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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 and 2011 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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 Bob
Knight, a transplant from L.A., California, has been playing
in and around the Twin Cities for the past 15 years. You may have
seen Bob gigging with the Squires before, as he’s been one
of our go-to fill-in guys for the last 10 years or so. A veteran
of many styles of music, Bob is well-versed on a variety of instruments,
but has settled in thumping the bass and plucking the guitar as a
member of the Squires. Since his move to the Midwest, Bob has fronted
and played with several groups and spends quite a bit of his time
as a part of the Woodland Hills Church music ministry. Bob lives
in Maplewood and is married to Debbie, a graphic designer.
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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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 Dave
Pawlik, our substitute guitarist and bass player, has played
with the band off and on for over 14 years. Dave actually started
out in bluegrass 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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