Stones in the Field

The Stones in the Field
The Stones in the Field are an Eastern Iowa band dedicated to the world wide expansion of traditional Celtic music. We play a dizzying array of instruments: fiddle, concertina, button accordion, melodeon, wooden flute, tinwhistle, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, guitar, bodhran, to name more than a few. We play traditional dance tunes in the Irish ceili style, as well as our own arrangements of traditional and original material. We cover a broad range of traditional folk songs, sea songs, and ballads. We hail from Iowa City, in the heart of the Middle West. When challenged by a request for some hard-driving Old-Time American tunes, spritely Swedish tunes, or even a Finnish polska, we are more than willing and able to comply. Our primary objective is to get down, cut loose, and have fun with traditional Celtic music. We try to relay our enthusiasm for this music to our audiences along the way. We have been together in some form or other since the mid 1980s. The two original members, Dennis Roseman and Dave Hicks were joined by Arianne Waseen and Abram Doval in 2005. A number of illustrious musicians have passed through the band over the years. Currently we are down (or up) to the four of us.
The Four of Us
	An accomplished violinist as well as a fine fiddler, Arianne Waseen played with The Singing Strings, a Finnish folk group from the Iron Range of Minnesota, from 1991 to 2001. While in college, she branched out into Swedish music with the band EKAJ. She also played Irish music in the band Soch Llamey. While attending Irish music sessions in Wisconsin, she met her husband, Abram.
	Dennis Roseman plays the concertina, button accordion, bouzouki, banjo, and harmonica. He has a vast repertoir of dance tunes and is drawn especially to the music of Clare and Kerry. His storytelling has delighted many a listener. He and Dave Hicks began performing together as The Rose in the Heather in the early 1980s, playing for a variety Irish and Old-time audiences.
	Raised in a family of Celtic musicians in the deep woods of Wisconsin, Abram Doval has played fiddle, wooden flute, mandolin, guitar, and about anything else for as long as he can remember. Before moving to Iowa City, he was a long time member of The County Vernon Ceili Band.
	Dave Hicks plays fiddle, wooden flute, tin whistle, and guitar. His deep appreciation of Celtic song lyrics drew him to his current role as the band's lead vocalist. A flutemaker and owner of the Briar Rose Flute Company, he has made hundreds of bamboo and wooden flutes since the mid 1970s.
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