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| Gypsy Gyppo String Band | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Old-time music |
| Years active | 1970s |
The Gypsy Gyppo String Band was an American old-time music band, based in Seattle, Washington.
Active in the 1970s, it brought a contemporary sensibility to this music, treating it "as source material rather than holy writ." The band played a key role in reviving this music, bringing it out to the dying milieu of Grange halls and the somewhat-staid milieu of organized Modern western square dance to a hip, young urban audience. It laid the foundation of a square dance and contra dance scene in and around Seattle that continues to this day.
Members
- Warren Argo, banjo
- Jack Link, fiddle
- Armin Barnett, fiddle
- Bob Naess, fiddle
- Sandy Bradley, guitar
- Jerry Mitchell, mandolin
Notes
- ^ Ross, John (December 2008). "The Gypsy Gyppo String Band" Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine. Seattle Metropolitan. p. 70.
- ^ "The Gypsy Gyppo Stringband". Vancouver Folk Music Festival. Accessed February 11, 2009.
- ^ "List of Titles on Folk Music: The Bay Years, Vol. 1". Accessed February 11, 2009.
- ^ "Inventory of the John T. Huddle Collection, 1936–1993". Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Accessed February 11, 2009.
Further reading
- Argo, Warren (May 2002). "So What Is It About This Contra Dancing Anyway?" (PDF format; required Adobe Reader). Victory Music Review.