Playing Since: 1992
Experience Level: Expert/Professional

Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Clinical Coordinator and teacher

Gender: Female
My Instruments:
Cloverlick PIneywood openback, Deering Calico resonator, mandolin, guitar

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Richie Stearns, Jeff Kramer, Graham Sharp, Greg Cahill, Earl Scruggs, Dwight Diller, Dick Kimmel, Ron Block, Dan Gellert, The Kruger Brothers, Bela Fleck, Ralph Stanley, JD Crowe.
Bands: Steep Canyon Rangers (2023) Black Mtn. Bluegrass Boys (1970-90's), Avett Brothers, Gilded Bats, The Johnson Boys, Tim O'Brien...and the band from Spearfish, SD "Down The Road." Really it's better to ask who I don't like; this list would be a lot shorter. It's the sound of the instrument I love and can't get enough of banjo!

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Created 5/4/2007
Last Visit 3/28/2025

I started playing in 1992 and the learning and teaching journey goes on. I was lucky enough to have jammed and learned with one of the country's finest banjo players and who is also one of the country's finest banjo builders, Jeff Kramer, owner of CloverLick banjos. I also studied banjo in West Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan and South Dakota. I love to teach and share the awesome sounds of the banjo; all styles. I am in a band called "Down The Road" and tremendously enjoy playing and singing with them. My hope is to encourage music to be played in more places and have more people develop their skills and share the gift of music. I also play and teach mandolin and play a little guitar too. I encourage both singing and playing instruments at the same time--it helps both skills improve better faster. I love passing on music theory as well. Mary "The pain passes, the beauty remains." Pierre Auguste Renoir (So it is with learning anything, press on, it's so worth it.)