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Martin Blake

Fingerpickin' Good Guitar & Flaky Banjo

About Me

I'm 57 years old and have been playing fingerstyle guitar since I was 16 (should be a lot better, but hey, life's too short) & took up bluegrass banjo in 2004. Why I didn't do that before I will never know - it's grabbed me by the short and curlies and won't let go! (Perhaps it might have got in the way of my former career as a professional drinker) I can often be found at bluegrass festivals around the uk, pickin "The Red Haired Boy" and other bluegrass classics. I am also a member of the legendary acoustic trio "Blakes III" and a fully paid up member of rockin' Cajun/Zydeco/Blues outfit Whiskey River who can be found here: http://www.whiskeyriver.co.ukWho I'd like to meet: I'd like to go back in time and meet Jesus, to see if he's all he's cracked up to be...

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Member Since: 9/7/2007
Band Website: whiskeyriver.co.uk
Band Members: Martin Blake, solo, or with the musical talent of Aidan Sheehan, Ted Bunting, Dennis Schiavon, Pedro Brown, Dave Wood, Rob Strawson, Mick Freeman, Kate Hardy, Paul Cheshire, Richard Robinson, Danny & Bernard Kilbride, not necessarily in that order, or at the same time...
Influences: Blues, Cajun, Zydeco, Bluegrass, (Good) Country, Folk, Ragtime Guitar, Rock'n'Roll, Jump Jive, New Orleans Jazz, Tom Waits, Hendrix
Sounds Like: Fingerpickin' Good Guitar & Flaky Banjo
Record Label: www.whiskeyriver.co.uk
Type of Label: None