The Gypsy Gyppo String Band was an American an old-time music band, based in Seattle, Washington.
Active in the 1970s, it brought a contemporary sensibility to this music, treating it "as source material rather than holy writ." The band played a key role in reviving this music, bringing it out to the dying milieu of Grange halls and the somewhat-staid milieu of organized Modern western square dance to a hip, young urban audience. It laid the foundation of a square dance and contra dance scene in and around Seattle that continues to this day.
Members
Warren Argo, banjo
Jack Link, fiddle
Armin Barnett, fiddle
Bob Naess, fiddle
Sandy Bradley, guitar
Jerry Mitchell, mandolin
Notes
Further reading
Argo, Warren (May 2002). "So What Is It About This Contra Dancing Anyway?" (PDF format; required Adobe Reader). Victory Music Review.