Dance, Music, & Song Camps
Stuart is a go-to player for bass thump and a distinctive banjo thunk at any contra dance, which he does with the Stringrays, among many other groups.
His long career in several traditional music genres includes cutting his teeth with the legendary Cajun musician Dewey Balfa. He followed that with prodigious output with numerous groups and contra dance bands, including Wild Asparagus, Airdance, Undertoe (with Karen Tweed), and Celtic groove band The Sevens. He also plays with Quebecois band Tidal Wave. His solo banjo album, The Red Case, is also much beloved.
Stuart’s musical home is at the Guiding Star Grange in Greenfield, MA where he organizes the long-running TopHill dance series.