Music at BAB'09
Who's going to be providing music for you this year? In addition to our many, talented DJ's, we're delighted to be bringing you live music- for both tango and blues!
Buck Hoffman
Buck Hoffman's Myspace Page
Buck Hoffmann was born in Austin Texas in 1965. He moved to Maryland with his family in 1971 near Washington D.C. While living on a farm near there, some friends of his introduced him to John Jackson and John Cephas. Both of these men are very well known for their talent playing the Piedmont Country Blues. This exposure to this style of Blues has stuck with him for the last 25 years.
Hear Buck on our Video Page!
Buck Hoffmann was born in Austin Texas in 1965. He moved to Maryland with his family in 1971 near Washington D.C. While living on a farm near there, some friends of his introduced him to John Jackson and John Cephas. Both of these men are very well known for their talent playing the Piedmont Country Blues. This exposure to this style of Blues has stuck with him for the last 25 years.
Hear Buck on our Video Page!
Steve Karla
The mysterious Steve Karla is so great that if we put a bio here, we'd sell out to screaming fans, with no room left for dancers. Suffice it to say that he and Buck Hoffman, together, will make your eagle fly, put a mule in your stall, and rock you all the way down to the river.
Tango Uno Mas: Georgi Schmitt and Cailen Campbell
Georgi Schmitt is a musician’s musician. She is multi talented and her solo performances combine music, dance and storytelling into a program which ‘captures audiences holds them tight!’ Some of her venues include Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston, SC and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Her home town style has audiences singing along and dancing with wild abandon.
Cailen Campbell, fiddler extraordinaire, from Knoxville, TN and Asheville, NC, has delighted audiences all over the country and in Mexico with his high-energy improvisational fiddle style. Most recently he has toured with the Charlotte NC Dance Company as featured fiddler and played at the Lake Eden Arts Festival. He regularly thrills contra dancers with his magical music in and around the Asheville area.
This tango combo sings with the smooth velvety violin tones of Argentina accompanied by the piano whose exciting rhythms accented by a strong, sharp beat inspire all to dance Tango with the passion of Buenos Aires.
Cailen Campbell, fiddler extraordinaire, from Knoxville, TN and Asheville, NC, has delighted audiences all over the country and in Mexico with his high-energy improvisational fiddle style. Most recently he has toured with the Charlotte NC Dance Company as featured fiddler and played at the Lake Eden Arts Festival. He regularly thrills contra dancers with his magical music in and around the Asheville area.
This tango combo sings with the smooth velvety violin tones of Argentina accompanied by the piano whose exciting rhythms accented by a strong, sharp beat inspire all to dance Tango with the passion of Buenos Aires.
Heather Adams
Returning Rockstar. Bio/Photo coming soon.
Les Dole
Returning Rockstar. Bio/Photo coming soon.
Michael Gamble
Retunring Rockstar. Bio/Photo coming soon.
Mike Legett
Returning, now as a dj. Bio/Photo coming soon.
Krissy McFadden
New to the lineup! For photo/bio, check out our Instructor Page!