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Biographical Stretch.. older guy, w/graying hair, happily married, 3
terrific daughters - all in college, many excellent bean dinner
recipes, 2 really good dogs, 2 smart cats, and 1 bunny.
 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 was inspired to take up the instrument, like so many
others, by the playing of Bill
Spence and Fennig's All Star String Band on their 1975 LP,
"The Hammered Dulcimer". After building and playing
several of my own instruments, I now play a James
Jones chromatic HD and do a little HD instruction,
too. I play in several bands including the popular Maine contradance
band, Scrod
Pudding - now celebrating our 20th anniversary in the
currrent form and our 20th year of doing the Bowdoinham
Dance. In recent years I've enjoyed reuniting annually 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
plus a few tunes
I've composed.
To
contact me for bookings: (207) 666-3090 or, by email: ganderso@bates.edu
UPCOMING
PERFORMANCES
| With Scrod Pudding:
Schedule.................Bowdoinham
Dance Series flyer (pdf) |
| August
20, 2011 |
Foot
in the Door String Band Redux
Greg Anderson, Tamara
Goltz, David Atcher, Susan Jannsen, and Eric Weest Johnson
Bowdoinham Dance Series, Bowdoinham, ME |
| October
14-15, 2011 |
Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival
MARY TAYLOR MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
On the Green in Milford, CT
Beginner and Intermediate Workshops; Fri instructors concert |
| Sat
December 10, 2011 |
Performance
of Malcolm Dalglish's "Sail Away Ladies" with
Musica de Filia
South Portland High School Auditorium, 2 pm |
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Recordings
 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 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. My lesson rate is $35/hour or $20/half hour. For
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 (Korg CA-31 is great for ~$15-25). I usually have hammered
dulcimers available for rental ($20/month) or purchase - please
contact me about availability. 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, and usually at 2-3 week intervals. My home is
about midway between Portland and Augusta 5 minutes off 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 (some future
retirement party), 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
Bates homepage.
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