When and Where I'm Playing
If you want to hear me play, here's where to be and when. If not, these are the places to avoid.
- Sunday 3.15 ~ Colleen Heine, Sean Barth and I play for the Childgrove contra dance at The Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves, Missouri, 7-9:30 pm.
- Tue 5.12 ~ I play with Three Crooked Men for the St. Louis Queer contra dance at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 7-9 pm
- Sat 5.16 ~ I play with The Shrubs on the porch of the Peers Store outside of Marthasville MO, 12-3 pm
- Sun 5.31 ~ I play with Three Crooked Men for the Childgrove contra dance at The Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
- Sat 6.13 ~ I play with The Mound City Slickers for a benefit for Community Radio St. Louis at Point Labaddie Brewing, Labadie MO
- Fri 6.19 ~ I play with The Mound City Slickers at The Focal Point, 2720 Sutton, Maplewood MO, 8 pm
- Sat 6.27 ~ I play with The Mound City Slickers at Yaqui's on Cherokee Street, St. Louis, 7 pm
- Sun 6.28 ~ I play with The Mound City Slickers for the Childgrove contra dance at The Monday Club, 37 South Maple, Webster Groves MO, 7-9:30 pm
- Sat 7.4 ~ Three Crooked Men will be celebrating America's 250th birthday by playing for the Land of Goshen Community Market in downtown Edwardsville IL, 9-12 noon
- Sat 7.18 ~ Three Crooked Men play The Stagger Inn Again, Edwardsville IL, 5-8 pm
- Sun 10.4 ~ I play with The Mound City Slickers on a front porch somewhere in Webster Groves as part of Porch Fest, 1-3 pm
- Sun 10.11 ~ I play with The Mound City Slickers for the Litchfield Pickers' Market, downtown Litchfield IL, 12-2 pm
- Sun 10.18 ~ I play with The Mountain River Valley Boys at Park Fest at Leclaire Park, Edwardsville IL, 3-5 pm
MOUND CITY SLICKERS
MOUND CITY SLICKERS
MOUND CITY SLICKERS
The Mound City Slickers is an old-time string band specializing in fiddle tunes, some old country songs, piano rags, and an occasional blues tune. We play for contra dances in and around St. Louis and other gigs as we get them.
THREE CROOKED MEN
MOUND CITY SLICKERS
MOUND CITY SLICKERS
Back in 2015, Michael Banvard, Sean Barth and I got together as Three Crooked Men. We play old-time fiddle tunes and sings old songs, some rowdy and raucous, others not. Like The Slickers, we play for contra dances around St. Louis and other gigs. We have a good time whenever we play together. Other people seem to, too.
LODGE Brothers
LODGE Brothers
LODGE Brothers
Around 1993, I started playing with Wayne Schell at the Pere Marquette Lodge overlooking the Illinois River north of Grafton, Illinois. After a few gigs as "Dudding & Schell," we became The Lodge Brothers. Others have joined the Lodge since then, but Wayne and I were the original Brothers, and always will be. Sadly, Wayne died on February 2nd, 2026. His passing left a hole in the hearts of all whose lives he touched.
ME AND OTHERS
LODGE Brothers
LODGE Brothers
Besides the bands I play in, I often get the chance to play music with other people .. y'know, as musicians do. Sometimes, it's a gig. More often, it's a jam session. Whatever the occasion, it's always fun to find connections with others through a shared love of music. This is gallery of pictures and videos of me playing well with others.