Dave Bartley

Dave Bartley plays guitar, mandolin, cittern, and several other stringed instruments. He has played many styles of music over the years and continues to range over several genres. He has performed throughout the US and Canada, and in England, Australia, France and Greece. It is difficult to count the number of bands in which he plays.

Dave has composed nearly 400 dance tunes. A waltz he wrote and KGB recorded, The Clock Stopped, is used to teach cross-step waltz in much of the US and other parts of the world. A reel he wrote, Vladi on the Trans-Siberian, seems to be popping up at dances and jam sessions all over the place, including on five recordings (see below).

Find Dave's upcoming gigs here.
Dave plays in these bands and on these recordings.
Dave's biography is here.
Contact him for information or bookings.

Calendar and News

January

• Thu, Jan 9, 7:30pm, Condor Sutra (Hayden Stern, Marni Rachmiel, and Dave) plays for the Lake City Contra Dance, Seattle, WA, Richard Barnes calling
• Sun, Jan 12, 1:00pm, The Paris Quintet plays for the Waltz Café at the Century Ballroom, Seattle, WA
• Fri, Jan 17, 7:30pm, Brad Reynolds, Anita Anderson, and Dave play for the Emerald City Dance, Seattle, WA, Jesse Partridge calling

February

• Sat, Feb 15 7:30pm, Contra Sutra with Michael Bunyeat plays for a contra dance, Vancouver, BC, Heather Webster calling
• Sat, Feb 22, (advance registration required), Ruthie Dornfeld, Terry Wergeland, and Dave play for the Seattle English Country Dance Ball, Seattle, WA, Kalia Kliban, dancing master
• Fri, Feb 28, 7:30pm, Countersutra (Brian Lindsay, Alex Sturbaum, Marni Rachmiel, and Dave) play for the Emerald City Dance, Seattle, WA, Amy Wimmer calling

March

• Sun, Mar 9, 12:00pm, Dave plays with Koren Wake and Melissa Coffey at the Portland Roadhouse, Milwaukie, OR, Tom Wimmer calling
• Fri, Mar 27, 7:30pm, Cayley Schmid, Kera-Lynne Newman, and Dave play for the Lake City Contra Dance, Seattle, WA, Isaac Banner calling

April

• Fri, Apr 11, 7:30pm, Pachelbel's Bazooka (Anita Anderson, Claude Ginsburg, and Dave) plays for the Emerald City Dance, Seattle, WA, Susan Petrick calling
• Sat, Apr 12, 7:30pm, Pachelbel's Bazooka plays for the a contra dance, Bellingham, WA, caller TBA

May

• Thu, May 1, 7:30pm, Koren Wake, John Parijko, Marni Rachmiel, and Dave play for the Lake City Contra Dance, Seattle, WA, Laura Mé Smith calling
• Fri, May 9, 7:30pm, Vienna Scheyer, Elise Snoey, and Dave play for the Emerald City Dance, Seattle, WA, Abigail Golden calling

later in 2025

• Fri, Aug 29 - Mon, Sep 1, (advance registration required), Roguery plays for Northwest Passage Dance Weekend, Rhododendron, OR, with Brooke Friendly, Jenny Beer, and Idlewild

Dave is a member of these bands

• The leading edge contra and English band KGB has retired, but their 30 year legacy remains. Claude and Dave will continue to play for contra, English, and couple dance in:
  • Pachelbel's Bazooka with Anita Anderson
  • Wergleyburg with Terry Wergeland
  • GinSu with Marni Rachmiel
• Keltoi (and a subset of Keltoi, Beltane Boys) traditional music of Scotland and Ireland
• Contra Sutra - An exciting contra dance band with Marni Rachmiel, Ryan McKasson or another great fiddler, and often a percussionist
• Roguery - A versatile English (and contra) dance band with Anita Anderson, Shira Kammen, and Jim Oakden
• Bag o'Tricks (aka Tricky Brits) - A contra dance and English Country Dance band with Anita Anderson, Betsy Cooper and Sande Gillette
• Joy Street (formerly Valse Café) Orchestra - Viennese waltzes and other ballroom dance music from latin to swing
• The Irish Experience, electric Celtic music
• Bands with fiddler Rodney Miller: SPIN with Anita Anderson; The Intoxicators with Marni Rachmiel
• Dave plays occasionally with Rouge, French cafe music featuring chanteuse extraordinaire Elle Rayor
• Bands with other people and other names appear from time to time (see my schedule for those coming up).

Selected discography