The Queen City Bulldogs, specializing in old-time American string band music from Appalachia and the midwest, assembled in 1989 to play for a dance camp, and had so much fun that when the dance camp was over, they didn't break up. In 1993, they journeyed to the Appalachian String Band contest in Clifftop, West Virginia and won first place. They have played and taught at dance camps and music workshops throughout the northwest, and are known for their driving hoedowns, sweet waltzes, high energy, and spirited, traditional approach.
Fiddler Armin Barnett's interest in traditional Southern music began upon hearing the Stanley Brothers on Chicago radio in 1958, at age ten. His focus changed from banjo to fiddle when he met old time music masters Franklin George, Tommy Jarrell, and Fred Cockerham at the University of Chicago Folk Festival in 1969. Since then, he has focused on fiddling styles of Appalachia and of the Midwestern United States. Armin lives in Seattle and works as a violin maker. Armin can also be heard on Volume 1 of The Young Fogies (Rounder 0319) with the Hurricane Ridgerunners band, and with the Hurricane Ridgerunners on a release forthcoming in 2008 from Field Recorders Collective.
Fiddler David Cahn, a multi-talented musician and composer, was introduced to old time music by Kenny Kosek when he attended the Bronx High School of Science in New York. While David lived in Ann Arbor and Seattle, he played with many old time, bluegrass, and Cajun music groups. David has recorded with Clyde Moody, Charlie Moore, Wade Mainer, Helen Carter (all on Old Homestead Records), John O'Connor (Flying Fish Records), The Rodney Miller Band (Sage Arts) Mark Simos (Yodel-Ay-Hee), and The All-Round Boys (Sage Arts).
Guitarist Dan Lockshon grew up on folk music in the 1960s. His first introduction to old time music was from his cousin George's Skillet Lickers LP's. In 1978, at age 23, he began playing back-up guitar. Dan is currently in demand as a guitar player for many dances and events in the very active music scene of Seattle.
Banjo player Molly Tenenbaum listened to records of Jean Ritchie and of the New Lost City Ramblers while growing up in Los Angeles. She gives banjo lessons, privately and at music camps such as the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes. Her most recent CD is Instead of a Pony. Previous recording appearances include Race the River Jordan (Yodel-Ay-Hee), Instead of a Pony (Cat Hair Productions), and And the Hillsides Are All Covered with Cakes (Cat Hair Music).
The Appalachian String Band Music Festival (Chubby Dragon CD 1001)
The Young Fogies, Volume II (Rounder CD 0369)
Instead of a Pony (Cat Hair Productions, 2002)
