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1</head><body><div id="__next"><ul id="menu"><li data-menuanchor="home"><a href="#home">Home</a></li><li data-menuanchor="schedule"><a href="#schedule">Schedule</a></li><li data-menuanchor="about"><a href="#about">About</a></li><li data-menuanchor="publicity"><a href="#publicity">Publicity</a></li><li data-menuanchor="listen"><a href="#listen">Listen</a></li></ul><div id="fullpage"><div class="section active" id="section0"><div class="beaver-container"></div><div class="intro"><table class="logo-container"><tbody><tr><td><div class="logo-square odd-square">t</div></td><td><div class="logo-square even-square">h</div></td><td><div class="logo-square odd-square">e</div></td><td><div class="logo-square even-square"></div></td><td><div class="logo-square odd-square">d</div></td><td><div class="logo-square even-square">a</div></td><td><div class="logo-square odd-square">m</div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="logo-square even-square">b</div></td><td><div class="logo-square odd-square">e</div></td><td><div class="logo-square even-square">a</div></td><td><div class="logo-square odd-square">v</div></td><td><div class="logo-square even-square">e</div></td><td><div class="logo-square odd-square">r</div></td><td><div class="logo-square even-square">s</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="section" id="section1"><table id="gig-table"><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Location</th><th>Event</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nov 6-7, 2026</td><td>Melrose, FL</td><td class="camp">Dancing Fish weekend</td></tr><tr><td>Feb 12-14, 2027</td><td>Corvallis, OR</td><td class="camp">Corvallis Contra Weekend</td></tr><tr><td>Apr 9-11, 2027</td><td>Aptos, CA</td><td class="camp">Queer Camp</td></tr><tr><td>Jul 1-4, 2027</td><td>Roanoke, VA</td><td class="camp">Roanoke Railroader</td></tr><tr><td>Aug 13-15, 2027</td><td>San Francisco, CA</td><td class="camp">Balance the Bay</td></tr><tr><td>Nov 5-7, 2027</td><td>Monterey, CA</td><td class="camp">Foggy Moon</td></tr><tr><td colSpan="3" class="footnote"><span class="asterisk">*</span> Dam Beavers duo (Ben and Scotty, no Ness 😢)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="section" id="section2"><div class="about"><h2>The Dam Beavers</h2><div class="dbprofile"><img alt="Ben Schreiber" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="dbpic" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fben.jpg&amp;w=384&amp;q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fben.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fben.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;q=75"/><h3>Ben Schreiber</h3><h4>fiddle</h4></div><div class="dbprofile"><img alt="Scotty Leach" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="dbpic" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fscotty.jpg&amp;w=384&amp;q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fscotty.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fscotty.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;q=75"/><h3>Scotty Leach</h3><h4>piano</h4></div><div class="dbprofile"><img alt="Ness Smith-Savedoff" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="dbpic" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fness.jpg&amp;w=384&amp;q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fness.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fness.jpg&amp;w=640&amp;q=75"/><h3>Ness Smith-Savedoff</h3><h4>drums</h4></div><div class="dbprofile"><img alt="Bevo" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="dbpic" style="color:transparent" srcSet="/_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fbevo.png&amp;w=384&amp;q=75 1x, /_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fbevo.png&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 2x" src="/_next/image?url=%2Fimgs%2Fbevo.png&amp;w=640&amp;q=75"/><h3>Bevo</h3><h4>marketing</h4></div></div></div><div class="section" id="section3"><p>The Dam Beavers are Ben Schreiber on fiddle, Scotty Leach on piano, and Ness Smith-Savedoff on drums. With roots in a wide variety of styles and genres, their music comprises an eclectic mix of old and new, familiar and unfamiliar. Let the current sweep you away as the Dam Beavers build a dam of rhythm beneath your feet.</p><p>

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