DUCKWEED

Live at the USGS Open House 2009

Sat,May 16, 12:00 noon Sun, May 17, 12:00 noon

Duckweed is a group of amateur musicians at the USGS Science Center in Menlo Park, California. The group meets at noon every Friday and enjoys playing traditional American and Celtic music. Instruments include the banjo, bodhran (Irish drum) and other percussion, concertina, fiddle, flute, guitar, mandolin, penny whistle, and recorder. The members represent most of the major scientific programs of the USGS in Menlo Park.


Duckweed has performed at the Menlo Park campus-wide open house, at the annual USGS library holiday celebration, and at other occasions. Duckweed was founded in 1998 by Warren Nokleberg and Vic Mossotti. Duckweed debuted as the "opener" for talks on the "Music of Earthquakes" given by Andy Michael at the USGS in 1999.




CURRENT MEMBERS:
    Guy Cochrane
    Alan Cooper - fiddle
    Helen Gibbons - recorder, penny whistle, vocals
    Warren Nokleberg - concertina, banjo, mandolin
    Stephanie Ross - guitar, vocals
    Larry Schemel - bass guitar
    Steve Silva - guitar
    John Tinsley - fiddle
    Ray Wilson - recorder, bodhran, other percussion
    Florence Wong - fiddle