Muddy Marsh Ramblers

Music:

Member Since: 12/12/2005
Band Website: geocities.com/muddymarshramblers
Band Members: SCOTT CONLEY- guitar & vocals: Scott Conley is a songwriter and singer who has been involved in various bands and songwriting since his teens. His originals such as "The Old Railroad" and "Above the Timberline" have gotten extensive airplay in the Northeast. In addition to being a talented songwriter, he plays his songs on handcrafted Conley guitars that he custom builds in his guitar shop. Scott is a full-time Luthier, building and repairing guitars and stringed instruments out of his shop at Acoustic Artisans. Conley guitars are owned and played by Scott as well as many local Maine guitarists including Tim Emery of The McCarthy's and Jason Phelps of the Jerks of Grass. Conley guitars are currently for sale at Acoustic Artisans (www.acousticartisans.com) located at 1 Forest Ave. in Portland, Maine. Visit Scott's website at www.conleyguitars.com

SHAWN DAVIS- mandolin & vocals: Shawn sings and plays the mandolin for the Ramblers. He grew up on the banks of the Scarborough Marsh in Scarborough, Maine, is a founding member of the group and hence the origin of the band's name. He works in graphic design/web authoring, plays guitar and has been playing music with Eric since the 1980's. Shawn currently teaches at Buckdancer's Choice Music in Portland, Maine.

ERIC PARISEAU- banjo & vocals: Eric Pariseau plays the banjo for the Ramblers. Originally a guitar player, he soon turned his interest toward banjo when given one by an uncle in the early 1990's. Before the Ramblers he spent some time in Tucson, Arizona playing banjo in a bluegrass band called 'Degrees Plato'.

REBECCA "BOOTHBY" CONLEY- upright bass: Rebecca plays the upright bass with the Ramblers. She grew up with a banjo playing dad, Bob Boothby, who is well-known in bluegrass pickin' circles up and down the east coast.
Record Label: Cornmeal Records
Type of Label: Indie