The Big Phat American K-Lee band was conceived during a trip to England where we fell in love with English Ceilidh music and dancing. We wanted to capture the fun rowdy English ceilidh feel with our own American twist. Our callers bring lively, easy to learn, energetic dances from the English and American traditions. Our musicians are from varied musical backgrounds - contra and squares, blues, swing, and international. Blend drums, guitar, bass, fiddle, mandolin, saxes, clarinet, harmonica, three squeezeboxes and a banjo and you can't help but have a stompin' good time!
The Big Phat American K-Lee Band
Steve Epstein - clarinet and sax   Sarah Gowan - guitar, concertina
Ross Harriss - sax   Doug Healy - percussion
Bill Quern - fiddle, mandolin, banjos, melodeon   Rick Mohr - Melodeon, fiddle, Alto Horn
Jim Speer - bass and Stick   Adlai Waksman - accordion
and sometimes:    
Jim Hamilton - percussion   Michael Hearn - harmonica
Pete Soloway - saxes and banjo    

Dance:
   
   3/13/10 Valley Contra Dance with Cis Hinkle calling
                   Afternoon dance 4 - 6pm with Little Phat (Rick, Bill, Doug, Sarah)
                   Evening Dance 7:30 - 10:30 with Big Phat Big Phat NEFFA

Listen:
   (All original tunes by Sarah Gowan - arranged by the Big Phat Band)
   Big Phat Ragg   (mp3 808kb)
   Nancy in a Shirttail (mp3 820kb)
   January Spring (mp3 1.04mb)
   

Contact:
   Sarah Gowan • 817 Concord Ave, Drexel Hill PA 19026 • 484-452-6298 •