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The Reckless Ramblers artists are Larry Unger, Nat Hewitt,Ginny Snowe, and Sam Bartlett!

The Reckless Ramblers are a low-riding, bungee-jumping, stretchy and ferocious contradance band. Between the four of them they have over 100 years of musical experience (and they don't even look old yet!)

They start with the usual ingredients--the old tunes, New England, Irish, French Canadian. They add tunes written by their guitar player, Larry Unger (he's written 1000 tunes, ok?) and their favorite influences--old blues, hot swing, dadaist string gnashing, and it all comes out sweet and hot, flowing and powerful.

This is not any old New England dance band. Nat Hewitt, fiddler and lead guitarist extraordinaire, comes from the epicenter of traditional New England dance, Nelson New Hampshire. Guitarist and waltz king Larry Unger lives in the town Nat grew up in, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Larry also plays five string banjo, slide guitar, and lap-steel. Sam Bartlett and Ginny Snowe are the far flung members of the band, living in Bloomington, Indiana and Bellingham, Washington, respectively. Sam plays reckless mandolin and even recklesser tenor banjo. (He is a United States Fleadh Cheol gold medalist on each).
Song List:
1. Fatal Bert (Sam Bartlett)
Bogan's (Larry Unger)
Baker's Favorite (Larry Unger) 3:50
2. The Judge (Larry Unger) 3:54
3. That Sultry Waltz (Larry Unger) 3:47
4. Lowdown Hoedown (Larry Unger)
Elzic's Farewell (trad.) 3:49
5. Glen Echo Jig (Larry Unger)
Robin's Bohdran (Bob McQuillen)
Thingama (Larry Unger) 4:02
6. The Burnt Leg (trad.)
The Long Campaign (trad.) 2:58
7. Steve and Bettie (Larry Unger) 3:44
8. Door County #2 (Larry Unger)
Sweetbriar (Larry Unger) 3:55
9. Paddy on the Internet (Larry Unger) 3:24
10. The Slippery Jig (Larry Unger)
The Green Reel (Sam Bartlett) 3:09
11. La Gima Polka (F. Fazio) 2:49
12. Cumberland (Larry Unger) 4:14
13. Lad O'Beirne's (trad.)
The Phone Call (Larry Unger) 4:33