FriendsOnTheRange Community Dance Band

FriendsOnTheRange
Community Dance Band

*Welcome to FriendsOnTheRange* ! FriendsOnTheRange** is a dance and concert band that has performed in Minnesota and Wisconsin since 1996. Jim Ganahl plays accordion, concertina, trumpet, and didgeridoo, and he teaches the dances and sings lead vocals. Carol Booth plays piano and sings backup vocals, and she calls most of the dances. Joey Kenig plays acoustic guitar. Joey Lee plays flute and pennywhistle. Susan Hoppe plays fiddle. Melissa Long plays clarinet and saxophone.
FriendsOnTheRange plays Irish and American music for group and couple dances including jigs, reels, waltzes, polkas, schottisches, contra dances, circle dances, and playparty games. Jim and Carol have both learned the unique skill of playing a tune and calling a dance at the same time. They provide friendly dance instruction for dancers of all ages and abilities, and they design their dance programs to meet the special requirements of each group of dancers. With a change of hats FriendsOnTheRange can also perform a complete program of cowboy songs.
Between 1998 and 2010 FriendsOnTheRange was the house band for the Home On The Range Community Dance Association. FriendsOnTheRange is available for wedding ceremonies, wedding dances, family reunions, birthday parties, graduation parties, community dances, house dances, dance workshops, and other festive occasions. For bookings please call Jim or Carol at 218-666-5990.


	FriendsOnTheRange 9067 East Wakemup Village Road Cook, Minnesota 55723 218-666-5990 caroljim@lcp2.net