www.ragtime-resource.com
Playing Since: 1972
Experience Level: Purty Good
Interests:
[Teaching] [Jamming] [Socializing] [Helping]
Occupation: Musician/Artist
Gender: Male
Age: 87
My Instruments:
Mandolin, banjo-mandolin, mandola, commodium, guitar, tuba, fiddle (sort of), tenor banjo, 5-String (clawhammer) banjo
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Double Decker String Band, Tommy Jarrell, Fred Cockerham, David Winston, Gordy Hinners, John Herrmann, Tom Sauber, Jody Stecher, Hank Bradley, Brad Leftwich, Dan Gellert, Dirk Powell, Suzy Thompson, Bruce Molsky, Chirps Smith, Bruce Greene, Greg and Jere Canote, Paul Kotapish, Coley Jones, David Apollon, Jethro Burns, Yank Rachell, David Grisman, Mike Marshall
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Created 1/4/2011
Last Visit 6/20/2011
Taught mandolin for 12 years at McCabe's Guitar Store, St. Monica, CA. Tutor at Festival of American Fiddle Tunes (mandolin, banjo). Banjo/mandolin judge at Topanga banjo & Fiddle Contest, Calabasas, CA for many years. Wrote and self-published four music books: "Clawhammer Banjo String Band Favorites," "Ragtime for Fiddle and Mandolin," 蕦 Hot Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin" and ൘ Original Piano Rags." Sometimes member of the "Growling Old Geezers" string band. My favorite banjo playing is clawhammer in the Round Peak style, especially on my fretless banjos. I also teach clawhammer banjo and old-time mandolin.
