbalom Village Band; Kristen Bern; Rachel Baiman |
Slavic; Irish; Anglo-American | |
GL257 | 07/09/2011 | 9th - Fiddle Team | Los Pichardo with Gabby Pichardo | Maggie Danaher & Monica Severance | Mexican; Irish; Anglo-American | |
GL267 | 07/21/2012 | 10th-Solo Fiddle Fiddle Teams |
Steve Rosen Third Sunday Fiddlers |
Sean Colledge; Heather Malyuk, Evan Brayer Collins & Chris Kimmons | Anglo-American | |
GL276 | 07/13/2013 | 11th - Solo Fiddle Fiddle Teams |
Tim Macdonald The Wren & the Whistler |
Kalman Strauss; Dan Gillespie; Chico Welch; Tim Macdonald; Judy Higgins | Klezmer; Scottish; Anglo-American | |
GL283 | 07/__/2014 | 12th - Solo Fiddle Fiddle Teams |
Tim Macdonald Iron County Brass Ensemble (Evan Brayer Collins) |
Tyler Wilson & Fred Campeau; Jess McIntosh; Jim Becker & Steve Rosen | Scottish; Anglo-American | |
GL294 | 07/__/2015 | 13th - Solo Fiddle Fiddle Teams |
In the 10th year of the contest, we added a Battle of the Bands. The Old Town School had just opened a new building with a large dance hall. The Battle pitted three bands against each other with the prize money going to the band that got the most dancers on the floor. (That public story was a fiction. Each band was paid and each Battle miraculously ended in a tie.)
GL268 | 07/21/2012 | 1st - Battle of the Bands | Brown's Dream Cajun Vagabonds Tarima Son |
Anglo-American Cajun Mexican Son |
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GL277 | 07/13/2013 | 2nd - Battle of the Bands | Money Creek
Boys Chicago Spelmanslag Fruteland Jackson |
Anglo-American Scandinavian Blues |
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GL284 | 07/14/2014 | 3rd - Battle of the Bands | Renato Anesi Trio Byzantine Time Machine Fantastic Toe Trippers Orchestra |
Brazilian Greek multi-cultural |
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GL295 | 07/__/2015 | 4th - Battle of the Bands | Nicolae
Feraru & his Gypsy Orchestra Jim Stoynoff Greek Band Juan Rivera & Los Condedados Huastecos Genevieve Harrison & White Mule |
Romani Greek Mexican Son Anglo-American |
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GL300 | 07/__/2016 | 5th - Battle of the Bands | Jafra (Ronnie Malley's Debka Band) Teresa Shine & Friends Fiddle Club of the World Orchestra |
Arabic Irish multi-cultural |
Fiddle Club of the World (Chicago Chapter)
Featured Guests
& Antti JärveläID# | Date | Artist | Hometown | Style | Ethnicity |
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HT210 | 03/14/2008 | Paddy Jones | County Kerry, Ireland | sliabh luachra | Irish |
GL226 | 04/20/2008 | Chirps Smith | Lagrange, Wisconsin | Midwestern traditionala | Anglo-American |
GL239 | 05/10/2008 | Will & Holly Whedbee | Chicago | Cajun | French |
HT213 | 07/20/2008 | Felipe Valle & Juan Rivera | Mexico City & Chicago | son huasteca | Mexican |
HT214 | 10/04/2008 | Frank Ferrell | Bath, Maine | New England traditional | Anglo-American |
HT215 | 10/30/2008 | Alan Jabbour & Ken Perlman | Washington DC | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL240 | 11/30/2008 | Karen Solgard | Minneapolis, Minnesota | hardingfele | Norwegian |
GL242 | 03/28/2009 | Dan Gellert | Dayton, Ohio | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT220 | 09/25/2009 | Arto Jarvela | Ulvsby, Finland | polska, marssi &c | Finnish |
HT222 | 10/16/2009 | Pete Sutherland with Jeremaiah McLane & Mark Roberts | Monkton, Vermont | traditional &c | Anglo-American |
GL247 | 02/19/2010 | Liz Knowles & Pat Broaders | Chicago | reels, jigs &c | Irish |
GL248 | 03/28/2010 | Dennis Stroughmatt | Albion, Illinois | Midwestern French | French |
GL249 | 04/18/2010 | Genevieve Harrison Koester & Smith Koester | Chicago | Midwestern traditional | Anglo-American |
HT224 | 05/02/2010 | Matt Brown | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT227 | 06/06/2010 | Rudi Pietsch | Vienna, Austria | polka, landler &c | German |
HT228 | 06/08/2010 | Paul Brown with the Mostly Mountain Boys | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT228 | 06/08/2010 | Polka Chicks | Helsinki, Finland | polkka, polska &c | Finnish |
HT230 | 07/16/2010 | Jim Lansford & Kim Lansford | Galena, Missouri | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT232 | 10/24/2010 | Vesta Johnson with Steve Hall | Kirkwood, Missouri | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL252 |
11/21/2010 | Kenny Stone | Dyer, Indiana | bluegrass | Anglo-American |
GL254 | 01/16/2011 | Mary Allsopp & Tim Anderson & John Hall | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | polska, schottis &c | Swedish; Nordic |
GL255 | 02/20/2011 | Charlie Walden & Patt Plunkett | Evanston, Illinois | Missouri old-time | Anglo-American |
HT235 | 05/15/2011 | Bruce Greene | Burnsville, North Carolina | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL256 | 05/15/2011 | Kathleen Keane | Chicago | reels, jigs &c | Irish |
HT238 | 05/29/2011 | Sule Greg Wilson | Flagstaff, Arizona | Black banjo &c | African-American |
GL260 | 10/23/11 | Lynn Frederick with Fred Campeau & Steve Rosen | Brady Lakes, Ohio | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL261 | 12/19/11 | Michi Regier with Peasants Abroad | Lake Zurich, Illinois | traditional | Slavic |
HT244 | 02/24/12 | David Greely | Lafayette, Louisiana | Cajun | French |
HT245 | 03/03/12 | Arto Jarvela & Kaivama | Finland/Minneapolis, Minnesota | traditional | Finnish |
HT246 | 03/23/12 | Deirdre Ni Chonghaile with Jessica Zeigler | Chicago | reels, jigs &c | Irish |
GL265 | 04/14/12 | Ed Cosner & Katie Bern | Portage, Indiana Palos Heights, Illinois |
bluegrass | Anglo-American |
GL266 | 05/20/12 | Dorian Gehring | Chicago | Cajun | French |
HT248 | 06/04/12 | Anders & Maria Larsson | Sweden | traditional | Swedish |
HT252 | 07/08/12 | Clarke Buehling | Fayetteville, Arkansas | classic banjo | Anglo-American |
GL271 | 09/30/12 | Frank Hall | Ireland | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL272 | 11/30/12 | Jutta & the Hi-Dukes | Evanston, Illinois | Balkan, Klezmer | Jewish |
GL274 | 01/27/13 | Jimmie Keane, Jr. | Chicago | reels, jigs &c | Irish |
HT253 | 03/10/13 | Kirk Sutphin & Bertram Levy | Walkertown, North Carolina & Port Townsend, Washington | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT256 | 06/24/13 | Bjarv | Sweden & Colorado | traditional | Swedish |
HT257 | 09/29/13 | Vidar Skrede | Helsinki, Finland | traditional | Norwegian |
GL279 | 10/13/13 | Stuart Rosenberg | Skokie, Illinois | Klezmer, classical | Jewish |
GL280 | 12/01/13 | Dickey's Disciples [Lotus Dickey CD release party] | Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL282 | 01/26/14 | Don Stiernberg | Skokie, Illinois | swing, jazz | Anglo-American |
HT260 | 04/13/14 | Folkestra | Gateshead, England | traditional | English |
HT263 | 09/28/14 | Pete Sutherland w/ Pete's Posse | Montpelier, Vermont | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT264 | 10/06/14 | Arto Järvelä | Finland | traditional | Finnish |
HT265 | 11/09/14 | Maja Jacobsen & David Boulanger | Denmark & Quebec | traditional | Danish & Quebecois |
GL286 | 11/02/14 | Judy Higgins & the Big Dogs | Chicago | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL288 | 11/30/14 | Pop Wagner & Bob Bovee | Minneapolis, Minnesota | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL289 | 01/11/15 | Ain Haas | Indianapolis, Indiana | traditional | Estonian |
HT267 | 02/26/15 | Beverly Smith & John Grimm | Dahlonega, Georgia | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL290 | 04/04/15 | Stephanie Coleman | Skokie, Illinois | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT268 | 05/12/15 | Kristian Bugge & Mette Jensen | Denmark | traditional | Danish |
GL292 | 05/31/15 | Colby Maddox |
Chicago | Bluegrass | Anglo-American |
GL296 | 09/25/15 | Maria McCullough
& Yahvi Pichardo |
Chicago | Son Caletano | Mexican |
GL297 | 10/09/15 | Blue Eagle String Band |
Maywood, Evanston & Oak Park, Illinois | old-time | Anglo-American |
HT273 | 04/22/16 | Harry Bolick | New York | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL299 | 03/06/16 | Tim Macdonald |
Chicago | traditional | Scottish |
GL302 | 05/13/16 | Don Ricardo & Don
Miguel Ibarra |
Skokie, Illinois | Son Caletano | Mexican |
HT274 | 06/16/16 | Kristian Bugge, Lydom Sonnich & Alfred Hoirup | Denmark | traditional | Danish |
HT275 | 06/19/16 | Betse Ellis & Clarke Wyatt | Kansas City, Missouri | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT276 | 09/15/16 | Sara Pajunen & Tejia Niku as Aallotar | Minnesota & Finland | traditional | Finnish |
GL303 | 10/23/16 | Laurel Premo & Anna Gustavsson | Michigan & Sweden | traditional | American; Swedish |
GL304 | 11/18/16 | Brandi Berry & Brandon Acker |
Chicago | Baroque | Anglo-American |
HT278 | 01/27/17 | South Carolina Broadcasters | North Carolina | old-time; bluegrass | Anglo-American |
HT279 | 02/17/17 | Blake Miller | Lafayette, Louisiana | Cajun | French |
GL305 | 03/12/17 | Steve Gibons |
Chicago | Romani Jazz | |
HT280 | 05/12/17 | Ken Keppeler & Jeannie McLerie | Silver City, New Mexico | traditional; Native | Anglo-American |
HT281 | 06/22/17 | Tricia Spencer & Howard Rains | Lawrence, Kansas | traditional | Anglo-American |
HT284 | 10/18/18 | Marie-Theres Stickler, Theresa Aignr & Sebastian Rastl of Die Tanzgeiger | Austria | traditional | Austrian |
After a 10-year run, the Chicago Chapter of the Fiddle Club of the World scaled back to a short concert and jam session the 2nd Monday of each month in the back room of the Grafton Pub. All featured guests were local fiddlers.
GL307 | 11/12/18 | Fred Campeau | Skokie, Illinois | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL308 | 12/10/18 | Chirps Smith | Lagrange, Wisconsin | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL181 | 01/14/19 | Steve Rosen & Paul Tyler | Evanston, Illinois | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL308 | 02/11/19 | Vidar Skrede & Patrik Ahlberg | Milwaukee; Chicago | traditional | Norwegian; Swedish |
GL310 | 03/11/19 | Genevieve Harrison & Smith Koester | Chicago | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL311 | 04/08/19 | Charlie "Possum" Walden & Patt Plunkett | Evanston, Illinois | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL312 | 06/10/19 | Matt Brown w/ Max & Otto Allard | Chicago | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL183 | 08/12/19 | Fiddle Club of the World Orchestra | Chicago | traditional | multi-cultural |
GL313 | 09/09/19 | Jess McIntosh | Chicago | traditional | Anglo-American |
GL314 | 10/14/19 | Teresa Shines w/ OTSFM Irish Ensemble | Chicago | traditional | Irish |
GL315 | 12/09/19 | Cat Buckley & Tim Anderson | Chicago; Wheeling, Illinois | traditional | Nordic |
GL182 | 01/13/20 | Paul Tyler retirement bash | Chicago | traditional | Anglo-American |