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Allan Carr grew up with traditional music (his grandfather was a piper, sisters played fiddle, accordion and piano, and the family sang many traditional songs together) and heard, learned from, and sang with epic traditional singers such as Jimmy McBeath, Stanley Robertson, Lizzie Higgins, Tom Spiers, Jimmy Hutchison to name a few! Allan won numerous TMSA contests for traditional singing and has also penned his own songs in the traditional style.  He is extremely knowledgeable about the history and background to his songs from social and economic perspectives and is an interesting and interactive teacher.  He also focuses on helping students with their traditional singing techniques and artistic interpretation of the songs.  

 In addition to his solo, Allan has played and recorded with Janie in numerous bands including HADDEN, ROTHFIELD & CARR (with Silly Wizards Martin Hadden), RED HEN (with David Kiphuth and Linda Schrade) and CORACREE (with Sarah Gowan and Bill Quern). 

Janie Rothfield is a power-house American fiddler, clawhammer banjo and guitar player who is widely recognized for her traditional and inventive style, in the pocket rhythm, whimsical groove and her award-winning original tunes. She is a full time touring musician playing concerts, workshops, festivals and dances around the world and online.

Janie has been performing, recording and teaching music that is rooted in Traditional American and Celtic Music since her teens when she started playing with older generation musicians from New England, North Carolina and Quebec. With over 15 recordings to her credit,  Janie has traveled the world with her unique brand of traditional based music including the UK, France, Germany, Holland, Australia, Canada and throughout the USA.  Janie is also the founder and director (and instructor) of Janie’s Jumpstart Home Based Weekend Music Camps held in homes around the world!

Janie currently performs as a solo artist and with duo with Scottish Singer/Guitarist ALLAN CARR (her husband), THE IDUMEA QUARTET (innovative old time string quartet), HEN’S TEETH (with cellist Nathan Bontrager), LITTLE MISSY (duo with daughter Shona Carr), and CORACREE (Contra Dance and Folk Band).