Musical Performance by Squirrel Butter

Husband & wife acoustic roots duo of Charlie Beck & Charmaine Slaven play old time, bluegrass, jug band, country blues, classic country, and originals on guitar, banjo, fiddle, and feet. They also teach and call traditional participatory square dancing for all levels.

Squirrel Butter, married duo of Charlie Beck & Charmaine Slaven, started performing together after meeting at a music festival in 2005. Sharing a deep love of traditional music, they explore the genres of old-time, bluegrass, blues, country, & cajun while adding their unique perspective to these traditions and threading these influences into their original compositions. Multi-instrumentalists, they collectively play banjo, guitar, fiddle, steel guitar, step-dance, and sing in harmony. They recently moved their family from the Pacific Northwest to Western North Carolina, and now to Rocky Ripple. Charmaine works as the Director of Development for the Country Dance & Song Society. They are anchors of the old-time music & dance communities around the country.