wildhog@uwmacc.UUCP (Wild Hog in the Woods) (10/12/85)
Trapezoid, a group which the New York Times has described as "an engaging blend of old fiddle tunes, Irish melodies, jazzy swing, folk music, strong original songs, and sweet harmonies" will be appearing on Sunday, October 20th at 8pm in The Great Hall of the Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in a concert sponsored by The Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse. Trapezoid hails from the mountains of West Virginia. Eleven years ago a group of fine musicians got together to build and play hammer dulcimers; hence the name "Trapezoid" (since hammer dulcimers tend to be trapezoidal in shape). The group consists of Ralph Gordon, Freyda Epstein, Lorraine Duisit, and Paul Reisler, playing various combinations of bass, fiddle, mandola, guitar, cello, hammer dulcier (of course), mandolin, and bowed psaltry. They perform selections that range from Lorraine's haunting rendition of The Lakes of Ponchartrain and The Blacksmith to the bouncy duets that sound amazingly like the Andrews Sisters Tickets are available at the Memorial Union ticket office, Spruce Tree Music, and at the Wild Hog in the Woods Coffeehouse (Thursday and Friday nights).