Dance, Music, & Song Camps
Earl Gaddis was originally trained as a classical violinist, with a special passion for Baroque music. But his orientation shifted when he discovered the excitement of small-ensemble music improvisation for dancing, with its unique opportunities for creating harmonies, countermelodies, and lush textures of sound on the spur of the moment – and for offering the dancers a heightened experience of the sensuous and emotional nature of this rich musical tradition.
Earl is now a full-time dance musician and has been playing violin and viola for various combinations of English, Scottish, American, and international dancing for many years at dance camps, workshops, balls, festivals, and other events. Earl has made eighteen recordings of English country dance music with Bare Necessities and has recorded with a number of other musicians as well. He lives in Northampton, MA.