Lift Ticket is Russell Shumsky on percussion,  T.J. Johnson on mandolin, Seth Houston on piano and guitar, and Rex Blazer on fiddle. Lift Ticket weaves traditional and original tunes with an energy that drives you home and tucks you happily into bed after a long night of dance. It doesn’t say that on their website, but that’s what they do. If they were not playing for us this weekend, they would all be playing somewhere, because that too is what they do. A happiness and zest for life mixed with musical talent and uncanny choices will spring forth from the speakers and lift you across the floor!

...and Kathy Anderson!

Known for her flowing contras and fast-moving, exciting squares, Kathy Anderson is a strong advocate of well taught, clearly called squares and contras. She has brought her enthusiastic style to dancers across the US, Canada, and Europe, and has long been a favorite caller at dances and dance camps on the West Coast. Her smooth vocal delivery and repertoire of quirky contras and high-energy squares make for a fun, challenging dance experience.

Kathy has been calling and writing dances since 1982. She was introduced to squares and contras as a player of old-time banjo and piano music, and soon progressed from dancing to calling. Dances Kathy has written include Carmen's Hat, The Deep Well, The Long Road, Southern Nights, Swing Into Matrimony, and Weave the Line.