Links to video excerpts, YouTube, and other sites
Clogging to Hangman's Reel
Tamara solos at her collaborative concert, Percussive Dance Extravaganza: Celebrating Fifty Years with Fifty Feet
Clogging to Cumberland Gap
Tamara clogs to Jamie's fiddling - the tune is Cumberland Gap, in the key of D. Captured on film by Lisa Richardson, at Square Dance Weekend in St Croix State Park, MN, August 2009.
Step Right Up
Choreographed by Tamara, this piece combines body percussion and acapella clogging, with phased rhythms. Performed here by Tamara, Marielle, and Malke at the 2008 Percussive Dance Extravaganza
Jamie and Ken Perlman at the Michigan 2009 banjo camp
viola and five string in an unusual combination featuring a Cape Breton medley
Jamie and Sam playing a couple of reels
Hughie Travers' reel / The Wheels of the World
2010: Third Annual Percussive Dance Extravaganza
LuAnne Holladay captures some moments from the Extravaganza work-through, January 24, 2010,
LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY PERFORMANCE. March 24, 2009
Tamara asked her youngest student, Tess Flynn, to join Fiddle 'n' Feet in a choreographed piece to the music of Yellow Barber, played here by Jamie and Sam
Jamie's reels on Youtube
Jamie is playing two Irish reels: the Donegal version of Rakish Paddy and the Old Monaghan Twig.
Jamie's jigs on Youtube
Jamie plays two Irish jigs: The House in the Glen and Charlie Lennon's.
Five Over Fifty Rapper Sword Dance (01/24/08)
The rapper sword dance, performed with friends at Tamara's birthday celebration: Percussive Dance Extravaganza: Celebrating Fifty Years with Fifty Feet:
Short spot on WTIU
Tamara and Jamie perform for WTIU's program "The Weekly Special" in Sept 2007
WFIU Interview with George Walker
Tamara & Jamie talk with George in advance of their January 20, 2011 Fourth Annual Percussive Dance Extravaganza concert.
Young Audiences of Indiana/Tamara & Jamie
Ohio Arts Council
Artists in Residency Programs
Young Audiences of Indiana/Fiddle 'n' Feet
Sam Bartlett's website
We work so often with Sam that we consider him a member of Fiddle'n'Feet.
Daithi Sproule
Daithi and Jamie performed together in The Northern Star Ceili Band & Milltown Na Gael back in the 1970's and '80's. Daithi's beautiful guitar playing can be heard on their 2005 CD " Snug In The Blanket"
White Dove mandolins
My 2008 A model White Dove was made by Peter Hutchinson of Lumberton, Texas (near Beaumont). He is a true gentlemen and makes top quality mandolins. (see the "instruments" photo gallery page of our website).
Violin maker Dennis Alexander
Jamie is the proud owner of Dennis' #8 violin which he obtained from their friend the late great, Leo Browne originally from Castlederg, County Tyrone. Leo had lived so many years of his life in Montreal and Ottawa. Jamie received Dennis' #8 violin from Leo in 1997 only a year before Leo passed away and composed a tune in Leo's honor found here on Dennis' CD. Dennis is a great fiddle maker and this is his website.
Banjo maker, Chuck Lee of Ovilla, Texas
Tamara and Jamie, both, own a Chuck Lee banjo.
Jeff Menzies gourd banjos