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Billy Parker

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(Mandolin, Octave mandolin, Guitar, Bouzouki, vocal) [email protected] Hey all, I have been in music since the early 80's, and have worked steadily in a pile of different bands across Montana, Oregon, and Arizona sharing the stage a few times with some of my heros Bill Monroe(RIP), David Bromberg, David Grisman, Orrin Star, and the late Faron Young. My family and I moved to the Phoenix area in the mid 90's and I have stayed busy as a studio and stage player ever since, performing in a variety of venues including Bluegrass, Celtic, Jazz, and Folk Festivals across the U.S.. My strength is my versatility and my commitment to the overall sound of the band and I stay fairly busy and enjoy playing!! I work as a freelance player and regular in a few bands, namely Blackwood www.blackwoodband.com, Igors Jazz Cowboys www.igorsjazzcowboys.com and the latest project, "Murphy's Law"(Bluegrass, Swing and anything else we think of!). My awesome wife and life partner Brenda, is my greatest source of my inspiration and encouragement and we have two wonderful daughters, Emily & Kelsey.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 19/07/2006
Band Website: ..
Band Members: Depends on the Band!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Influences: My wife and manager Brenda, my Dad, my family, Bill Monroe, David Grisman, Jimmy Page, Sam Bush, Gram Parsons, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Jethro Burns, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Clarence White, Duane Allman, David Bromberg, Dave Apollon, Jay Farrar, all the great players I encounter who are further from the public eye than the rest.
Sounds Like: That too depends on the band. Might be Celtic, Bluegrass, Western Swing, Folk, Western/Cowboy, Country
Record Label: Indie

My Blog

Strings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cas26uZgJc Billy Parker, Ron Rutowski, Devon Bridgewater, and Buddy Apfel on Bass in Chandler
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:05:00 GMT

Saint James Infirmary Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_MbMAdUJW8
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:00 GMT