Updated 11/9/2012 Previous update 11/8/2012
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The 26th annual West Coast Ragtime Festival will be held November 16-18, 2012 at the Red Lion's Sacramento Inn in Sacramento, California.  Below is the Photo Gallery of the performers. For biographical information click on the performer's name or photo. As other performers are added to the lineup the page will be updated.

Meredith Axelrod San Francisco, CA Jeff Barnhart Mystic, CT Mimi Blais Montreal, Qc. Canada Tom Bopp Fish Camp, CA Chris & Jack Bradshaw - Gilroy, CA Tom Brier Sacramento, CA

Marty Eggers Oakland, CA Ann Gibson Oakland, CA Rosemary Hallum Alameda, CA Frederick Hodges Berkeley, CA Brian Holland Grapevine, TX Morton Gunnar Larsen Oslo, Norway

Carl Sonny Leyland New Cuyama, CA Dave Majchrzak New Cuyama, CA Larisa Migachyov Palo Alto, CA Ezequiel Palleja Buenos Aires, Arg Dalton Ridenhour New York City, NY

Sophie Rivard Montreal, Can David Thomas Roberts Walnut Creek, CA Jack Rummel Niwot, CO Christoph Schmetterer Vienna, Austria Sean Sharp San Francisco, CA Ray Skjelbred Seattle, WA

Martin Spitznagel Alexandria, VA Virginia Tichenor Oakland, CA Stephanie Trick St. Louis, MO Craig Ventresco San Francisco, CA Ian & Regina Whitcomb Altadena, CA Kitty Wilson Los Altos, CA

Bryan Wright Pittsburg, PA

Special Guest

Max Morath Duluth, MN

Youth Performers

Andrew Barrett Costa Mesa, CA Diego Bustamente Paradise, CA Jared DiBartolomeo Pleasant Hill, CA Vincent Johnson Sierra Madre, CA Max Keenlyside P.E.I., Canada Frank Livolsi Peace Dale, RI

Will Perkins Riverbank, CA John Reed-Torres Los Angeles, CA Grant Somerville Monterey, CA Adam Swanson Shenandoah, IA

Groups

Big Mama Sue& Fast Eddie Santa Cruz, CA Crown Syncopators Berkeley, CA Ivory and Gold Mystic, CT

Pacific Coast Ragtime Orchestra with vocalists Pacifica, CA Joyce Grant SF Bay Area, CA and Pamela Grant SF Bay Area, CA

Porcupine Ragtime Ensemble Sacramento, CA Ragnolia Ragtette Gilroy, CA Ragtime Skedaddlers San Francisco, CA

Raspberry Jam Band Auburn, CA Sullivans & Drivons Sacramento, CA

Dance Instructors & Piano Accompanists

Stan Isaacs Karen Kalinksky Palo Alto, CA (Head Instructor) Richard Duree, Ruth Levin Costa Mesa, CA (Instructors) Stanley Stern - Los Osos, CA Marti Lindholm - San Luis Obispo, CA (Piano Accompanists)

Seminar Leaders & Topics - Click on topic for synopsis.

Fred Hoeptner "Ragtime Emerges from the Shadows in Music and Word" Max Keenlyside "James P., Jelly, Fats, The Lion, and Jelly - A Pianistic Comparison" Larry Karp "Brun Campbell - An Appreciation" Carl Sonny Leyland "History of Boogie-Woogie, Part 2" Max Morath "Living the Ragtime Life Jack Rummel "The Skeleton in Ragtime’s Closet: Coon Songs and the Loss of a Generation of Good Melodies"

Youth Master Class

Master Class Leader - Jeff Barnhart First Place division winners of the 2012 Youth Ragtime Piano Competition are invited to participate in a Master Class with internationally acclaimed pianist, Jeff Barnhart. Check back for day and time.

Silent Movies

Piano Accompanist - Frederick Hodges Click here for movie information.

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