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Playing Since: 2000
Experience Level: Purty Good
Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Helping]
Gender: Male
Age: 52
My Instruments:
Deering "Golden Era", Gold Tone travel banjo, Pierce A-shape mandolin
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Stanley Brothers, Jimmy Martin, JD Crowe, etc. Bill Keith, Tony Trischka, Bela Fleck, Jens Kruger, Del McCoury Band, Leroy Troy, Truckstop Honeymoon, Jeff & Vida, Crooked Still, Uncle Earle
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Created 2/2/2009
Last Visit 9/14/2016
Unaccountably drawn to the banjo at the beginning of this century, having struggled to make any headway on the guitar. Was lucky to get a work placement in the US that coincided with Banjo Camp North in 2001 & 2002. Jammed regularly with good friends made there, busked at Harvard Yard, was given an outlet to show off in smoke-filled bar rooms by Somerville honkytonker Dave Sammarco, and took some lessons in an MIT lab from Perfesser Greg Liszt. Kept jamming & busking once back in the UK, started a Liverpool jam session and band the Merseybillies. Nine months teaching English and playing banjo in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Returned to the UK and playing banjo for country rock pop combo Charnock & Russell. Now in semi-retirement in Cumbria, except for occasional Merseybilly revivals on the Manchester and Chester Folk Trains, and (hopefully) jamming in the pubs of Longford during the Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival.
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