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Lin . . .

About Me

Music is good...here are the main groups I play with:
    Old Habits TONK

Born & raised in Clinton, NC...NCSU Fisheries & Wildlife Degree...Marketing Manager for Great Outdoor Provision Co. I Grew up SCUBA diving with my Dad's Business and became a NAUI SCUBA Instructor in 1999. Let me know if you want to get certified! I'm currently working on my Underwater photography skills and learning to play the pedal steel.
MUSIC TIMELINE 1986 - Played banjo in school play 1987 - Made a fender strat out of cardboard 1989 - Picked up my Dad's 1960s Gibson Co-classic 1990 - Bought a fake Les Paul for $25 1991 - Guitar Hero = SLASH 1992 - NIRVANA 1995 - First live gig - Miss CHS Pagent - BAND: Billirubin 1996 - Billirubin played Bulls On Parade at my High School Talent Show - Everyone was moshing in the bleachers...Principal pulled the plug 1999 - Stumbled into bluegrass in college 2001 - friend scored me a deal on a Goodtime Banjo 2004 - Started playing Dobro 2006 - Really want a Pedal Steel 2007 - Bought a Pedal Steel...in the woodshed at the moment...lap steel much easier for now 2007 - Played with THE SMOKEHOUSE BRASS BAND
OLD HABITS is still rocking out bluegrass around NC...I helped start some new Local Bluegrass Jams w/ great local pickers....Check out TRIBLUEGRASS 2008 - Joined NO STRINGS ATTACHED on Dobro. Traveling Mayhem morphed into BIG JOHNSON & THE MEMBERS
Complete band listing to the left

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/06/2006
Band Website: linpeterson.com
Band Members: Summer 2002-Present : OLD HABITS (bluegrass)
Craig Thompson - Bass, Harmonica
Bennett Thompson - Guitar, Mandolin
Brian English - Fiddle
Chad Johnson - Guitar
Lin Peterson - Banjo, Dobro, Guitar

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Summer 2004-Present : TRAVELING MAYHEM now The Members (rock)
Craig Thompson - Drums
Bennett Thompson - Guitar, Bass
Tom Carson - Acoustic Guitar
Chad Johnson - Guitar, Bass
Lin Peterson - Guitar, Lap Steel, Bass

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March-August 2007 : THE SMOKEHOUSE BRASS BAND (Dixieland Jazz/New Orleans Funk)
...it died a mournful death.
Peter Lamb - Tenor Sax
F.O. Finch - Alto & Bari Sax
Bob Gregory - Trombone
Paul Roberts - Trumpet
Eric Hulsey - Sousaphone and Vox
Carl Blackwell - Percussion
Lin Peterson - Banjo, Electric Guitar

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Oct 2007-Present : THE STRANGER BROTHERS (bluegrass)
Hank Bowman - Guitar, Mandolin
Spencer Mobley - Mandolin
Lin Peterson - Banjo, Dobro, Guitar
Brian English - Fiddle
Zack Mondry - Bass

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Jan 2008 - Present NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Hank Bowman - Guitar, Mandolin
Hank Smith - Banjo
Jamie Dawson - Mandolin
Lin Peterson - Dobro, Guitar
Leo Kishore - Bass

Influences: Charles Sawtelle, Clarence White, Malcolm Holcomb, David Grier, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, Doc Watson, Dr. Banjo, Steve Howell, Tyson Williamson & more
Sounds Like: How you hear it
Type of Label: Major

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