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Forsythe Whitfield

Blues in the Second Life

About Me


I've been playing the blues for about 10 years now and am hooked on slide guitar and ukulele. I find almost no division between the blues and modern roots music. I believe in the song and in delivering an honest performance. Expect a mix of slide blues guitar, hot instrumentals and ukulele tunes mixed with a wry sense of humor and a keen observational mind.
I've wrestled with sharing my RL identity and finally decided that you all are my friends and you can know. In RL my name is Manitoba Hal Brolund . My other MySpace page is http://www.myspace.com/manitobahal . There you can find a link to buy my latest CD "Come the Ruination". This album is filled with the tunes you hear me play every week in SL. Estelle (I wish We'd Kissed), Walls of Jericho, Freight Train, Keep on Singing and others. Please follow the link to the left of this paragraph to buy it and thanks for supporting live music in Second Life!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/3/2007
Band Members:
Forsythe Whitifield- Guitar, Slide Guitar, Ukulele
Influences: Taj Mahal, Son House, Bukka White, Manitoba Hal, Israel Kamakawiowiole, Colin Linden, Ken Hamm, Harry Manx, Kelly Joe Phelps
Sounds Like: Smooth Gospel vocals and hot liquid slide guitar.

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Chicago Here I Come

Ok. To say I'm excited would be an understatement. Crossing into the US for me is always a mixed bag of emotions though. I'm excited by the trip but nervous about the border crossing. And when I get n...
Posted by Forsythe Whitfield on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 04:19:00 PST

Signature National Steel

This week I was humbled by the honor of getting a special 'Fishbelly' model National Steel. This is my signature guitar and it is a delight to play. This guitar is available for sale at Fishbelly's in...
Posted by Forsythe Whitfield on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:11:00 PST