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The Fish |
Playing Since: 2008
Experience Level: Novice
Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: insurance
Gender: Male
Age: 61
My Instruments:
Recording King : RK-99 Artist, Fender 58 Deluxe, Goodtime II w/ resonator
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
The Who, Yes, Genesis, Adrian Legg, ELP, Rush, Bela Fleck, Earl, Steve Howe, Steve Morse, Bach, Pierre Bensuan, Tony Trishka, Michael Hedges, Celtic Woman (the most powerful music I've ever heard anywhere to date)
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Created 8/18/2008
Last Visit 6/9/2012
I started playing guitar at age 9, and am 45 now. I started writing songs the first day I picked up the guitar. As you can tell from my favorite musicians, I like music that is passionate and compelling and takes the listener on an interesting journey vs. predictable song. Actually, I picked up banjo for about a year or two later for a few months, but I didn't appreciate the power,grace and beauty that the banjo had back then, and where I'm from, Bluegrass wasn't around much. When I went to the Opry in 2007 and saw Cia Cherryhomes play, I got totally re-hooked all over again, and haven't stopped since. Now I have three banjos: the RK-99, Fender-58 deluxe and the Goodtime II (its maple tone ring makes this sound great when recording with it, despite it's reputation as being a starter banjo). I always felt that your instrument is YOUR voice, so I never played other people's songs at all: I really enjoy listening to them, and get motivated by the moods they create, but I've been recording my own songs, and playing all the instruments myself for a long time, and enjoy making the CDs, some of which I have to make available here. The banjo has incredible adaptability, and I look forward to really making it have a unique voice
