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HOT CONTRADANCE MUSIC
FROM WEST VIRGINIA

Contrarians regret we are no longer available for bookings. CDs and downloads
still available from various sources. Info from this page will disappear, but
has moved to paulepstein.net


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With roots in Celtic and Appalachian music, the Contrarians have inspired
dancers from NY to Atlanta to St.Louis and points in between with genre bending
grooves featuring sax, fiddle, mandolin, electric and acoustic guitar, stick
bass, foot percussion and more.

Contrarians deliver hot contra dance music from West Virginia, where the
traditions trend toward square dance and bluegrass. The Contrarians, however, as
their name implies, are not restricted by genres: Celtic, French Canadian,
Swing, Gypsy, as well as Appalachian and original tunes are woven together and
spiced with Afro-pop, Reggae, blues, and other grooves. 

Balance and Shout! is the Contrarians' 2nd CD. It features John Longwell's
smooth sax, Andy Park's electric grooves and acoustic leads, Paul's energetic
fiddling and complex compositions, and the always solid, yet imaginative bass
playing of Will Carter.

The Contrarians have been touring the contra dance circuit since 1999, playing
from New York to Atlanta, Ann Arbor to St. Louis, and most places in
between. Our first CD is also available for purchase at CD Baby. That
self-titled CD captures vibrant energy at the height of our years working with 
Gary Reynolds on guitar, piano, and his bluesy trumpet. Gary moved on in 2013,
but many of his contributions remain with us, including one composition on the
new CD.  Our second CD, Balance and Shout, included Andy Park, who played guitar
with us through 2017 and added electric grooves to our repertoire as well as
acoustic leads to our sound. Josh Barrett of Charleston, WV joined us in 2018 on
acoustic and electric guitars to pick up where Andy left off.

You can also buy digital from I-tunes (whole CD or singles)
1st: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-contrarians/id302122458 Balance and
Shout: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/balance-and-shout/1292564826itunes.apple.com/us/album/balance-and-shout/1292564826
search Pandora, Rhapsody, etc. you should find us, at least to listen to a few
tracks (give us the thumbs up!). Every listen pays us something (sometimes
$.0001, sometimes $.10--it all depends on the service, musicians have no power
over that :).
Or you can e-mail pepstein52@gmail.com and arrange for CDs to be mailed via
USPS.



Contrarians CDs and Downloads




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