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Greg Caza<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Accordionist & Keyboard player, is one of two original members of the band. He grew up in Afton, MN, and attended Stillwater High School. We call him \u2018squeezer\u2019 due to his great ability to work the accordion as the backbone of the group! Greg sings lead along with making music on the squeezebox. Greg lives in Inver Grove Heights, MN with his wife Patty and is a retired GM Auto Tech from a local Chevy Dealer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Colosimo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our drummer, Tom is the other of the original members of the band. He grew up in Maplewood, MN, and attended Hill-Murray H.S. as well as graduating from the University of St. Thomas with an accounting degree. \u201cTC\u201d loves to make a lot of noise on the drums and sings harmony on many of the tunes. He has had many adventures in music thru the years with various groups and has a claim to fame of actually playing in Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis) as a backup to a choreography group and more recently playing in a combo for the 2010 and 2011 Klondike Kate\u2019s Review in St. Paul as part of the Winter Carnival. Tom lives in Oakdale, MN with his wife Barb and is a Career Specialist with the University of St. Thomas MBA program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dennis Grove<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our super sax man. He has been making sweet music with the band on the sax for 40 years. Dennis has a long history in music. He was a member of a local group The Boys Three while attending Harding H.S. in St. Paul and was a state champion saxophonist as well. His group was very popular around the metro area and western Wisconsin. He plays a mean sax and his energy for putting on a great show is bar none! Dennis lives in St. Paul with his wife Nancy and is retired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ross Kamerud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our guitarist joined our band in 2012. He has been playing a wide variety of music for 50 years. In the 70s he played guitar with the Mankato State Jazz Rock Ensemble, the John Bury Trio, Beowulf and then later with Gene, Ross & Company. He learned all about polkas and waltzes while playing several years with the Rhythm Ramblers. Ross is a retired Microbiologist for Bayer HealthCare and now is a fulltime husband, father of three and grandfather of four lovely children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel Bronson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our alternate accordionist is a master of the keyboard and accordion.  He also has a terrific voice to add to the dynamics of our songs that he sings. Daniel joined the group in 2018 as a backup for Greg Caza but has taken on more of a role with the band at major events as well. He has long worked in Assisted Living which is how he met the band. He lives in South St. Paul with his lovely wife Caitlin, and they have one beautiful daughter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Gualdoni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our alternate saxophone player in the band and his performance standards are top-notch!  He joined the band in 2019. His professional style and ability to hit high ranges of notes on the sax is amazing! Tom also plays clarinet on selected tunes with the band \u2013 one signature song he plays is The Clarinet Polka.  Tom is retired and resides with his wife Ginger in Hugo, MN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ron Jacobsen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our alternate drummer in the band since 2023, does a great job of keeping the beat on task for the band and has played in a variety of bands for many years including a long stint with the Rhythm Ramblers.  He is very talented and we so happy to have him as part of our group.  Ron is retired and lives in White Bear Lake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dave Pawlik<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our substitute guitarist and bass player, Dave has played with the band off and on for over 25 years. Dave actually started out in bluegrass many years ago and moved on to our wide variety of music. His driving bass gives our polkas that much needed bottom end that makes them great for dancing. He also plays a solid six string and does super lead and harmonic vocals on numerous songs. Dave lives in Cottage Grove, MN with his wife Nancy and is retired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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