Tom Marion & Band
Italian String Trio

Mazurkas, Tarantellas, Polcas, Waltzes

Pop Tunes of the 1920’s

Tom Marion - mandolin, guitar, banjo. Tom is a multi-instrumentalist, playing professionally in both the Bay Area and Los Angeles for over 50 years. Learning mandolin and guitar at an early age, he was affectionately known as “The Kid” among the top Italian string players of San Jose/Bay Area. Tom played and Recorded with Rudy Cippola (70s-80s), a fairly renowned Bay Area composer, musician, expert mandolinist who was very closely acquainted with mandolinist David Grisman.

Frank Fairfield - guitar, violin. Frank Fairfield is a multi-instrumentalist, music teacher, and record collector. He spent many years performing Anglo-American vernacular music around the country and the world. He now focuses on teaching vernacular music and studying 17th- and 18th-century violin repertoire and performance practice. Frank lives and teaches in Los Angeles, California.

Allie Menapace - string bass. She has been playing monthly for over 15 years with Tom Marion at Los Angeles restaurant, Cantalini’s. She considers Tom one of her main musical mentors/teachers.