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About Me

The Strawberry Farm Band has been playing great progressive bluegrass music in the New England area for almost 30 years. They play a unique blend of traditional and modern styles. if you are interested in booking please send a message.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/24/2007
Band Members: Don Picknell: Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals
Sue Picknell: Banjo, Vocals
Scott Sulham: Guitar, Vocals
Tom Rappa: Upright Bass, Vocals
Influences: Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Vassar Clements, Peter Rowan, Debbie Davies, Eric Clapton, Hot Rize
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Jazzy

Sorry I haven't written for awhile. School leaves me with no time or energy and my cat Jazzy had been very sick for the last month. We had been trying to nurse her. The final verdict was cancer and sh...
Posted by Strawberry Farm Band on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:05:00 PST

Touring

I just wanted to explain why our dates aren't up on myspace. We all have day jobs. Tom's a judge and Sue's a teacher. We practice all year round but primarily gig in the summers and early fall. We ha...
Posted by Strawberry Farm Band on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 02:14:00 PST

Banjo

It was good to have band practice after a month without playing. My shoulder is on the mend. Just the fact that I couldn't play for so long made me enjoy it even more when I finally started picking a...
Posted by Strawberry Farm Band on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:23:00 PST

Bluegrass Progressive and Acoustic Music

Bluegrass Festival Last week-end Lebanon New Hampshire hosted its first Bluegrass Festival. They had bands of diverse styles. To kick off the show were The Greencards who brou...
Posted by Strawberry Farm Band on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:28:00 PST