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This page contains an alphabetical listing of many of New York State’s foremost traditional artists. The artists included are currently active, and available to perform or teach in their respective genres. Most can travel; they are identified by name, genre and home region. Click on any listing to find bios, links to genre and cultural information, photos, sound clips, discography, and contact/booking information.
Click on letter in alphabet below the photo to quickly find the letter’s section on this page

A
Taína Asili & Gaetano Vaccaro (Latin American folk & flamenco; Capital-Saratoga Region)
B
Dan Berggren (Ballads, mountain folk songs; Adirondacks and Saratoga-Capital Region)
C
Campbell Brothers Steel Guitars (House of God steel guitar; Finger Lakes Region)
Colleen Cleveland (Traditional ballads and songs from the British Isles & the Adirondacks; Saratoga-Capital Region)
Brian Conway (Irish-American; Hudson Valley Region)
D
Dancing Crane Georgian Dance Company (Music and dance of the southern Caucasus region; Catskills Region)
E
Életfa Hungarian Folk Band (Regional styles of Hungarian and Transylvanian folk music; New York City Region)
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F
Fakoli Drum & Dance led by Fode Sissoko (Kora, traditional drum & dance; Hudson Valley Region)
Theresa “Bear” Fox (Native American; Adirondacks)
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H
Jackie Hobbs (Old time music; traditional fiddling; Thousand Islands-Seaway Region)
I
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K
Kelly’s Old Timers (Old Time Music; Swing; standards; Niagara Frontier Region)
John Kirk (Traditional and original songs and tunes, especially barn dance music; Capital Region)
L
La Banda Rossa (Feast/processional music; Central Leatherstocking Region)
Carl Linich (Georgian polyphonic singing; Hudson Valley Region)
Los Pleneros de la 21 (Bomba y Plena; New York City Region)
M
Trish Miller (Traditional and original songs, tunes and dances, especially barn dance music; Capital Region)
Sara Milonovich (Bluegrass with Celtic and North American influences; Central Leatherstocking Region)
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Torres, Alex (Mambo, Son, Salsa; Saratoga-Capital Region)
Torres, Theo (Huayno and chicha; Long Island Region)
Trinidad & Tobago Steel Band (Caribbean calypso, soca, dance music; Finger Lakes Region)
Trio Kaykasia (Georgian polyphonic singing; Hudson Valley Region)
U
V
Taína Asili & Gaetano Vaccaro (Latin American folk & flamenco; Capital-Saratoga Region)
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CAPTIONS FOR PHOTO ROTATION (above):
Photo #1: Dan Berggren Photo #2: Campbell Brothers Steel Guitars Photo #3: Brian Conway Photo #4: Dancing Crane Georgian Dance Company Photo #5: Életfa Hungarian Folk Band Photo #6: Taína Asili & Gaetano Vaccaro Photo #7: Carl Linich Photo #8: Sara Milonovich Photo #7: Jackie Hobbs Photo #10: La Banda Rossa Photo #11: Colleen Cleveland Photo #12: Theresa “Bear” Fox Photo #13: Trinidad & Tobago Steel Band Photo #14: Fode Sissoko Photo #15: Theo Torres Photo #16: Kelly’s Old Timers Photo #17: Los Pleneros de la 21 Photo #18: Alex Torres Photo #19: Trish Miller Photo #20: John Kirk
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