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My Various Projects |
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Stringfellows |
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Stringfellows is my "new acoustic" band. We don't play very often, but it is always a treat when we do. Bernie Petteway plays guitar, Jan Johansson plays mandolin and fiddle, Rick Lassiter plays bass, and Ed Butler is on percussion. The last gig we did featured Chick Corea's "Windows", followed by the old fiddle tune, "Angeline the Baker". That should tell you something about how eclectic the music is.... |
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| Armand, Will, and Danny | |
| Will MacFarlane was Bonnie Raitt's lead guitarist for a number of years. Armand Lenchek is one of the greatest blues players in the NC triangle area, or anywhere else, for that matter. Our favorite venue is Cary's Six String Cafe, and when we play there, the sparks always fly, and we have a blast. |  |
| David DiGiuseppe | |
| David DiGiuseppe and I perform as a duo. He is, quite simply, the finest accordion player I have ever heard. David has turned me on to some great music from the Brazilian, Celtic, French and Cajun traditions. He also plays the cittern (ie. the Irish "big mandolin"). I sing, and work on my rhythm guitar techniques in our duo. |  |
The Racquette River Rounders |
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| I hesitate to call the Racquette River Rounders a "project". We have been playing together since 1979. There's not much to say about these guys other than the fact that we know each other very well. The Rounders are a great trio.(and sometimes more, when we go electric). We have always tried to play a little bit of everything. We run the gamut from old-time banjo tunes to rock and blues, from all acoustic, to all electric. |  |
HMP |
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The Holy Mother of Pentatonics is
my big-time rock band. As you can see from these photos, all of
the members look very similar. That might be because they are all
from a very small town in upstate NY, where all the kids look the
same, and all the sheep are very nervous.
The HMP (as I call them) had a minor
hit in the the 1970s, "I'm gonna shake all you all night long, (if
you catch my drift, baby, baby, baby)" They continued recording
for the next thirty years with no additional chart-toppers. However,
they have a found a lucrative market performing at county fairs,
shotgun weddings, hamburger festivals, and Square Earth Society
conventions.
Oh, by the way...this band does not exist. Did I have you for a minute? |
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