bands i play in
The first semi professional band I performed with in 1989 was Maple Ridge, a bluegrass band based in Greenfield, MA. Since then, I have performed with dozens of ensembles ranging from classical, to jazz, to rock, country, bluegrass, celtic and klezmer. Currently, I am performing with the following ensembles
- Celticado - a Celtic duet consisting of myself on fiddle and Jim Bunting on guitar and bouzouki
- Crossing The Pond - a Celtic trio consisting of myself on fiddle, Jim Bunting on bouzouki and tenor banjo, and Mark Vocca on guitar
musicians i am honored to play with
I have had the honor to perform with many wonderful musicians over the years. Here is a short list of just some of them:
- John Rough - Five String Banjo: Maple Ridge, Swift River, Woodkerne
- Terry Atkinson - Guitar: Maple Ridge
- Joe Blumenthal - Bass: Maple Ridge
- Brian Bender - Piano, Trombone, Percussion - Sweet Blend, Fiddle Hill
- Paul Burton - Guitar: Crackerjack, Woodkerne
- Dan Richardson - Bodhran, Concertina: Crackerjack, Woodkerne
- Andrew Wiener - Bodhran: Woodkerne
- Jim Bunting - Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Banjo: Woodkerne, Celticado, Crossing The Pond
- Mark Vocca - Guitar: Crossing The Pond
There are many other musicians including my brother Benjamin Sweet (Bass), my sister Lydecke Sweet (violin), my father Roger Sweet (cello) and my mother Ann Sweet (piano).