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Playing Since: 1965
Experience Level: Purty Good
creekwater has made 28 additions to Banjo Hangout
Interests:
[Jamming]
Occupation: disabled/song writer
Gender: Male
Age: 54
My Instruments:
Morgan Monroe MGB-1, with extensive modifications done on it. It is a fair picking banjo for the $ amount in it. First banjo was a 1950's Gibson RB-250. Second banjo was a Gibson pot, with homemade neck. Third banjo was a parts banjo, with Gibson ring, homemade neck, and who knows what kind of rim, flange etc. My first one was the best one I ever had, my dad got it for me, then we used it to get my first good mandolin that I had.
Other instruments- A-9 Gibson mandolin, two years old, sweet sound. F-5 Gibson Jam-Master mandolin, awesome Bluegrass cannon ! less than 5 months old, sounds like it's 50 years old already, wonder what it's going to sound like when it quits being green, and stops thinking it's a tree, but a mandolin ? I know I'm gonna like it, because I already know it's the best mandolin I've ever held.
Blueridge BR-140 guitar, 4 years old, D-18 sound alike, good guitar for the money
1966 D-35 Martin my dad's guitar that I will have back in my possesion by the end of next month.
Looking ahead will be getting a Don Bryant built she-bracket 5 string banjer, hope fully within the next year, Don is a great guy and a great builder.
Other than these, I doubt if I'll ever get anymore instruments, just devote my time that I hope the good Lord lets me have a bunch more of picking what I have.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, Doc Watson, Rudy Lyle, Joe Green, Jon Wolfe, Danny Bowers, Scotty Stoneman, Clarence White, Kenny Baker, William Smith Monroe, Ray Edwards, Don Reno, Red Smiley, bands, the original Newgrass Revival, Bill Monroe and
his many Bluegrass Boys, Reno and Smiley, the early Osborne Brothers, Flat and Scruggs 1949-1959. Hershey McMillian outstanding banjo picker, and a freind/picker/band-mate from long ago.
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Created 8/10/2003
Last Visit 11/15/2009
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Sunday, October 04, 2009 @8:56:47 AM
Well this month has been great so far picking wise. As of last month have had several good paying gigs, and more to come every week-end the rest of this month, also a couple for charity fund raising events. Played yesterday the first time with Marty Miller, Ronnie Davis, and Derick Easter the Milestone band. Good bunch of guys and great pickers/singers. Had a great time playing on the WPAQ merry-go-round at Mt. Airy, N.C., my first time there. Last night we did ok at the fiddlers convention, won first place band. Congats also to BB for his band winning too. Really enjoy picking with guys that know how to do it, and Milestone knows HOW. Next Saturday, playing at The Autumn Leaves Festival in Mt. Airy, then that night at a chicken stew with old friends. Looks like I'm going to have to change strings again, been really laying on them here lately. Man I love this time of year, cooler weather, less humidity, makes acoustic instruments sound their best. Hope everyone else here has a great Fall season.
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