Carl Rahkonen,         Alan Craigie,           
    Fiddle, Mandolin                               Guitar, Vocals                                    

At our Church (Indiana Pa. Branch, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Harvest Party October 2005

Hither and Yon means "to move to and fro in various and unusual directions."   We originally got together to play for functions at our Church, and numerous other informal gatherings.  Since 1995, we have played at weddings, the IUP "Picnics in the Grove," the Indiana Arts Festival, and even the Pittsburgh Folk Festival.  Our combination of fiddle, mandolin, guitar and vocals can move literally in any direction, from folk music (Finnish, Scandinavian, Irish), to popular music, jazz and even light classical.

Alan Craigie has sung and played guitar since the age of 9.  He is originally from Detroit, Michigan performing there as a solo act until he moved to Indiana, Pa. in 1992.  Locally he has also performed as a soloist, as well as being a vocalist and guitarist with the bands Abbee Road, Looking Back and the Irish group the Lads of Leith.  He has recently concentrated on jazz guitar.

Carl Rahkonen has played viola since the age of 13, performing with numerous symphonies, chamber, folk and popular music ensembles.  He started playing fiddle in 1994 and mandolin in 1995, enjoying Finnish, Scandinavian and Irish styles. He works as a music librarian and ethnomusicologist at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

We've played together for 10 years.  Here's how we've looked in past years.



Photo from the Indiana Gazette, June 8, 2000, p.1  (c) 2000 Tom Peel.

Photo from 1999

Oak Grove Picnic  July 30, 2003

IUP Oak Grove Picnic in 1995 and 1999.
 

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