Hope Hoffman & the

Bowdoinham String Band

Traditional acoustic music for community events.

We're delighted to offer relaxed, imaginative entertainment to towns all over Maine.

Our warm, personable performances are ideal for community gatherings.

We perform in restaurants, for weddings, at parties and community events, in retirement communities, at farmer's markets, etc. Listeners and dancers of all ages enjoy our playfulness, warmth and danceable rhythms.

We are mostly self-employed, and are available any time and day of the week to play for you. We're fluent at reading sheet music but usually play and learn by ear.

The music is truly acoustic; no microphones or other electrical equipment are needed, though they can be used on request.

If you are interested in having group dancing with a dance caller, we can make arrangements for that and provide the music.

Styles range from lyrical waltzes to toe-tapping tunes, and include:

Irish and Scottish
French Canadian
American roots from the South and West
English and Welsh
Scandinavian
... and some songs, and a few swing tunes and Renaissance-era melodies.

 

Our ensemble has many combinations of instruments and group sizes. You can request any combination. Some commonly performed arrangements are: Solo violin/fiddle/viola (Click here for details) Duet with guitar and fiddle/viola Trio with mandolin, guitar, fiddle/viola Four-piece band with two fiddles/viola, guitar, mandolin and/or Irish tenor banjo We also know other musicians who play additional instruments, if you would like them added to the ensemble.

To listen to audio samples, please click here.
To request more information, please e-mail us, or call (207) 332-3459.

To learn more about the band and Hope's original fiddle tunes, please click here.

For details about our wedding music, please click here.

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Hope Hoffman ~ (207) 332-3459 ~ PO Box 171, Bowdoinham, Maine 04008 ~ www.hopehoffman.org ~ E-mail