Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, keyboard; joined by Alfred Lund from Maine on drums) plays La Maison de Grace at the 2019 Spring Dance Romance weekend in North Carolina.

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La Maison de Glace

Betsy Richards and Laura Zisette play a waltz written by Laura and Rob Zisette for Maryl Hilliard, "Maryl's Afterglow".

Maryl's Afterglow

Another creative version of "Grumbling Old Man and Cackling Old Woman"  by Rob Zisette and Noah VanNorstrand with Laura Zisette playing backup. Track 14 from the CD Toss the Possum at the Railroader. This was recorded live in 2018.

Still Grumbling And Cackling - Live

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, keyboard) with Noah VanNorstrand, mandolin/feet play "Paddy on the Landfill" at the 2022 Roanoke Railroader in Salem, VA. This clip recorded by sound engineer, Jamie Platt.

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Paddy on the Landfill - Live

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle/slide whistle/trumpet kazoo; Laura Zisette keyboard) with Noah VanNorstrand, fiddle/feet play "Funky Reel" at the Roanoke Railroader Contra Dance Weekend in Salem, VA. Recorded live by sound engineer, Jamie Platt.

Funky Reel - Live

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, piano) play "The Wren" at the 2022 River Rendezvous Contra Dance Weekend in Coshokton, OH.

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The Wren - Live

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, piano) play "Glen Echo Jig" at the 2022 River Rendezvous Contra Dance Weekend in Coshokton, OH. This take recorded live by sound engineer, Jamie Platt. Glen Echo is a Larry Unger tune.

Glen Echo - Live

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, piano) play "Cluck Old Hen" at the 2022 River Rendezvous Contra Dance Weekend in Coshokton, OH. This take recorded live by sound engineer, Jamie Platt.

Cluck Old Hen - Live

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle and Laura Zisette, keyboard) play 'Wizard's Walk' at Ohio's River Rendezvous 2022 dance weekend.

Wizard's Walk - Live

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle and Laura Zisette, keyboard) is joined by Ed Butler on drums and Bonnie Insull, flute at The Summer Soiree Contra Dance weekend in Asheville, NC. The tune is "The Volunteer".

The Volunteer - Live

The Toss the Possum mother and son duo (Rob Zisette, fiddle and Laura Zisette, keyboard) play "Catharsis" live at the 2022 River Rendezvous in Coshokton, OH. This take recorded by sound engineer, Jamie Platt.

Catharsis  - Live

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, piano) plays English Country Dancing at Winter CDH with Kathy Hollister calling. Snippets of three tunes including 'Tom Kruskal's'.

English Country Dancing "Tom Kruskal's"

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, keyboard) play Vladi on the Transiberian, live at the River Rendezvous Contra Dance Weekend 2022 in Ohio.

Vladi on the Transiberian

Jane & Drue, a waltz written by Rob Zisette, is performed by Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, keyboard) live in St. Louis, MO at the "Meet Me in St. Louis" dance weekend, Memorial Weekend 2023.

Jane & Drue

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle; Laura Zisette, keyboard) plays, "Wanderer Waltz", a waltz written by Laura Zisette, live at the 'Meet Me in St. Louis' contra dance weekend, 2023.

'Wanderer Waltz' Toss the Possum

Toss the Possum plays Wizard's Walk, captured live at the River Rendezvous Contra Dance Weekend 2022 in Coshokton, OH.

Toss the Possum plays 'Wizards Walk'

Recorded live at the Gypsy Meltdown Contra Dance weekend at Camp Thunderbird on Lake Wylie, SC. Toss the Possum: Laura Zisette, piano, Bonnie Insull, flute and Rob Zisette, looping 5-string electric fiddle, vocals and voice percussion.

La Belle Catherine recorded Live

Toss the Possum (Laura and Rob Zisette) play Blackberry Blossom for the dancers at Contradancer's Holiday Delight 2019 in Morgantown, WV with caller, Jolaine Pokorney.

Blackberry Blossom Live

Flying Home To Shelly

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, fiddle and Laura Zisette, keyboard) joined by Noah VanNorstrand on drums plays "Music for a Found Harmonium" for the 2019 Roanoke Railroader Contra Dance Weekend in Roanoke, VA.

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Music for a Found Harmonium

Toss the Possum (Rob Zisette, Laura Zisette and joined by Noah VanNorstrand) play Larry Unger's "Glen Echo Jig" live at the 2019 Roanoke Railroader Contra Dance Weekend in Salem, Virginia.

Glen Echo Jig Live

Toss the Possum plays "Frank's Reel" at the New Year's Eve Dance in Morgantown, WV 2019 at the end of the Contra Dancer's Delight Holiday.

NYE 2019 Frank's Reel

We are a family band playing contra dance music around the United States. We also are known for our original waltzes and we play other folk styles as well as swing and tango.

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