"Cathie Whitesides is a superbly versatile fiddler. She cut her teeth in the musically eclectic Berkeley, CA scene in the late 1960s, and is presently one of the most respected contra dance fiddlers in the country. She is adept in most fiddle traditions within the cultural and geographic boundaries defined by Eastern Europe and East Texas, and approaches each distinct style with a keen ear for idiomatic detail and expressive musicality... Cathie is also a precise and sensitive ensemble player with an uncanny ability to exploit timing, ornamentation, and phrasing subtleties to produce clear, danceable musical statements... The beautiful non-Celtic European waltzes included on Sperantsa especially moved this author... A bonus cut, Cathie's humorous song "Some Friendly Advice" (a paean to the joys of music and dance), is included. It is the world's sole example of the fusion of Greek bouzouki playing with Calypso traditions, to this reviewers' knowledge... This recording should appeal to fans of contra dance music and to folks who like to explore varied musical and cultural locales. Recommended!" ~ Steve Senderoff in The Old Time Herald Fall 2003.

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