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Gary Holder

Thanks to you all for keeping me so busy

About Me

Acoustic double bass & electric bass guitar player. Working muso who likes to gig a lot, practice a lot, do studio work a lot & teach bass a lot.Got any biscuits?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/4/2006
Band Website: garyholder.biz
Band Members: Gary Holder is working with the following;Phee Johnston, Blueszoo, The Other Band, Martyn Wyndham-read & No Mans Band, Maypoles to Mistletoe show, Down The Lawson Track, Airs and Disgraces, Julie Roberts, Dark Starr, The Maypole Band, & guest spots with as many other artists as time will allow.
Influences: Herbie Flowers, Ashley Hutchings, Danny Thompson & Edgar Meyer.
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Sounds Like: Hopefully a mix of my bass playing mentors & some of my own work.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Magical moments in music

Playing duets on the piano at home with Dad. c1972Watching my Dad on stage with the 'Etchingham Steam Band' at the Royal Albert Hall from the Balcony c1975.   All I can remember is how brigh...
Posted by Gary Holder on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:16:00 PST

My gear

My tool kit.Electric bassMaya precision & jazz basses c1970 (Company destroyed 1990's)Warwick strap & strap lock systemPick Boy Reefer carbon plectrumsSeymour Duncan SPB-2 Pickup & tone/Vo...
Posted by Gary Holder on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:26:00 PST

Discography

Martyn Wyndham-ReadBeneath the Southern Sky - Fellside Recordings FECD 115Beyond the Red Horizon - Fellside Recordings FECD 146Maypoles to Mistletoe - Country Branch CBCD 091Where Ravens Feed - Fellsi...
Posted by Gary Holder on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 07:00:00 PST

25 project

Following on from a successful concert in November 2006 at the Normandy Centre to celebrate my 25th anniversary as a working bassist, I have set about the seemingly endless task of recording the majo...
Posted by Gary Holder on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:12:00 PST

A bit about the people who have influenced me.

My first introduction to bass came through two bassists that my Dad worked with, I can’t remember who I met first, but I think it might have been Gerry Cox. Meeting Gerry was certainly my first...
Posted by Gary Holder on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 10:05:00 PST

Bass lessons

I teach electric bass & acoustic double bass, all the 'nuts & bolts, get you started ' sort of things.   If you are just starting out on bass & interested in getting a few pointers t...
Posted by Gary Holder on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:05:00 PST