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 Greg
Caza, our star accordionist, is one of two original members
of the band. He grew up in Afton, MN. and attended Stillwater High
School. We call him 'squeezer' or 'hot fingers' due to his great
ability to work the accordion as the backbone of the group! Greg
sings lead along with making music on the squeezebox. Greg lives
in Inver Grove Heights, MN. with his wife Patty and is a top-notch
mechanic at a local Chevy dealer.
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 Tom
Colosimo, our drummer, is the other of the original member
of the band. He grew up in Maplewood, MN. and attended Hill-Murray
H.S. as well as graduating from the University of St. Thomas with
an accounting degree. "TC" loves to make a lot of noise
on the drums and sings harmony on many of the tunes. He has had many
adventures in music thru the years with various groups and has a
claim to fame of actually playing in Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis)
as a backup to a choreography group and more recently playing in
a combo for the 2010 Klondike Kate’s Review in St. Paul as
part of the Winter Carnival. Tom lives in Oakdale, MN with his wife
Barb and is a Career Specialist with the University of St. Thomas
MBA program.
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 Dave
Pawlik, our guitarist and bass player, has played with the
band for over 14 years. Dave actually started out in Blue Grass many
years ago and moved on to our wide variety of music. His driving
bass gives our polkas that much needed bottom end that makes them
great for dancing. He also plays a solid six string and does super
lead and harmonic vocals on numerous songs. Dave lives in Cottage
Grove, MN. with his wife Nancy and is the operations manager with
a large Twin Cities electrical firm.
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 Dennis
Grove is our super sax man. He has been making sweet music
with the band on the sax for 20 years. Dennis has a long history
in music. He was a member of a local group The Boys Three while attending
Harding H.S. in St. Paul and was a state champion saxophonist as
well. His group was very popular around the metro area and western
Wisconsin. He plays a mean sax and his energy for putting on a great
show is bar none! Dennis lives in St. Paul with his wife Nancy and
is an I.T. executive.
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 Gerry
Francis is our newest member having joined the band in 2010.
He has been playing lead guitar and bass for many years around the
Twin Cities area. He is considered by many to be one of the finest
guitar players in the metro area. Gerry started his career playing
lead guitar with popular local bands like The Lancers, The Accents
and The Sages. More recently, he has played bass for Jimi “Prime
Time” Smith and for Joe Juliano at venues around the Twin Cities
area. He plays his guitar and bass with soul and great feeling. People
are moved when they hear his music. Gerry has a great voice that
can take the lead or blend into the harmonies that everyone enjoys
hearing as well. People are always happy to see Gerry’s smile
and presence on stage when they come in to the club. He brings a
positive attitude and the highest quality to every performance. His
guitar riffs and style fit in with many styles of music. The Squires
are very happy to have Gerry as a member of the band and he is excited
about this opportunity to make music with them as well.
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