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Playing Since: 2006
Experience Level: Just Startin'
Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: Software Support Engineer
Gender: Male
Age: 57
My Instruments:
Franciscan - a real cheapie that I borrowed, but the owner had the sense enough to give it to me after realizing that he wasn't going to play it anymore (thou shalt not look a gift horse in the mouth); Banjovie mini by Nechville.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Dan Levenson; Mary Cox; Julie Duggan; Dan Gellert; John Bullard; Ken Perlman and Alan Jabbour (together and individually); Riley Baugus; Brad Leftwich; Jane Rothfield; Isaac Enloe, Bosco Takaki.
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Created 12/5/2007
Last Visit 8/23/2010
I'm a late-blooming multi-instrumentalist that was captivated by bluegrass and utterly smitten by old-time. The banjo players at the Banjo Hangout have seduced me, especially the ones that play fretless banjos with gut or nylon strings (I love their sound). I took 3-finger-style lessons in 2006, but I had to stop because of my travel-for-work schedule being excessive. Now I'm fixin' to learn how to frail, since I'm into old-time. There are some note progressions that I have in mind that I can't imagine how they could be done clawhammer style, so I might end up with a mutant frailing technique. See my website (my Fiddle Hangout profile) for more biographical details.
'Tasting Bordeaux wine' 25 min
'Jerry Miller's book' 3 hrs
