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| Posted: 14 Apr 2008 13:43 | ||
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I was the typical rock and metal-head through highschool and most of college, but working one summer at an outdoor environmental ed camp, I met a guy who played just about every song Neil Young ever wrote on his accoustic guitar. That got me hooked on the accoustic sound and I started teaching myself to play. Then in the summer of 1984 while on an extended road trip, a friend and I bumbled our way into what was then called the Strawberry Bluegrass Festival just outside of Yosemite National Park. I was blown away by the music and the vibe and the rest is history! 
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| Posted: 15 Jul 2008 17:05 | ||
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Everybody in my family was a musician so there was always music playing in our house. Every genre you can imagine.
It might be rock, country, jazz, folk, Gospel, polka (yes, polka!), or anything else. In the early 70's, we would go to the big bluegrass festival at Horse Pens 40, as well as smaller, local things. I always took it for granted until I moved up North. Once I moved to New Jersey, a friend of mine told me about a place in Pa called Sunset Park, where virtually every big artist in bluegrass and traditional country music came through. We went there every weekend. I think that's when I really got serious about it. Now, I live in Maryland, which has a tremendous bluegrass and folk music heritage, from Bob Paisley to Olabelle Reed (I was actually a neighbor of hers for a short time). |
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| Posted: 16 Oct 2008 05:37 | ||
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Grew up in Bluegrass, never got hooked lol, was just tradition. My mama and daddy always had a band, whether Gospel or otherwise it was very grassy. Dad played banjo and mom Guitar...then I was singing in church with them since I was 3, and eventually picked up instruments and so been hooked from the start. I think it had something to do with mama singing on stage while I was still baking in the oven! 
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| Posted: 18 Oct 2008 16:00 | ||
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I can use Tonya's first sentence... and then lets just say I drifted too far from the Bluegrass shore. LOL.. love all kinds of music.. in particular... the Blues, Southern Rock, Classic Rock, Country *yep new and old.... Reggae (no problem mon) and Jazzzzzzzzzzzz
If its good.. then its all good.... Bluegrass Rules tho' as they say..  __________________ Muldoon with the Blue Moon Sats@9PM
All Fun All Bluegrass with Grammy Gracie
www.THEDAUGHTERSOFBLUEGRASS.COM www.myspace.com/bluestarscafe www.bluegrassmusicprofiles.com www.facebook/graciemuldoon |
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| Posted: 08 Dec 2008 06:35 | ||
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In Oklahoma in the 70's I heard Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, and Larry McNeely. I traded a trombone for a banjo and took lessons. Joined a Bluegrass band 3 years in college and married the fiddle player's sister when we all graduated. The career and family sent the banjo under the bed for 20+ years. Then, when my teenage sons started listening to Texas acoustic song-writer music I taught them a few chords and told them to listen to Tony Rice or Norman Blake if they want to know what the guitar could sound like.
Soon, out came the banjo and my sons became accomplished on mandolin and guitar respectively. |
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