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Geoffrey J. Seitz has been making violins, violas and cellos for over 25 years. Geoff has numerous awards playing old-time fiddle music. He has won two national fiddle championships, one at the 50th Anniversary of the National Fiddlers Convention in Galax, VA, the oldest and largest fiddle contest in the world. He also won 1st place at the Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, WVA. Geoff has been a judge at many contest around the United States. He has played in numerous string bands and is currently a member of the Ill-Mo Boys.

Colin Blair is a sales associate, repairman, and teacher at Music Folk in Webster Groves. He performs professionally and teaches throughout the Missouri area and is highly regarded for his knowledge of Old-Time fiddle and claw-hammer banjo.

Rinn Netherton is a folk, old-time, swing, and jazz multi-instrumentalist active in the St. Louis area. They found their musical beginning on violin at age 11 playing in local old-time jam sessions in St. Louis, and over time developed a powerful, energetic fiddle style with which they won first place at the prestigious Old Time Fiddle Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas in 2016. Their music can be heard in listening rooms, dance halls, festival and concert stages, and restaurants, and they are an active solo performer as well as a member of swing trio the Triplets of Grubville, bluegrass group Moon Valley, acoustic duo Cambia, swing quartet the Hot Club of St. Louis, contra dance band duo Roger Wilco, and various other projects.