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BanjoJen

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About Me

I play banjo and cello, and sing. I write about medical things for a living. Many people recognize me from the Syreens, an all-gal bluegrass band that plays from time to time out here in Detroit. However, we've pretty much been on hiatus since our fiddler left for Pittsburg. So, I'm currently involved in other projects. In the past year or so I've had the pleasure of accompanying my friend Audra Kubat for several performances and playing in a jug band called the Motor City Sidestrokers. My other occupations include freelance writing, editing and interior painting. I'm originally from New Orleans, but I always somehow end up moving places where I freeze my butt off. My homes have included Derry, Budapest, Prague and now Detroit.

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My Interests

Playing music, singing harmony, hiking, ice skating, salsa dancing (although I could stand to improve), world cultures, food and wine, nice-smelling stuff, my pillow.

I'd like to meet:

My pillow.

Music:

Hazel Dickens, Lucinda Williams, the Pixies, Van Morrison and the Chieftans, Ani Difranco, Fela Kuti, Joni Mitchell, Bach, the Rolling Stones, Django Reinhardt, Audra Kubat, The Muggs, Rasputina, Gillian Welch, The White Stripes, John Prine, Tom Waits, Jolie Holland, Billie Holiday, Nick Drake, etc., etc.

Movies:

Harold and Maude, Fight Club, Annie Hall, Garage, Office Space, The Shining, Kill Bill

Television:

Heroes, The Daily Show, South Park

Books:

Demian, A Room of One's Own, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting