www.rare-books.com
Playing Since: 1969
Experience Level: Purty Good
mrbook has made 7 recent additions to Banjo Hangout
Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing]
Occupation: Bookseller
Gender: Male
Age: 74
My Instruments:
1982 Deering Deluxe
Recording King RK-R25
Flinthill FHB 260
Flatiron Montana Rose
Bishline Patriot
Personally built Whyte Layde style open back
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, J.D. Crowe, Django Reinhardt, Earl Scruggs, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Grandpa Jones, Merle Travis, Joe Maphis, Grandpa Jones, the Delmore Brothers, Doc Watson, Don Reno, Charlie Poole, Alison Brown, lots more
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Created 2/22/2006
Last Visit 10/2/2026
I wanted to play the banjo in 1964 at the age of twelve, but my parents got me a guitar instead. That started me playing music, and the banjo came a couple years later. I've been playing ever since, sometimes as a solo act, but more often in a group. After giving up performing in 1981, I got back into a group in 1993, and have been playing out at every opportunity ever since, now playing in several groups. I am also editor of the Adirondack Bluegrass League Newsletter.
