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East Tennessee Crop-Rippers

Dance All Night With A Bottle In Your Hand

About Me

Birthed from the Bluegrass & Old-Time music program at ETSU these four members came together. Greg & Tim were leftovers from the Half-Runners after half of that group split town. After that a stringband void needed to be filled in Johnson City..so they did some recruiting. Andrew Zinn was convert from the Bluegrass section of ETSU's program. He first picked up banjo at the beginning Summer 06'; and has henceforth traded his mandolin for a Fretless Banjar ( oh la la) and hasn't looked back since. Austin Stepp came into traditional Mtn. music by being neighbors with Greg. He already played the hell out of a guitar so Greg got him to play some fiddle tunes with him and found a hidden talent for old-time guitar, which might be something only someone from the middle of the smokies can pull off.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/1/2006
Band Members: Greg Buergler - Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar Andrew Zinn - Mandolin, Banjo Austin Stepp- Guitar & Vocals & penny whistle Tim Pharis - bull fiddle, regular fiddle, We all chip on with some hollerinhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrvkJ2uRyUQ
Influences: Uncle Dave Macon, Dr. Humphrey Bate, Sid Harkreader, Gid & Riley, Pop Stoneman, Charlie Bowman, Tom Ashley, Skillet Lickers, Hill Billies, Grayson & Whitter, Eck Robertson, Bunt Stephens, Frank Blevins, Edden Hammons, Earl Johnson, Buell Kazee, Doc Watson, Doc Boggs, Walter Williams, Wade Ward, Kyle Creed, Tommy Jarrell, Fred Price, Fred Cockerham, Marcus Martin, Roscoe Holcomb, Gaither Carlton, Gus Cannon, Zinn's Homo, Memphis Jug Band, Jesse Fuller, Ralph Blizzard, Clyde Davenport, Will Keys, Benton Flippen, Charlie Poole, The Freighthoppers, The Roan Mtn. Hilltoppers, Bob Carlin, Bruce Greene, Corklickers, Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters, Dirk & Bruce, Foghorn, Uncle Sam Gobble & Dr. Richard Blaustein, Tara Nevins, Reece Jones,
Sounds Like: A little bit better than the 6 a.m. hollerin session @ Clifftop
Record Label: Southern Fried
Type of Label: Indie

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new band news.

we're awesome. just thought everyone'd want to know.
Posted by East Tennessee Crop-Rippers on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 05:03:00 PST