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Playing Since: 2006
Experience Level: Purty Good

cottontop has made 23 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 

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[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: Retired Teacher

Gender: Male
Age: 74

My Instruments:
Currently just received the Companion Custom Banjo, the "Joe Robert" model made by Chris Sorenson. Recording King Dirty 30's open back, Zachary Hoyt open back, 1980's Fender Leo, 1970's Fender Artist
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Taylor, and Alvarez guitars

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Earl Scruggs, John Hartford, J.D. Crowe, Sonny Osborne, Del McCoury, Tony Rice, Bill Monroe, Ricky Scaggs, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Marty Raybon, Chris McCarty Band, John Prine, Doyle Dykes, Michael Angelo Batio, Lyle Lovett, Iain Maclachlan and others.

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As far as Scruggs style goes, I have rated myself as "Intermediate" on the skill level. I suppose that I am between that and novice. However, as far as my personal style, that is solely my own which is hard to describe but is kind of a combination of Scruggs, melodic, and clawhammer, that no one else has been able to duplicate, yet those who hear it like it, I rate myself as "Purty Good." With this style, it is also very easy for me to play and sing at the same time. I then switch to Scruggs on the breaks. Pure bluegrass players don't like to play w/ me because I am not pure bluegrass. Thus, I prefer to perform alone which I have for the last six years at the Cafe Kili in Temple Terrace, Florida. joe

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