Van's fluid and lyrical fiddle playing has taken him many places, appearing on A Prairie Home Companion, playing for dance camps and festivals from Alaska to Texas to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia . Van plays with several bands including The Moving Violations, Big Bandemonium, and the Fourgone Conclusions. Several of his compositions can be heard on The Moving Violations' recordings, 'Quick Spin' and 'Faster Than A Walk'. Van has a studio in Amherst, Mass., where he teaches violin and fiddle. If you can't find him on stage, you may find Van kicking up his heels on the dance floor.