DESCRIPTION:
A very popular cakewalk from 1899, "Smoky Mokes" was composed by Abe Holzmann. Here it is played by Dennis Pash and Meredith Axelrod on Saturday, 17 November 2007 at the 21st annual West Coast Ragtime Festival.

Dennis was a member of the famous Et Cetera String Band.

Meredith ("meredithanthraxelrod" on YouTube) often plays and sings with fellow guitarist Craig Ventresco. You can get information on their performances and recordings at their MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/craigventrescoandmeredithaxelrod