Dave Soldier
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Dave Soldier and Friends
Dave Soldier with Kurt Vonnegut circa 1995 Mavis Staples and Dave Soldier backstage Dave Soldier, Regina Carter, BJ Cole in Clarksdale, Mississippi Sandy Denny, my hero, and Dave Soldier (at age 16)

Soldier String Quartet
Soldier String Quartet, circa 1986, Dave Soldier, Mary Wooten, Laura Seaton, Ron Lawrence Soldier String Quartet, circa 1989: Mary Wooten, Ron Lawrence, Laura Seaton, Dave Soldier, photo Tom Caravaglia Soldier String Quartet, circa 1989: Mary Wooten, Ron Lawrence, Laura Seaton, Dave Soldier, photo Tom Caravaglia John Cale with Soldier String Quartet and BJ Cole backstage. From left, BJ, Todd Reynolds, Martha Mooke, Dawn Avery, Dave Soldier, John Cale
Soldier String Quartet, circa 1993. Clockwise From Bottom: Dawn Avery (nee Buckholz), Dave Soldier, Regina Carter, Ron Lawrence. Photos by Ken Collins Soldier String Quartet, circa 1993 Top: Dave Soldier, Jason White, Regina Carter. Bottom: Dawn Avery (nee Buckholz), Tiye' Giraud, Ron Lawurence. Photos by Ken Collins Soldier String Quartet, 1985, first live concert: Mary Wooten, Jill Jaffee, Dave Soldier, Laura Seaton, photo by Caroline Avery Soldier String Quartet, on tour in Europe, circa 1995: Judith Insell, Todd Reynolds, Dawn Avery, Dave Soldier

Da HipHop Raskalz
Daejanay and Sterling (both 6 years old) improvising on keyboard, photo by Sarah Greene 2004 Brooklyn rapping, photo by Sarah Greene 2004 more of Da Hiphop Raskalz, photos by Joel Rose more of Da Hiphop Raskalz, photos by Joel Rose

Ensembles
Pete Seeger, Bernardo Palombo, Dave Soldier, and Dorothy Potter performing for the surviving members of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, Borough Manhattan Community College, 1996. We're playing songs from the Spanish Civil War. As John Cale's band circa 1996, l to r, Jimmy Justice, John Cale, Mo Tucker, Dawn Avery, Martha Mooke, Dave Soldier, Toddy Reyonods, BJ Cole, Tiye' Giraud with Elliot Sharp at Tonic (seated), circa 1998, l to r, Dave Soldier, Meg Okura, Ron Lawrence, Dawn Avery Dave Soldier, Kurt Vonnegut, Richard Auldon Clark with the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra 1995, recording Ice-9 Ballads: far right next to Kurt is Jimmy Justice
Thai Elephant Orchestra, Kropotkins and more Dave Soldier
Dave Soldier and Richard Lair in Lampang, Thailand, cofounders Thai Elephant Orchestra Dave Soldier with Jojo of the Thai Elephant Orchestra, circa 2003 A portrait of the Kropotkins, circa 2000. Left to right are Lorette Velvette, Jonathan Kane, Dave Soldier, Maureen Tucker, Dog (Mark Deffenbuagh), and Charlie Burnham. photo by Ron Gott potrait of Dave Soldier and stick friend by Robert Janz, 2006
Portrait of Dave Soldier by Jane Huntington, 2004 Portrait of Dave Soldier by Jane Huntington, 2004 Portrait of Dave Soldier by Jane Huntington, 2004 portrait of Dave Soldier by Jennifer Pliego, 2012