*Dancers from coast-to-coast will tell you that Beth Molaro is GREAT and when she calls, the dance is always a party! Her enthusiasm is contagious and she makes any dance more energetic and exciting. She is truly a dance caller dedicated to the art of Traditional American Dancing and good fun.

Beth Molaro lives in Asheville surrounded by the mountains of Western North Carolina with her daughter Rebecca Grace where they are an active part of the thriving dance community there. Often on the road calling dances all over the place, her clear calling and skilled dance selection have made her one of the country's most popular and widely traveled callers.

Since 1994, Beth has called hundreds of dances from coast to coast as well as Denmark and Canada. Beth is in demand as a caller and teacher for weddings, family reunions and other gatherings as well as community dances both small and large, at Dance Weeks, Weekends and Folk Festivals including the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Philiadelphia Folk Festival, Appalachian Stringband Festival, Augusta Heritage Dance Week,  and many more.

Beth's vocal style is unique in the dance world. Her ability to sing the calls makes for an exciting blending of music and calls which she accomplishes with both clarity and musical integrity. You will hear elements of the blues and jazz in her voice as she sings you from one figure to the next, weaving together the various elements of dance, music and dancers into a positively charged room of inspired enthusiasm.

Beth calls high-energy, turbocharged squares and smooth flowing contras. She is known for her quick no-nonsense walk throughs and effective teaching for both the newest dancers and the most seasoned of dancers. Beth’s dances are always a guaranteed whoop and aholler good time! Dancers are sure to leave with a feel-good dancing high. In addition to calling, Beth is a skilled and exuberant foot percussonist in the Appalachian flat-foot style.

**The Hogwire Stringband has everything you’d want in an old-time band--spectacular fiddling, dynamite vocals, impossibly tight rhythm and, beyond that, an ineffable connection to the past often described as the “real thing.” Long-considered a virtuoso and master of authentic traditional style, Brad Leftwich anchors this new band on fiddle and vocals, with wife Linda Higginbotham providing hallmark driving support on banjo uke and five-string. Hogwire also includes fresh faces on the old-time circuit, Joel Lensch and Marielle Abell. Joel cut his old-time teeth in the Portland music scene, where he developed his powerful backup guitar style and all-out vocal delivery. Marielle emerged in the old-time world as a dancer with the highly acclaimed troupe Rhythm ’n Shoes and has since funneled her considerable talent into old-time bass and singing. All four live, work, and play in the semi-Edenic paradise known as Bloomington, Indiana. For further information, visit www.bradleftwich.net. A few quotes on Brad and Linda: “His music will be appreciated by legions of aspiring fiddlers for generations to come.” (The Old-Time Herald) “Brads fiddle playing—legendary!” (Banjo Newsletter) “A master teacher as well as a master musician.” (Bluegrass Unlimited) “Brad Leftwich is proof that true old-time music is thriving” (Strings) “Four-Star rating . . . Fiddle player Brad Leftwich and banjo player Linda Higginbotham render the traditional fiddle music of the rural South with obvious love and tremendous spirit” (Billboard Magazine) “The explosion of females in the bluegrass and old-time fields created an extraordinary number of male-female duet teams in roots music circles. Indiana’s singing, fiddling and banjo playing Brad Leftwich & Linda Higginbotham are the most charmingly rustic of all these duos. (Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music, Bufwack & Oermann) “If you are alive, Linda will make you want to get up and dance.” (All Music Guide) “I admire your talent and commend you on your presentation . . .and may I say that Miss Linda is a very valuable asset and adds a lot to the aura of your videos.” (Buck Owens, unsolicited personal letter)

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