guywolff.com
Playing Since: 1970
Experience Level: Purty Good
guywolff has made 16 recent additions to Banjo Hangout
Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: potter/musician
Gender: Male
Age: 68
My Instruments:
Mostly clawhammer banjo and a bit of up-picking. English & anglo concertina (a bit ) Mountain dulcimer . Guitar (open tunings )
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Clarence Tom Ashley Tommy Jarrall Lilly May Ledford Blind Blake Lonny Johmson Martin Carthy Ry Cooder Joseph Spence Finest Kind Young Tradition The Watersons June Tabor Jorde Savall Baltimore Consort Parthenia Emmet Miller Uncle Dave Macon The Skillet Lickers Tony Barrond & John Roberts
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Created 1/25/2010
Last Visit 3/23/2019
I am a traditional potter in Litchfield Connecticut . During my apprenticeships I lived in some wonderful traditional surroundings where traditional music was going on .. What I came to think of as "Home Made Music.." In 1969 I was working part of the summer at Jugtown Pottery in Seagrove North Carolina .. One of the trustee's of that pottery was Ralph Rindzler who brought a ton of great music north . It was there that I heard Tom Ashley's music for the first time . I have been with the banjo ever since ..The next year I worked potteries first in Wales and then the north of England and became hooked on the connection between older British music and the American use of the same tunes . When I got back to America I began playing in square dance bands and old time / Bluegrass "Bar Bands " Later playing and making a record with Lui Collins I became hooked on studio work .I love recording . When it asked my proficiency level above I was not shore what to put .. I am a strong player at what I do and am on stage and made a batch of records but I know there are a ton of wonderful banjos players who are a lot better then what I do . Glad to meet other players and make music . I have a ton of stuff on Youtube .. I have been doing what I think of as song circles with banjo players all over the world there ,,.. Have a look if you have the time and come and play with me if your ever in north western ct. .. All the best , Guy
