Playing Since: 1983
Experience Level: Purty Good

Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]

Occupation: RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Gender: Female
Age: 56

My Instruments:
GOLDTONE CCR100 BLONDE WOOD, BEAUTIFUL, SOUNDS GREAT, GREAT VALUE, GOT AT MUSIC 1-2-3 .COM FOR AN AWESOME PRICE!!

Favorite Bands/Musicians:
NICKEL CREEK, EARL SCRUGGS IS MY IDOL.....I LOVE BLUEGRASS COVERS FOR CONTEMPORATY MUSIC, TOO. ALLISON KRAUSS AND BELA FLECK.......

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I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN EAST TENNESSEE, THE 7TH CHILD IN A FAMILY OF 8. I LOVE LIVING HERE, AND HAVE NEVER WANTED TO LIVE ANY OTHER PLACE, ALTHOUGH I LIVED IN HICKORY, NC FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER I FIRST GOT MARRIED. I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND VISIT OTHER PLACES, THOUGH, AND ASHEVILLE, NC REMAINS MY FAVORITE. I LOVE THE STREET MUSICIANS AND THE NIGHTLY MUSIC SHOWS IN THE TAVERNS AND PUBS THERE. THE TOWN IS SIMPLY STEEPED IN MUSIC! WHATTA DREAM FOR A MUSIC LOVER. I ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN TO PLAY THE BANJO JUST LIKE MY UNCLE FERD AT FAMILY REUNIONS. MY OLDER BROTHER GOT ME STARTED LEARNING WITH A SIMPLE FORWARD ROLL, FROM THERE, I WAS HOOKED FOR LIFE!! LATER, AT THE AGE OF 13, I WORKED IN TOBACCO AND EARNED ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THAT BANJO FROM MY BROTHER, AS HE WAS MORE INTERESTED IN PLAYING ONLY ELECTRIC GUITAR. I LOVE BANJO AND WILL HAVE A PASSION FOR IT TILL THE DAY I DIE! PLAYING BANJO HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY BEST THERAPY. UPDATE: I HAVEN'T BEEN PICKIN' MUCH LATELY BECAUSE THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS PAIN AND BACK SURGERY HAVE STOPPED ME DEAD IN MY TRACKS. BEFORE THAT, EARLIER LAST YEAR, I HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER SURGERY. RIGHT NOW, I AM IN MY 4TH WEEK OF POST-BACK SURGERY HEALING. I JUST DOWNLOADED SOME NEW SONGS TO LEARN AND ADD TO MY REPERTOIRE. I GUESS I HAVE ABOUT A DOZEN OR SO SONGS I PLAY RIGHT NOW. I AM A BIT OF A MESSY PLAYER WHO JUST NEEDS TO PRACTICE ALOT. I STILL HAVE A WHOLE LOT I WANT TO LEARN! I HAVE JUST NEVER WENT ANY FARTHER THAN THAT WITH IT. I WOULD LIKE TO MEET SOME PEOPLE AROUND MY AREA TO HANG OUT AND JAM WITH AND LEARN SOME MORE LIKE HOW TO PLAY BACK-UP. I HAVE HAD ONE FRIEND WHO PLAYS GUITAR AND WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW ALONG WHILE I PLAYED A SONG, BUT I HAVE NEVER LEARNED TO PLAY BACKUP TO SOMEONE ELSE'S LEAD. I REALLY ENJOYED PLAYING WITH HER BUT SHE IS NOT AROUND ANYMORE. ANY HELP WITH LEARNING BACK-UP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. I ALSO LIKE TO DO WOODWORKING, AND WOULD LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO BUILD A BANJO. ANY TIPS ON HOW TO GET INTO THAT?? I FINALLY GOT TO GO SEE MY IDOL, EARL SCRUGGS, IN CONCERT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA. IT WAS A FEW HOURS DRIVE, BUT VERY WORTH IT TO SEE THE MAN HIMSELF, AT THE AGE OF 84, STILL PICKIN' AND GRINNING! I'M TELLING YOU, IT GAVE ME COLD CHILLS! THROUGHOUT THE CONCERT, EARL HAD TO SIT DOWN OCCASIONALLY ON A STOOL THEY HAD PLACED ON STAGE FOR HIM. I DIDN'T GET TO MEET HIM, ACTUALLY, LIKE I WANTED TO, BUT MAYBE BEFORE HE DIES I WILL. I WAS ABLE TO GET AN AUTOGRAPHED BANJO HEAD, A BANJOMAN T-SHIRT WITH EARL ON IT, A PIC OF HIM AND A SHELBY NEWSPAPER WITH HIS CONCERT ON THE FRONT PAGE. TO SAY THE LEAST, I WAS THRILLED TO FINALLY SEE HIM IN CONCERT AND IT MADE MY YEAR! A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THAT, I WAS ABLE TO GO SEE BELA FLECK, ANOTHER OF MY FAVORITS, AND TONY TRISHCKA IN CONERT AT THE ORANGE PEEL IN ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. WHAT A TREAT! MY FAVORITE PART WAS AT THE END, WHEN TONY PLAYED RIGHT HAND ON THE BANJO WHILE BELA FRETTED THE NOTES ON THE SAME BANJO. AMAZING AND MESMERIZING!! HOW THEY DID THAT, I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND!