Ken Kolodner
3806 Fenchurch Road
Baltimore, MD 21218
(410)-243-7254
kenkolodner@aol.com
www.kenkolodner.com
Ken Kolodner

As a major part of the rebirth of the hammered dulcimer in the US, Ken is recognized as one of “one of today’s most accomplished, musical hammered dulcimer artists...A hammered dulcimer player of great taste and sophistication,” (Elderly). Ken is widely viewed among players as one of the most influential in the United States. Ken is well known for his improvisational and expressive style that has been described as "nothing short of astonishing" (The Connection), “outstanding” (The New York Times), “marvelous” (The Washington Post) and “virtuosic” (Audio) and “stunning in its musicality” (Dulcimer Player News) and “not to be missed” (USA TODAY). And Folk Tales Magazine writes, “…without a doubt, Ken Kolodner is one of the hammered dulcimer’s top exponents, playing with a dexterity which would stun many a would-be hammerer.” In more recent years, Ken has received greater recognition as an old-time fiddler.

As a member of the trio Helicon (with Chris Norman and Robin Bullock) and Greenfire (with fiddler Laura Risk) and in solo appearances, Ken has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe and has been featured in nationally broadcast concerts on NPR, German National Radio, The Thistle and the Shamrock, the CBC, Performance Today, All Things Considered, and on the Voice of America (with a listening audience of over 90 million), as well as countless television and radio broadcasts around the U.S. Ken has been featured at numerous major festivals and performing arts centers in the U.S., was the first American to be featured at the International Hackbrett Festival. Among his performances with many choral groups and major symphony orchestras, was an appearance in Emmy-nominated CBS-TV Christmas special as the featured soloist with a combined chorus (The Baltimore Choral Arts) and a chamber orchestra of members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to his work as a performer, Ken is highly sought after as a teacher of the dulcimer and, more recently the fiddle, having taught at countless festivals and music camps (on both fiddle and dulcimer) throughout the U.S. including The Swannanoa Gathering (thirteen years), Common Ground (four years), the John Campbell Folk School (five years), the Augusta Heritage Festival (three years), the Summer Solstice Festival (three years), Meadowlark (ten years) and numerous others. Adding to Ken’s previous recordings, Ken’s first solo release of Celtic music in 1997, Walking Stones, was a huge critical success. With sales of 50,000+, the CD hit the top of the World Music charts and was a top seller for BMG in their Classical/World Music category. In addition to solo performance, Ken has maintained a busy recording schedule. With Helicon alum Robin Bullock and Cordelia’s Dad fiddler Laura Risk, the trio recorded the CD Greenfire in 1998. Helicon’s A Winter Solstice (1999) became the first release for Dorian Recordings to win a coveted “Indie” (akin to a Grammy for thousands of Independent labels) for Best Seasonal Recording. Ken’s eighth CD, A Roof for the Rain with Laura Risk, cittern-wizard Joseph Sobol and Keith Murphy (of Nightingale) again on the Dorian label was widely praised. Ken contributed an original work which has now been widely recorded (“Caspian Lake”) to Mel Bay’s Anthology of Masters of the Hammered dulcimer and has written three other tune books. Ken’s most recent release in 2005 was Journey to the Heartland, on Maggie’s Music. Ken has guest recorded on CDs by Scottish National Fiddle champion, Elke Baker, as well as many hammered dulcimer players (whom he helped mentor as well): Anna Duff, Susan Sherlock, Samantha Oberkfell, Rick Thum, Rachel Sprinkle and Deb Justice. Most recently, Ken produced The Preacher’s Daughters featuring Rachel Sprinkle and Deb Justice. Ken’s playing is also featured on a the newly-released compilation of many of the worlds’ best hammered dulcimer players collected from many years of performance at the International Hackbrett Festival in Munich, Germany.

Without any formal music background, Ken began learning to play the fiddle at age 23 by listening to recordings of bluegrass and American Old-time or Appalachian music. A few years after picking up the fiddle, Ken discovered the hammered dulcimer while in graduate school. Ken's interest in the two instruments developed into an ever-expanding musical appetite beginning with Celtic music and eventually into music spanning many cultures ranging from South American music to Chinese music. While he has mastered the fiddle and hammered dulcimer without formal musical training, he has had plenty of schooling. Along with his hammers, Ken holds a PhD in public health from Johns Hopkins. While most of Ken’s professional career is devoted to music, Ken still actively works as a part-time epidemiologist (with over 75 publications), while his family and an avid interest in soccer maintain center stage!




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                            Press releases and selected quotes:

                            On Ken Kolodner:

                            Rated as the most influential and popular hammered dulcimer player in a survey of players for a master’s thesis on the hammered dulcimer. Wesleyan University, CT, 2005.
                            “…one of today’s most accomplished, musical hammered dulcimer artists...A hammered dulcimer player of great taste and sophistication,” Elderly

                            "…nothing short of astonishing" The Connection

                            “…without a doubt, Ken Kolodner is one of the hammered dulcimer’s top exponents, playing with a dexterity which would stun many a would-be hammerer.” Folk Tales Magazine

                            “…virtuosic” Audio

                            “…stunning musicality” Dulcimer Player News

                            “…Outstanding…soulfully beautiful.” NY Times

                            “…a fiddle and hammered dulcimer virtuoso…just the right amount of fire…totally delightful…” Sing Out, March 2005

                            “…A marvelous collection…delightful…” The Washington Post

                            “…joyous…reminiscent of Joe Venuti's work… [Journey to the Heartland] makes for a CD that you can live with all day.”                             Celtic Beat

                            “He’s a master at finding what Alasdair Fraser appropriately calls the “rhythmic underbelly” of a tune.” Potomac Valley Fiddle Club Newsletter


                            “When Ken Kolodner plays the hammered dulcimer, something special happens; he makes it sing…inspiring...a tremendous musician…a tremendous album [Journey to the Heartland]...” Irish Edition, March, 2005.

                            “…stirring…evocative…” The Washington Post, April, 2005.

                            "{Journey to the Heartland}...sparkling versions ...The love and respect for the music chosen comes through clearly." Dirty Linen, June/July 2005   

                            “This is just about all anybody could ask for in an instrumental recording. The tunes are all great…Ken’s playing positively sizzles …delightful…wonderful...Typically, Ken makes great use of syncopation…The up-tempo rhythms are really infectious…” Dulcimer Player News, 2005



                            With Laura Risk (Greenfire):

                            "A magical trip into the musical lore of Ireland and Scotland."
                            BMG Classical Music Club

                            “We have seen an explosion of groups playing both Celtic and New Age music in the past several years, to the point where they almost should have a “top 10” of their own. This is the exceptional group that has raised a standard by both sheer musical expertise, and the love they share which allows for the spontaneous creativity that makes their music special”
                            The All Music Guide

                            "The trio plays with the soul, emotion, inspiration, and (when needed) the oomph that should be the envy of many a Celtic band. The album [Greenfire] opens in a rousing, toe-tapping fashion with a sprightly six-minute medley of reels that proves from the start that Greenfire can burn red hot! On the other hand, the group's fire can be warm and toasty, as on renditions of slower pieces such as the waltz "First Light in the Mountains".... On "Sheila Coyle's", the ensemble delivers a beautiful piece that's soothing and comforting. The repertoire runs the stylistic gamut from hornpipes to polkas to slow airs to jigs to strathspeys, and the geographic gamut from Ireland to Cape Breton to Scotland to Chicago, and even to Finland for one fiddle tune. Bullock, Kolodner, and Risk show their considerable instrumental abilities through arrangements that give each individual plenty of chances to play the melodic lead. They work well as a unit, and it sure sounds like they're very comfortable performing with one another. Fresh, authentic, invigorating... "
                            Dirty Linen

                            "[Greenfire] explores the spirit and soul and mysticism of Irish music and kindred styles... The combination of Kolodner's deft touch and the dulcimer's shimmering tones inevitably conjure contemplative and sometimes courtly moods, but not before we're treated to a lively set of Irish, Scottish, and Irish American reels. Risk's aggressive attack, which accounts for much of the music's rhythmic force early on, is later supplanted by a bittersweet lyricism on other pieces, including the Scottish slow air "Princess Beatrice". But it returns again, vigorously, on a couple of Irish polkas that are vibrantly underscored by Bullock's rhythm guitar. As a result, the beauty and the beat of Celtic music are always well served."
                            The Washington Post

                            "Queen's Polka starts out with a very cool damped down dulcimer backing up Laura's exciting fiddle lead with Robin playing a terrific cittern back up. This leads up to a wonderful crescendo transition into the Bournish Polka where the dulcimer takes an unmistakable driving lead. It excites me every time I hear it…You have here, the first ever Dulcimer Times hammered dulcimer Five stars album!"
                            Dulcimer Times

                            "Exceptional musicians... Greenfire's approach combines a loving respect for tradition and a thoroughly playful sense of creativity. The result is controlled artistry that should appeal to all fans of Celtic music... Clearly this is a 'must have' album for Celtic fans."
                            Dulcimer Player News
                            "Walking Stones is a very rewarding musical journey... delightful listening. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The instruments weave seamlessly in and around each other and deliver that 'Celtic pulse' that, done right, seems as effortless and natural as breathing."
                            Dulcimer Player News

                            “…inspiring…the interplay between the hammered dulcimer’s precise percussive qualities and the graceful fluidity of Risk’s fiddling was a real treat.” “Rambles: A Cultural Arts Magazine”


                            With Helicon:

                            “What's most impressive is the tight interplay among the three musicians.”
                            Baltimore Messenger


                            “Helicon's brand of hypnotic Celtic-inspired dance rhythms makes a heady brew when mixed with this wide-ranging set of carols and winter songs. That Helicon's stylized treatment can tame and blend this eclectic set is a tribute to the solid musicianship of this talented trio. Their warm, understated take on the season will be a welcome relief for many from the droning familiarity of popular Christmas carols. This 52-minute disc breaks from the Christmas "mold" to present spirited and captivating acoustic arrangements of folk music suitable for the season, perfectly performed by Helicon. Heliconists Chris Norman, Ken Kolodner, and Robin Bullock bring a wonderful combination of flutes, piccolo, pipes, whistle, piano, percussion, hammered dulcimer, fiddle, guitar, and cittern to interpretations of traditional music from Israel, England, Ireland, South America, Kenya, Denmark, France, China, Russia, Mexico, and the U.S. There are even some Jewish selections. Recorded in the fabled acoustic of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, New York, the audiophile quality of this Dorian 24-bit recording enhances Helicon's beautiful musicianship."
                            Home Theater HI FI and The Albuquerque Alibi
                            December 2000

                            “…a best bet…catch the NPR broadcast” USA Today

                            “…the multi-instrumental performances of Ken Kolodner and Robin Bullock are virtuosic.” H & B Recordings Direct

                            “…Quite wonderful! The musicians of Helicon have a deep feeling for an amazing variety of styles. This group is introducing a lot of people to some remarkable music they might not otherwise get to know. They respect the music they play, they play with spirit and sparkle, and they obviously love what they do. So do I. So will you.” Stereo Review

                            “All three of these guys rank at or near the very top of their profession. The musicianship is uniformly outstanding” (Dulcimer Player News)





                            Links to CD and concert reviews


                            On Ken Kolodner

                            The Green Man Review http://www.greenmanreview.com/kolodnertimestwo.html
                            Rambles http://www.rambles.net/kolodner_stones.html

                            With Laura Risk (Greenfire)

                            The Green Man Review http://www.greenmanreview.com/CD/cd_kbcelticomniaug02.html
                            Rambles http://www.rambles.net/greenfire_live01.html
                            Rambles http://www.rambles.net/greenfire_roofrain01.html

                            Helicon

                            Christmas Reviews http://www.christmasreviews.com/xhelicon.shtml
                            Rambles http://www.rambles.net/helicon_solstice99.html


                            Other useful links

                            Maggie’s Music www.maggiesmusic.com
                            Laura Risk http://laurarisk.tripod.com/
                            Robin Bullock http://www.flatpicker.com/bullock/
                            Chris Norman http://www.chrisnorman.com/
                            Mel Bay (1-800-8MELBAY) www.melbay.com
                            Dulcimer Player News www.dpn.com

                            And for Ken’s part-time career as an epidemiologist, to see some of Ken’s 75+ publications go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
                            and type in Kolodner K

                            Ken Kolodner: Selected Concert Appearances


                            Festivals

                            Winnipeg Folk Festival, Manitoba, CANADA
                            The Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
                            Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA
                            Bethlehem Musikfest, Bethlehem, PA
                            Old Songs Festival, NY
                            Riverfest, Little Rock, AR
                            Red River Revel, Shreveport, LA
                            Lancaster Festival, Lancaster, OH
                            Celtic Classic, Bethlehem, PA
                            Columbia Festival of the Arts, Columbia, MD
                            Rocky Gap Festival, Cumberland, MD
                            Virginia Highlands Festival, Abington, VA
                            Pangea International Festival, Jonesborough, TN
                            First Night York, York, PA
                            First Night Albany, Albany, NY
                            First Night Annapolis, Annapolis, MD
                            First Night Dover, Dover, DE
                            First Night Waynesboro, Waynesboro, VA
                            Clarion Folk College, Clarion, PA
                            String Along (six appearances), various locations, WI
                            Scottish Festival and Celtic Gathering, Clarksburg, WV

                            Performing Arts Centers and Other Venues

                            The Smithsonian, Washington, DC
                            Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
                            The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA
                            Lane Concert Series, Burlington, VT
                            Shrine to Music Museum, Vermillion, SD
                            Mabel Tainter Memorial, Menominee, WI
                            Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
                            Lakeside Performing Arts, Lakeside, OH
                            Shenandoah Valley Arts Center, Waynesboro, VA
                            The Myerhoff, Baltimore, MD
                            Trinity Church, New York, NY
                            Fermilab Artists Series, Batavia, IL
                            Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC
                            Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale, AZ
                            Carboro Art Center, Carboro, NC
                            Frontier Culture Museum of VA, Staunton, VA
                            Strathmore Hall, Rockville, MD
                            Sylvia Theater, York, SC
                            College of Charleston Performing Arts Center, Charleston, SC
                            The Globe Theater, Berlin, MD
                            Ironton Arts Council, Ironton, OH
                            Jon Hager House, Hagerstown, MD
                            Second Presbyterian Church Concert Series, Baltimore, MD
                            Central Presbyterian Church Concert Series, Baltimore, MD
                            Mel Tillis Theatre, Branson, MO


                            Concert Radio/TV Appearances

                            "Weekends with Brian" theme music, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
                            "Morning Edition," National Public Radio (NPR)
                            "All Things Considered," NPR
                            “Performance Today,” NPR
                            The Voice of America
                            Featured Special, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Moncton, New Brunswick
                            German National Radio, Munich, GERMANY
                            Featured soloists with Nova Scotia Symphony Orchestra, Halifax (CBC)
                            South Carolina Public Radio, Columbia, SC
                            West Virginia Public Radio, Sheperdstown, WV
                            "Homefront" WFPL, Louisville, KY
                            South Dakota Public Radio, Vermillion, SD
                            "Simply Folk," Wisconsin Public Radio
                            Cable TV Channel 10 Special, Fairfax, VA
                            Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas Public Radio, Shreveport, LA
                            Featured Christmas NPR Special (with Metamora), Baltimore, MD
                            Featured Christmas NPR Special (with Doc Watson), Baltimore, MD
                            Music in Maryland, WBJC, Baltimore, MD
                            "The Morning Show," Minnesota Public Radio
                            A Christmas with the Choral Arts Society, CBS TV, Baltimore, MD
                            (with Greenfire)
                            A Christmas with the Choral Arts Society, CBS TV, Baltimore, MD
                            (Ken as the featured soloist—nominated for an Emmy)
                            Featured with Laura Risk and Joseph Sobol for Radio-Canada (the CBC), Montreal, Canada
                            First Night Annapolis (with Elke Baker), WNAV, Annapolis, MD
                            Helicon’s 18                            th Annual Winter Solstice, NPR

                            Clubs

                            Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
                            The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA
                            The Avalon Theatre, Easton, MD
                            Blatt’s Dinner Theater, Kutztown, PA
                            Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN
                            Fiddle and Bow, Winston-Salem, NC
                            Savannah Folk Music Society, Savannah, GA
                            Friends of Folk Music, Lake Placid, NY
                            Madison Folk Music Society, Madison, WI
                            Charlotte Folk Music Society, Charlotte, NC
                            Muskeg Music, White River Junction, VT
                            The Pump House, La Crosse, WI
                            Song of the Sea, Bar Harbor, ME
                            St. Louis Friends of Folk Music, St. Louis, MO
                            Columbus Folk Music Society, Columbus, OH
                            Swallow Hill, Denver, CO
                            Spencertown Academy, NY
                            Caf� Lena, Saratoga Springs, NY
                            Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL
                            Passim’s, Boston, MA
                            Institute of Musical Traditions, Takoma Park, MD
                            Baldwin’s Station (with Elke Baker), Sykesville, MD
                            The Cellar Door (with Laura Risk), Baltimore, MD
                            The Buttonwood Tree, Middletown, CT
                            Second Story Coffeehouse, Denton, MD
                            The Wagon Shed, New Freedom, PA

                            Colleges

                            SUNY, Albany, NY
                            Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
                            Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA
                            Earlham College, Richmond, IN
                            Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
                            Johns Hopkins University, University of MD, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD
                            Paul Smith's College, Paul Smith, NY
                            Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
                            University of Delaware, Newark, DE
                            Marshall University, Huntington, WV
                            Penn State, State College
                            York Community College, York, SC
                            Notre Dame College, Baltimore, MD

                            Selected Double Bills/Appearances with:

                            Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Baltimore, MD
                            John McCutcheon, Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC
                            Alison Krauss and Union Station, Baltimore, MD
                            Metamora, Baltimore, MD
                            Doc Watson, Baltimore, MD
                            Maura O'Connell, Owings Mills, MD
                            Danny Carnahan and Robin Petrie, Washington, DC
                            Pete Sutherland and Karen Billings, Madison, WI and Indianapolis, IN
                            Ronnie Gilbert, Malcolm Dalglish, The Baltimore Consort, Chic Street Man,
                            Members of the Paul Winter Consort, Baltimore, MD
                            Patrick Ball, Baltimore, MD
                            Arlo Guthrie, Mt. Vernon, OH
                            Mick Maloney and Kevin Burke, Troy, NY
                            Hesperus, Tifton, GA, Baltimore, MD and Shepherdstown, WV
                            Randy Sabien and Kevin McMullin, Spooner, WI

                            Choral Groups and orchestra appearances

                            Nova Scotia Symphony Orchestra, Halifax, Canada
                            Members of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore, MD
                            Powell Flute Quartet, Manhattan, NY
                            Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Cape Henlopen, DE
                            Featured soloist with the Baltimore Choral Arts and the Baltimore Symphony, Baltimore, MD
                            Canticle Singers, Baltimore, MD
                            College of Notre Dame Women’s Chorus, Baltimore, MD
                            Maryland Children’s Chorus, Towson, MD
                            Selected Dulcimer Festivals and Workshops

                            International Hackbrett Festival Munich, Germany
                            John Campbell Folk School (five years), Brasstown, NC
                            Upper Potomac Dulcimer Festival (17 years), Shepherdstown, WV
                            Swannanoa Gathering (20 weeks), Swannanoa, NC
                            Great Black Swamp Dulcimer Festival, Lima, OH
                            Southern Michigan Dulcimer Festival (2 Years), Everett, MI
                            Summer Solstice Festival (4 Years), Los Angeles, CA
                            Memphis Dulcimer Festival (3 years), Memphis, TN
                            Meadowlark Music and Dance Camp (11 years), Camden, ME
                            Cranberry Dulcimer Festival (2 years), Binghamton, NY
                            Autumn Hills Dulcimer Festival (2 years), Kent, CT
                            Texas Dulcimer Festival, Glen Rose, TX
                            Common Ground (four years), Westminster, MD
                            Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival (2 years), NC
                            Richmond Dulcimer Festival, Richmond, VA
                            Housatonic Dulcimer Festival (2 Years), MA
                            Winter Jam ‘97, Nashville, TN
                            Augusta Heritage Festival (2 Years), Davis and Elkins College, WV
                            Winter String-Along (3 Years), Milwaukee, WI
                            Summer String-Along, Milwaukee, WI
                            Spring String-Along (2 Years), Milwaukee, WI
                            Northeast Dulcimer Symposium, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
                            Great River Road Festival, Grafton, IL
                            Southern Heritage Festival (2 Years), Dana Point, CA
                            Southwest Acoustic Music Festival (5 Years), Prescott and Tucson, AZ
                            Clarion Folk Festival (3 Years), Clarion, PA
                            Southern Ohio Dulcimer Festival (2 Years), Ripley, OH
                            Dulcimer Jamboree (2 years), Mountainview, AR
                            Chestnut Ridge Dulcimer Festival, Greensburg, PA
                            Heartland/Heritage Dulcimer Camp (2 years), Parkville, MO
                            Winterfest (2 years), Dallas, TX
                            Spring Fling Rendezvous, Sandy, OR
                            Buckeye Festival (two years—including one as the fiddle instructor), Columbus, OH
                            Dulcimer Days, Coshocton, OH
                            Kentucky Music Week (4 years), Weekend, Winter Weekend, Louisville, KY
                            Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival (3 years), Morris, IL
                            Fort Salem Dulcimer Festival, Salem, WV
                            “Hammerheads” Virginia Beach, VA
                            South Eastern Hammered Dulcimer Club, Sautee and Helen (2 years), GA
                            Wildwood Dulcimer Club (3 years), Omaha, NE
                            Allegheny Dulcimer Club (2 years), Pittsburgh, PA
                            Knoxville Dulcimer Great Smokey Mountain Dulcimer Retreat (2 years), Gatlinburg, TN
                            Dulcimer club, Kennett-Square, PA
                            Dulcimer club, Tampa, FL
                            Dulcimer club, Winterhaven, FL
                            Heritage Dulcimer Camp (2 years), Kansas City, MO
                            Pocono Dulcimer Festival (2 years), East Stroudsburg, PA
                            Yorkville Music Weekend (2 years), York, SC
                            Private weeklong invitational workshops for advanced players (4 years), Sandbridge, VA
                            Friends of Note Dulcimer Club, Bettendorf and Kalona, IA
                            Dulcimer club (3 years), Monee, IL
                            Fourth Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival, Fort Collins, CO
                            Blue River Folk Festival, Shelbyville, IN
                            Northeast Dulcimer Symposium (once as fiddle instructor and once as HD instructor), Blue Mountain Lake, NY

                            Community Concerts (selected—many with Columbia Artists)

                            AR: Little Rock, Fayetteville
                            AZ: Globe
                            CA: Weed; Paso Robles, Yuba City, Santa Rosa, Chico, Reading, Eureka, Ukiah, Lompoc
                            CO: Cortez, Cresco, Boulder
                            GA: Rome, Atlanta
                            IA: Cedar Falls
                            ID: Idaho Falls
                            IL: Princeton, Paris
                            KS: Atchison, Hutchinson, Concordia
                            KY: Frankfort
                            LA: Monroe
                            MA: Westford, Northampton
                            MI: Caro, Battle Creek, Rochester Hills, Iron Mountain, Escanaba, Sioux St. Marie
                            MO: Jefferson City
                            MT: Billings, Bozeman
                            NC: Wilmington, Greenville, Fayetteville
                            NE: Lincoln
                            NH: Berlin
                            NM: Silver City
                            NV: Ely, Reno
                            NY: Buffalo, Cooperstown
                            OR: Klamath Falls, Medford, Eugene
                            OK: Oklahoma City, Ponca
                            OH: Maryville, Lima, Mt. Vernon, Marion
                            SC: Florence, Rock Hill, Charleston
                            TN: Tullahoma, Sewanee, Jonesborough
                            TX: Dumas, Pampa, Panhandle, Midland, Harlingen, Wharton, Brownwood
                            UT: Salt Lake City
                            VA: Chincoteague Island
                            WA: Wenatchee, Tacoma, Yakima
                            WI: Wauwatosa, Eau Claire, Spooner, Hayward, Madison
                            WY: Cheyenne, Casper