North Texas Traditional Dance Society
Every spring since 1991, NTTDS has held a weekend dance festival,
featuring a nationally known band and caller. The name "When In Doubt,
Swing!" came from Penn Fixx at the 1992 event. The name stuck, and the rest
is history.
Here is a list of all of them. How many can your remember ?
- 2010: April 23-25: Sokol Athletic Center
Caller: Bob Dalsemer
Band: Steve Hickman and Evening Star.
- 2009: April 24-26: Sokol Athletic Center
Caller: Lynn Ackerson
Band: Moving Violations:
Van Kaynor (Fiddle), Becky Ashenden (Piano), Ron Grosslein (Fiddle, Mandolin),
Chuck Corman (Bass, Guitar, Percussion).
- 2008: April 4-6: Sokol Athletic Center
Caller: Nils Fredland
Band: Footloose:
Pete Campbell (piano, bass), John Davidson (fiddle), David DiGiuseppe
(accordian), Dean Herington (clarinet, sax), Jim Roberts (percussion).
- 2007: May 4-6: Sokol Athletic Center Caller:
Joseph Pimentel
Band: Latter Day Lizards:
Peter Barnes (piano/guitar/flute/harmonica),
Dave Langford (fiddle/guitar),
Bill Tomczak (clarinet/saxophone/banjo uke/dumbek),
and special guest Stuart Kenney (bass).
- 2006: April 1 - 3: Sokol Athletic Center Caller: Gaye Fifer
Band: The Great Bear Trio:
Teenage brothers Andrew (fiddle, guitar, bouzouki, banjo, nyckelharpa, ukulele, bass)
and Noah (fiddle, mandolin, percussion, didgeridoo) VanNorstrand and mother Kim (piano).
- 2005: April 1 - 3: Sokol Athletic Center Caller:
Jim X. Borzym
Band: The Avant Gardeners:
Laura Light (fiddle), George Paul (piano, accordion),
Roger Gold (guitar), Scottie Williams (percussion).
- 2004: April 30 - May 2: Sokol Athletic Center Caller:
Susan Kevra Band: Domino from Quebec:
Rachel Aucoin (piano), Richard Forest (violin), Sabin Jacques (accordion).
- 2003: April 4-6, Sokol Athletic Center Caller:
Mary Devlin Band:
KGB: Julie King (piano),
Claude Ginsberg (violin, viola, concertina),
Dave Bartley (mandolin, guitar, cittern, etc.).
- 2002: April 5-7, Sokol
Athletic Center Caller: Beth
Molaro Band: String Beings: Laurie Fisher
(fiddle), Art Shuster (mandolin), Tom Troszak (guitar, drum), "Wailin"
Cailen Campbell (fiddle).
- 2001: April 6-8, Sokol
Athletic Center Caller: Kathy Anderson
Band: Clayfoot Strutters: Lee Blackwell (drums, guitar), Dave Grant
(bass), Mark Roberts (banjo, flute), Jeremiah McLain (piano, accordian),
Pete Sutherland (fiddle, piano)
- 2000: March 31-April 2,
Dallas Opera Rehearsal Hall Caller: Peter Amidon
Band: Popcorn Behavior: Sam Amidon (fiddle), Thomas Bartlett (piano),
Keith Murphy (mandolin, guitar), with Mark Hellenberg (percussion)
Cajun Dance workshop by Cory Turner and The SoRelle Brothers Band
- 1999: April 16-18, Global Hall
Caller: David Kaynor
Band: The Greenfield Dance Band: Mary Kay Brass (piano, accordian),
David Kaynor (fiddle, guitar), Van Kaynor (fiddle), Stuart Kenney (bass)
Waltz workshop by Phyllis Richmond. Hambo workshop by David Kaynor.
Also music by Blunn Creek from Austin: Max Cappleman (fiddle), Chris
Peterson (fiddle, mandolin), Sylvi Salinas (piano), Tim Wooten
(harmonica), Roy Wilhite(bass)
- 1998: April 17-19, Lakeview Christian Church
Caller: Lisa Greenleaf
Band: Footloose: Pete Campbell (piano, bass), David DiGiuseppe
(accordian, mandolin), Ted Ehrhard (fiddle), Dean Herington (clarinet,
guitar, piano)
Hambo workshop by ???
- 1997: April 25-27, Lakeview Christian Church
Caller: Frank Hall
Band: L7's: Bruce Molsky (fiddle), Rafe Stefanini (fiddle), Beverly Smith
(guitar)
Smooth Mountain Dance Workshop by Nancy Biehler
- 1996: April 26-28, Walnut Hill Lutheran Church
Caller: Susan Kevra
Band: Peter Barnes (piano, flute), Claudio Buchwald (piano, accordian,
guitar, banjo), Steve Hickman (fiddle, hambone, harmonium), Bill Tomczek
(clarinet, saxophone)
Hambone Workshop by Steve Hickman
- 1995:April 14-16, Winfrey Point Caller: George
Marshall
Band: Wild Asparagus: David Cantieni (flute, saxophone), Stuart Kenny
(bass), George Marshall (percussion), Ann Percival (piano, guitar), Becky
Tracy (fiddle)
- 1994: April 29 - May 1, Highland Park Presbyterian Church
Caller: Mary DesRosiers
Band: Clayfoot Strutters: Lee Blackwell(drums, guitar), Christopher Layer
(Highland Pipe, flute), Jeremiah McLain (piano, accordian), Pete
Sutherland (fiddle)
- 1993: April 30 - May 2, Winfrey Point Caller -
Kathy Anderson
Band: Hillbillies from Mars: Ray Bierl (fiddle), Paul Kotapish (guitar,
mandolin), Daniel Steinberg (piano, flute)
- 1992: May 1-3, Sokol Athletic Center Caller:
Penn Fix (originated "When In Doubt, Swing!")
Band: Sam Bartlett (guitar, mandolin), Ruthie Dornfeld (fiddle), Carol
Hamm (string bass)
- 1991: May 3-5, D-Arts Center Caller: Steve
Zakon
Band: Fresh Fish: Kerry Elkin, Danny Novek, Gordon Peery
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