Dancing on the Moon
Café Accordion Orchestra (CAO) performs an eclectic mix of French Musette, vintage swing, Latin and European dance music styles.  Their repertoire is that of the "Bal Musette" orchestra,  through which they recreate the music that was popular in Parisian dance halls, cafés and bistros in the 1920's through 1950's.In addition to the valse-musette, CAO's repertoire includes foxtrot, swing, tango, paso doble, polka, bolero and rhumba selections.  CAO injects their music with good humor and expressive abandon. They play it for what it truly is - dance party music.Café Accordion Orchestra is lead by Daniel Newton on accordion and vocals, with Brian Barnes on guitar and vocals, Eric Mohring on mandolin, fiddle and vocals, Erik Lillestol on bass violin, and Joe Steinger on percussion.  The members have a combined total of over a century of experience with the likes of Stoney Lonesome, the Bone Tones, The Nationals, Jumbo YaYa, Prairie Home Companion, the Ethnic Dance Theater and the Laketown Buskers.Café Accordion Orchestra now have four CDs including their most recent release, "Live!"