Paul Rosen's Home Page

Photo by Susan B. Rosen

Tune writing - contradance style and old-time
Draw the Dots - Free! Windows ABC music notation program
Contradance - calling and original dances
Plum Jam - Cajun/Old Time/Western Swing/Americana band
Floorplay - Contradance music
Cajun Accordion - just add gumbo and you've got a party

Paul Rosen, a mild mannered C++/C#/.NET programmer in Charlottesville, VA, by day, leaves that all behind for the wild world of acoustic music and dance.

He's been involved with music since the mid '70s and Contradancing since the mid '80s. He organized the dance in Harrisonburg, which is still going strong, and he has become a triple threat since he's learned to call, play, and do sound at dances. He's been active in the Charlottesville contradance community.

Tunes! Tunes! Tunes! Paul is building a set of original tunes in both the old-time and contradance styles that has been played at many jam session and dances. Check them out in ABC, sheet music, or MP3.

Music Notation Program: Paul has written an easy to use Windows UI for the popular ABC music notation called Draw The Dots. And its FREE! (feature requests will cost you, though.)

Bar, Concert, Wedding, Party Music: He is currently a member of the eclectic Americana band, Plum Jam, which has a CD out (with hot original tunes and sweet female harmonies in a variety of styles) that impresses fans and strangers alike. It would be a wonderful addition to your collection. He also plays Cajun Accordion with Bayou Faux Pas to liven up your Cajun-themed party.

Contradance Music: Floorplay is a dance band that's quickly becoming established in central Virginia. Check out their repertoire. He has been a member of the fun and successful contradance bands: Buzzard Rock Bayou Boys (with Steve Parks, Mike Williams, and John Beach), Pas De Quoi (with Laura Light and Tom Hinds), and Catharsis (with Mary Prendergast, Will Morrison, and Jennifer Myer).

Instruments and Styles: Paul plays mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and accordion in the styles old-time, contradance, western swing, and Cajun.

Softball: The Cows won our division in the Spring of '07!

Links to other amazing web sites:

My friend Julie is Tacky! Tacky! Tacky!
Hot old time and etc. Mando Mafia
Plum Jam's CD sounds like it does because of Small World Audio
Plum Jam's CD looks like it does because of Optipop

Page last updated: August 14, 2007.