Blind Squirrel includes Upper Valley musicians Bill Shepard, Erin Smith, and Steve Hoffman (fiddles); Suzanne Long (fiddle and cello); Christina Jeske (whistles); and Chip Hedler (guitar). What first brought them together was their mutual desire to make the music that gives contra dancing its unique spirit. Their highly danceable repertoire draws on traditional and modern Quebecois, southern old-time, celtic, and northern New England sources. There's a sample of their music below.