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   Doug Healy - bass
Ross Harriss - sax   Rick Mohr - Melodeon, fiddle, Alto Horn
Bill Quern - fiddle, mandolin, banjos, melodeon   Adlai Waksman - accordion
Sarah Gowan - guitar, concertina    
and sometimes:    
Jim Hamilton - percussion   Michael Hearn - harmonica
Joe DePaulo - percussion    

Dance:
   
   7/15/11 Friday Glen Echo Contra with Ridge Kennedy calling
                   Evening Dance 8:30 - 11:30                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 •