Playing Since: 1976
Experience Level: Purty Good

Interests:
[Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Instrument Tech & Curmudgeon

Gender: Male
Age: 74

My Instruments:
Banjo, B-bender (& other) electric & acoustic guitars, pedal steel (1950's Fender), mandolin, Dobro, bass, lap/console steel, ukulele, drums. My banjo playing is based on very simple bluegrass rolls and some chromatic stuff (I play far more Dobro)but is not extensive-catalog bluegrass banjo - I know maybe 6 bluegrass tunes! Mostly play banjo on roots/alternative music jamming & recording at home (on permanent disability)

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Clarence White, Pat Cloud, Dawg music/spacegrass, The Flying Burrito Brothers, late-era Byrds, Sneaky Pete, Bob Warford, Surf music, Tony Rice, Chris Thile, Yes, Gentle Giant, Chicago blues The Allah Las, Al Perkins, Bob Applebuam, Tony Trischka and associated goulash...

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Created 10/11/2013
Last Visit 8/5/2023

Played Surf in the 60's, blues rock and country rock in the 70's, drafted into bluegrass in the 70's (as a flatpicker, sometimes doubling on banjo or mandolin) and played steadily for 15 years; moved back to country rock/B-bender work, with side instrument and amp tech work (while working full-time in the paint industry). Play in roots-rock oriented worship bands in addition to other gigs, playing everything from banjo to upright bass to Les Paul to pedal steel (50's 8-string cable-pull Fender). <br><br> Retired from "real" job in the paint industry for medical reasons in 2010 and now have a garage tech shop (supervised by my eclectus parrot, Kona, Senegal Smokey and Lovebird Bandit), hang out at home - no choice!. Welcome contact from local players to jam or who want a B-bender/steel/dobro/non-bluegrass banjo player to sit in.