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David Baker |
From: Northern Virginia
Instrument: Guitar, Lead & Tenor
Inspiration: Uncle R.L. Gibson, Larry Sparks, everyone he has had the honor to play with, but mostly his wife.
David began playing the guitar at the age of 16, his uncle taught him three chords and the rest is history. He has played with many bands in his fifty-one years and also played professional for two years where David says that it was quite a ride but great at the same time. some of the bands that David played with include but may not be limited to, Blueridge Mountain Buddies, Higher Ground, Bluegrass Connection, American Bluegrass Band, etc. He has also jammed with a lot of the big name bands such as Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, Lester Flatt, Charley Waller, Jimmy Martin and so on.
David says, "The Music Has Just Begun!" |
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Joseph Flowers |
From: Colfax, Indiana
Instrument: Upright Bass, Tenor Vocals
Inspirations: Father, Mike Flowers; Mother, Patsy Flowers. Grandfather, Marvin Flowers; Grandmother, Julia Flowers.
With the support from his parents and grandparents, Joe started playing the violin at the wee age of 2 1/2. He later began playing the piano at age six and the trombone at age 11. Between the trombone and piano, Joe began playing the "clawhammer" banjo which he still picks at today. Joe's first band was "The Wildwood Flowers" bluegrass band which he played with his father. At the age of seventeen Joe was one of the top ranked trombone players in Indiana and attended the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. In 1991 Joe toured Europe with the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Jazz Band, playing the trombone and the tenor banjo. After attending Vincennes University, Joe played part time as the upright bass player in his father's band, which was then called "The Bent Nickel Dance Band". Other musical inspirations during Joe's life have also been "The Dillards", "The Stanley Brothers", "Earl Scruggs", "Wade Ward" and "Pete Parish". |
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Darrell Duety |
From: Indianapolis, Indiana
Instrument: Mandolin, Guitar
Inspirations: Harold Gore, Mother & Father
Darrell started playing guitar at the age of fourteen and the mandolin at the age of eighteen. Darrell has always played bluegrass. He played for two years with the "Sacred Sounds" at age nineteen, then went on to play with "The Reflections" for the next seven years. Darrell has also opened for Ralph Stanley. Darrell's biggest inspirations were his loving parents who have always supported his music. |
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John Watson |
From: Indianapolis. Indiana
Instrument: Fiddle
Inspirations: His father & mother. Kenny Baker, Bobby Hicks, Vassar Clements, Jazz Great Stephan Grappeli
John started playing the fiddle during the summer before 5th grade when his dad took him to the Bean Blossom bluegrass Festival. His dad played the banjo with a bluegrass group while he was growing up, and shared his passion for bluegrass with the family. He was going to start taking violin lessons in school in the 5th grade, so he bought John a fiddle at an auction...on which John still plays to this day.
In the 80's, while in the Navy, John played in an Old Time group called The Misty Harbour Band in the Tidewater area of Virginia. John started playing again more seriously just a few year ago.
John's fiddling idols are varied in styles. Some of them include the great masters like: Kenny Baker, Boby Hicks, the immortal Vassar Clements, and the jazz great Stephen Grappeli. He also admires Stuart Duncan, Kenny Kosek, Andy Loftwich, Sam Bush and the late Andy Burton weho really helped him start the escape from written music and helped him build the confidence to improvise and find his very own style. |
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Dan Wethington
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From: Noblesville, Indiana
Instrument: Banjo
Inspirations: Pete Seager, Earl Scruggs
Dan's father began teaching him to play banjo at the age of eight. He's played in several bands including Smokey Mountain Grass for eight years. Since then, Dan has played venues such as the main stages at The Indian State Fair and Bean Blossom as well as the Barley Island Brewing Co. He's had the pleasure of picking with great musicians including Jimmy Martin, Ralph Stanley II, and Kenny Ingram. While Dan played Pete Seager Style in his early years, he now prefers Scruggs style. |
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Mark Graham |
From: Zionsville, Indiana
Instrument: Guitar, Lead & Tenor
Mark has played since the age of 14. He started playing bluegrass in 1989 when he and his family moved to the State of Washington and he became a member of the Bluegrass Sneakers. He played up and down the West Coast and Canada for the next 7 years and has been hooked on "grass" ever since.
He moved his family back to Indiana in '96 and started playing with the bluegrass gospel group Southern Faith for the next 4 years, then became a member of Diamond Hill Station where he played Mandolin. He left the band in 2008 to spend more time at home and working in his recording studio, Cellar Entertainment, producing and recording for other bands. But as you can see, he couldn't stay away for long!
Mark has played with Bill Monroe, opened for Rhonda Vincent, The Grascals, Lost and Found, Wildfire, The Bluegrass Cardinals and many more.
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