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Entertainer Biographies:
Tina Gugeler:
Tina Gugeler first heard a hammered dulcimer in 1986 while living in Ketchikan, Alaska. It quickly became her passion and soon it seemed everyone on the island had heard Tina and her band, BearFoot. She played on the docks for cruise ship tourists, for weddings and dances, and at the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau.
Allen Macfarlane:
For more than two decades, Allen Macfarlane has been playing the lap and hammered dulcimers, and has been teaching others to play and share in the joy of the music produced by these instruments ever since. Though largely self-taught, Allen continues to make others aware of the potential of the lap dulcimer by stressing music theory and its application in arranging music for the dulcimer. His teaching experience is vast and varied, having taught classes at community arts centers, community colleges, music festivals, dulcimer clubs and other venues throughout the Midwest.
Gary Kramer:
Gary is one of the hidden treasures of the Kansas City area on harmonica. Comfortable with many different genres of music, Gary will no doubt open your eyes and ears to the versatiltiy of the Harmonica in traditional music.
Diane Gillenwater
Diane Gillenwater's interest in music began as the child of piano playing parents who listened to all types of music around the house. Her first instrument of choice, at the age of 10, was the drums as she wanted to be just like Ringo Starr. But she was destined to play the violin and has played since grade school. She is also proficient in guitar, piano and viola. Diane joined the Topeka Youth Symphony in the 7th Grade and the Topeka Symphony in the 9th Grade. She has played for musicals and shows with the Topeka Civic Theater. She attended Washburn University on a Topeka Symphony Scholarship where she received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance in 1983. She took 2nd Place in the Kansas Fiddling & Picking Championships in 1995 and is the 2002 Kansas State Fiddle Champion. She has played with Mark O'Connor, the late John Hartford and her hero, Vassar Clements, as well as many others. She is the fiddle player for the bluegrass band, Pastense and has regularly played several local bluegrass festivals, as well as the American Music Festival in Silver Dollar City. She is very active with the Kansas Prairie Pickers Bluegrass Club and has taught several fiddle workshops.
Cindy Egger - Farris:
Egger, a graduate of the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, currently teaches at Rockhurst University and the Toon Shop. She has a diverse performance background, ranging from appearances with the Kansas City Guitar Society to playing in blues, country and Dixieland bands. Egger serves as guitarist and musical director for St. Andrew Christian Church, Olathe. She has played with the Kansas City Symphony and the Starlight Theatre pit orchestra. Her playing can be heard on a self-released CD entitled Finger Pickin’ Good. Egger was presented with the Andres Segovia Award by the Kansas City Guitar Society for her contributions to the cultural life of Kansas City through the support and promotion of the classical guitar.
Steve Gouge:
Steve Gouge, also known as Curly, is a fingerpicking guitarist. His main influences have been Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Eddie Pennington, Stephen Bennett, Rev.Gary Davis and Tommy Emmanuel. His repertoire includes classic country, country blues, folk, gospel, ragtime and comedy tunes. Whether he is playing at a festival, fair, dinner reception or private club, Steve strives to provide his audiences with a toe-tapping, feel-good, leave with a smile on your face, fun show.
web site: http://www.thecurlyshow.com
Tina Gugeler first heard a hammered dulcimer in 1986 while living in Ketchikan, Alaska. It quickly became her passion and soon it seemed everyone on the island had heard Tina and her band, BearFoot. She played on the docks for cruise ship tourists, for weddings and dances, and at the Alaska Folk Festival in Juneau.
Since
moving to the Denver area in Colorado in 1990, Tina has become a full
time musician; performing solo and in small combos with fiddle, guitar
or piano, and in several local contra dance bands. Along with her busy
performance schedule, she teaches students on the dulcimer and bodhran.
Over the years, Tina has won many local and regional competitions and
in the year 2000 she won the U.S. National Hammered Dulcimer
Championship.
She appears on recordings by Denver's High Strung and the dance band
Contrafusion
Allen Macfarlane:
For more than two decades, Allen Macfarlane has been playing the lap and hammered dulcimers, and has been teaching others to play and share in the joy of the music produced by these instruments ever since. Though largely self-taught, Allen continues to make others aware of the potential of the lap dulcimer by stressing music theory and its application in arranging music for the dulcimer. His teaching experience is vast and varied, having taught classes at community arts centers, community colleges, music festivals, dulcimer clubs and other venues throughout the Midwest.
Gary Kramer:
Gary is one of the hidden treasures of the Kansas City area on harmonica. Comfortable with many different genres of music, Gary will no doubt open your eyes and ears to the versatiltiy of the Harmonica in traditional music.
Diane Gillenwater
Diane Gillenwater's interest in music began as the child of piano playing parents who listened to all types of music around the house. Her first instrument of choice, at the age of 10, was the drums as she wanted to be just like Ringo Starr. But she was destined to play the violin and has played since grade school. She is also proficient in guitar, piano and viola. Diane joined the Topeka Youth Symphony in the 7th Grade and the Topeka Symphony in the 9th Grade. She has played for musicals and shows with the Topeka Civic Theater. She attended Washburn University on a Topeka Symphony Scholarship where she received a Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance in 1983. She took 2nd Place in the Kansas Fiddling & Picking Championships in 1995 and is the 2002 Kansas State Fiddle Champion. She has played with Mark O'Connor, the late John Hartford and her hero, Vassar Clements, as well as many others. She is the fiddle player for the bluegrass band, Pastense and has regularly played several local bluegrass festivals, as well as the American Music Festival in Silver Dollar City. She is very active with the Kansas Prairie Pickers Bluegrass Club and has taught several fiddle workshops.
Cindy Egger - Farris:
Egger, a graduate of the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, currently teaches at Rockhurst University and the Toon Shop. She has a diverse performance background, ranging from appearances with the Kansas City Guitar Society to playing in blues, country and Dixieland bands. Egger serves as guitarist and musical director for St. Andrew Christian Church, Olathe. She has played with the Kansas City Symphony and the Starlight Theatre pit orchestra. Her playing can be heard on a self-released CD entitled Finger Pickin’ Good. Egger was presented with the Andres Segovia Award by the Kansas City Guitar Society for her contributions to the cultural life of Kansas City through the support and promotion of the classical guitar.
Steve Gouge:
Steve Gouge, also known as Curly, is a fingerpicking guitarist. His main influences have been Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Eddie Pennington, Stephen Bennett, Rev.Gary Davis and Tommy Emmanuel. His repertoire includes classic country, country blues, folk, gospel, ragtime and comedy tunes. Whether he is playing at a festival, fair, dinner reception or private club, Steve strives to provide his audiences with a toe-tapping, feel-good, leave with a smile on your face, fun show.
web site: http://www.thecurlyshow.com
Teresa Bachman:
Back for a third year of JAM Fest, Teresa is ready to do more pickin’ and grinnin’, this time on Mountain Dulcimer. Teresa has been performing folk music around the region for over twenty years and has been on the Kansas Touring Arts Roster for 3 years . With a motto of “Let’s have fun!” her teaching style is relaxed and personal. Teresa, teaches private lessons, classes and workshops all overKansas
Back for a third year of JAM Fest, Teresa is ready to do more pickin’ and grinnin’, this time on Mountain Dulcimer. Teresa has been performing folk music around the region for over twenty years and has been on the Kansas Touring Arts Roster for 3 years . With a motto of “Let’s have fun!” her teaching style is relaxed and personal. Teresa, teaches private lessons, classes and workshops all over
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