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Fortune |
Playing Since: 1955
Experience Level: Expert/Professional
Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing]
Occupation: Clawhammer Teacher/Irish Bouzouki Player
Gender: Male
Age: 82
My Instruments:
Vega Tubaphone, Vega white Laydie, Vega Little Wonder all with necks by Mike Ramsey. Irish Bouzouki by Bob Gramman of Fredericksburg Va.
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Charlie Poole, Pete Seeger, New Lost City Ramblers, Leake County Revelers, Dixon Bros. Hank Schwartz, Paul "Blackie" Morgan, Howie Bursen, Erik Darling.
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Created 5/12/2009
Last Visit 12/7/2025
Playing since 1955. Now retired. Earliest influences were Pete Seeger and the Kingston Trio. Heard Hank Schwartz in a coffee house in Baltimore in the 60's. He kindly showed me the error of my ways, and I've been a clawhammer player since. Played with The Colony Singers during the 60's folk boom, picked a lot with the Wash. DC fiddler, Paul "Blackie" Morgan, then for 20 years with the Free State String Band in Europe. Then with Celtic Band Moch Pryderi, and The Hard Tack and Sow Belly String Band in Virginia. Clawhammer teacher for 15 years at Picker's Supply in Fredericksburg Va.
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