Erica Weiss was steeped in traditional music and dance from an early age: most notably she enjoyed eight childhood years in the Ukrainian Dnipro Dancers performing troupe in NYC, and then in college years she conducted the Yale Slavic Chorus. Soon after, Erica fell head over heels in love with Appalachian fiddle music. At about the same time, she started hitting dance halls to learn Cajun and Zydeco dance. With many trips to Louisiana and other points south, along with instruction from many of the finest, she dove right into rhythm guitar, fiddle, accordion, song, and dance and has since had the opportunity to play with some of today’s most exciting musicians.