The Happy Campers

String Swing and Sing

Seattle, WA

Also sometimes known as 28th Avenue, the Squirrels, or Nan and her musical friends. The band plays 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays May through September at the old Train Depot in Issaquah, 6:30 to 8:00 or so.  No charge to listen - if you play or sing, come sit in.  Here is something of a roster:

• Nan Sargeant, violin
• Jan Denali, violin, mandolin
• Tom Gaylord, guitar
• Tim Lewis. guitar
• Kirk Painter, guitar
• Richard Gillmann, ukulele, melodica
• Bill McGee, double bass
• Bill Campbell, double bass
• Erica Sargeant (Nan's sister-in-law), vocals
• Maria Batayola, vocals
• Fayla Schwartz (mandolin)
• Allegra (mandolin)

Sitting in have been Al Price (banjo) and Terry Niehaus (bass), members of the VZ Valley Boys, a bluegrass band.