Annie Marie: fiddle, accordion, lead vocals, song writer, arranger, band leader
Annie Marie, from Houston, Texas has been performing professionally since she was 12. She toured Europe, the US, and Canada with various groups where her vocals and funky fiddle virtuosity won her many fans. She paid her dues playing fiddle for country dances throughout the West and was lead vocalist for the Smokin’ Section jazz band. Among the musicians she studied & played with were Cajun fiddlers Dewy Balfa, Canray Fontenot and accordionist Danny Poulard. In 1992 she started Tee Fee Swamp Boogie with Linda Schmidt and Ledra Guillory and in 1993, the West Coast Cajun & Zydeco Music & Dance Association presented her with the Rising Star Award. She has received the Queen Ida Guillory Women in Music Award and numerous awards for her original songs. Among the groups that Annie played fiddle and toured with are Queen Ida and her Zydeco Band and the Johnny Heartsman Blues Band. Annie was also recognized by the California Friends of Louisiana French Music for her support and promotion of Bay Area Cajun and Zydeco music as the band leader of Tee Fee and as a Cajun Fiddler. Her most recent project is an acoustic Americana trio with Mo and Dutra called FIDDLAROUND (http://www.fiddlaround.com) Annie has her own website at http://www.fiddlinaround.com
Kelvin Dixon: drums, vocals
Kelvin received his formal music training under scholarship at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He has played with John Lee Hooker, Charles Brown, Otis Rush, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas and Irma Thomas, toured and recorded with Sylvester, Two Tons of Fun (Weathergirls), Tom Mazzolini's Blues Cavalcade, Otis Rush, Lady Bianca, and Joe Louis Walker among others. Kelvin's Texas-Louisiana roots come through loud and clear with his soulful singing and that heavy swamp groove that makes you want to get up and dance. Kelvin is an accomplished songwriter and can also be seen with Ron Thompson and the Resistors. 
Diane Dutra: bass, background vocals
Diane Dutra has been playing music since she was nine, playing locally and nationally. She has toured nationally with Marty Balin of Jefferson Starship, Luther Tucker and Jimmy McCracklin. In the San Francisco bay Area, she worked with Curtis Lawson, Alvon Johnson, Red Archibald and the Internationals and, perhaps most importantly, has spent the last 12 years playing bass in the RV Band with partner, Raymond Victor. Dutra’s versatility on stand-up acoustic bass and electric bass along with her vocal abilities make her an integral part of any performance. Her extensive background in vocal harmony allows the band the opportunity for three part harmonies. Diane plays a solid, melodic rhythm and her concept of meter creates the solid groove. ‘Dutra’ has joined Annie and ‘Mo’ in forming the acoustic Americana trio, FIDDLAROUND! (http://www.fiddlaround.com) 
Maureen Coyle: rubboard, backgraound vocals
Maureen (Mo) has been performing since she was 23. She has played percussion, sung, and recorded for many San Francisco Bay Area artists. She was a key member in local avant-garde group The Bunyups, fronted several local blues bands, and has been guest vocalist with the Bertol Brothers. Maureen's dazzling vocals add excitement and depth, both in her duets with Annie and in her harmony work, and she keeps it hot with her rock solid rubboard. Maureen can also be seen performing in the SF bay area with the duo ‘Willie and Mo. Mo is also an accomplished accordionist and is an integral part of the acoustic Americana trio FIDDLAROUND! (http://www.fiddlaround.com)
Kevin Suto: guitar, background vocals
Kevin has been a Bay Area guitarist for over twenty years, having played and studied with a wide variety of artists including members of the punk group Rancid, East Bay rapper Reggie Reg Rock Skeeter, and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani. He plays regularly with the country band The Bell Brothers and his bluesy guitar licks and driving rhythm guitar work can be heard in the eccentric electric power trio, The Von Traps.
For booking information contact Annie Marie at anniemree@att.net or call 707 495 3698
CDs and downloads are available at http://www.cdbaby,com/teefeeswampboogie
