Based out of Waterville, Maine, The Elm City Strugglers perform a dynamic selection of rags, blues, breakdowns, waltzes, and other old-time dance music. These range from hard driving numbers to slower sentimental pieces that befit their old-fangled primitive elegance.

The band features Nick on fiddle, Harry on guitar, and Terry on bass.

Nick has been playing music for over four decades throughout the country. As a recognized Master Traditional Artist by the NEA, he focuses on traditional music of central Appalachia and the deep south, but has played everything from Klezmer to Indian classical music. Last year he won the fiddle contest at East Benton Fiddler’s Convention.

Harry has been making and repairing violins in Waterville for the past 28 years. During that time he has also played with several bands including “The Yankee Soul Revue” , “14 Strings”, and “ Mes Amis”, a Django-inspired swing band.

Terry is a long-time veteran of the Central Maine bluegrass scene. He has played with “Good Clean Fill”, “Katahdin Valley Boys”, “Chairback Gap”, as well as the swing dance band, “The Skyliners”.