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Grant Dermody - Harmonica Grant performs regularly in various Chicago and Country Blues bands, backs up singer-songwriters and also sings bass in the Seattle Bach Choir. He's worked as a teacher at Centrum's Blues Workshops in Pt. Townsend Washington as well as instructed at the Augusta Heritage Center in West Virginia. He teaches lower school in Seattle - which gives him a chance to introduce music to a whole new generation of kids. |
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June Drucker - Bass June is well known in the old time music scene for her bass playing with the Heartbeats, a band that was at the front of the non-traditional old time music scene. Before going their different ways, they played all over the U.S. and Canada also touring in Germany, opening up for 10,000 Maniacs and Mary Chapin Carpenter as well as appearing on A Prairie Home Companion, E-Town and Mountain Stage. June also played in the Renegades (along with Richie), another band that combined traditional fiddle tunes with original songs with more of a country lean to it. |
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Forrest Gibson - Guitar Forrest started playing bluegrass mandolin and guitar after he moved to a log cabin in Denali Park, Alaska. Gradually moving further North to Fairbanks, he found himself deeply drawn to the blues as well as old time and Cajun/Zydeco music, picking up the electric guitar in the process. A long time performer in many bands, duos and trios in and around Seattle he recently got married and now lives in Ketchikan, Alaska with his sweet bride. |
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Scott Meyer - Fiddle Scott is well known in Alaska's music scene primarily as an old time fiddler, but also plays old time banjo, Cajun fiddle and accordion. Following a brief interest in Shetland and Irish fiddling, he heard a recording of the Plank Road Stringband and converted immediately to old time music. Favorite musicians he's never met include Gid Tanner, Lowe Stokes, Clayton McMichen, Uncle Dave Macon, Seven-Foot Dilly, Sam and Kirk McGee, Fred Cockerham, Tommy Jarrell, and Dewey Balfa. Scott now lives in Homer, Alaska with his family. |
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Richie Stearns - Banjo Richie is probably best known for his work with the Horse Flies, a band that pushed the edge of old time music in virtually every direction. Richie also played with The Renegades, Donna the Buffalo and quite a few other bands over the last two decades. He now lives in Trumansburg, NY with his sons Bela and Cole. |
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| A very special thanks to Al Tharp - who's kind generosity allowed us to tackle this project. | |
| Thanks a million Al... | |