Biographical Stretch..50-ish(!), w/graying hair, married, 3 terrific teenagers, 1 really good dog, 4 smart cats, 2 bunnies.
Hi!
I'm a contradance musician living and working in the great state
of Maine since 1983. I've played the hammered dulcimer since
1977, and after building and playing several of my own, I now
play a James
Jones chromatic HD and do a little HD instruction,
too. I play in several bands: I am a member of the popular Maine
contradance band, Scrod
Pudding. I also play with a new ensemble called BAJA (Carey
Bluhm -fiddle, Greg Anderson - hammered dulcimer, and Susan Jannsen
- piano, and Seth Austen
on all things guitar-like) and with my first band from all over
the country - The
Foot in the Door String Band. I also play solo or in
small ensembles for weddings, parties, and other public and private
events. My repertoire centers on the traditional and contemporary
dance tunes of New England, Appalachia, Quebec, and Great Britain,
although I've recently been adding a few French dance tunes to
the mix after living near Bordeaux, France, for a year (Aug '99
- July '00) while on academic leave. (Yes, the bread, wine, and
cheese are every bit as good as reported, and the French people
completely welcoming and gracious.)
To contact me for bookings: (207) 666-3090 or, by email: ganderso@bates.edu
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L.L. Bean's, Main Store, Freeport 12-3 pm Info |
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My
discography includes Food
For Your Feet
(1995) with
Scrod Pudding, and a guest appearance on Pam Weeks' CD, Waiting
for the Perseids
(1998 - Outer
Green Records). Both CDs can be purchased through the Scrod
Pudding
website, Contracopia.net, and a few very select
music stores, and at all Scrod Pudding gigs.
Sure, I can teach you to play the hammered dulcimer!!
I also teach private hammered dulcimer lessons in my home, especially for beginners to intermediate level players. For rates and time availability, contact me at ganderso@bates.edu . Interested persons must have access to a playable HD and should have, or should acquire, an electronic tuner. I currently have three dulcimers available for rental ($15/month) or purchase. Ability to read standard western musical notation is very helpful, but not required to get started. I prefer to schedule one hour long lessons to maximize the benefits for my students. My home is about midway between Portland and Augusta near I-295, and 30 minutes from the Lewiston-Auburn area, 35 minutes from Portland, and 30 minutes from Augusta.
Yep, I have to work for a living, too.
Although I'd love to earn a living making music and gadding about the countryside on tour, it's not going to happen. So, until further notice, I am employed by the Biology Department at Bates College as a lab instructor and overseer of the Electron Microscopy Laboratory. Things work related can be found on my homepage.
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