a contradance duo from central Ohio
Trillium, joined by Zeke Hutchison and Hilarie Burhans, playing for the Athens, Ohio contradance on April 8, 2017
Fiddler Mark Barsamian, from Athens Ohio, began playing classical violin as a young child. Twenty five years ago, he became smitten by Celtic fiddle music, and has been playing folk music ever since. By day, he is a Lecturer in Mathematics at Ohio University in Athens.
Pianist Mark Delozier, from Yellow Springs Ohio, has been active in the contradance music scene for years, first in the Cleveland area where he was a long-time member of the band Strings and Things, and more recently in the Dayton/Columbus area. He is known in particular for the warm sound he gets from a small acoustic piano that he hauls around to gigs, and for the seemingly endless variation that he brings to simple tunes.
Media:
Hear Trillium playing Star of Munster
Watch Trillium playing Reel de Gaspe
Watch Trillium playing Midnight on the Water
Hear Trillium Playing Forked Deer
Hear Trillium Playing Otter's Holt and Father Kelly's
contact:
email markbarsamian at gmail dot com
Upcoming Dates:
Saturday, September 17, 2022, Big Scioty Dance in Columbus, Ohio (link: http://www.bigscioty.com/)
Recent Dates:
Saturday, May 7, 2022, Big Scioty Dance in Columbus, Ohio (with caller Richard Ades)
Saturday, July 24, 2021, Big Scioty Dance in Columbus, Ohio (with caller Richard Ades)
Friday, April 10, 2020, All Soles Dance in Columbus, Ohio (with caller Kim Thompson)
Saturday, January 18, 2020, Big Scioty Dance in Columbus, Ohio (with caller Richard Ades)
Friday, October 4, 2019, Dayton Contra Dance Parties in Kettering, Ohio
Saturday, January 19, 2019, Columbus, Ohio (with caller Kathy Anderson)
Saturday, December 8, 2018, Cincinnati, Ohio (with caller Kathy Anderson)
Saturday, November 24, 2018, All Soles Dance in Columbus, Ohio (with open mic callers)
Friday, October 5, 2018, Dayton Contra Dance Parties in Kettering, Ohio (with caller Margaret Ann Goodman)
Saturday, January 6, 2018, Big Scioty Dance in Columbus, Ohio, with caller Barry Dupen
Friday, October 13, 2017, Columbus, Ohio, with caller Kate Power
Friday, October 6, 2017, Dayton Contra Dance Parties in Kettering, Ohio, with caller Margaret Goodman
Friday, June 2, 2017, Dayton Contra Dance Parties in Kettering, Ohio, with caller Cathy Anderson
Saturday, May 20, 2017, Logan, Ohio, Mayapple Stomp
Saturday, April 8, 2017, Athens, Ohio, with caller Kristen Planeaux
Saturday, March 4, 2017, Big Scioty Dance in Columbus, Ohio, with caller Barry Dupen