The Latter Day Lizards. A New England based dance band consisting of Peter Barnes (piano and flute), Dave Langford (fiddle), and Bill Tomczak (clarinet). Between them they have many decades of playing for public dances, festivals, dance camps, concerts, weddings, and parties, throughout the United States. Each is a superb musician and together they inspire dancers with their innovative, spontaneous, melodies and rhythms. Their repertoire is wide ranging, from traditional reels and jigs to Balkan to blues, swing, and jazz. Their recordings include Sleeping on a Rock and Rainy Night in Montague.
The White Cockade. They formed in 1972 in order to learn and play music for Scottish dance. Members are Ralph Jones (flute), Sylvia Miskoe (accordion), Vince O'Donnell (fiddle), Allan Chertok (drums), R.P. Hale (piano and hammer dulcimer), and Cal Howard (bass and piano). Each one had been playing for contra and square dances prior to 1972 and all have had long and active careers playing individually and in various groups. Skilled, multitalented musicians, they contribute improvisational harmonies while adhering to the basic form of the dance music. Some of their recordings are White Cockade, Tartan Stew, and Tartan Capers.
