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- Favorite Flatpickers
- Clarence White, David Grier, Tony Rice, Norman Blake....
- Favorite Flatpicking Tunes
- Cherokee Shuffle, Rebecca, Big Sciota, Forked Deer, Stoney Point, Wildwood Flower, Ragtime Annie, etc.
- Favorite Guitars
- my brand new Rockbridge D-18 (still breaking in!), my Collings D2HA, Perry's 1935 D-28 and Hank's 1945 D-28. I also have a 1920's Montgomery Ward mahogany parlor guitar, which is pretty sweet. Also a custom Bill Bores Telecaster with Parsons/White B-Bender.
- Tell us more about yourself (place a Bio here if you wish)
- I live in the small town of Mount Shasta, CA, where I work as a geologist, which supports my guitar playing habit. This is an amazing outdoor playground- opportunities abound for backcountry skiing, hiking, and swimming. I grow a big veggie garden every year and am a big fan of homegrown tomatoes.
I love playing guitar, and play bluegrass, Celtic, a little jazz/swing, and some country/rock 'n roll.
Lately I've been working a lot on rhythm playing. I'm also on the never-ending quest for improvisational freedom. I also love to sing and harmonize. Teaching has been one of the most rewarding things I've done - I love helping people to learn and to play better, and it inevitably helps me to learn as well. Jamming is also a blast - it's fun to learn new tunes and play with different people. I go to Wintergrass, Weiser, sometimes Strawberry, and local jams around NorCal and southern Oregon.
I sometimes enter flatpicking contests - that's helped me get over feelings of nervousness, as well as helping me to focus my practice. in 2006 I won the California State flatpicking contest (paid for my tank of gas to get there!), and I have also placed 2nd at the Western Open flatpicking contest.
- Do you have a website?
- http://www.kevinandras.com
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Nice playing,you live in the Shasta mountains? Home of the fabled Shasta trout you are not a flyfisher?
Greetings from the lowlands
Richard
Thanks for the friendship request. Monica and I just put in our first batch of veggies for the season. We'll be pickin' salads in a few months! Hey, if you ever make it over to White Pine County, Nevada, give me a shout.
Yep I like my GE. If I make it to California, I let ya know so we can pick a few. take care and play well. Steve