The Rongovian Embassy

The Contradictions is a contradance and couple-dance quartet based in Ithaca NY. We've offered an eclectic mix of fiddle tunes and songs from American and European traditions to dancers and listeners since 1990. Our repertoire ranges from lively Irish jigs, New England double fiddling and French Canadian reels to enchanting Venezuelan waltzes, slick bluegrass fiddle breaks and 1930s hot swing standards, all designed to get your hands clapping and feet dancing. We come from very different musical traditions, and have taught each other a lot over the years. And every now and then we’re asked to do something we'd never done before, like a Greek wedding, and a whole new repertoire is added.