KRYS BAKER
Accordion, Alto Saxophone, Acoustic Guitar, Bowed Psaltry, Clarinet, Flute, Hammered Dulcimer, Piano, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, Lead & Backup Vocalist
KEVIN COFOD
Acoustic Guitar, Backup Vocalist
Kevin Cofod has been playing the guitar since he was 8 years old. He has performed in a variety of bands and solo venues playing everything from jazz to bluegrass. He handles the guitar duties in “Fractal Folk” at present. He is a retired paramedic from Prince George's County Fire Department trying to decide what he wants to be when he grows up. Currently he lives with his wife of 23 years- Colleen, his 2 children Chapin & Crosby, and the family pet, a bulldog named Max.
A classically trained musician, Krys began singing and playing clarinet at the age of six and then added various other traditional instruments to her repertoire. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, where she focused in saxophone. Presently, she teaches music at a local elementary school, and is band leader and main composer for “Fractal Folk.”
GREG DICRISTOFARO
Flute, Percussion, Trombone, Harmonica, Backup Vocalist
Greg picked up the trombone when he was 10 and has been playing in bands since 12. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Pennsylvania State University where he focused on trombone and picked up skills in various instruments and jazz. He now teaches band and general music at a local elementary school.
CATHERINE DICRISTOFARO
Piano, Trumpet, Lead & Backup Vocalist
Children’s librarian by day, "multi-instrumentalist" by night, Catherine is quite content bopping from one task to the next in Fractal Folk. She’s still convinced that someone is going to realize how ridiculous it is for her to be in a band, but until then, she’s happily learning and playing as much music as she can.
NATHAN EARLEY
Percussion, Trombone, Musical Saw,
Backup Vocalist
Nathan Earley is a graduate of Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia, earning Bachelor of Music and Master of the Arts in Teaching degrees. He has studied trombone under Dayl Burnett, Bob Ford and Donna Parkes. Currently, he teaches general music, band, and strings at an Elementary School in Lexington Park.
DICKIE HAMMETT
Drummer, Backup Vocalist
The drummer... ‘nough said.
MICHAEL SNIDER
Composer, Mandolin, Lead & Backup Vocalist
Poet and mandolinist Michael Snider writes poetry in traditional forms and spent the first part of the century playing music he'd never heard with musicians he'd never met. He's very glad to have a home with “Fractal Folk.”
Kurt Hoffman
Bass
Kurt has been playing musical instruments since the age of four. With more years of practicing and composing in the rear-view than in the windshield, he hopes to see some signs of improvement soon. He has been playing guitar, bass and/or keyboards professionally since the age of 17, but has taken time off in between bands to actually earn a living. He wishes to point out that since joining the band he has not been offered so much as one muffin.
Tess Goldwasser
Sound Engineering, Logo Design
Tess Goldwasser serves as Fractal Folk’s roadie/sound technician/band-aid. She has no musical talent, except, perhaps, for appreciation. She did briefly play the concertina as a child, because she thought it might be a requirement for life on the high seas as a feared pirate queen. Alas, she gave up her dreams of buccaneering for the quiet existence of a radio DJ turned librarian (she’s still a sucker for a good sea shanty though). She’s a life-long fan of independent and alternative music. Her other loves include books, dogs, ice cream, and football. Go Redskins!
