Matt Aspenlieder

Born in Texas and raised in Montana, for the past 14 years I've called Missouri home. For the past 10 years I've been designing and building waterwheels and delivering them all over the country. Yes I said waterwheels. My web site is www.missouriwaterwheels.com for those who might like to take a look.My music roots go back to when I was a kid and got my first guitar when I was in the 6th grade. My secret girlfriend, Connie, was into the Beatles and I was out to impress her. After I decided stalking her wasn't the answer, I moved on to taking guitar more seriously. I owe my uncles Jerry and Don all the gratitude for their williness to sit down and teach me what they knew and for jambing all those years. I lost my favorite picking buddy when Jerry passed away and I lost interest in playing music all together.About 12 years past when I stumbled across a monthly bluegrass club just up the street from me. That sparked a whole new interest and some new expenses in instruments I wasn't expecting. Over the past two years I found myself picking on a Gibson flattop, a couple of Washburn guitars & banjo, dobro, mandolin (Uncle Jerry's), mandola, high string, harps, mixing board, mics and ..enough already. I have a lot to write about, sing about, be thankful about. I've been blessed with a pair of hands that can build, design, inspire, and make people happy.I'm not a professional musician by no means and I've heard so many more pickers so much better than me. Styles have changed and I find it difficult to fit in sometimes. I enjoy making music and just don't always have the opportunity to sit down with some good musicians as often as I used to. That forces me to sit in my little room in the basement and learn on what ever I can pick up so I can lay down my own backups. I love it, even though I've never been famous. ..some good lyrics in there somewhere.

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