Wild Asparagus

This article is about the American contra dance band. For the vegetable, see Asparagus.
Wild Asparagus
OriginConnecticut River Valley
Genres
Years active1982 (1982)–present
Spinoff ofSwallowtail[1]
Members
  • David Cantieni
  • George Marshall
  • Ann Percival
  • Becky Tracy
Past members
  • Van Kaynor
  • Mary Lea
  • Susan Sternberg
  • Sam Bartlett
  • Stuart Kenney
Websitewildasparagus.com

Wild Asparagus is a contra dance band from Western Massachusetts that has toured throughout the United States and Canada. It’s Becky Tracy on fiddle, George Marshall on concertina and bodhran, Ann Percival on guitar and piano, and David Cantieni on winds. They usually have a bass player and some of their regular players include Corey DiMario, Mark Murphy, Harry Aceto and Ralph Gordon among others.[2][3][4][5]

Discography

  • In Season (1985)
  • Music from A Little Known Planet (1987)
  • Tone Roads (1990)
  • Call of the Wild (1993)
  • From the Floor Up (1997)
  • Wherever You Go (2001)
  • The Best of Wild Asparagus (2003)
  • Live at the Guiding Star Grange (2009)

David Cantieni solo album

  • Red Rock (w/ Becky Tracy, George Marshall, Mark Roberts, Stuart Kenney, Rick Ruggles, Mary Witt, Ann Percival, and Pete Sutherland) (1996)

References

  1. ^ Bealle, John (2005). Old-Time Music and Dance. Bloomington, Indiana: Quarry Books. pp. 252–253. ISBN 978-0-253-11168-5.
  2. ^ "About". Wild Asparagus. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ Partridge, Marika (July 2, 2010). "Youth Flock to Contra Dancing". NPR. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Local musician, radio show host a big deal in international contra music scene". The Athens News. March 29, 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Four bands, four callers keep Dawn Dance moving". The Brattleboro Reformer. 2 September 2004. p. 29. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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